The Lancaster Bible College softball team got into the win column for the first time this season on Tuesday, as the Chargers swept a doubleheader from Clarks Summit at Charger Field. Lancaster Bible is now 2-2 this season, while the Defenders fell to 0-2. The Chargers took game one, 12-1 in five innings, and were victorious, 10-3 in game two.
Lancaster Bible 12, Clarks Summit 1 (5 innings)
Game Notes: Lancaster Bible's bats started working early and often in game one, as the Chargers exploded for seven runs in the opening inning...After junior Zoie Senn scored the opening run on a fielder's choice, fellow junior Morgan Burkholder knocked in Katie Kleinhans to make it 2-0, and freshman Kendra Brown scored during the next at-bat on a throwing error...Sophomore Rheeana Miles tripled to score Burkholder, and after the second out, freshman Bekah Roberts singled home Miles...Freshman Alyssa Groff singled to put runners on the corners, and Senn, batting for the second time in the inning, doubled to right field that scored both runners to make it 7-0...Lancaster Bible scored four more times in the second inning, highlighted by Roberts' two-run single...The Chargers tacked on another run in the third inning on Burkholder's RBI groundout, and Clarks Summit didn't manage its first hit off freshman Nicole DeKok until the fourth inning, when the Defenders scored their only run of the game.
Inside the Box Score: The Chargers pounded 11 hits, while the Defenders managed just three off DeKok...Kleinhans finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored, while Burkholder was also 2-for-3, with two runs scored and two RBI...Roberts finished 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored, while Groff was 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored...Sophomore Martina McCauley and Miles were 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored...DeKok threw five innings of three-hit ball, and struck out three and walked just one for her first-ever collegiate victory.
Lancaster Bible 10, Clarks Summit 3Â
Game Notes: The Chargers scored in the first inning again in game two, as DeKok picked up an RBI on a fielder's choice that scored Senn...Lancaster Bible made it 3-0 in the bottom of the second as Roberts tripled to center field, which scored McCauley who had drawn a walk earlier in the inning...Roberts scored moments later on a wild pitch...DeKok tripled in the third inning to score Kleinhans, and like Roberts the inning before, scored on a wild pitch just after her triple...The Defenders got their first hit and run in the fourth inning for the second straight game, but Lancaster Bible answered in the bottom half of the inning, as Kleinhans tripled home Senn and Roberts to make it 7-1 in favor of the Chargers...Clarks Summit scored twice in the sixth inning to cut its deficit to 7-3, but again the Chargers answered in the bottom half of the inning, as Senn singled home Roberts, followed by a sacrifice fly from DeKok...Kleinhans scored on a wild pitch later in the inning to cap the scoring.
Inside the Box Score: Lancaster Bible had 11 more hits in game two, while the Defenders had five...Senn finished 3-for-4 with three runs and RBI...Roberts was 3-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI...Kleinhans was 3-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored...DeKok was 1-for-3 with three RBI and a run scored...McCauley threw seven innings, scattering five hits and striking out seven...None of the three runs she allowed were earned runs.
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 6-5 all-time against Clarks Summit...The teams split a doubleheader last season at Charger Field...With no earned runs allowed on Tuesday, the Chargers dropped their team ERA to 4.33...Lancaster Bible hit four triples on Tuesday.
Up Next: Lancaster Bible will head Florida for spring break this weekend, as the Chargers begin a five-day stretch where they will play eight times...The Chargers are set to play North Central (Minn.) and Olivet on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. respectively.
