GLENSIDE - Jadelin Chui's RBI double in the bottom of the sixth lifted the Arcadia University softball team to a 4-3 game one win over Albright before falling 12-8 in game two from Blankley Field in non-conference play on Thursday afternoon.
FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia moved to 11-22.
-Albright stands at 13-24.
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME ONE: ARCADIA 4, ALBRIGHT 3
-Arcadia took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the fourth on a two-run single from
Molly Delio and a sacrifice fly off the bat of
Kiersten Murray.
-Albright crossed the plate three times in the top of the fifth to tie the score.
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Stephanie Binek hit a pinch-hit single to center in the bottom of the sixth, Chui stepped up next and lined a double to left-center allowing Binek to score.
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Mac Champion pitched her second-straight complete game, allowing three runs on six hits with three walks and five strikeouts.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits: Delio (2) /
Kritzie Diaz-Rivera (2)
Runs: Diaz-Rivera (1) / Binek (1) /
Caitlynn Pleska (1) /
Caity Hinton (1)
RBI: Delio (1)
GAME TWO: ARCADIA 8, ALBRIGHT 12
-Albright jumped ahead in the top of the second with two runs.
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Sybella DeMaio tied the score in the bottom of the second with a two-run single scoring Pleska and Hinton.
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Sadie Drozdowski, Chui, and Demaio helped the Knights take a 7-2 lead in the bottom of the third.
-After the Lions cut the lead to 7-5 in the top of the fourth, Hinton brought home Diaz-Rivera to increase the lead to 8-5.
-Albright took the lead in the top of the fifth with seven runs.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits: Delio (2) / Pleska (2) / DeMaio (2)
Runs: Pleska (2) / Hinton (2)
RBI: DeMaio (3) / Chui (2)
Walks: Chui (1)
UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action on Sunday when they host Misericordia for a 12:30 p.m. Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) doubleheader at Blankley Field.
