Three-Inning Stretch Helps Seagulls Past Eagles
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - With the game tied at
two each, Salisbury tagged three runs on the board in the sixth,
before notching a total of seven runs in three innings to knock the
Bridgewater Eagles baseball out of the NCAA South Regional
Championships at Methodist University by a 9-2 tally.
Bridgewater took the lead early when a Devon Snow double to left
center drove home Drew
Easter to put the Eagles ahead 1-0 after three
innings.
Salisbury bridged the gap in the fourth when a Ryan Smith single
plated Devon Quaglietta to knot the game at one apiece.
In the bottom of the frame, the Eagles responded with a run of
their own when a groundout to third from the bat of Blake
Stokely brought in second baseman Kevin
Kirk to give BC a 2-1 advantage.
The Seagulls knotted the game back up in the top of the fifth when
a Chad Wolfe groundout to shortstop drove in Brad Baylis to bring
the score to 2-2.
Following a scoreless fifth from the Eagles, Salisbury took its
first lead of the ballgame when a a Tim Kellinger sacrifice fly
drove in Matt O'Keefe to put the Seagulls ahead 3-2.
Salisbury added to its lead when a Mike Celenza double to left
center scored Andy Miller and Baylis to put the Eagles at a 5-2
deficit.
Bridgewater was only able to manufacture three more hits across the
final four innings of play, while Salisbury plated four more runs
to hand the Eagles a 9-2 defeat, ending their season.
At the plate, Snow led the way with a 3-for-4 day, with a double
and a RBI.
Senior Casey
Hartman picked up the loss for the Eagles. Hartman tossed
the four-complete innings before being relieved after back-to-back
walks to open the fifth.
Salisbury was led at the plate by O'Keefe and Baylis who each
recorded three hits in the win. Celenza also had a solid day at the
plate going 1-for-2 with a trio of walks and two RBI.
On the mound, Dustin Herbert picked up the victory for the
Seagulls.
Bridgewater ends the season with a 23-20-1 record after winning the
program's 13th ODAC Championship.
This release is courtesy of the Bridgewater College sports
information department.