WILKES-BARRE, PA (April 20, 2024) - - In lieu of Senior Day celebrations at Lipo Field, Zach Day, Justin Stefanowicz, and Caleb Graham all hit doubles in King's College baseball's Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom doubleheader losses to RV Arcadia University this afternoon. The Knights took the first game 14-0 and the second 14-5. The Monarchs are now 9-21 overall and 4-14 in MAC Freedom play, while Arcadia advances to 25-10 overall and 14-4 in the MAC Freedom. 

Game 1 - L, 0-14 (7 inn.)
The Monarchs played strong defense in the first and second innings going three-up-three-down in both, while Chase Yochem and Owen Kosar each hit singles to get on base, but were left there unable to score. The Knights scored their first run in the top of the third on an RBI single to right center to take a 1-0 lead. Arcadia picked up three more runs in the fourth inning on a two-run double and then on ground-out to first to build up to 4-0 over King's. 

King's then held off Arcadia until the top of the sixth inning when the Knights recorded another run on a single to left field to go up 5-0. Arcadia then totaled nine runs in the seventh inning, including two RBIs on a double from Noah Stennett followed by a three-run homer for Anthony Bruno. The Knights ultimately defeated the Monarchs 14-0. 

Matt Masala tallied two strikeouts in 5.2 IP and gave up zero runs in his first two innings on the mound. Day, Yochem and Kosar all recorded singles in the loss as well.

Game 2 - L, 5-14 (9 inn.)
King's bounced back early in its second game against Arcadia and scored two runs in the first inning. After Day doubled to right center, Yochem singled to send him in to score King's first run of the afternoon. Nick Ciszak hit a single of his own before him and Yochem advanced to second and third on a wild pitch to put them in scoring position. Graham picked up the RBI despite grounding out at first while sending Yochem home to give King's a 2-0. 

Arcadia earned its first run of the game on a triple to right field, but still came up short 2-1 behind King's after the top of the second inning. King's notched a third run in the bottom of the inning after Zach Jenkins singled to right field to put Kosar at home to get ahead 3-1.

After a scoreless third and fourth innings for both teams, the Knights scored on a single to come within one run of the Monarchs in the top of the fifth. King's responded with its fourth run of the game after Kevin Kullman laid down a sacrifice bunt to put Ciszak on third in scoring position for Kosar to send him home to score on a groundout. The Monarchs led 4-2 going into the sixth inning. 

Arcadia took over in the top of the sixth after scoring nine runs. Three Knights hit doubles in the inning, two of which accounted for three of the nine runs. Bruno homered again for two more RBIs as well. Arcadia held King's scoreless in the bottom of the inning to take an 11-4 lead into the seventh inning. 

Both teams went scoreless in the seventh inning, and the Monarchs held the Knights to just one run in the top of the eighth. Arcadia earned two more runs in the top of the ninth on a two-run single from Stennett. King's picked up its final run of the game in the bottom of the ninth. After Graham doubled down the right field line, he scored on a single from Kullman. Unfortunately, this was not enough to bring the Monarchs back as the Knights finally won 14-5.

Adin Hoderewski threw two strikeouts in 5.0 IP and only allowed three runs. Day also earned a strikeout in 2.0 IP and allowed only one run. Yochem, Kosar, and Graham all led the offense with a hit, run, and RBI each, while Day finished with two hits and a run. Ciszak also had one hit and one run, while Jenkins had a hit and a RBI.

The Monarchs next game is Monday, April 22, against non-conference opponent Penn State Wilkes-Barre. First pitch is scheduled for 4 pm at Lipo Field.