{"id":49276,"date":"2026-04-08T19:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T23:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/salisbury-university-softball-splits-doubleheader-at-messiah\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T19:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T23:08:11","slug":"salisbury-university-softball-splits-doubleheader-at-messiah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/salisbury-university-softball-splits-doubleheader-at-messiah\/","title":{"rendered":"Salisbury University Softball Splits Doubleheader at Messiah"},"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\/04\/news-1775689690941.webp?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775689690941.webp?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775689690941.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>GRANTHAM, Pa. &#8211; Salisbury University&#8217;s softball squad experienced mixed results during Wednesday&#8217;s doubleheader matchup at Messiah University&#8217;s Starry Softball Field, claiming victory in the first contest while dropping the nightcap.<\/p><p>The Sea Gulls (14-10) dominated the opening game with a commanding 13-3 triumph that concluded after five innings due to the mercy rule. However, the team couldn&#8217;t maintain that momentum in the second matchup, falling to the Falcons (16-10) by a score of 10-6.<\/p><p>The split leaves both programs with identical records as they continue their respective seasons. Salisbury will look to build on the positives from their first-game performance while addressing the challenges that emerged in the second contest.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salisbury University&#8217;s softball team captured one victory and suffered one defeat during Wednesday&#8217;s doubleheader at Messiah University in Pennsylvania. The Sea Gulls dominated the opening contest 13-3 in five innings before dropping the second game 10-6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":49275,"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-49276","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\/04\/news-1775689690941.webp?fit=450%2C253&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-cOM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":57463,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/salisbury-university-softball-dominates-ursinus-in-alumni-day-doubleheader\/","url_meta":{"origin":49276,"position":0},"title":"Salisbury University Softball Dominates Ursinus in Alumni Day Doubleheader","author":"Admin","date":"April 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Salisbury University Sea Gulls softball team delivered an impressive performance during their Alumni Day celebration, defeating Ursinus College in both games of a doubleheader. 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