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Winner Arcadia ARCADIA
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Hood HOOD
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arcadia ARCADIA 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 9 10 1
Hood HOOD 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 9 3

W: Bartoni, Joel (9-1) L: J. Patterson (6-4)

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Winner Widener WIDENER
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Arcadia ARCADIA
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Widener WIDENER
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Widener WIDENER 1 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 12 1
Arcadia ARCADIA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 7 5

W: J. Zettlemoy (3-4) L: Lichtenberger, Robert (2-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Sees Season End With Conference Championship Loss To Widener

YORK, Pa. – The Arcadia baseball team saw its season end with a 11-5 defeat at the hands of Widener in the 2019 MAC Commonwealth Baseball Championship in York, Pa. AU won the first game of the day against Hood, 9-2 to extend its season before falling to the Pride on Saturday.
 
No. 3 Arcadia 9, No. 1 Hood 2
In the tournament's first elimination game, Joel Bartoni made sure it wasn't Arcadia who was going home.
 
Bartoni (9-1) did a yeoman's work on the hill for AU as he went the distance for the fifth time this season, throwing 137 pitches. The right-hander surrendered two runs (1 ER) while scattering nine hits and walking four with three strikeouts. Bartoni's nine wins marks the single-season record for wins in a season, passing eight wins set by Matt Melcher (2002) and Ryan Windt (2004). The victory also marks the right-hander's 22nd career win, tied for the most in team history with Tyler Pennep (2004-07). 
 
The scoring got kicked off on a single to right field by Zak Thomas in the top of the second inning to plate Trevor Mattson gave the Knights an early 1-0 advantage.
 
In the fourth, Thomas once again drove in a run on a bases loaded single to center, this time bringing in Phil Pierfy. Matt Ernst followed Thomas and perfectly executed a squeeze bunt, allowing Anthony Zupito to sprint in from third, extending AU's lead to 3-0.
 
The Blazers didn't go away quietly in the home half of the sixth as Dylan Beck dashed home on a wild pitch for their first run.
 
Arcadia got the run back in the seventh inning as Dylan Towey struck out swinging on a pitch in the dirt, and an errant throw to first base allowed Sean Carew to score, putting the Knights back up three at 4-1.
 
In the bottom of the same frame, a Brad Sawyer single to right field brought around Nathan Kessler to cut the Blazers' deficit to 4-2.
 
A three-run double by Nick Ponente just inside the right field line in the top of the eighth broke the game open for the Scarlet & Grey, making the score 7-2 in favor of the Knights.
 
AU tacked on two more insurances runs in the ninth as Pierfy scored on a fielder's choice and Towey touched home plate before Thomas was caught stealing second base, to assure the 9-2 victory.
 
Mattson and Thomas led the Scarlet & Grey's attack with two hits apiece, with Thomas driving in three runs. Ponente tallied three RBI as well, all with one swing. Six other Knights recorded a base hit.
 
As for Hood, Daniel Shepherd had a team-high two hits, as eight total Blazers tallied a base knock.
 
The Blazers sent Jordan Patterson (6-4) to hill and he worked 7.2 innings, releasing 134 pitches. Patterson allowed seven runs (5 ER) on nine hits and four walks to go along with five punchouts. Des Grimes and Jahlin Jean-Baptiste went the final 1.1 innings, permitting two runs on one hit and two walks.
 
No. 4 Widener 11, No. 3 Arcadia 5
A seven-run third inning propelled Widener past Arcadia, 11-5 in the final loser's bracket game of the 2019 MAC Commonwealth Baseball Championship in York, Pa.
 
With the win, the Pride (19-23-1) advances to the Championship round Saturday afternoon versus No. 2 Alvernia, for the conference's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. Arcadia's season ends with an overall record of 25-17.
 
Widener took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first as Daren Wood laced a single into left field to bring in Tommy McParland.
 
Arcadia responded with a tally of its own in the bottom of the frame on a Sean Carew RBI single that brought in Gillen.
 
Widener blew the game open in the top of the third with seven runs on five hits and two errors, taking an 8-1 advantage.
 
The skies then opened up and halted the game for the evening in the bottom of the third.
 
After a 15-hour delay, the teams resumed play on Saturday just after noon.
 
The Pride tacked on another run in the top of the sixth on an error to extend its lead to 9-1.
 
In the bottom of the eighth, the Scarlet & Grey plated four runs with two hits on a Pierfy RBI double, and a three-run double from pinch-hitter Anthony Zupito, cutting the deficit to 9-5.
 
Widener answered right back in the top of the ninth with a two-run double by Brennan Taylor, pushing the lead back up to 11-5.
 
Widener was led by three hits apiece from Greg Elfreth and Taylor. Ryan Bennett and Wood chipped in two hits each as well. Taylor drove in three runs on the day, with Nick D'Alessandro and Matt Samson both knocking in two runs.
 
Arcadia received two hits from Carew and one hit each from five other Knights. Zupito's three RBI was a team-high, as Carew and Piefy hit in one run each. With his walk in the bottom of the ninth, Gillen recorded his 75th career bases on balls, the most all-time in program history.  
 
Rob Lichtenberger (2-2) got the ball in game two and battled for 2.2 innings, allowing eight runs (6 ER) on seven hits and three walks. Mitch Blake entered and worked a career-high 6.1 innings in relief, permitting three runs (2 ER) on five hits and one walk with a career-best eight strikeouts.
 
As for the Pride, Joey Zettlemoyer (3-4) cruised through 6.0 innings as he surrendered one run on five hits and one walk with two strikeouts. Kyle Laing, Bryson Turner and Donald Edwards entered in succession in relief, with all three pitching one inning each to close out the game.
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Mitch Blake

#45 Mitch Blake

R
6' 3"
Junior
R/R
Zak Thomas

#10 Zak Thomas

Util.
5' 8"
Junior
L/R
Trevor Mattson

#34 Trevor Mattson

3B
5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
Sean Carew

#14 Sean Carew

OF/1B
5' 11"
Senior
R/L
Phil Pierfy

#18 Phil Pierfy

1B/OF/P
6' 5"
Senior
R/R
Dylan Towey

#1 Dylan Towey

C
5' 10"
Junior
R/R
Nick Ponente

#7 Nick Ponente

INF
5' 8"
Senior
R/L
Matt Ernst

#3 Matt Ernst

INF
5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
Joel Bartoni

#24 Joel Bartoni

P
5' 11"
Senior
R/R
Anthony Zupito

#6 Anthony Zupito

OF
5' 8"
Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Mitch Blake

#45 Mitch Blake

6' 3"
Junior
R/R
R
Zak Thomas

#10 Zak Thomas

5' 8"
Junior
L/R
Util.
Trevor Mattson

#34 Trevor Mattson

5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
3B
Sean Carew

#14 Sean Carew

5' 11"
Senior
R/L
OF/1B
Phil Pierfy

#18 Phil Pierfy

6' 5"
Senior
R/R
1B/OF/P
Dylan Towey

#1 Dylan Towey

5' 10"
Junior
R/R
C
Nick Ponente

#7 Nick Ponente

5' 8"
Senior
R/L
INF
Matt Ernst

#3 Matt Ernst

5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
INF
Joel Bartoni

#24 Joel Bartoni

5' 11"
Senior
R/R
P
Anthony Zupito

#6 Anthony Zupito

5' 8"
Senior
R/R
OF