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Celentano Tabbed First Team All Freedom, Discher & Bee Named to Second Team
Annville, PA: 5/5/08 - Senior catcher Amanda Celentano (Cherry Hill, NJ/Burlington, Twp.) has been named First Team All Freedom Conference, announced by the conference office this morning. This is Celentano's first career post-season honor for softball. Senior outfielder Danielle Discher (Philadelphia, PA/Girl's High) and junior first baseman Jaime Bee (Langhorne, PA/Villa Joseph Marie) were both honored with Second Team All-Freedom selections.
#2 Celentano #1 Discher #3 Bee
Amanda Celentano saved her best season for last, batting an impressive .429 to lead the Knights during the 2008 season. Having never hit a home run, Celentano helped herself to 5 this year, among 51 hits, 15 runs scored, 14 doubles, and 27 RBI. For her career, the senior catcher batted .315 with career totals of 121 hits, 59 runs, 26 doubles, 2 triples, 5 home runs, 21 walks, 66 RBI, going 4-4 on stolen bases, while recording 544 put-outs and 80 assists behind home plate. Her career fielding average is .959%
This is the fourth post-season honor for Danielle Discher in as many years. In her rookie season, she batted .364 with 52 hits, 44 runs, 20 RBI while taking 13-13 stolen base attempts to be named Honorable Mention for the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC). During her sophomore and junior campaigns, Discher nabbed a spot on the First Team All-PAC as an outfielder before going on the hit a career best .400 in 2008 and her best fielding percentage in four years, .985%. On her career, Discher batted .366 with 203 hits, tying Jenn Compton '07 as the all-time leader in hits at Arcadia. She recorded 146 runs, 7 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs, 64 RBI, 45 walks, 198 put-outs, 35 assists and went 74-85 on stolen base attempts, the all-time record for the Knights, in both number (74) and percentage (87%).
First baseman Jaime Bee has posted outstanding numbers and will return as one of the team leaders in 2009 when the Knights jump over to the Commonwealth Conference side of the MAC. This season, Bee helped herself to a .350 batting average, fourth best on the team while her .992% in the field led all Knights. With three seasons under her belt, Bee sports a .342 career batting average with 110 hits, 44 runs, 26 doubles, 1 triple, 59 RBI, 32 walks, 625 put-outs and 34 assists. Bee was named All PAC Honorable Mention in 2006.
Knights Pocket Two Wins over Haverford in Season Finale
Glenside, PA: 4/29/08 - With the Knights bid for a post season berth coming up short, Arcadia Softball closed out the 2008 season with their second doubleheader non-conference sweep this year, this time over local foes Haverford College of the Centennial Conference.
Arcadia (16-21-1) needed extra innings to squeak the 5-4 win out in game one, with Brittni Holland driving in Ashley McCarthy on a game winning single in the bottom of the 8th, but Kellie Reese's no-hitter through three and Danielle Discher's stellar all -around performance in her career finale helped the Knights to blank the Fords (22-14) 6-0 in the nightcap.
Down 2-1 in the opener, the Knights got right to work in the 4th as Jaime Bee made her way to third on a double and passed ball. Bee would score on a Virginia Buechel RBI. Buechel would then move to third off a Kristen Burns SAC bunt in time for a two run blast down the left field line from Diana Rufo giving Arcadia the 4-2 lead.
Kiersten Hughes pitched her way through the 5th and 6th unscathed but a miscue in the infield led to a pair of unearned Ford scores to tie the game at 4, but with two runners on, Christine Snow gloved the Knight's final out of the inning. Arcadia would walk away from the 7th leaving the potential winning run on third base as Amanda Celentano drilled a near stand up triple on just one out but the Knights would turn a double play in the extra-inning 8th and held the Fords hitless before Holland gave the Knights the 5-4 win.
Hughes allowed just 1 earned run for the complete game win. Bee and Buechel led the Knights with two hits apiece while the Knights, as a team hit for the cycle, with 6 different players registering a hit, including a pair of doubles from Bee, a triple from Celentano and home run from Rufo. Buechel and Rufo each drove in a pair.
Kellie Reese pitched a perfect three innings to open the nightcap as her Knights slowly build up a 3-0 lead after two, adding an RBI single along the way en route to a 6-0 blanking of the cross-city rivals. Danielle Discher put on a clinic in game two with 2 hits, a walk, SAC hit, 3 stolen bases, 3 RBI and a spectacular over the fence diving catch in centerfield robbing the Fords of a potential run.
Amanda Ryan and Jessica DeFluri came in in relief, allowing just three hits combined through the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh. Jaime Bee hit 2-4 with 1 run and 1 RBI while Kim Servello, and Celentano added hits in their career finale.
Bulldogs Sweep Knights in Freedom Closer
Center Valley, PA: 4/26/08 - The Bulldogs of DeSales University handed Arcadia Softball two losses Saturday afternoon, 6-0 in game one and 8-7 (8 innings) in game two, as the Knights close out Freedom Conference play with a 3-9 mark and will miss out on post-season play.
Game one was scoreless until the Bulldogs finally pushed one run across in the bottom of the fourth, added four in the bottom of the fifth and one more in the bottom of six to take the win in the opener 6-0. Kritsen Burns and Amanda Celentano both doubled for the Knights while Kiersten Hughes settled for the loss through 5 innings.
In game two, DeSales took a 5-2 lead after two innings scoring three in the first and two in the second. Arcadia fought back to tie the game at five before a DeSales homerun in the fifth gave the Bulldogs a 6-5 lead. The lead however was short lived as the Knights rallied for two runs in the sixth to go on top, 7-6.
Another Bulldog homer re-tied the game at 7. DSU won the game in the eighth inning when a runner on second scored after a throwing error by the Knight third baseman with two outs to end the game.
Celentano led Arcadia on the afternoon, going a combined 4-7 with a double and home run. In the nightcap, Danielle Discher hit 3-4 and notched her 200th career hit, Jaime Bee hit 2-4 with 1 run, 1 RBI and a double and Ashley McCarthy hit 2-4. Brittni Holland went 1-3 with a pair of runs, 1 RBI and a stolen base. Jessica DeFluri took the game two loss.
Arcadia, Eastern Split Non-Conference Doubleheader
Glenside, PA: 4/24/08 - Two former conference foes, Arcadia University and Eastern University, split a pair of non-conference games Thursday afternoon in Glenside. Pennsylvania Athletic Conference member Eastern stole game one 7-3 before former PAC and current Freedom Conference members Arcadia shutout the Eagles 10-0 in five in the nightcap. Arcadia improves to 14-19-1 overall.
Arcadia struck first in the opener with a pair of runs in the bottom of two. Kim Servello and Ashley McCarthy each contributed an RBI single in that inning. But Eastern got on the score board with an RBI single in the top of three before Karen Hertzog drilled a grand slam bomb over the right field fence, giving the Eagles the 5-2 lead. Eastern would add a score in the top of the fifth and seventh with the Knights only able to muster one more run on an RBI single from Virginia Buechel, scoring Brittni Holland.
Kellie Reese took the loss in the opener allowing 5 runs on 5 hits through four with one walk and one strikeout. Holland and Jaime Bee went 2-4 in the opener and Amanda Celentano batted 2 for 3.
In the nightcap, Arcadia did all their scoring in the second, third and fourth to win the shutout by the 8-run rule after the fifth inning.
Virginia Buechel opened the second with a walk and then crossed home plate on a one-out homerun bomb from Diana Rufo, giving Arcadia a 2-0 lead after two.
Danielle Discher led off the third with another walk in a 4 run, 4hit inning for the Knights that saw Virginia Buechel and Kim Servello register RBI singles, along with a two-run single up the middle from Amanda Celentano, giving Arcadia a 6-0 lead. In the bottom of the fourth, Jaime Bee and Celentano both hit for RBI singles, Rufo added an RBI bunt and the Knights got another score on a fielding error to take the convincing 10-0 lead as Amanda Ryan held Eastern to just five hits, hurling 5 strikeouts with just 1 walk in the win.
Rufo's second inning homerun on 2-2 from the plate led the Knights, along with a perfect appearance from Celentano on 3-3 with 3 RBI. Servello went 2-3 with 1 RBI and Buechel went 1-2 with 2 RBI, 3 runs and 1 walk.
Knights Drop Two Games to FDU-Florham
Glenside, PA: 4/19/08 – The Knights dropped two games to Freedom Conference opponent FDU-Florham 4-0 and 9-6. The losses move the Knights to 3-7 in the conference and 13-18-1 overall.
The Knights defense struggled in the opener of the double header committing 4 errors allowing the FDU Devils to go ahead 4-0. The Knights were never able to cut into FDU's lead. The Knights offense was highlighted by Virginia Buechel going 1-3 with a double. Danielle Discher, Jaime Bee, and Diana Rufo also added hits in game one. Junior Kiersten Hughes had a strong pitching performance over six innings allowing seven hits and striking out two on 28 batters faced.
Kelly Nover led the way for FDU going 2-4 with 2 RBIs. RBI. Katelyn Smith picked up the victory for FDU striking out 5 and only allowing 4 hits.
Game two started with the Devil’s scoring in the top of the first, but the Knights quickly answered with 2 runs in the bottom of the inning. The Knights scored again in the 2nd but the Devils answered with 7 runs in the 3rd. The Knights answered with 3 more runs in the 3rd but could not pull any closer. Sophomore, Jess DeFluri came into pitch in the third and held FDU scoreless for three innings before surrendering a run.
The Knights offense was led by seniors Danielle Discher and Amanda Celentano both going 2-4. Discher opened the game up with a triple and later knocked in 2 of the Knight’s 6 runs. Freshman, Virginia Buechel contributed to the offense going 1-2 with a walk.
The Devil’s offense was led by Kelly Nover who went 4-4 from the plate with 2 RBIs. Also providing some offense for FDU were Christine Heyl, Julie Hartnett, and Tara Hulse all going 2-4. Hartnett picked up the win for the Devil’s in five innings of work.
Knights, Monarchs Split Freedom Doubleheader
Glenside, PA: 4/17/08 - Arcadia University battled back from a 14-3 loss in the opener of today's Freedom Conference doubleheader with King's College to win in game two on a tie-breaking RBI double from Freedom Conference Player of the Week, Amanda Celentano in the bottom of the seventh, giving the Knights a 4-3 win to salvage the conference split. Arcadia improves to 3-5 in the league, 13-16-1 overall, while the Monarchs improve to 15-7 and 5-3 in the Freedom standings.
The Knights committed six errors in the opener as King's erupted for 14 runs across the third, fourth and fifth innings led by pitcher Kelsey Shreaves, who allowed just 3 Arcadia runs on 7 hits through five. Shreaves also brought her bat in the opener, batting in 3 runs on 2-3 at the plate.
Arcadia first baseman Jaime Bee tried to ignite some offense for the home team, going a perfect 3-3, including a double and RBI but the Monarchs had their way with Arcadia starter Kiersten Hughes who retired after 3.1 with 9 runs off of 7 hits and 7 walks. Jessica DeFluri tossed the remaining 1.2 and felt the heat of the Monarchs in their five run 5th inning, after King's was already leading 9-1.
Lauren DeCreny led the Monarchs in the rout with a double on 3-4 with 3 runs scored and a pair batted in.
The nightcap remained scoreless with only four hits until the top of the fifth when Annie Drimones registered an RBI double, giving King's the early 1-0 lead. Arcadia would eventually answer in the bottom of six to take their first lead of the afternoon. Danielle Discher and Brittni Holland combined for back-to-back bunt singles and came home for the tying and go-ahead runs on a Jaime Bee single to leftfield. An error on the play in the outfield allowed Bee to take third and Virginia Buechel brought her home on a single, giving Arcadia the 3-1 edge.
Abbey Knoblauch and Leanne Harvey would blast back-to-back doubles in the top of the seventh to knot the game at 3 but left one to end the inning giving the Knights the chance in the bottom of the frame. And answer they did. The Knights matched King's with back-to-back- doubles of their own to lead off the inning with Diana Rufo's lead off coming just in time for Amanda Celentano's second double of the afternoon, this time plating the game winning score to end the game 4-3 in favor of Arcadia.
Kellie Reese scattered 11 hits across 7 innings with 3 runs and one strikeout for her 5th win of the season (5-4). Lindsey Hoerner settled for the loss for King's. Celentano led Arcadia with 2 hits on three tries, including the game winning hit while Bee batted in two on 1-3 at the plate.
Arcadia, Widener Split Non-Conference Doubleheader
Chester, PA: 4/15/08 - Arcadia University and Widener University split this afternoon's non-conference doubleheader with Widener taking the 10-3 win in game one and Arcadia the 3-2 win in the nightcap.
Widener out-hit the Knights 13-5 in the opener and built on a 3-2 lead with a four run fourth before adding three more in the sixth to earn the 10-3 win. The Knights went ahead 2-1 in the top of the second off a two-run home run bomb over the centerfield fence from Amanda Celentano but were only able to muster one more run, an RBI double from Diana Rufo in the top of the sixth, making it 7-3 before Widener plated three in the bottom of the inning.
Jessica DeFluri gave up 7 runs (6 earned) on 8 hits through 4 innings for her fourth loss of the season (1-4). She pitched 6 strikeouts through 17 batters. Kellie Reese entered in the fifth with not much luck, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits with 2 strikeouts.
Danielle Discher scored on a dropped fly ball to open the nightcap in the top of the first but Widener went up 2-1 in the bottom of the second on a two-run double. After a scoreless third, the Knights strung together 4 hits yeliding a pair of scores to go up 3-2 which would be the final.
Kim Servello singled through the left side to lead off the 4th with DeFluri entering the game to pinch run. DeFluri advanced to second on Ashley McCarthy's SAC bunt and then to third on Kiersten Hughes ground out to short, eventually crossing home plate on a throwing error by Widener. A single from Jaime Bee with two outs away brought in Discher for the Knights' second score of the inning.
Hughes hurled four, three up-three-down innings at Widener for her 6th win of the season (6-7), pitching the complete game 4-hitter, allowing two runs and one walk while striking out two.
Knights Settle for Split at Gwynedd-Mercy
Gwynedd Valley, PA: 4/14/08 – Arcadia University salvaged today's non-conference doubleheader with former conference foe Gwynedd-Mercy, dropping game one to the Griffins 1-0, before a game two rally to win 5-4.
Gwynedd's Susan Ciezynski’s bases-loaded walk in the second was all the runs needed for pitcher Heather Morgan as the Griffins took the first game, 1-0.
The Griffins spoiled the tying run on a key defensive stop at the home plate when Erica Fulforth gunned down Freedom Conference Player of the Week, Amanda Celetano at the plate with two outs. Celetano was trying to score from second on a single to center. Later in the sixth, the Knights left two on as Morgan threw for strike number three to end the inning.
Morgan scattered seven hits while AU’s Kiersten Hughes fanned six and limited the Griffins to four hits.
In game two, Gwynedd saw Arcadia plate three runs in the seventh to take a 5-4 lead. The Griffins threatened in the bottom of the inning, getting a lead-off triple from Rachel Smull but failed to score on two occasions. Smull would be thrown out at home on a grounder to second off the bat of Jayme DiLeonardo. Nicole Cassidy would double to right to put runners on second and third, but DiLeonardo would get caught at home on a ball hit in the infield.
Tied 1-1 in the fourth, starter Susan Miller helped her own cause with an RBI groundout followed by a big two-run double from Jenn Smull as the Griffins took a 4-1 lead.
Diana Rufo launched a solo homer in the sixth for the Knights to cut to it to 4-2. In the seventh after Danielle Discher and Brittni Holland reeled a pair of singles up the middle for the Knights, Virginia Buechel hit her second double of the game, this time a two-run extra base hit knotting the game at 4-4. She would come around to score on an infield single to short for a 5-4 lead as the Knights rallied for 3 runs on 4 hits and left on one to end the seventh.
Miller struck out five, but surrendered all five runs on 10 hits while Kellie Reese got the win in relief for Arcadia with one run scored on six Griffin hits.
Valiants Surprise Knights with Doubleheader Sweep
Purchase, NY: 4/12/08 - The Valiants of Manhattaville College out-hit Arcadia 9-7 in game one and held the Knights to just two hits in game two to steal a two-game sweep in Freedom Conference action Saturday afternoon in Purchase, NY. The Valiants (7-17, 3-5 Freedom) won game one 4-0 and game two 2-0 over Arcadia (10-13-1, 2-4 Freedom).
The opening tilt remained scoreless until Manhattanville pushed all four scores across in the bottom of the sixth as Arcadia left a man on in their final at-bat to suffer the 4-0 loss. Amanda Celentano broke out for 2-3 at the plate to lead Arcadia while Kiersten Hughes hurled the 6 inning 9 hitter for the loss. She allowed 3 earned runs of the four and registered a pair of strikeouts and walks. Danielle Discher, Jaime Bee, Virginia Buechel, Kristen Burns and Kim Servello each had one hit.
The Knights left four runners on base and were held scoreless through 7 innings with Manhattaville's two runs enough for the win in the nightcap, 2-0. The Valiants picked up one run in the first and one in the fifth tacking the loss on Jessica DeFluri through 6 innings, with 2 runs coming on 6 hits. One run was unearned and she walked one and struck out 3 through 26 batters. Buechel and Discher both went 1-3 at the plate.
The Knights will play at former PAC rival Gwynedd-Mercy College on 4-14 at 3:30 PM.
Softball Defeats Rutgers-Camden 9-7 in Game One; Game Two Ends in 3-3 Tie
Glenside, PA: 4/10/08 - Arcadia Softball rallied to find their tenth win of the season in today's opening game of the doubleheader against Rutgers University-Camden, 9-7, before darkness forced a hault to the nightcap with the score tied at 3 after seven innings. Arcadia is now 10-11-1 overall with Freedom Conference opponent Manhattaville hosting the Saturday doubleheader in Purchase, NY. Live stats will be available for both games against the Valiants.
In this afternoon's first go around, despite a solo homerun in the fourth from Amanda Celentano, the Knights found themselves down 3-1 after three before erupting for 5 runs on 5 hits in the fifth to take a 6-3 lead. Rutgers-Camden however put up four runs in the top of the sixth to retake a 7-6 advantage. Back to back walks in the bottom of the sixth forced a Rutgers pitching change but Arcadia would load the bases anyway on a wild pitch-walk series just in time for a pair of RBI singles from Diana Rufo and Amanda Celentano giving Arcadia the lead back at 8-7. Another bases loaded walk plated Arcadia's final run of the game as the Knights defense allowed no runs on one Rutgers hit in their final at-bat to secure the come back win, 9-7.
Junior hurler Kiersten Hughes gave up 10 hits and 3 earned runs through 6.2 innings, notching two strikeouts in the win. Celentano's 3-4 performance included a home run, 2 runs scored and 4 batted in. Kristen Burns, with 2 runs and 2 doubles, and Diana Rufo, with 1 run and 2 RBIs, each added two hits for Arcadia.
In the darkness shortened nightcap, Arcadia jumped out to a 2-0 lead thanks to a 2nd inning walk off home run by Virginia Buechel and a run scored by Brittni Holland on a wild pitch after she led off the 3rd with a single. Rutgers-Camden came back with an RBI single and an RBI double in the top of the 5th to tie the game at 2 and then added another RBI double in the top of the 6th taking the 3-2 lead.
After a scoreless 6th from both teams, Arcadia's Kim Servello struck out to open the bottom of the 7th, but reached first on a passed ball. Kiersten Hughes would pinch run for Servello, putting herself in scoring postion by stealing second. Down 3-2, first year Ashley McCarthy 's precise bunt brought in Hughes for the tie but then a fielder's choice on the next at-bat sent her back to the dugout with one out away as darkness loomed and Rutgers-Camden caught the second out before the Knights grounded out to end the game.
Rutgers out-hit the Knights 7-5 in game two and Kellie Reese settled for the tie through seven innings of work with 1 strikeout.
Saturday's doubleheader in Purchase, NY will begin at noon. The live stats link will be available on the Arcadia Athletics homepage.
Knights win two Over Cabrini
Glenside, PA: 4/8/08 - Arcadia Softball picked up their first doubleheader sweep of the 2008 season this afternoon in non-conference play, beating the Cabrini College Caveliers 8-0 (6 innings) in game one and 12-8 in game two. The wins move Arcadia's record to 9-11 overall.
Game one lasted all but an hour as the Knights ran up an 8-0 scoreboard to win in 6 innings. The game entered the bottom of the 6th with a 3-0 Arcadia lead when an RBI double from Amanda Celentano was followed by four RBI singles for a 5 run inning off of 7 hits to win the game 8-0. Celentano went a perfect 3-3 with 3 batted in and 1 scored while Diana Rufo was also pefect at the plate going 2-2 with 2 runs. Each Arcadia batter register at least one hit to help the Knights out-hit Cabrini 15-3. Pitcher Kiersten Hughes threw the complete game shutout allowing just 3 hits while registering 2 strikeouts.
In game two, Arcadia benefited from 3 RBI singles in the first and 6 in the third to run out to a 9-0 lead but Cabrini sandwiched 2, two-run homeruns with and RBI single and an unearned run to cut into the Knights lead, 9-7 in the top of the fourth. The Knights didn't give the Caveliers much hope though because they turned right around and tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the fourth thanks to a 3-run home run from Kim Servello as the Knight regained their comfortable lead at 12-7. The Caveliers would eventually tack on one more run in the 7th it was too late.
Jaime Bee and Brittni Holland went 3-4 with a combined 3 runs and 2 RBIs while Danielle Discher, Amanda Celentano and Kim Servello all went 2-4 with 7 RBIS between them. Amanda Ryan picks up the game two win for the Knights through 3.1 innings, 6 earned runs on 7 hits with a pair of strikeouts while Kellie Reese get credit with the save.
The Knight play host to non-conference opponent Rutgers-Camden this Thursday.
Arcadia Splits with Aggies, Even Conference Mark
Glenside, PA: 4/7/08 - Arcadia Softball evened their Freedom Conference mark to 2-2, splitting this afternoon's doubleheader with the Aggies of Delaware Valley College, losing 7-0 in game one and winning in the nightcap 8-6. The Knights improve to 7-11 overall. The Aggies are now 6-10 overall and 2-2 in the league. The two squads are tied for fourth among the Freedom teams.
While the Aggies only out-hit Arcadia by a 5-7 margin in game one, Delaware Valley scored 7 times on those hits, holding the Knights scoreless through seven to win 7-0. Knights hurler Kiersten Hughes suffered the loss through 6 innings giving up 3 earned run on 5 hits. She walked two and struck out 2.
Game two was a different story as Arcadia banged out 13 hits to the Aggies' 9. With the Knights up 2-0 in the top of the fourth, the Aggies blasted AU for 5 runs which included a two run homerun and two solo homeruns giving Delaware Valley the 6-2 lead. The Aggies then tacked on a score in the top of the 5th before Arcadia drilled the Aggies for 6 runs on 5 hits in the bottom of 5 to go up 8-6 where it would stand through seven.
After Amanda Celentano's two run homerun in the 3rd gave the Knights the early lead, they had to play catch up and batted through the order in the 5th where they made their comeback. Down 6-2, Jaime Bee led things off with a double. Virginia Buechel singled moving Bee to the hot corner where Kristen Burns's sacrifice fly scored Bee to make it 3-6 Aggies. Kim Servello's RBI single made it 4-6 Aggies and Danielle Discher's RBI single made it 5-6 as the Aggies began to tire. Then Brittani Holland reached on an error tying the game at 6-6 before Bee pounded a two run single making it 8-6 Arcadia.
Kellie Reese was credited with the game two win through 3.1 innings, allowing just one run on 3 hits with a pair of strikeouts. Kristen Burns and Danielle Discher led the offense with Burns a perfect 3-3 including a sacrafice fly and one run scored and Discher going 3-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run. Bee and Kim Servello both went 2-4 and Amanda Celentano went 1-4 on her two run home run.
Arcadia's busy week continues tomorrow with a pair of home games with non-conference Cabrini, a home doubleheader on Thursday against Rutgers-Camden, non-conference, before traveling to Manhattanville College for a Freedom doubleheader Saturday at noon. Live stats will be available Saturday.
Alvernia Wins Doubleheader Sweep Over Knights
Glenside, PA: 4/3/08 - The Knights of Arcadia University saw their winless streak grow to four games as Alvernia College visited Glenside this afternoon in a non-conference softball doubleheader, returning to Reading with the sweep, winning 7-3 in game one and escaping in the nightcap 6-5. Arcadia's record falls to 6-10 overall.
Leah Crimi's solo homerun in the top of the first put the Crusaders on top early 1-0 but the Knights countered in the bottom of the inning on a two run single from Kristen Burns for the 2-1 Arcadia lead. That lead didn't last however, as Rhiannon Sorrentino made the Knights pay on a three run double for the 4-2 Alvernia lead in the top of two.
The Crusaders posted three more scores in the top of the third for the 7-2 lead with a one run double from Sorrentino and a two run homerun from Michelle Kassab but the damage could have been worse as Alvernia left three runners on to end the inning. The Knights were only able to push one more run across in the bottom of the third complements of a walk-off Virginia Buechel home run with the last three innnings remaining scoreless for the 7-3 Alvernia win.
Buechel had a productive game one going 2-2 with 2 runs an RBI and a stolen base. Amanda Celentano went 2-3 with a double, Kristen Burns also went 2-3 and batted in a pair. Kiersten Hughes threw the first four innings for the Knights giving up 7 runs on 11 hits with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts for the loss. Alvernia's Michelle Jenson earned the complete game win giving up just 3 runs on 8 htis with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts.
In the nightcap, Arcadia struck first as Brittni Holland earned the RBI single to open the scoring in the first, but Alvernia came back in the top of two with the tying run. Kristen Burns knocked out a walk off homerun in the bottom of four followed by a one run double from Kim Servello giving the Knight the lead back, 3-1. But Alvernia ran four runs across in the top of five on 7 hits. The rattled off four straight singles for 3 runs before Samantha Geisinger drilled an RBI single giving the Crusaders the 5-3 lead.
Arcadia escaped the inning forcing Alvernia to leave three runners on but the Crusaders pushed two more runs across in the top of the 7th for the 7-3 lead. Arcadia was left with their final at-bat to make a comeback, where they scored three runs cutting the lead to 7-6, but left the tying run on base as hurler Emily Williams caught Arcadia's Amanda Celentano swinging for the final out of the game.
Danielle Discher went a perfect 3-3 with 2 runs scored and a pair of stolen bases while Diana Rufo hit 2-3 with a run scored, an RBI and stolen base for the Knights. Burns' homerun came on a 1-3 game at the plate while Brittni Holland tacked on two stolen bases.
Kellie Reese took the loss for Arcadia on 15 Alvernia hits, 3 of the 7 runs earned with a single strikeout. Emily Williams pitched the complete game 10 hitter with 3 of the 6 runs earned with 2 walks and 9 strikeouts.
Arcadia returns to Freedom Conference play were they will look for a pair of wins against Delaware Valley College this Saturday at 1 PM.
Knights Let Two Slip Away in Sunday Doubleheader
Glenside, PA: 3/30/08 - Arcadia Softball held the lead in both games of Sunday's doubleheader with Misericordia University but the Cougars made the most of their plate appearances to steal two wins from the Knights in non-conference play. Arcadia dropped game one 6-4 in 8 innings, before losing game two, 7-5. The losses drop Arcadia's overall record to 6-8.
Arcadia held a 4-2 lead in the opener until the Cougars struck for a two-run 7th before Arcadia stopped the bleeding, making the final out with the bases loaded. Arcadia failed to capitalize on a double from Jaime Bee in the bottom of 7th to force extra innings. Arcadia relieved Kiersten Hughes with Kellie Reese to open the 8th, but instead of registering the save, Reese would take the loss as Misericordia posted two more runs taking the 7-5 lead before the Knights went 3 up and 3 down in the closing inning to drop game one 7-5.
Hughes threw the first 7 innings allowing 4 runs (3 unearned) on 10 hits with a walk and three strikeouts. Reese walked two, struckout one and allowed 2 runs and 2 hits in the 8th. Danielle Discher led the Knights at the plate hitting 3-4 with 1 RBI. Jaime Bee hit 2-4, including a double. Brittni Holland, Amanda Celentano and Kristen Burns also doubled for Arcadia in game one.
In the nightcap, Danielle Discher singled to open the bottom of the first, and scored to give Arcadia the 1-0 lead. The teams traded runs in the third before the Cougars went ahead 3-2 off a homerun. In the bottom of four, Kristen Burns cracked a double up the middle, eventually scoring on a Cougar error to tie the game at 3-3.
Arcadia went up 5-3 on a Jaime Bee double that scored Holland and Discher but Misericordia never waivered and used two, two-run home runs in the top of the 7th to go up 7-5 before holding the Knights to one hit in the bottom half of the inning to claim the sweep.
Amanda Ryan and Jessica DeFluri shared pitching duties in game two for the Knights. Ryan held her own through six innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits while the Cougars swung at DeFluri for 4 runs on 6 hits for her second loss of the season.
Discher again led her squad at the plate, going 3-4 with 2 runs scored. Bee went 2-3 with 3 RBIs, while Holland went 2-4 with 2 runs and 1 RBI.
Arcadia plays host to Alvernia College on April 3rd at 3 PM and Freedom opponent Delaware Valley on Saturday at 1 PM.
Knights, Colonels Split in Freedom Conference Opener
Edwardsville, PA: 3/29/08 - [Courtsey of Wilkes Sports Information] Wilkes University and Arcadia University opened their Freedom Conference softball slates on Saturday afternoon by splitting a pair of games at the Ralston Complex.
The Lady Colonels claimed a 2-1 win in the opener, while the Knights bounced back for a 1-0 victory in the nightcap. The split moves Wilkes to 9-5 overall, while Arcadia saw their record change to 6-6.
In game one, Lindsay Behrenshausen fired a complete game four-hitter to up her pitching record to 5-2 for Wilkes. She struck out five and surrendered only a sixth-inning unearned run. Kiersten Hughes took the loss for Arcadia to slip to 3-3. She gave up only three hits and one earned run.
The Lady Colonels got all of the offense they would need in the first inning when Gina Stefanelli drew a two-out walk and Melissa Bracone followed with her fifth homerun of the season to give her squad a 2-0 lead.
Arcadia would trim the lead to 2-1 in the sixth inning. Brittni Holland reached on a one out error and Jaime Bee singled to put runners on first and second. After Virginia Buechel flew out, Kristen Burns singled to score Holland. However, Behrenshausen was able to strike out Diana Rufo to end the threat.
Bracone had two of the three hits in the game for Wilkes. Stefanelli had the other hit for the Lady Colonels. Amanda Celentano had a double and Bee, Burns and Rufo had a single each for Arcadia.
In game two, Arcadia’s Jessica DeFluri (1-1) tossed a shutout and allowed only four hits to lead her team to the win. Maureen Pelot, who gave up six hits and struck out eight in six and two-thirds innings, suffered the loss for Wilkes to fall to 1-2.
The Knights scored the game’s only run in the third inning. Kim Servello singled and advanced to second on a one-out walk to Danielle Discher. A wild pitch allowed both runners to move up a base, before Holland’s infield single loaded the bags. Pelot was able to strike out Bee for the second out, but Buechel drew a walk to force homer Servello and give Arcadia the 1-0 win.
Servello had two hits, while Holland, Buechel, Burns and Celentano had one hit each for Arcadia. Stefanelli, Kristy Ordile, Erin Plank and Sarah Elliott had the hits for Wilkes.
Arcadia turns right around to host non-conference opponent Misericordia University tomorrow afternoon at 2 PM.
Garnett Take Two from Well Rested Knights
Swarthmore, PA: 3/27/08 - Arcadia Softball brushed off the dust from equipment last used in competition nearly two weeks ago to visit Swarthmore College this afternoon, dropping both games of the doubleheader, 8-3 in game one and 3-0 in game two. The losses pin Arcadia's record to 5-5 overall with Freedom Conference play opening this Saturday at Wilkes University.
In game one, the Knights cut a 2-0 Garnett lead in half in the top of the third when Jaime Bee (1-3, 1RBI) singled to centerfield scoring Brittni Holland, who tripled to get on base, to make it 2-1 Swarthmore, but the Garnett answered back in the bottom of the inning with two more scores for the 4-1 lead. Amanda Celentano (1-3, HR, 1RBI) sailed a 6th inning walk off home run over the fence, narrowing the gap 4-2, but again Swarthmore came right back with a one-out, grand slam homerun and closed the Knight's down in their final at-bat to win 8-3.
Virginia Beucel batted 2-4 with a double while Holland added a triple going 1-4 with the Knight's first run of the game. Kiersten Hughes (3-2 overall) went the distance for Arcadia in a 6 inning, 12-hitter against the Garnett bats with just two strikeouts and 1 walk through 32 batters.
Swarthmore continued to make offensive contact in game two, out-hitting Arcadia 11-3 (12-7 in game one) but needed only their 3-run third inning to steal the win 3-0, and ownership of the doubleheader sweep. Danielle Discher, Buechel and Celentano provided the Knights with a hit apeice, including a double from Discher. Jessica DeFluri found her first loss of the year but allowed just 1 of the Garnett's three runs on 11 hits and 2 strikeouts.
Arcadia will play 4 games in two days as they travel to Wilkes-Barre, PA on Saturday for their inaugural Freedom Conference doubleheader against Wilkes before hosting long standing rival Misericordia University on Sunday at 2 pm, the team's last opponent faced at home in 2007. The game is also the team's home opener.
Freedom Conference Player of the Week Buechel Picks up Knight of the Week Honors
Arcadia Softball first year Virginia Buechel (Sparta, NJ/Sparta) posted stellar numbers in just her first week of collegiate action on the diamond to help Arcadia to a 5-3 overall record and earn Knight of the Week honors as well as the Freedom Conference Player of the Week nod. She batted an impressive .416 on the week and knocked out her first collegiate home run as a grand slam in the Knights 18-6 win over Russell Sage College. On the week, Virginia compiled 3 homeruns (Grand Slam, Solo and a 3-run homer) along with 12 RBIs, 9 runs scored, two doubles and two sacrifice singles in a 10-24 record at the plate.
Knights Return Home with 5-3 Mark
Myrtle Beach, SC: 3/13/08: Arcadia Softball split thier final day in Myrtle Beach,SC, returning home with a 5-3 overall mark heading into their first regional game, a doubleheader at Gwynedd-Mercy on Wednesday, March 19th. The Knights picked up a 12-1 win over Russell Sage College in yesterday's opening game, giving Arcadia two wins over RSC on the week, but Sweet Briar evened the two-game series with the Knights, stealing the 14-10 come back win in the spring break closer.
Kiersten Hughes improved to 3-1 on the hill in the win over Russell Sage. Amanda Ryan came in for the save. Kellie Reese cracked her first collegiate home run ball on a 2-2 day at the plate. Brittni Holland went 2-3 with 2 walks, Danielle Discher went 3-5 with 2 stolen bases and 3 runs scored and Virginia Buechel made good on 3-5 plate appearances with 2 runs batted in and one scored. Kristen Burns provided 4 RBIs on the day.
Hughes took the hill in the second game, giving the Knights the lead after three but Sweet Briar came back to even the two-game series with the 14-10 win. Reese takes the loss for the Knights, evening her early season record to 2-2. Kim Servello was a perfect 4-4 at the plate, adding a stolen base while Amanda Celentano went 3-4 with 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored and 2 doubles.
Arcadia Sweeps Third Day at Snowbird
Myrtle Beach, SC: 3/12/09 - Arcadia Softball posted two more win on the young season, handily defeating Penn State Harrisburg, 8-0 and Penn State Altoona, 7-1 this morning in Myrtle Beach, SC. The wins move Arcadia's record to 4-2 overall with two more games to be played tomorrow before the team returns to Glenside. The team will face Russell Sage and Sweet Briar in the final day of action.
Kellie Reese improved her record to 2-1, striking out 5, allowing 1 walk on two hits before Amanda Ryan came in and shutdown the Lions in the fifth and final inning. Ryan also went 1-1 at the plate and scored the game's final run in the fifth with only 1 out away.
Virginia Buechel continued her hot bat, knocking out her third home run in as many games, a 3-run homer in the 4th. Buechel went 1-3 with 3 RBI's and 1 run scored on her homer. Kristen Burns hit 2-3 with a double, 2 RBIs and 1 walk while Brittni Holland was 1-1 at the plate with 2 walks and a run batted in.
The Knights scored one run in the second and four in the fourth before Ryan's game winning touch at home plate in the 5th.
In game two, Kiersten Hughes picked up her second win of the season in the 7-1 complete game win over PSU-Altoona. Hughes gave up just 3 singles and 1 unearned run, struck out 7 and allowed no walks to improve to 2-1 on the hill.
Buechel went 2-3 with 2 doubles, 1 walk and 1 batted in while Jessica DeFlueri went 2-3 with 1 run, 1 batted in and 1 walk. Brittni Holland posted a 2-3 mark at the plate with 2 runs scored.and Amanda Celentano adding 2 sacrafice RBIs.
Knights Post 2-2 Mark Over Two Days at Snowbird
Myrtle Beach, SC: 3/11/08 - Arcadia Softball opened the 2008 season with two wins on Monday and two losses Tuesday in the opening four games in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Monday saw the Knights top Sweet Briar College (VA) 10-0 before posting a come-from-behind win over Russell Sage (NY) 18-6 in 6 innings. On Tuesday, Arcadia faced two Division II opponents in Mansfield University (PA) and Charleston (WVa). The Knights dropped both, 8-1 to Mansfield and to The University of Charleston, 6-0.
Kiersten Hughes picked up the complete game win against Sweet Briar, allowing just 1 hit while going 3-3 at the plate with 1 run and 1 batted in. Kristen Burns cracked her first collegiate homer on 2-4 at the plate and 4 RBIs. Danielle Discher went 3-5 with 3 runs scored, 3 stolen bases, a walk and one batted in. Kim Servello helped with 2 for 5 on offense including 2 RBIs and 2 doubles. Diana Rufo hit 2-3 with one stolen base and Christine Snow went 2-4 with a double and a run scored.
Kellie Reese notched her first collegiate win from the mound, in the Knights 18-6 come back win over Russell Sage College. The Knights were down 6-3 heading into the bottom of the sixth when they erupted for 15 runs to take the 18-6 lead, ending the game by the 8 run rule in the top of the six holding RSC scoreless. RSC plated three runs in the 1st before Arcadia needed until the third inning to push two runs across. RSC added three runs in the third before another AU run in the 5th made the score 6-3 RSC. Arcadia's bats came alive for an impressive 15 run 6th that included the first collegiate home run for Virginia Buechel, a grand slam.
Buechel led the Knights at the plate, adding 6 RBIs, a double a walk and three runs scored to her grand slam. Kristen Burns took 3 Hit-by-Pitch plate appearances and added 1 RBI and a walk with 2 runs scored. Amanda Celentano hit 3-4 with 1 run and 2 batted in. Diana Rufo was 3-4 at the plate, adding a double, triple, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored while Brittni Holland hit 3-3 with 2 RBIs, a double and 1 walk. Reese added 2 runs scored in her 6-hitter victory.
On Tuesday, Arcadia fell behind 5-0 o Mansfield University before posting their only run of the game in the 4th inning, a Virginia Buechel home run as Kellie Reese picked up the loss, allowing 5 earned runs through 4 innings. Amanda Ryan threw for three innings, allowing 3 earned runs. It was Buechels' second home-run in as many games. At the plate, Diana Rufo went 2-3 with a stolen base.
In the nitecap, the Knights lost 6-0 to Charleston. Kiersten Hughes took the loss on the hill through 5 innings.
