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Winner Arcadia ARCADIA 5-8, 2-1 MACC
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Alvernia University ALVSB 12-2-1, 0-1 MACC
Winner
Arcadia ARCADIA
5-8, 2-1 MACC
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Final
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Alvernia University ALVSB
12-2-1, 0-1 MACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Arcadia ARCADIA 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 9 1
Alvernia University ALVSB 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 8 2

W: Schwind, Kylee (3-2) L: Riley Shields (8-1)

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Winner Arcadia ARCADIA 6-8, 3-1 MACC
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Alvernia University ALVSB 12-3-1, 0-2 MACC
Winner
Arcadia ARCADIA
6-8, 3-1 MACC
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Final
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Alvernia University ALVSB
12-3-1, 0-2 MACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Arcadia ARCADIA 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 8 7 1
Alvernia University ALVSB 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1

W: Murray, Mary Pat (3-4) L: Nicole August (3-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Schantz’s Pair of Dingers Leads Softball to Sweep of Alvernia

GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia softball team took game one, 6-4, and game two, 8-3, in a sweep of conference foe Alvernia Thursday. Sophomore Hunter Schantz had a huge day with a pair of two-run home runs.

FOR THE RECORD:
  • The Knights improved to 6-8 on the year and 3-1 in the MAC Commonwealth.
  • The Golden Wolves dropped to 12-3-1 and 0-2 in the conference.
GAME ONE: ARCADIA 6, ALVERNIA 4
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Arcadia broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the top of the fourth inning; sophomore Tori Zangrilli singled to right field to bring in freshman Alexis Burge to start the scoring. Senior Nicole Iasiello scored in the next at-bat when junior Kayla Resh reached on a throwing error by the third baseman. Two batters later, junior Kristin Cancelliere singled in Zangrilli.
  • Three more runs crossed the dish in the top of the fifth as Schantz hit a two-run home run before Zangrilli plated Iasiello with a sac fly.
  • Alvernia scored three in the bottom of the fifth and one in the bottom of the sixth.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
  • Eight different players registered a hit for Arcadia, led by Cancelliere with two.
  • Schantz and Zangrilli each drove in two runs.
  • Senior Amanda Hess recorded a double and Iasiello had a triple.
  • The Knights totaled nine hits.
IN THE CIRCLE:
  • Sophomore Kylee Schwind (3-2) tossed all seven innings for the Scarlet and Grey, allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits with two strikeouts.
  • Riley Shields (8-1) took the loss for the Golden Wolves allowing six runs on six hits in 4.1 innings of work. Zoee Garis allowed three hits over the final 2.2 innings.
GAME 2: ARCADIA 8, ALVERNIA 3
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Schantz opened the scoring with a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the first inning.
  • The Golden Wolves got one run back in the bottom of the first before Arcadia responded with five in the top of the second. Junior Jackie Bilotti sent a two-out single up the middle to plate freshman Alex DeStefano and sophomore Ashley Eckett. Following a walk from senior Amanda Hess to load the bases, Schantz, freshman Alexa Vardiman and Zangrilli all walked in a run.
  • Hess singled in Eckett on a bunt in the top of the fifth for Arcadia's final run.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
  • Schantz went 2-2 in the game with a home run, three RBI, a run scored and two walks.
  • Hess had a 2-4 outing. She along with Bilotti, Vardiman and Zangrilli all recorded an RBI.
  • Burge and Eckett each scored twice.
IN THE CIRCLE:
  • Sophomore Mary Pat Murray (3-4) tossed all seven innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on eight hits.
  • Nicole August (3-1) took the loss, allowing seven runs (five earned) on two hits with eight walks in 1.2 innings of work.
NOTES:
  • Bilotti has a hit in each of the last eight games.
  • Schantz has reached safely in 10-straight games, including a seven-game hit streak.
UP NEXT:
  • The Knights return to action Thursday, April 5, when they travel to Stockton. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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