LANGHORNE, Pa. – The seventh-ranked Salisbury University baseball team opened up the new month with a successful expedition north, conquering the Cairn Highlanders 7-2 on Tuesday afternoon at the Stillman Complex Baseball Diamond.

After the Highlanders scratched across a run in the second inning on an RBI single by Tyler Harris, the Sea Gulls answered with a big swing in the fourth. Dylan Winebrenner singled with one out and Noah Burroughs doubled to put two in scoring position, then Jackson Inman clubbed a three-run home run down the right field line to put SU in the driver's seat, 3-1.

In the fifth, TJ Morris tripled and scored on a base knock by Winebrenner. Winebrenner eventually stole second and came home on an Andrew Kell RBI single to make it 5-1. Cairn got one run back in the sixth as Tyler Warr scored on a Ben Gagnon single-plus-error, making it 5-2.

SU put it away in the eighth as Morris doubled home a pair to push the advantage to 7-2, and the Highlanders went in order during their final two turns at-bat.

GAME NOTES

• Jackson Inman homered for his team-leading fourth time this season, going 2-for-3 with his three-run blast and two walks.
• TJ Morris finished a homer shy of the cycle, batting 3-for-4 with a double, triple, run, and two RBIs in the leadoff slot.
• Dylan Winebrenner went 2-for-4 with a double, stolen base, RBI, and two runs scored.
• Noah Burroughs and Max Ehrhardt each doubled and scored a run.
• Tyler Villa (3-0) notched a quality start in six strong innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits with three walks and six strikeouts on 98 pitches.
• Aiden Hankins, Josh Rivera, and Bryce Sterling teamed up for three scoreless one-hit innings out of the bullpen to seal the deal.

The Sea Gulls will play host to Randolph-Macon on Thursday afternoon. First pitch from Donnie Williams Stadium is set for 3 p.m.