AMBLER - The No. 1 Arcadia University baseball team advanced to the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) Championship, finishing off a semifinal sweep with a 3-1 win over No. 4 Stevens at Skip Wilson Field on Sunday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Matt Donchez opened the scoring for the Knights when he singled to center in the fourth bringing home
Kevin Wheeler.
-Stevens tied the score with a run in the fifth.
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Alex Madera gave Arcadia the lead for good with a two-run triple in the seventh scoring
Matthew Sot and
Ryan Smolen.
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Nadell Booker earned the win with two scoreless innings while
Hunter Sibley ptched the ninth to earn his seventh save.
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Zach Steiger started on mound, allowing one run on six hits with one walk and five strikeouts across six innings.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Hits: Madera (2) / Wheeler (2)
Runs: Wheeler (1) / Sot (1) / Smolen (1)
RBI: Madera (2) / Donchez (1)
Walks: Sot (2) / Donchez (1) / Smolen (1)
UP NEXT
Arcadia will face No. 2 Misericordia in the championship after the Cougars swept No. 3 DeSales, with game one scheduled for Friday at 3:00 p.m. at Skip Wilson Field.
