AMBLER - The No. 23 Arcadia University baseball team opened Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play with a heart-stopping 11-10 win over No. 17 Misericordia University at Skip Wilson Field on Saturday afternoon.

FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia improved to 1-0 in conference and 9-5 overall.

-Misericordia fell to 7-7 and 0-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Misericordia opened the scoring with a run in the top of the first.

-Justin Massielo tied the score for the Knights in the bottom half when singled home Matt Donchez.

-The Cougars retook the advantage with two runs in the top of the second.

-Eli Savitt cut the deficit to 3-2 in the bottom of the second  with a sacrifice fly that scored Gabe Diaz.

-Misericordia took a 6-2 lead with runs in the third and fifth.

-Matthew Sot launched a triple in the fifth that brought home Savitt to cut the score to 6-3.

-Arcadia climbed back to take an 8-6 lead with five runs in the sixth.

-Anthony Bruno increased the Knights lead to 11-6 in the seventh when he launched a three-run homer that scored Tommy Ajjan and Emilio Pallante.

-The Cougars crossed the plate four times in the top of the ninth but Arcadia held on for the victory.

-Jack Dovidio earned the with 4.2 innings of relief, allowing four runs on six hits with two strikeouts and no walks.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits: Sot (3) / Pallante (3)
Runs: Pallante (2) / Bruno (2) / Savitt (2) / Diaz (2)
RBI: Bruno (3) / Sot (2) / Massielo (2)
Walks: Sot (1) / Savitt (1)

UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action tomorrow when they travel to Misericordia for a 12:00 p.m. MAC Freedom doubleheader.