It was another full Saturday across the Philadelphia-area college baseball landscape, with Eastern and Arcadia splitting conference doubleheaders while Immaculata closed its spring break trip with a decisive victory in Myrtle Beach.
Eastern splits MAC Commonwealth twin bill with York
On a windy afternoon at the Yard, Eastern split its MAC Commonwealth opening doubleheader with York, taking the opener 7–1 before the Spartans responded with a 6–5 win in the nightcap.
Eastern (11–4, 1–1 MAC Commonwealth) used a decisive five-run third inning to seize control of game one. Trent MacDougall and Matt McSorley powered the offense, while Graham Adams delivered another strong outing on the mound.
MacDougall finished 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBIs, while McSorley launched a two-run home run. Ryan Alfonso and Luke Meehan each added RBIs, and Robert Del Buono sparked the rally with a double.
Adams improved to 3–0, allowing just one run on five hits while escaping several jams. Reliever Peter Mellana closed the final two innings, surrendering just one hit.
After two scoreless innings, Eastern broke through in the third. Del Buono doubled to start the rally before Kozlusky walked and MacDougall drove in the game’s first run with a single. Alfonso followed with an RBI bunt single, Meehan added a run-scoring groundout, and McSorley capped the inning with a two-run homer.
MacDougall added insurance in the fifth with a solo home run, his second long ball in as many games.
York’s Lucas Prendergast spoiled the shutout bid with a home run, but the Eagles held on for the 7–1 victory.
Game two featured far more late drama.
Eastern battled back from 4–0 and 5–1 deficits, tying the game in the seventh when McSorley launched his second home run of the afternoon, a two-out blast that made it 5–5. The freshman outfielder now has home runs in three consecutive games and leads the Eagles with four this season.
The Eagles threatened again in the eighth, loading the bases, but could not push across the go-ahead run. York ultimately secured the split when Matthew Wade delivered a go-ahead RBI single in the ninth.
MacDougall, McSorley, Matthew Gonglik, and Del Buono each recorded two hits in the game two effort.
Eastern and York conclude their series Sunday at Jacquet Field.
Arcadia splits MAC Freedom doubleheader at FDU-Florham
In Madison, N.J., Arcadia also split a conference doubleheader, defeating FDU-Florham 8–3 in game one before falling 10–9 in a walk-off loss in the nightcap.
Arcadia (4–6, 2–1 MAC Freedom) seized control of the opener in the third inning behind Peter Trendafilov, who blasted a grand slam to give the Knights the lead.
Eric Shandler later scored on a passed ball to extend the advantage, and Arcadia added three more runs in the fifth on RBIs from Kevin Wheeler, Joshua Agriesti, and Solomon Abdullah.
Gavin Kincs earned the win, allowing two runs on three hits over 3.1 innings.
Game two proved far more chaotic.
Arcadia traded runs throughout the afternoon, rallying multiple times. The Knights plated four runs in the seventh to briefly take the lead and later moved ahead 9–8 in the eighth after RBIs from Taro Pustilnik and Max Oswald.
FDU-Florham answered in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game before delivering the walk-off run in the ninth.
Agriesti led the offense with three hits, while Ryan Radigan and Pustilnik each added two.
Arcadia returns home Tuesday to host Keene State.
In Madison, N.J., Arcadia also split a conference doubleheader, defeating FDU-Florham 8–3 in game one before falling 10–9 in a walk-off loss in the nightcap.
Arcadia (4–6, 2–1 MAC Freedom) seized control of the opener in the third inning behind Peter Trendafilov, who blasted a grand slam to give the Knights the lead.
Eric Shandler later scored on a passed ball to extend the advantage, and Arcadia added three more runs in the fifth on RBIs from Kevin Wheeler, Joshua Agriesti, and Solomon Abdullah.
Gavin Kincs earned the win, allowing two runs on three hits over 3.1 innings.
Game two proved far more chaotic.
Arcadia traded runs throughout the afternoon, rallying multiple times. The Knights plated four runs in the seventh to briefly take the lead and later moved ahead 9–8 in the eighth after RBIs from Taro Pustilnik and Max Oswald.
FDU-Florham answered in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game before delivering the walk-off run in the ninth.
Agriesti led the offense with three hits, while Ryan Radigan and Pustilnik each added two.
Arcadia returns home Tuesday to host Keene State.
Immaculata closes spring break trip with decisive win
In Myrtle Beach, Immaculata ended its spring break trip on a high note, defeating Otterbein 12–2 at the Ripken Experience.
The Mighty Macs (3–8) scored in five different innings, using a decisive fourth inning to break open the game.
After taking an early 2–0 lead, Otterbein briefly closed the gap to 3–2 in the fourth. Immaculata answered immediately when Danny Nocito crushed a grand slam, turning the game into a 7–2 advantage.
The Mighty Macs continued to add on late, scoring once in the sixth before plating four more runs in the seventh to close out the game.
Thomas DeSarno earned the win on the mound, allowing two unearned runs across six innings while striking out three.
Nocito finished with a home run, double, four RBIs, and two runs scored, while Matt Passerini reached base three times and scored three runs. Joey Mozzone added two RBIs, and Logan Barndt and JT Luther each recorded multiple hits.
Immaculata returns home Tuesday to host Kean in its home opener.
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