BALTIMORE, Md. - Anthony Bruno's five RBI's and nine shutout innings from Will Conroy and Vinny Versaci helped the No. 20 Arcadia University baseball team open the 2024 NCAA Division III Baltimore Regional with a 7-0 win over Ramapo at Johns Hopkins on Friday afternoon.

FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia improved to 32-12.

-Ramapo fell to 28-15.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Bruno opened the scoring in the bottom of the third with a two-run single scoring Gabe Diaz and Matt Donchez.

-Justin Massielo increased the lead to 3-0 in the same innings when he walked with bases loaded to bring home Kevin Wheeler.

-Bruno broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth with a three-run homer to left bringing in Diaz and Donchez.

-Tommy Ajjan finished the scoring in the bottom of the seventh with a lead off solo home run.

-Conroy went 6.2 innings for the third time out in a row, allowing no runs on four hits with five strikeouts.

-Versaci finished the final 2.1 innings, surrendering one hit.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits: Donchez (2) / Bruno (2) / Ajjan (2) / Diaz (2)
Runs: Donchez (2)
RBI: Bruno (5)
Walks: Donchez (1) / Massielo (1)

UP NEXT
The Knights return to action tomorrow in the winners bracket where they will take on the host No. 6 Johns Hopkins. Due to rain in the forecast, the start time has tentatively been pushed back to 4:00 p.m.