AUBURNDALE, Fla.- Salve Regina University baseball batted in three runs in the top of the first inning and never trailed in the Seahawks 7-3 victory over the Marymount Saints.

With two outs in the top of the first Christian Homa tripled down the right field line and Evan O'Rourke's single at the next at bat brought Homa home for the first run of the day. The Saints would come back with a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth and a pair of stolen bases to make it a close 4-3 game but Matthew Neal's single in the top of the seventh inning brought two runs in. Shane Williams' triple in the top of the ninth sealed the deal for Salve Regina. All of the Seahawks scoring took place with two outs recorded in the inning.

Freshman right-handed pitcher James Tobin recorded his first save in the Seahawk Uniform after entering the game in the bottom of the sixth inning when the score was 4-2. Tobin successfully kept the Saints' bats quiet, only allowing one run to cross the plate.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Finals: Salve Regina 7, Marymount 3
Records: Salve Regina (8-2, 0-0 NEWMAC), Marymount (9-7, 0-0 AEC)
All-Time Series: This is the first meeting between the Seahawks and Saints in baseball. Marymount competes in the Atlantic East Conference. Last year they were 31-11 overall and 14-4 in the conference. The Saints advanced to the third round of the AEC playoffs in 2024 but fell 5-4 to the former Cabrini University.

SUMMARY:

• T1: Evan O'Rourke singled to center field and Christian Homa scored. | SEAHAWKS 1, SAINTS 0
• T1: Shane Williams singled to right field and Evan O'Rourke scored. | SEAHAWKS 1, SAINTS 0
• T1: Brandon Grover singled to center field; Matthew Neal advanced to third; Shane Williams scored. | SEAHAWKS 3, SAINTS 0
• T3: Brandon Grover doubled to left field and Shane Williams scored. | SEAHAWKS 4, SAINTS 0
• B6: Jonathan McMath homered through the right side and Jack McCarthy scored, unearned after reaching base on an error. | SEAHAWKS 4, SAINTS 2
• B6: Joshmar Carbonell stole second and Francis Swekosky stole home. | SEAHAWKS 4, SAINTS 3
• T7: Matthew Neal singled to center field; Christian Homa scored; Wil McCarthy scored. | SEAHAWKS 6, SAINTS 3
• T9: Shane Williams tripled to left field and Wil McCarthy scored. | SEAHAWKS 7, SAINTS 3

NOTEWORTHY

• Kyle Carozza, the Seahawks starting pitcher earned the win (3-0) after he stood on the mound for 5.1 innings and delivered six strikeouts. 
• James Tobin, the closer, served up five strikeouts on 3.2 innings pitched.
• The Seahawks had seven runs on 14 hits.
• Marymount had two errors while Salve Regina made three. 
• The contest lasted just about three hours.
• Wil McCarthy, Christian Homa and Shane Williams were responsible for six of the seven Seahawk runs. Williams and Homa each saw triples. 

"Great bounce back effort from the club. It all begins with a quality start and overall good pitching. We were able to score first, respond to some adversity and then stretch the lead late. It's not perfect but I think we are learning more about what we are and what we need to be in order to be successful. Shane Williams was outstanding all day and Matt Neal and Grover had huge knocks for us as well."

NEXT UP
The Seahawks still have one game remaining in Florida. On Thursday, March 13, at 12:30 p.m. [ET] the Seahawks take on the Russell Sage College Gators at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex.