{"id":37165,"date":"2026-03-14T21:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/salisbury-university-softball-suffers-twin-defeats-at-margie-knight-classic\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T21:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:05:45","slug":"salisbury-university-softball-suffers-twin-defeats-at-margie-knight-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/salisbury-university-softball-suffers-twin-defeats-at-margie-knight-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Salisbury University Softball Suffers Twin Defeats at Margie Knight Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773536745200.webp?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773536745200.webp?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773536745200.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>SALISBURY, Md. &#8211; Salisbury University&#8217;s softball team endured a difficult Saturday during their home Margie Knight Classic tournament at Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex, suffering defeats in both scheduled matchups.<\/p><p>The Sea Gulls first faced 24th-ranked Randolph-Macon College in a contest that ended after just five innings with Salisbury on the losing end. The team then battled Muhlenberg College in their second game of the day, coming up just short in a narrow 6-5 defeat.<\/p><p>The double-header losses occurred during the tournament hosted on Salisbury&#8217;s home field, adding disappointment to what was meant to be a showcase event for the program.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Salisbury University Sea Gulls softball team experienced a challenging Saturday at their home tournament. The squad lost both contests at the Margie Knight Classic, including a shortened game against a nationally-ranked opponent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":37164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773536745200.webp?fit=450%2C253&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-9Fr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36740,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/salisbury-university-to-welcome-third-annual-margie-knight-classic-tournament\/","url_meta":{"origin":37165,"position":0},"title":"Salisbury University to Welcome Third Annual Margie Knight Classic Tournament","author":"Admin","date":"March 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Salisbury University's nationally-ranked softball team will welcome teams to the third annual Margie Knight Classic Tournament. 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