AMBLER - Will Childs' bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth sealed a comeback victory as the Arcadia University baseball team erased a 6-0 deficit to defeat Penn State Harrisburg 7-6 in non-conference play from Skip Wilson Field on Tuesday afternoon.

FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia improved to 15-6 with the win.

-Penn State Harrisburg fell to 15-9.

ARCADIA 7, PENN STATE HARRISBURG 6
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Penn State Harrisburg opened the scoring in the top of the first on a groundout.

-The Nittany Lions added two more runs in the third and the fourth.

-The Knights got on the board in the bottom of the fourth when Solomon Abdullah tripled to center scoring Max Oswald, followed by a groundout from Jake Keirstead that plated Abdullah.

-Oswald doubled to left-center in the fifth to score Ryan Radigan, followed by a sacrifice fly from Keirstead that brought Oswald home.

-Kevin Wheeler cut the deficit to 6-5 in the bottom of the eighth when he singled to bring home Thomas Strauch.

-Childs tied the game later in the inning when he came home on a wild pitch.

-Keirstead began the bottom of the ninth with a walk and moved to third after the pitcher threw away a pickoff attempt. After back-to-back intentional walks, Childs worked a full count before ball four crossed the plate to give Arcadia the win.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits: Wheeler (2) / Oswald (2) / So. Abdullah (2)
Runs: Oswald (2)
RBI: Keirstead (2)
Walks: Oswald (2)

UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action on Thursday when they travel to DeSales for a 3:30 p.m. Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) game.

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