March 23, 2023

No. 4 Salisbury Baseball scores most runs in nine years; rolls Washington (Md.), 35-6

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Batting

Salisbury
2B: Luke Weddell 2; Ben Anderson; Stephen Rice; Scott Cameron 2
3B: none
HR: Cameron Hyder; Jacob Ference; Zach Geesaman; Scott Cameron
Washington College
2B: Erik Risnychok; Luke Herz
3B: none
HR: Logan Yi; Chase Ruppel
full stats

CHESTERTOWN, Md. – The fourth-ranked Salisbury University baseball team fired on all cylinders at the plate en route to a 35-6 win over the Washington College Shoremen on Thursday afternoon at Athey Park.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Sea Gulls got to work early and put up a crooked number in the top of the first inning. Cameron Hyder walked and Luke Weddell reached on a sac bunt-turned-error. After a strikeout and a walk, Ben Anderson hit a grounder that was too hot to handle at third, allowing two runs to score on an error to put SU on top 2-0.
  • Stephen Rice kept the line moving with an RBI fielder's choice and stole second. After another walk, Scott Cameron ripped a two-run double into the right field corner to make it 5-0.
  • The Shoremen answered with one in the bottom of the first. With two outs, Logan Yi singled and Drew Kinsey was hit by a pitch, then Elias Philiposian singled home Yi to get WAC within 5-1.
  • Salisbury tacked on two more in the second on an Anderson double to left center to make it 7-1.
  • The teams traded a run each in the third inning. Kavi Caster brought home a run for SU with an RBI groundout, then Yi went deep to right center for the Shoremen to make it 8-2.
  • In the fourth, Cameron blasted a two-run shot to right center, then two batters later Hyder lashed a line drive solo homer down the right field line to boost the lead to 11-2.
  • WAC got those three runs back in the fifth as Chase Ruppel tagged a three-run homer to left center to get it back to 11-5.
  • The Sea Gulls punched back with 13 in the sixth on a Cameron RBI double, Hyder RBI single, Weddell two-run single, wild pitch-plus-error, Rice two-run single, Jacob Ference sac fly, Andrew Kell RBI single, another Hyder RBI single and Caster RBI single to make it 24-5.
  • Salisbury tacked on five more in the seventh, highlighted by a no-doubt two-run dinger to left by Ference, that made it 29-5.
  • Run-scoring singles by Patrick Campbell and Weddell highlighted a five-run top of the eighth that put SU on top 34-5.
  • Luke Herz's RBI double in the bottom of the eighth brought the Shoremen within 34-6.
  • Zach Geesaman went yard to center in the ninth, giving the game its final 35-6 margin.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

  • Luke Weddell led the Sea Gull hit parade, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, four runs and six RBIs.
  • Scott Cameron mashed a home run and two doubles, finishing 4-for-7 with five runs and five RBIs.
  • Cameron Hyder batted 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs and four runs scored.
  • Stephen Rice finished 4-for-8 with a double, four runs and four RBIs.
  • Jacob Ference homered in his third straight game, going 2-for-3 with three runs and three RBIs.
  • The Sea Gulls' 35 runs mark their most in one game since beating Albertus Magnus 35-3 on March 14, 2014. It also marks the first time SU has eclipsed the 30-run plateau since beating Gwynedd Mercy 34-10 on March 24, 2016.
  • Salisbury hit four home runs for the second straight game and fifth time this season.
  • Robbie Hollenbeck (1-1) picked up his first win of the year in relief at the scorekeeper's discretion, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings with two hits and two strikeouts.
  • Benji Thalheimer made the start and lasted 4.1 innings, giving up four runs on six hits with five walks and three strikeouts.

WASHINGTON GAME NOTES

  • Logan Yi finished 3-for-3 with a solo home run and three runs scored to lead the Shoremen.
  • Chase Ruppel went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer.
  • Thomas Peacock (0-1) took the loss after surrendering seven runs (two earned) on three hits over two innings.

UP NEXT

  • The Sea Gulls will play their next four at home in Salisbury, starting with a doubleheader against Haverford on Saturday afternoon.
  • First pitch of the opening game from Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium is set for 12 p.m. with coverage on the Sea Gull Sports Network (SGSN) beginning at 11:45 a.m. The second game will begin approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the opener.

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.