2001 NCAA Division III Baseball South Regional
Tournament Statistics
Summary Stats
Team Stats
Individual Stats
Bridgewater (Va)
Christopher Newport
Emory
Mary Washington
Methodist
Salisbury State
Salisbury State Wins South Regional
Seagulls defeat Emory, 8-2
Lynchburg, VA - Salisbury State scored five runs in the bottom half of the third inning to take a 5-0 lead and would eventually defeat the number one-seeded Emory University Eagles, 8-2 Sunday afternoon at Merritt Hutchinson Stadium in Lynchburg. Emory, the number one ranked team in Division III, finishes its season 35-9 overall.
Salisbury State, now 31-11 on the season, scored its five runs in the third on four hits and one Eagle error. Mike Harbaugh led the Seagulls as he went 3-for-4 with two RBI on the afternoon. He was named the tournament¹s Most Outstanding Player. Jason Ewing was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored with Justin Taylor was 2-for-3 with three runs scored.
Kyle Foster led the Eagles going 2-for-4. He was the only Emory player with mutiple hits on the day. Chad Swiderski (7-3) pitched a complete game giving up two runs on eight hits and striking out two. Emory¹s Ryan Donegan (11-1) took the loss as he pitched three innings giving up five runs onsix hits and walking one. With the win, Salisbury State wins the NCAA South Regional title and will advance to the NCAA Championships held in Appleton, Wisconsin.
2001 South Regional All-Tournament Team
MVP - Mike Harbaugh, Salisbury State
Results
Mary Washington 5, Christopher Newport 0
Salisbury State 6, Methodist 0
Christopher Newport 1, Bridgewater (Va) 0
Salisbury State 7, Mary Washington 2