EWING, N.J. -- The Arcadia softball team fell to Randolph-Macon, 1-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon at The College of New Jersey's June Walker Field.
 
Kylee Schwind limited the Yellow Jackets (27-14) to one run on five hits without a walk in 6.0 innings. She struck out two and four of the hits she surrendered were singles. Candace Whittemore matched Schwind's effort in the circle for R-MC. She gave up two hits and walked one with 13 strikeouts in 7.0 innings.
 
The Yellow Jackets' lone run came in the fifth inning on a leadoff double by Ali Celiberti, followed by a sacrifice bunt and a squeeze bunt that scored pinch runner Kaitlyn Deeter for the game's only run.
 
The Knights had a chance in the seventh as Bilotti doubled to right with one out to bring the go-ahead run to the plate in the form of Hunter Scahntz, the Knights' RBI leader on the year. A strikeout of Schantz, however, followed by a fly out off the bat of Alexis Burge put an end to the game.
 
The top of the Knights' lineup accounted for all three baserunners as leadoff hitter Kristin Cancelliere walked and Alex DeStefano and Bilotti came through with AU's two base knocks.
 
With the loss, the Knights will take on the loser of Friday's second game between TCNJ and Mt. Aloysius on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.