SALISBURY, Md. – The Neumann University baseball team battled at No. 14 Salisbury University on Tuesday afternoon, falling 14-5.
 
The Sea Gulls jumped out to an early 7-0 lead in the first inning. Jackson Armiger led off the second with a walk and scored on a double by Yoan Feliz. Feliz came around to scored on a single by Anthony Rakotz.
 
In the fourth inning, Brady Foltz was hit by a pitch and scored on a single by Donovan Brooks for an 8-3 game. In the sixth, the Knights took advantage of some Sea Gull miscues and scored a pair of runs to pull within three, 8-5. Foltz scored as Brooks reached on an error. Blake Decker scored on a sacrifice fly by Nick Ciesielka.
 
Salisbury got a run back in the seventh and then put five on the board in the eighth for the 14-5 final.
 
Michael Harless started the game on the mound. Max Brown went three innings and allowed a run on a hit. Jake Hommer pitched 2.2 innings. Tommy Angelucci and Andreas Johnson rounded out the game.
 
Neumann (13-10-1) will host John Jay College on Thursday afternoon beginning at 3:30 PM.