AMBLER - Four home runs in the first inning set the tone as the Arcadia University baseball team opened Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play with a 19-2 win over FDU-Florham at Skip Wilson Field on Friday afternoon.

FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia moved to 1-0 in conference play and 3-5 overall.

-FDU-Florham fell to 8-5 and 0-1, respectively.

ARCADIA 19, FDU-FLORHAM 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
-FDU-Florham opened the scoring with a run in the top of the first.

-After Kevin Wheeler and Ryan Radigan got on base to open the bottom of the first, Max Oswald launched a three-run homer to left to put the Knights in front.

-Joshua Agriesti followed one batter later with a home run to center.

-After a strikeout, Thomas Strauch and Peter Trendafilov smashed back-to-back homers to finish the first-inning scoring.

-Agriesti came through once again in the bottom of the second with a run-scoring single to center bringing home Radigan.

-FDU-Florham pushed across its second run in the top of the fourth.

-Solomon Abdullah laced a two-run triple down the right field line in the bottom of the fourth scoring Oswald and Agriesti, followed by a Strauch sacrifice fly to make the lead 10-2.

-Wheeler got in on the homer party in the bottom of the fifth when he crushed an 0-1 pitch to left bringing home Taro Pustilnik.

-Arcadia scored four more runs in the seventh and one in the eighth to finish the scoring.

-Hunter Dicarlantonio earned his first collegiate win tossing three scoreless innings of relief with three hits allowed and six strikeouts while allowing zero walks.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits: Agriesti (4)
Runs: Oswald (4) / Radigan (4)
RBI: Oswald (3) / So. Abdullah (3) / Strauch (3)
Walks: Oswald (1) / Trendafilov (1) / Pustilnik (1)

UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action tomorrow when they travel to FDU-Florham for a MAC Freedom doubleheader starting at 12:00 p.m.