LEXINGTON, S.C. - The No. 21 Arcadia University baseball team dropped its spring break opener to Ithaca College by a 6-5 final in non-conference play on Sunday morning.

FOR THE RECORD
-The Knights fell to 6-3 with the defeat.

-The Bombers, who are receiving votes in the latest D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25, improved to 4-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Arcadia opened the scoring in the first with an unearned run.

-Ithaca took its first lead in the third with three runs.

-Matt Donchez tied the score in the bottom of the third with a two-run double plating Solomon Griffith and Eli Savitt.

-The Bombers scored twice in the fourth to retake a two-run advantage.

-Griffith brought home Emilio Pallante on a ground out in the fifth to cut the deficit to 5-4.

-Ithaca regained a two-run cushion in the sixth.

-The Knights got a run in the eighth on a Donchez sacrifice fly scoring Savitt, but were unable to get the equalizer.

-Hunter Curley took the loss on the mound for Arcadia, allowing five runs on eight hits across five innings with two walks and four strikeouts.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits: Griffith (2) / Donchez (2)
Runs: Savitt (3) / Griffith (1) / Pallante (1)
RBI: Donchez (3) / Griffith (1)
Walks: Savitt (1) / Tommy Ajjan (1)

UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action on Tuesday when they face Case Western Reserve, who is also receiving votes in the national poll, for a 12:30 p.m. non-conference game.