UNION, N.J. - Jake Hendershot clubbed a three-run homer in his debut to close the gap but the Arcadia University baseball team fell 4-3 in its season-opener at Kean on Friday afternoon.

FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia fell to 0-1 with the defeat.

-Kean improved to 1-0.

KEAN 4, ARCADIA 3
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Kean opened the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the second and two more in the bottom of the fourth.

-Hendershot launched a three-run homer in the top of the fifth to bring the Knights within one run.

-Arcadia was unable to push the tying run across.

-Will Conroy fell to 0-1, allowing four runs on five hits across 3.2 innings with two walks and two strikeouts.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits: Hendershot (1) / Cam Seymour (1) / Gabe Diaz (1)
Runs: Hendershot (1) / Diaz (1) / Griffin Murphy (1)
RBI: Hendershot (3)
Walks: Murphy (2) / Thomas Strauch (2)

UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action on Friday when they host Stockton for a 2:00 p.m. non-conference game at Skip Wilson Field.