Salisbury and Mary Washington Advance to CAC Baseball Championship
The two CAC teams with the most championships in conference history will collide for the CAC baseball crown on Saturday, as top-seeded Salisbury and sixth-seeded Mary Washington each advanced to the title round with victories on Friday in Salisbury, Md.
Salisbury, which has captured a conference-best 13 titles including three in the last four years, moved to 3-0 in the double-elimination tournament with a 25-10 triumph over fourth-seeded Wesley in Friday's opening game. The Sea Gulls scored seven times in the opening frame and never looked back, led by Pete Grasso's seven RBIs and Tom Labriola's six RBIs.
Mary Washington, which has eight CAC titles - good for second most in conference history - advanced to its first CAC title game since 2011 with victories over fifth-seeded Marymount, 18-3, and Wesley, 16-11, in a pair of elimination games. Four Eagles posted two RBIs apiece in the win over Marymount, while Mark Smith led the Eagles in game two with a pair of home runs and six RBIs.
Salisbury needs one win to secure the CAC title on Saturday, while UMW must win twice. Action begins at 11 a.m. at the SU Baseball Field.
2017 CAC Baseball Tournament Schedule
(all CAC Tournament games are 9 innings):
First Round -- Tuesday, April 18 - (at highest seeds home fields)
Game 1 - at #1 Salisbury 21, #6 Mary Washington 6
Game 2 - #5 Marymount 7, at #2 Christopher Newport 6
Game 3 - #4 Wesley 2, at #3 York 0
Championship Weekend at No. 1 Salisbury - Thursday, April 20 - Saturday, April 22
Second Round -- Thursday, April 20
Game 4 - #6 Mary Washington 3, #2 Christopher Newport 1
Game 5 - #1 Salisbury 15, #3 York 1
Game 6 - #4 Wesley 8, #5 Marymount 7
Friday, April 22
Game 7 - #1 Salisbury 25, #4 Wesley 10
Game 8 - #6 Mary Washington 18, #5 Marymount 3
Game 9 - #6 Mary Washington 16, #4 Wesley 11
Saturday, April 23
Game 10 - #1 Salisbury vs. #6 Mary Washington, 11 a.m.
Game 11 - if necessary, same teams as Game 10, 2 p.m.







