March 15, 2023

No. 2 Salisbury Baseball upended late by Ursinus

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Batting

Ursinus
2B: Jordan Williams 2
3B: Tom Snipes
HR: none
Salisbury
2B: Scott Cameron
3B: none
HR: none
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SALISBURY, Md. – A four-run seventh inning proved to be the undoing of the second-ranked Salisbury University baseball team in a 6-3 loss to the Ursinus Bears on Wednesday afternoon at Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Bears put up the opening tally in the top of the first inning. Will Kelley led off with a base hit, then after a fielder's choice Solomon Griffith and Tom Snipes strung together back-to-back singles to put Ursinus up 1-0.
  • The Sea Gulls countered in the bottom of the third. Roman March singled to lead off and Dom Frigiola executed a perfect hit-and-run single to the right side to put men on the corners. Luke Weddell then laid down a squeeze bunt to bring home March to tie it. After a hit batsman and an error loaded the bases, Danny Sheeler gave SU a 2-1 lead with an RBI base hit to right.
  • Max Gadsden led off the top of the fifth with a walk and soon after stole second. After another walk and a groundout to advance the runners, Griffith rolled a single through the left side to score Gadsden and tie it 2-2.
  • In the home fifth, Weddell bounced a single up the middle to lead off and moved to second on a sac bunt. Two batters later Sheeler sliced a base hit into center, scoring Weddell to put SU back up 3-2.
  • The Bears seized control in the top of the seventh. Jordan Williams led off with a double and Griffith was plunked to put two men on. Snipes came up next and ripped a go-ahead two-run triple down the right field line. Snipes then scored on a suicide squeeze off the bat of Jared Minnichbach to make it 5-3 UC.
  • Ursinus tacked on another in the seventh on an RBI single by Jakob Cantor to boost the lead to 6-3.
  • SU had the beginnings of a rally going in the eighth as Scott Cameron doubled to lead off, but Bear reliever Casey Murphy retired the next three in a row to cut off any potential shift in momentum. Murphy then put up a zero in the ninth to finish the job.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

  • Danny Sheeler paced the Sea Gull bats, going 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and a stolen base.
  • Luke Weddell finished 1-for-3 with a run-scoring squeeze bunt; he also scored a run himself.
  • Robbie Hollenbeck (0-1) took his first loss of the season after giving up two runs on two hits over 1.2 innings of relief work.
  • Bryce Sterling went four-plus innings in his longest start of the season, giving up two runs on four hits with three walks and three strikeouts over 68 pitches.
  • Garrett Beaver tossed 2.2 perfect frames to keep SU in it late, striking out three.

URSINUS GAME NOTES

  • Tom Snipes finished 2-for-5 with a triple, stolen base, run and three RBIs. His two-run triple in the seventh gave the Bears a lead they would not relinquish.
  • Jordan Williams went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and a steal.
  • Solomon Griffith batted 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
  • Casey Murphy (2-2) earned the win with a strong effort in relief, pitching the final six innings and giving up just one run on six hits with one walk and five strikeouts.
  • Jared Minnichbach lasted three innings in his start, surrendering two runs (one earned) on three hits. Minnichbach also hit for himself and moved into the designated hitter slot after leaving the mound; he finished 0-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

UP NEXT

  • The Sea Gulls hit the road on Sunday with a visit to regional rival Marymount (Va.).
  • First pitch from the Nationals Youth Academy in Washington, D.C., is set for 2 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.