GRANTHAM, Pa. - Entering the bottom of the ninth with a three-run lead four runs including a walk-off three-run home run downed the Arcadia University baseball team 8-7 at Messiah in non-conference play on Tuesday afternoon.

FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia fell to 22-12.

-Messiah improved to 25-10.

ARCADIA 7, MESSIAH 8
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Messiah opened the scoring with a run in the bottom of the first. 

-Eric Shandler tied the score in the top of the second when he singled to left bringing home Will Childs.

-The Knights took the lead with two runs in the top of the fourth including an RBI single from Solomon Abdullah scoring Hunter Dicarlatonio.

-After Messiah cut the lead to 3-2, Shandler and Kevin Wheeler brought home runs in the bottom of the fifth to increase the lead to 5-2.

-Wheeler came through again in the to of the seventh when he plated Taro Pustilnik.

-The Falcons scored single runs in the bottom of the seventh and eighth to make the score 6-4.

-Dicarlatonio brought in Ryan Radigan with a single to left in the to of the ninth to finish the scoring for the Knights.

-Messiah crossed the plate four times in the bottom of the ninth.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits: So. Abdullah (4)
Runs: Pustilnik (2)
RBI: Wheeler (2) / Shandler (2)
Walks: Shandler (1) / Pustilnik (1) / Noah Stennett (1)

UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action on Friday when they host Misericordia for a 3:30 p.m. Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) game at Skip Wilson Field.