DALLAS, Pa. - The No. 3 seed Arcadia University baseball team swept its Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) semifinal at No. 2 Misericordia, taking game one 11-10 in 10 innings before securing game two 7-5.
FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia improved to 26-15.
-Misericordia ends its season at 26-16.
GME ONE: ARCADIA 11, MISERICORDIA 10 (F/10)
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Knights opened the scoring with three runs in the top of the first when
Cam Seymour lined a single to right center scoring
Kevin Wheeler, followed by a two-run double to right off the bat of
Joshua Agriesti that brought home Seymour and
Thomas Strauch.
-Misericordia tied the score with three runs in its half of the first.
-Arcadia wasted no time retaking the lead in the top of the second on a two-run single from
Max Oswald, an RBI double from Seymour, and a safety squeeze by Strauch.
-The Cougars tied the score with four runs in the fourth and one in the sixth.
-Misericordia jumped ahead with one run in the sixth and two in the eighth to take a three run lead into the ninth.
-In the top of the ninth,
Joshua Agriesti reached with a one-out single to right center before exiting for pinch-runner
Noah Stennett. After
Ryan Radigan walked, and a pop-out,
Derek Rivera moved everyone up two bases with a double to left-center that scored Stennett.
-One batter later, Wheeler tied the score with an infield single that brought home Radigan, with Rivera scoring on a throwing error.
-After
Mitchell Bramsway, who earned the win, held the Cougars scoreless in their half of the ninth, the game was called for darkness, set to resume Saturday at 10 a.m.
-When play resumed, the first batter was Seymour, who reach on a hit by pitch.
-After a strikeout,
Jake Hendershot pinch hit and launched a double to center that brought Seymour all the way around.
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Andrew Tyszka pitched a scoreless 10th for his first career save in the comeback win.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits: Agriesti (3)
Runs: Wheeler (2) / Seymour (2) / RiveraÂ
RBI: Wheeler (2) / Seymour (2) / Oswald (2) / Agriesti (2)
Walks: Oswald (2)
GAME TWO: ARCADIA 7, MISERICORDIA 5
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Rivera and Wheeler brought home one run each in the top of the second to put the Knights on top.
-Misericordia cut the lead in half in its half of the frame.
-Agriesti added to the lead with an RBI double scoring Hendershot in the top of the sixth.
-The Cougars tied the score in their half of the sixth.
-Strauch gave Arcadia the lead back in the seventh with a two-run triple before an Agriesti single put the Knights up 6-3.
-Misericordia trimmed the lead to 6-4 in bottom of the seventh.
-Wheeler finished the scoring with a single to right-center in the eighth scoring
Eric Shandler.
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Jack Dovidio pitched five innings, allowing three runs on seven hits.
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Jadon Dormer earned the win in relief, allowing two runs on two hits in 1.2 innings.
-Bramsway earned the save with a scoreless ninth.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits:
Anthony Bruno (3) / Wheeler (2) / Agriesti (2)
RBI: Wheeler (2) / Agriesti (2) / Strauch (2)
Walks: Bruno (2)
UP NEXT
-The Knights advance to the MAC Freedom finals, where they await the winner of the other semifinal between No. 1 Stevens and No. 4 Lebanon Valley, with game two scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. Lebanon Valley captured game one Friday by a final of 8-4.