Montoursville graduate Nick Reeder lifts Lycoming baseball in pair of losses to Arcadia

Freshman Nick Reeder, a Montoursville graduate, led the Lycoming College baseball team with three hits, a double, a run and RBI, as it fell in a pair of MAC Freedom games to league-leading Arcadia University, 13-5 and 12-1, on Sunday.

Reeder went 2 for 4 with a run, a double and RBI in the first game of the doubleheader and junior Braden Campbell went 2 for 4 with a run, two doubles and two RBI for the Warriors (3-12 overall, 1-6 MAC Freedom), who led 5-3 after 4 1/2 innings, but Arcadia scored the game's last 10 runs.

After Arcadia (12-6 overall, 7-1 MAC Freedom) scored the game's first two runs, the Warriors got started in the fourth inning, as Campbell led off with a double to left center. He stole third before scoring on a groundout. In the fifth, freshman Kai Foster and freshman Zach Pleska singled to lead off before a pair of wild pitches helped Foster score. Freshman Matt Worth, a Loyalsock graduate, followed with a walk before a sac bunt put runners on second and third before Reeder singled up the middle. Campbell capped the rally with a double into center field.

The Knights broke the game open in the bottom of the inning, though, using seven hits and three walks to score nine runs.

Anthony Bruno led the Knights, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run and four RBI.

In the second game, the Knights jumped out to a six-run lead in the first inning and Zach Steiger (1-1) struck out eight in four innings of work to post the 12-1 win.

Steiger allowed one hit, three walks and no earned runs during his stint on the mound. Freshman Landon Evans (0-1) allowed three hits and an earned run in one inning of work.

Arcadia 13, Lycoming 5

(GAME ONE)

Lycoming 000 140 0 – 5 7 0

Arcadia 200 191 x – 13 10 0

W: H. Sibley (2-2). L: J. Wilber (2-2).

Top Lycoming hitters: Nick Reeder 2-4, 2B, RBI, run; Braden Campbell 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBIs, run; Jake Schilling 2B. Top Arcadia hitters: Anthony Bruno 2-4, 2B, 4 RBIs, run; Griffin Murphy 2-4, 3 RBIs, run.

Arcadia 12, Lycoming 1

(GAME TWO)

Lycoming 000 100 0 – 1 3 3

Arcadia 600 141 x – 12 14 3

W: Z. Steiger (1-1). L: L. Evans (0-1).

Top Arcadia hitters: Alex Madera 2-3, RBI, 2 runs; Hunter Curley 2-3, HR, 3 RBIs, 2 runs; Justin Massielo 3-4, 2 2B, RBI, run; A. Bruno 3B.