YORK, Pa. – The second-ranked Salisbury University baseball team extended its winning streak to nine games with a 13-1 victory over the York (Pa.) Spartans on Tuesday afternoon at Jaquet Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Cameron Hyder led off the top of the first inning with a double, then Luke Weddell walked to put two men on. Three batters later Ben Anderson legged out a two-out infield hit to lead the bases, and Stephen Rice snuck a grounder through the left side for a two-run single to put the Sea Gulls up 2-0 early.
• The Spartans answered with one in the bottom of the first. Back-to-back doubles put men on second and third with nobody out, then two batters later Andrew Santarpia hit into an RBI groundout to get York on the board and within 2-1.
• In the second, Dom Frigiola powered a one-out solo home run to center. Hyder reached on an error and stole second, then Weddell brought him home with a bloop double to left to make it 4-1.
• Kavi Caster singled to advance Weddell to third, then Weddell scored as Caster stole second and the ball sailed into the outfield. Danny Sheeler hit into a sac fly to plate Caster, then Anderson singled and Rice belted a two-run homer to center to cap the six-spot and build the SU lead to 8-1.
• SU tacked on two more in the third as Weddell hit into a sac fly and Frigiola scored on an error to make it 10-1.
• Salisbury loaded the bases with no out in the fifth, and Weddell dunked a two-run single into right to boost the lead to 12-1.
• Adam Tommer added a ninth-inning solo homer for good measure, giving the game its final 13-1 margin.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Stephen Rice finished the day 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs.
• Luke Weddell went 3-for-3 with a double, two runs and four RBIs.
• Dom Frigiola batted 2-for-3 with a solo homer and three runs scored.
• Kavi Caster went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run scored.
• Adam Tommer hit the Sea Gulls' third home run of the game, the first of his career.
• With three more home runs, the Sea Gulls have now gone yard 39 times through 24 games in 2023, surpassing the 38 home runs they hit in 51 games in 2022.
• Jackson Balzan (6-1) won his fourth straight start after giving up one run on three hits over six innings. Balzan walked none and struck out seven on 93 pitches.
• Tyler Villa, Shawn Rosemond and Todd Hendrix each tossed a scoreless inning in relief to finish the job.

YORK GAME NOTES

• Andrew Santarpia's RBI groundout produced the only run of the game for the Spartans.
• Robby Elzinga finished 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Gabe Trevena and Chris Betler also doubled.
• Dawson Rightenour (0-3) absorbed the loss after surrendering eight runs (three earned) on eight hits over an inning and two-thirds.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls open Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) play on Saturday with a visit to 14th-ranked Christopher Newport.
• First pitch from Newport News, Va., 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 and men's and women's swimming, and the Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse. 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 44 Academic All-Americans.

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