SALISBURY, Md. – The fifth-ranked Salisbury University baseball team earned a season sweep of its Delmarva Peninsula rival, overwhelming the Washington College Shoremen, 17-6, on Wednesday afternoon at Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Sea Gulls pounced on Washington early with a five-run first inning. Andrew Kell singled to lead off and Kyle Brex tripled him home. Tim Petrucelli then hit a sac fly to left that got dropped, allowing Brex to score. After a Dylan Winebrenner single, Danny Sheeler cracked an RBI double to right center. Dom Frigiola and Adam Tommer then hit into back-to-back RBI groundouts to put SU ahead 5-0.
• The Shoremen got a chunk of those runs back in the top of the third. With one down and a man on second, Ty Everitt pounded an RBI double. Two batters later Logan Yi went deep to left center for a two-run homer to get WAC within 5-3.
• Salisbury punched back with another five-spot in the bottom of the third. With two on and one out, Tommer tagged an RBI double into right center, then Brian Wilson and Mickey Haynes brought in a run each on a groundout and single, respectively. After a walk and a double steal, Brex brought two more home on a base hit to get it to 10-3.
• SU tacked on another in the fourth on a Wilson sac fly to make it 11-3. Then in the fifth, Haynes was hit by a pitch, stole second, and came all the way around to score on a wild pitch to make it 12-3.
• Washington put up three runs in the top of the seventh on a two-run single by Everitt and a Cole McGee RBI double to get within 12-6.
• The Sea Gulls got all three back in the home seventh. Two came home on a Petrucelli single-plus-error, and Petrucelli scored from third in a wild pitch to make it 15-6.
• Kell brought home SU's final runs with a two-run single in the eighth, giving the game its final 17-6 margin.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Kyle Brex paced the Sea Gulls by going 3-for-6 with a triple, steal, two runs, and three RBIs.
• Andrew Kell finished 3-for-5 with three runs, two RBIs, and two stolen bases.
• Adam Tommer went 2-for-5 with a double, run, and RBI.
• Mickey Haynes stole three bases, finishing 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored.
• Cole Williams (6-1) earned his team-leading sixth win of the season by tossing 3.1 scoreless two-hit innings out of the bullpen. Williams walked none and fanned four on 44 pitches.
• Mitchell Wittkamp started the game for Salisbury, allowing three runs on four hits in 2.2 frames.
• SU has scored 39 runs over the past two days, adding 17 to the 22 it put up in a win over Widener on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON GAME NOTES

• Logan Yi had a big day at the plate for the Shoremen, going 3-for-3 with a double, homer, and two RBIs.
• Ty Everitt went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs, and three RBIs.
• Nick Miller finished 2-for-4 with two runs and two steals.
• Alex Martin (1-3) took the loss after surrendering five runs (three earned) in the first inning.

UP NEXT

• The Sea Gulls will host a highly-anticipated matchup with third-ranked Shenandoah on Friday afternoon.
• First pitch from Donnie Williams Stadium is set for 1 p.m.