March 13, 2023

No. 2 Salisbury Baseball falls in 10 at No. 9 Shenandoah

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Batting

Salisbury
2B: none
3B: none
HR: none
Shenandoah
2B: Frankie Ritter
3B: Kooper Anderson
HR: none
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WINCHESTER, Va. – In another instant classic between two longtime regional rivals, the second-ranked Salisbury University baseball team dropped a heartbreaking 2-1, 10-inning decision to the ninth-ranked Shenandoah Hornets on Monday afternoon at Kevin Anderson Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Neither side could break through in the first nine innings, with the Sea Gulls' Jimmy Adkins and the Hornets' Jacob Bell matching each other zero for zero in a classic pitchers' duel.
  • Shenandoah threatened to break through in the bottom of the third, loading the bases with a two-out double, hit batsman and infield single. Undeterred, Adkins got Pearce Bucher to hit a harmless groundout right back to him for the third out.
  • Salisbury put men on the corners in the sixth, seventh and eighth without breaking through. In the seventh, Danny Sheeler singled and moved to third on a sac bunt and Stephen Rice base hit. Scott Cameron came up next and lined out to second; as the second baseman threw to first to try and double up Rice, Sheeler broke for the plate but was thrown out to retire the side.
  • In the top of the 10th the Sea Gulls finally broke through. Dom Frigiola worked a one-out walk and Patrick Campbell came in to pinch-run, advancing to second on a botched pickoff. Two batters later, Cameron Hyder rolled a grounder up the middle. Second baseman Kyle Lisa slid to stop it from going to the outfield and fired home, but Campbell's sliding fingers touched the plate a split-second before the tag, and Hyder's RBI single gave Salisbury a long-awaited 1-0 lead.
  • Lisa led off the bottom of the 10th and was hit by a pitch. After a sac bunt, Kooper Anderson shot a triple down the right field line to score pinch-runner Tyler Blittersdorf with the tying run.
  • The Sea Gulls walked the next two batters intentionally to load the bases, then Colby Martin lifted a fly ball deep enough into center field to bring Anderson home with the winning run, setting off a wild celebration from the Hornet dugout.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

  • Cameron Hyder finished 2-for-5 with the go-ahead RBI in the top of the 10th.
  • Danny Sheeler and Stephen Rice each had two hits.
  • Zach Adams (0-1) took the loss after surrendering the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the 10th.
  • Jimmy Adkins pitched eight shutout innings in a tough no-decision. Adkins scattered six hits with one walk and struck out eight on 106 pitches.
  • Robbie Hollenbeck tossed a scoreless ninth to push the game to extra innings.

SHENANDOAH GAME NOTES

  • Kooper Anderson provided the spark for the Hornets from the nine-hole, going 2-for-4 with the game-tying RBI triple and game-winning run.
  • Colby Martin finished 1-for-4 with the walkoff sacrifice fly in the 10th.
  • Frankie Ritter went 2-for-3 with a double and two walks.
  • Parker Farrington (3-0) took the win after handling the 10th inning for the Hornets; he gave up an unearned run on one hit.
  • Jacob Bell got it to extras with nine shutout innings, giving up seven hits with one walk and two strikeouts on 97 pitches.

UP NEXT

  • The Sea Gulls return to Salisbury for a Wednesday afternoon contest against Ursinus.
  • First pitch from Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium is set for 3 p.m. with coverage on the Sea Gull Sports Network (SGSN) beginning at 2:45 p.m.

Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 188 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.

To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.