AMBLER - Matt Donchez's bases-clearing double in the second paired with a fantastic outing on the mound by
Nadell Booker helped the No. 20 Arcadia University baseball team top Stevens 6-3 in game two of the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) Tournament, reaching the final after taking the series two games to none.
The Knights advance to their third-straight conference final after winning the last two seasons.
FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia moved its win streak to 14 games and now stands at 31-10 overall.
-Stevens finishes its season 24-16.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Stevens opened the scoring in the top of the second with an RBI double.
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Emilio Pallante tied the score in the bottom of the second with an RBI single that brought home
Matthew Sot.
-Donchez followed later in the frame with a bases-clearing double to left-center, scoring
Solomon Griffith, Pallante, and
Gabe Diaz to make the lead 4-1.
-The Ducks battled back in the top of the eight with two runs to close the gap to 4-3.
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Justin Massielo and Griffith each brought in runs on the bottom of the inning to reach the final score.
-Booker pitched 7.2 innings, allowing three runs on five hits with one walk and a career-high eight strikeouts.
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Cam Nebel got out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and pitched a clean ninth to earn his seventh save.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits: Sot (2) / Diaz (2)
Runs: Sot (2)
RBI: Donchez (3)
Walks: Sot (1) / Griffith (1)
UP NEXT
-Arcadia moves on to face No. 1 seed Misericordia for the third-straight year in the finals, with game one scheduled for Friday at 3:30 p.m. in Dallas, Pa.