DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - The Arcadia University baseball team swept its double-header at Delaware Valley on Saturday. The Knights held on to beat the Aggies, 6-5, in the opener, before cruising to an 18-1 victory in the finale. 

The Knights' young bats led the way in game two with first-year members combining for 11 RBI, while contributing 14 RBI on the afternoon. Joseph Kumar led the group with a team-best four hits and 3 RBI in the finale, while Emilio Pallante and Nick Bon Tempo also added three RBI. Aaron Oswalt put together a solid day at the plate with two hits and an RBI.  

ARCADIA 6, DELAWARE VALLEY 5
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Knights strung together five runs in the first inning to give their pitching staff an early cushion. Alex Madera and Justin Massielo worked consecutive one-out walks to start the rally. Madera later came home to score on an Aggies fielding error, while Massielo was plated on a passed ball. Pallante and Gregory Hamrick II added to the big inning with three more two-out RBI. Pallante drove home one run with a knock to the left side, while Hamrick brought home two more with a double, 5-0.

- Delaware Valley got two runs back in the second inning. The Aggies added consecutive RBI singles, before Hunter Curley escaped the jam with a bases-loaded strikeout to limit the damage, 5-2. Arcadia deescalated another threat in the fourth inning when Hamrick tossed out a runner trying to steal third base to end the inning.  

- Arcadia added one run in the fifth inning on an RBI double from Zachary Sekelick, 6-2. Kumar worked a one-out walk and then stole second base to put himself in scoring position. Sekelick then sent a 3-2 pitch down the left field line to plate Kumar, 6-2.

- Adam Maser got three big outs for the Knights in the fifth inning. After the Aggies opened the inning with back-to-back singles, Maser generated three quick outs to silence Delaware Valley's threat. Maser induced a fly out to retire the first batter, before striking out the next batter swinging while Hamrick caught a runner stealing second base on the pitch. 

- The Aggies added three runs in the sixth inning to pull within one run, 6-5. Owen Margolis successfully escaped a two-out jam with the tying run on second base. Margolis retired the only batter he faced in the sixth with an inning-ending strikeout. The junior then retired the Aggies in order to complete the four-out save. 

KNIGHTS OFFENSIVE LEADERS 
- Hamrick: 1-3, 2 RBI, 2B
- Sekelick: 2-3, RBI, 2B

KNIGHTS PITCHING LEADERS
- Curley: W (2-1), 4.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R (0 ER), 2 SO
- Margolis: SV (3), 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 SO

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ARCADIA 18, DELAWARE VALLEY 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Knights plated two runs in the first inning courtesy of a two-out rally. Massielo singled to right field to prolong the inning, while Connor Cheeseman doubled him home for the game's first run. Kumar then kept the rally going with a base hit to right field to plate Cheeseman, 2-0.

- Luke Fournier cruised through the first two innings, while tallying consecutive 1-2-3 innings in the second and third. 

- Arcadia added another pair of runs to double its lead in the fourth inning, 4-0. Pallante walked to open the frame, while Sekelick followed with a hit by pitch. Both runners advanced to scoring position on a ground out and later came home to score on a Ryan Smolen single. 

- Knights expanded their lead to seven runs with a three-run fifth inning. Pallante plated two runners with a two-run double, while Sekelick brought home one more with a sacrifice fly. Delaware Valley responded with one run in the bottom half to cut its deficit to six runs, 7-1.

- Arcadia put the game out of reach with six runs in the seventh inning. Cheeseman brought home the first run with a sacrifice flyout, while Kumar plated the following run with an infield hit. Pallante and Oswalt each brought home one run with singles, before Bon Tempo doubled to plate the final two runs of the inning, 13-1.

- The Knights added two more in the seventh and eighth innings. Kumar drove home one run with a flyout and Madera plated one in the eighth with a single. Arcadia then put up a three spot in the ninth with RBI from Oswalt and Bon Tempo, 18-1.

KNIGHTS OFFENSIVE LEADERS 
- Kumar: 4-5, 3 RBI, 3 R
- Pallante: 2-4, 3 RBI, 4 R, 2B
- Bon Tempo: 1-2, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 2B, R
- Cheeseman: 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 2B, 2 R, BB

KNIGHTS PITCHING LEADERS
- Fournier: W (4-2), 5 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 5 SO
- D'Apolito: 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 5 SO
- Lawnhurst: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, SO

UP NEXT
The Knights (14-8) wrap up its season series against Delaware Valley on Sunday at Skip Wilson Field. First pitch is scheduled for noon.