LEXINGTON, S.C. - Two runs in the second, four in the fifth, and three in the eighth helped the Arcadia University baseball team end its spring break trip with an 11-3 win over No. 21 Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday morning.
FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia improved to 7-5.
-Baldwin Wallace fell to 4-5.
ARCADIA 11, NO. 21 BALDWIN WALLACE 3
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Baldwin Wallace opened the scoring with a run in the top of the first.
-The Knights took the lead with two runs in the bottom of the second as
Thomas Strauch tripled home
Cam Seymour and then scored on a wild pitch.
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Griffin Murphy increased the lead in the bottom of the fourth with a single scoring Seymour.
-After the Yellow Jackets closed the gap to 3-2 in the top of the fifth,
Joshua Agriesti and Seymour drove in runs and a two-run double from Murphy pushed the lead to 7-2 in the bottom of the frame.
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Noah Stennett, Murphy, and
Ryan Radigan all drove in runs in the eighth to finish the scoring.
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Vinny Versaci earned the win in relief, allowing one run on five hits across 2.1 innings with one walk and one strikeout.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits: Murphy (3) / Strauch (2)
Runs:
Anthony Bruno (2) / Seymour (2)
RBI: Murphy (4)
Walks:
Taro Pustilnik (4) / Radigan (2)
UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action on Friday when they begin Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play at No. 15 Misericordia, with first pitch scheduled for 3:30 p.m.