HAVERFORD, Pa. - Justin Massielo's two-run double in the ninth etched his place into the record books, becoming just the sixth member of the 200 hit club in the Arcadia University baseball teams 16-11 non-conference win at Haverford College on Tuesday.
FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia improved to 13-7 with the win.
-Haverford fell to 10-7.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Knights opened the scoring in the top of the first on a sacrifice fly from
Kevin Wheeler that scored
Anthony Bruno and a Massielo single to right that brought homeÂ
Matt Donchez.
-Haverford scored twice in the first and twice in the third to take a 4-2 lead.
-Arcadia pushed three runs across in the sixth to go ahead 5-4.
-The Fords retook the lead in the bottom of the sixth with four runs, leading 8-5.
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Emilio Pallante,
Tommy Ajjan, Bruno, and Donchez all brought in runs, with Donchez's two-run blast the big hit in a six-run seventh to take an 11-8 advantage.
-Haverford again tied the scor in the bottom of the seventh on a three-run homer.
-Ajjan led off the ninth with a solo home runs, and the Knights never looked back as they crossed the plate times to finish the scoring.
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Luke Hinkle earned his first career win with a scoreless eighth inning.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits:
Solomon Griffith (4) / Pallante (3)
Runs: Donchez (3) / Ajjan (3)
RBI: Ajjan (3) / Massielo (3)
Walks: Massielo (1) / Donchez (1)
UP NEXT
-The Knights return to the diamond tomorrow when they travel to DeSales to kick off their Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) series starting at 3:30 p.m.
