GLENSIDE, Pa. - The Arcadia University baseball program concluded its four-game series with Misericorida Monday afternoon at Skip Wilson Field, splitting the doubleheader with a 3-2 victory in game two after Connor Cheeseman delivered a two-out, pinch-hit go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the eighth. Hunter Curley turned in seven innings of one-run ball while striking our four in his fourth start of the season despite earning a no-decision in the effort.

ARCADIA 1, MISERICORDIA 3
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Cougars opened the scoring in the top of the second with all three of its runs coming via a two-run double and a squeeze play on back-to-back at-bats. The Knights got on the board and cut into the deficit on Emilio Pallante's two-out, run-scoring single to center in the home half of the third.

-Danny Castaneda was solid out of the bullpen for the Knights to hold the deficit at three, allowing two hits and striking out two over 2.1 scoreless innings of relief. The Knight lineup was unable to take advantage, however, going scoreless the rest of the way to suffer the 3-1 defeat in game one.

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

KNIGHTS PITCHING LEADERS
-Castaneda: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K
 

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ARCADIA 3, MISERICORDIA 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Arcadia was quick to get on the board in Monday's game two to back starter Hunter Curley, as Trevor Mattson and Alex Madera both singled before Joseph Kumar worked a 12-pitch walk to load the bases with two outs. Nick Opalkowski then provided the breakthrough knock with a two-run single to center to give the Knights an early advantage.

-Curley battled in his fourth start of the season to turn in a season-high seven innings before turning the game over to the bullpen in line for the win after allowing a lone run in the sixth. The sophomore right-hander scattered five hits while striking out four to put the Knights in position to take the series finale.

-The Cougars rallied for an unearned run in the eighth to tie the game at two in the late innings, but Arcadia bounced back to regain the lead in the home half. After Justin Massielo and Trey Obarowski singles put the go-ahead run in scoring position with two outs, the Cougars made a move to the bullpen to summon a lefty to face the left-handed hitting Madera. However, the Knights countered with Connor Cheeseman to pinch-hit and the junior delivered in a big way, lining a two-strike offering to right to plate Massielo with the go-ahead run.

-Owen Margolis entered for the save and made quick work of the Cougars, setting them down in order to preserve the 3-2 victory.

KNIGHTS OFFENSIVE LEADERS
-Opalkowski: 2-3, 2 RBI
-Cheeseman: Pinch-hit, go-ahead RBI single in 8th.

KNIGHTS PITCHING LEADERS
-Curley: 7 IP (ND), 5 H, R, 4 K
-Steiger: W (1-0), IP, 2 H, R (0 ER), K
-Margolis: SV (1), IP, 0 H, K

UP NEXT
Arcadia (10-6) begins a four-game series with DeSales Saturday at noon.