BALTIMORE, Md. – Andrew Kell hit a go-ahead two-run double to spark a five-run ninth inning and propel the fifth-ranked Salisbury University baseball team past the eighth-ranked Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, 8-4, on Sunday afternoon at Babb Field.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Andrew Kell started the day with a bang in the form of a leadoff home run to dead center. Two innings later he belted another solo shot to right, doubling the Sea Gull lead to 2-0.
• SU manufactured another in the fourth. Danny Sheeler singled to lead off and moved up on a sac bunt. After a Dylan Winebrenner base hit that put men on the corners, Sheeler came home on an Ethan Ruiz fielder's choice to make it 3-0.
• The Blue Jays got it all back in the sixth. Three straight one-out singles loaded the bases, then two batters later Lukas Greer ripped a bases-clearing double to left center to knot it up at 3-3.
• JHU took its first lead of the game in the eighth. Jimmy Stevens singled with one out, and Caleb Cyr's double two batters later put both men in scoring position. Shawn Steuerer followed with a base hit to left to score Stevens and make it 4-3, but Adam Tommer threw a trailing Cyr out at the plate to keep SU within one run.
• Salisbury wasted little time building on the momentum from Tommer's outfield assist. Winebrenner led off the top of the ninth with a single, and Ruiz followed with a double. After Alex Seidleck walked to load the bases, Kell brought a pair home with a double to right center to put the Sea Gulls back up 5-4.
• Kyle Brex followed with his own two-run two-sacker to the same spot as Kell's, and Tim Petrucelli singled to left center to bring Brex home and boost the margin to 8-4, all before SU recorded an out in the ninth.
• Shawn Rosemond allowed the Blue Jays a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth, but Dylan Whitney hit into a 4-6-3 double play and Rosemond got Isaiah Winikur to fly out to left to put it in the books.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Andrew Kell had a breakout day at the top of the lineup for the Sea Gulls, finishing 3-for-4 with the game-winning double and his first two career home runs. Kell finished with four RBIs and scored three runs.
• Kyle Brex batted 2-for-4 with a double, run, two RBIs, and two stolen bases.
• Tim Petrucelli went 2-for-5 with an RBI, while Ethan Ruiz batted 1-for-4 with a double, RBI, and run scored.
• Shawn Rosemond (4-0) picked up his fourth win of the season in relief, allowing two runs on six hits in 3.2 innings.
• Garrett Beaver tossed four scoreless no-hit innings to open the game, allowing one baserunner on a walk and striking out four.

JOHNS HOPKINS GAME NOTES

• Lukas Greer drove in three of the Blue Jays' four runs on a double, finishing 1-for-4.
• Shawn Steuerer went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
• William Boneno (1-1) took the loss after allowing the first three Sea Gull runs in the ninth inning. He tossed three-plus frames and allowed three runs on three hits.
• Matt Savedoff lasted five innings in a no-decision, giving up three runs on six hits.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls return home for back-to-back games at Donnie Williams Stadium, starting on Tuesday afternoon against Lycoming with first pitch at 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, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 23 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 197 conference championships, and 45 Academic All-Americans.

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