April 11, 2023

No. 2 Salisbury Baseball makes it 10 straight, downs Stockton

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Batting

Salisbury
2B: Kavi Caster; Ben Anderson
3B: none
HR: Danny Sheeler
Stockton
2B: Jordan Nitti; Michael Antonucci
3B: none
HR: none
full stats

GALLOWAY, N.J. – The second-ranked Salisbury University baseball team shook off a weeklong layoff and extended its winning streak to 10 games, downing the Stockton Ospreys, 12-4, on Tuesday afternoon at Stockton Baseball Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Ospreys drew first blood in the first inning. Tucker Elder reached on an error to lead off, then Jordan Nitti doubled to put men on second and third. Kevin Novobilsky hit into an RBI groundout, then Max Kaplan singled home Nitti to put Stockton up 2-0.
  • Danny Sheeler went yard to straightaway center to lead off the top of the second and cut the Sea Gull deficit in half. Later in the inning with one out and the bases loaded after two walks and a hit batsman, Dom Frigiola tied the game with an RBI fielder's choice, then Cameron Hyder dropped an RBI bloop single into right to put Salisbury on top 3-2.
  • In the third, Luke Weddell led off with a base hit and Kavi Caster doubled him home. Sheeler drew a walk and the two executed a double steal, with Caster scoring on a bad throw from the catcher. Two batters later Sheeler scored on an error at short to make it 6-2.
  • Ben Anderson doubled to lead off the fifth, then after a walk Jacob Ference snuck a grounder through the left side for an RBI single to boost the Sea Gull lead to 7-2.
  • Stockton put together a two-out rally in the seventh, using four straight singles to put two runs across the board. RBI base-knocks by Nitti and Novobilsky brought the Ospreys back within 7-4.
  • Salisbury answered with a crooked number in the eighth. Ference walked and Scott Cameron was plunked, with both runners moving up on a wild pitch. Pinch-hitter Adam Tommer then bounced one up the middle for a two-run single to build the lead back to 9-4.
  • With the bases loaded later in the frame, Tommer scored on a wild pitch, then Sheeler brought another home on a sac fly and Caster scored on another wild one to make it 12-4, which it would stay to the 27th out.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

  • Danny Sheeler powered the Sea Gulls from the cleanup slot, going 1-for-3 with his ninth home run of the year, two runs scored and two RBIs.
  • Cameron Hyder finished 2-for-3 with a run, RBI and sac bunt. At 248 career hits, he is now four shy of the Salisbury program record of 252 held by Pete Grasso '17.
  • Kavi Caster batted 1-for-4 with a double, stolen base, RBI and two runs, while Luke Weddell went 2-for-4 with two sac bunts, two steals and a run scored.
  • The Sea Gulls have outscored the competition 139-38 over their 10-game winning, which began on March 18.
  • Jackson Balzan (7-1) won his fifth straight start, lasting 6.2 innings and giving up four runs (three earned) on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
  • Robbie Hollenbeck got the final out of the seventh, and Brandon Epstein and Jimmy Adkins put up a zero in the eighth and ninth, respectively.

STOCKTON GAME NOTES

  • Jordan Nitti finished 3-for-5 with a double, run and RBI to lead the Ospreys.
  • Kevin Novobilsky batted 1-for-4 with two RBIs, and Tucker Elder went 1-for-5 with two runs scored.
  • Robert Jeans (2-2) absorbed the loss after allowing six runs (four earned) on four hits in three innings.

UP NEXT

  • The Sea Gulls will complete a back-to-back spell with a trip to Stevenson on Wednesday.
  • First pitch from Owings Mills, Md., is set for 3:30 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.