AMBLER, Pa. - Trailing 3-2 with two out in the bottom of the eighth, Tommy Ajjan and Solomon Griffith hit back-to-back RBI triples to lift the No. 20 Arcadia University baseball team, the No. 2 seed, to a 4-3 victory over No. 3 Stevens in game one of the 2024 Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) semifinals at Skip Wilson Field on Friday afternoon.

FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia improved to 30-10 with the win.

-Stevens fell to 24-15.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Knights broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the third when Griffith scored on a wild pitch, followed by Emilio Pallante coming in on a Duck error.

-Stevens tied the score in the top of the seventh on a triple and a single.

-The Ducks took their first lead in the top of the eighth on a sacrifice fly.

-Anthony Bruno led off the bottom of the eighth getting hit by a pitch, moved to second on a Matthew Sot sacrifice bunt, and scored on Ajjan's triple to right.

-Griffith followed one batter later with a triple over the centerfielders head.

-Cam Nebel improved to 3-1, pitching the final 2.1 innings allowing one run on one hit with a strikeout.

-Will Conroy opened on the mound, tossing the first 6.2 innings, spreading two runs on seen hits with no walks and five strikeouts.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits: Ajjan (2) / Griffith (2)
Runs: Bruno (1) / Ajjan (1) / Griffith (1) / Pallante (1)
RBI: Ajjan (1) / Griffith (1)
Walks: Matt Donchez (1)

UP NEXT
The Knights return to action tomorrow for game two of the MAC Freedom Semifinals at Skip Wilson Field at noon. Arcadia can close out the series and advance to the MAC Freedom finals with another win.