Wesleyan baseball
drops twinbill to 9th-ranked Salisbury
Rocky
Mount, NC - The 9th-ranked Sea Gulls of
Salisbury University scored 25 runs over two games
to earn a twinbill sweep of North Carolina Wesleyan
on Sunday afternoon at Bauer Field. The Gulls took a
13-3 decision in game one before earning a 12-5
victory in game two. The Bishops are now 2-2 on the
young season, while Salisbury moves to 3-0.
In the opener, the Gulls raced
out to a 10-1 lead after five innings. Most of the
damage was done during a five-run fifth that saw
Mike Celenza blast a three-run homer to right field.
Both teams recorded a pair of runs in the sixth
before an SU run in the seventh completed the 13-3
final.
Celenza was 3-for-3 at the plate
for the Gulls, who ripped 15 hits as a team. Senior
Zollie Woodlief turned in a 2-for-3 performance for
the Bishops and drove in all three NCWC runs.
SU's Dustin Herbert earned the
win on the mound, going five complete and allowing
just one run on three hits. Sophomore Justin Diener
suffered the loss for the Bishops, giving up five
runs (four earned) on seven hits over 3.1 innings of
work.
In the second game, the Gulls put
up three-spots in the first and third innings before
an Andy Miller grand slam in the sixth opened up a
10-2 advantage. NCWC's Joel Creef delivered a
three-run triple in the bottom of frame to cut the
lead in half, but SU answered with two more in the
seventh to secure the 12-5 final.
Kyle Judson earned the win after
tossing five innings and allowing two runs on five
hits. Senior Jonathan Shearon took the loss for
Wesleyan, going five innings and allowing six runs
(three earned) on four hits.
Miller was 4-of-5 at the plate
for the Gulls, while Creef finished with two hits
for the Bishops. NCWC sophomore Justin Rahm also had
two hits, including a solo shot in the second
inning, his first of the season.
The Bishops return to action next
weekend in Greensboro at the USA South/ODAC Spring
Challenge. Wesleyan will take on Bridgewater and
Randolph-Macon on Saturday before wrapping up the
tourney with a contest at Guilford on Sunday.
