AMBLER, Pa. – The Arcadia University baseball team captured its third-straight series victory with a double-header sweep over FDU-Florham University on Saturday afternoon. The Knights won the opener 10-3, while clinching the series victory with a 6-1 victory in the finale.
Trevor Mattson continued to see the ball well as the senior went a combined 3-for-4 with four runs, three extra base hits, three walks and one RBI. The Knights' slugger also ran the bases exceptionally well – tallying two stolen bases in the opener.
The Knights received quality innings from
Hunter Bogumil and
Hunter Curley, who combined for 10 innings with just one earned run on the afternoon.
ARCADIA 10, FDU-FLORHAM 3
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Mattson laced a one-out double to left-center field and then stole third base with two outs.
Emilio Pallante drove home Mattson with an infield single to the left side, while advancing to second base on a throwing error, 1-0.
- FDU-Florham added three runs in the fifth inning to pull ahead by two runs. However, the Knights responded with three more runs in the bottom half of the inning to regain the lead. After the first two Knights reached base on an error,
Ryan Smolen brought home one run with a fielder's choice.
Justin Massielo then doubled down the left field line to plate two more runs in the inning, 4-3.
- Arcadia exploded for six runs in the sixth inning to put away the Devils.
Zachary Sekelick drove home the first run with a double, while Smolen plated Sekelick with a single.
Trey Obarowski then drilled a RBI-triple to right field, while scoring on a wild pitch, moments later.
Connor Cheeseman put the final touch on the Knights rally with a two-run single to right field, 10-3.
KNIGHTS OFFENSIVE LEADERS
- Smolen: 1-4, 2R, 2 RBI
- Mattson: 1-2, 2B, 2R, 2 SB
- Massielo: 1-3,2 RBI, R
- Pallante: 2-4, RBI
KNIGHTS PITCHING LEADERS
- Bogumil: 4 IP, 4H, 0 ER
- Margolis: 1 IP, 0H, 0 ER
ARCADIA 6, FDU-FLORHAM 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After Mattson led off the second inning with a double,
Alex Madera brought him home with a fielder's choice for the game's first run, 1-0. In the top of the inning, Mattson doubled a runner off first base after grabbing a hard-hit liner and applying the tag for an unassisted double-play.
- FDU-Florham knotted the game up in the sixth inning, but the Knights added three runs in the bottom of the frame. Pallante and Madera added the first two runs with back-to-back one-run singles, while Pallante stole home on a double steal to provide one more insurance run, 4-1.
- The Knights tallied two runs in the seventh with RBI-triples from Massielo and Mattson, 6-1.
Adam Maser helped silence the Devils at the plate with three hitless innings of relief.
KNIGHTS OFFENSIVE LEADERS
- Mattson: 2-2, 2B, 3B, 2R, RBI, 2 BB
- Massielo: 2-3, 3B, RBI, 2R, BB
- Madera: 1-4, 2 RBI, R, 3 SB
KNIGHTS PITCHING LEADERS
- Curley: W (1-1) 4 IP, 2H, 1 ER, 5 Ks
- Maser: 3 IP, 0H, 0 ER, 1 K
UP NEXT
The Knights (9-3) return to action next Friday versus Misericordia University at Skip Wilson Field.
