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No. 2 Salisbury University

Champion of Penn St.-Harrisburg Regional

5/19 vs. Penn State-Harrisburg W, 6-2 BX RC
5/20 at Penn State-Harrisburg L, 12-11 BX
5/20 vs. Penn State-Harrisburg W, 13-5 BX RC
5/21 at Penn State-Harrisburg W, 10-5 BX RC

Champion of Salsibury Super Regional 

5/26 vs. Rowan W, 10-6 BX RC
5/27 vs. Rowan W, 17-12 BX RC
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Statistics:

Runs per game

11.2

Earned run average

4.14

On-base percentage

.448

Strikeout-to-walk ratio

2.72

Slugging percentage 

.568

Walks+hits/IP

1.41

   

Key hitters

1B Danny Sheeler

Danny Sheeler made an immediate impact in his first year with Salisbury after transferring from Washington College. earlier in the month, his hard work was rewarded as he was names the Coast-to-Coast Player of the Year

Stats: .400 batting average, 49 runs, 53 RBIs, .767 slugging percentage

Key pitchers

RHP Jimmy Adkins

Jimmy Adkins, a senior from Delmar, Del., will end his illustrious career as a four-time All-C2C honoree, including three first-team nods. Last year he earned D3baseball.com Pitcher of the Year honors

Stats: 3.19 ERA, 6-0, 2 saves, 76 K

OF Kavi Caster

Kavi Caster has been a standout outfielder in his four years with the Seagulls. He has a habit of coming up big with two late inning game winning home runs at the end of April,

Stats: .369 batting average, 49 runs, 47 RBIs, .625 slugging

LHP Jackson Balzan

Jackson Balzan missed the 2022 D-III Series due to an injury in the Super-Regional round and was sorely missed. The Most Outstanding Player in the 2021 D-III World Series will get redemption in 2023.

Stats: 4.28 ERA, 7-2, 62 K

Scouting report

  • Salisbury is makig their eighth World Series appearance. In their seventh and second consecutive trip last year, Salisbury made the D3 Championship Series for the second straight time, finishing second to 2022 National Champion Eastern Connecticut State.
  • Sea Gulls coach Troy Brohawn was the second D-III coach to earn a MLB and D-III World Series title. In the last three years, Brohawn has guided Salisbury to 108 wins.
  • 15 players are batting at .300 or above for Salisbury, including eight players with at least 30 starts.

Roster

No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School
1 Jimmy Adkins RHP Sr. R/R 5-10 175 Delmar, Del. / Delmar
2 Danny Sheeler INF Jr. L/R 6-2 195 Towson, Md. / Loyola Blakefield
3 Luke Weddell INF Sr. L/R 5-11 165 Centreville, Md. / Queen Annes
4 Josh Barke INF So. R/R 5-10 170 Ellicott City, Md. / Mount Hebron
5 Corey Burton RHP Sr. R/R 5-10 175 Baltimore, Md. / Archbishop Curley
6 Stephen Rice INF Sr. R/R 5-9 180 Woodbine, Md. / Mount Airy Christian Academy
7 Adam Tommer INF Jr. L/L 5-10 165 Wilmington, Del. / Concord
8 Joey Bowers OF Jr. R/R 5-9 165 Olney, Md. / Sherwood
9 Dom Frigiola INF Jr. R/R 5-11 170 Medford, N.J. / Shawnee
10 Tyler Villa RHP Fr. R/R 6-2 175 Marlboro, N.J. / Marlboro
12 Lucas Frezza INF/OF Fr. R/R 6-0 185 Bel Air, Md. / C. Milton Wright
13 Adam Everett RHP So. R/R 6-1 210 Libertytown, Md. / Linganore
14 Kevin Dall INF Fr. R/R 5-11 170 Holmes, N.Y. / Carmel
15 Brock Hilligoss LHP Sr. L/L 6-3 190 Broadkill Beach, Del. / Milford
16 Ben Anderson C So. R/R 6-1 235 Newark, Del. / St. Mark's
17 Brandon Epstein RHP Sr. R/R 6-0 190 Medford, N.J. / Shawnee
18 Mitchell Wittkamp RHP So. R/R 6-3 170 Bel Air, Md. / North Harford
19 Cameron Hyder OF Sr. L/L 5-6 155 Laurel, Md. / Reservoir
20 Maximo Scurti RHP Fr. R/R 5-9 160 Bel Air, Md. / C. Milton Wright
21 Andrew Kell OF So. R/R 5-10 180 Columbia, Md. / Oakland Mills
22 Kavi Caster OF Sr. L/L 6-3 220 Crofton, Md. / South River
23 Roman March OF Jr. L/R 5-11 175 Baltimore, Md. / Franklin
24 Bryce Sterling RHP So. R/R 6-5 205 New Castle, Del. / Caravel Academy
25 Jackson Balzan LHP Sr. L/L 5-11 200 Medford, N.J. / Shawnee
26 Zach Geesaman C Jr. R/R 6-0 200 Laurel, Md. / Atholton
27 Zach Adams RHP Sr. R/R 6-1 200 Snow Hill, Md. / Snow Hill
28 Jacob Ference C Sr. R/R 6-2 210 Mt. Airy, Md. / Linganore
29 Robbie Hollenbeck LHP Sr. L/L 6-1 200 Long Neck, Del. / Sussex Central
30 Connor Wootten INF So. R/R 5-10 160 Middletown, Del. / Middletown
31 Todd Hendrix RHP Sr. R/R 6-2 240 Ellicott City, Md. / Centennial
32 Scott Cameron OF Sr. L/L 6-1 200 St. Mary's County, Md. / Chopticon
33 Aaron Combs RHP Jr. R/R 6-2 205 Salisbury, Md. / James M. Bennett
34 Max Ehrhardt INF Fr. R/R 5-11 175 Bristow, Va. / Patriot
35 Garrett Beaver RHP Fr. R/R 6-1 175 Waynesboro, Pa. / Waynesboro
36 Mickey Haynes INF So. R/R 5-10 165 Nokesville, Va. / Brentsville District
37 Patrick Campbell INF Sr. R/R 6-1 180 West Grove, Pa. / Avon Grove
38 Shawn Rosemond INF/LHP Fr. L/L 6-2 210 Ocean City, Md. / Stephen Decatur
39 Zach Gaeta C Fr. R/R 6-3 185 Perry Hall, Md. / Archbishop Curly
40 Benji Thalheimer RHP Jr. R/R 6-1 205 Columbia, Md. / Atholton
  Owen Donohue RHP Fr. R/R 6-3 185 Brambleton, Va. / Independence
  Justin McDermott RHP Jr. R/R 6-1 205 Montgomery Village, Md. / Gaithersburg
  Luke McVicker RHP Fr. R/R 6-0 170 Williamsport, Md. / Williamsport