The Lancaster Bible College baseball team dropped its North Eastern Athletic Conference Quarterfinal contest on Tuesday, falling to Keuka, 5-4  in Keuka Park, N.Y. The Chargers' season ends with a 19-14 overall record, while the Wolves are now 19-15 and move on in the NEAC Playoffs.
 
Game Notes:
-Colin Myers opened the game with a single to right field, and a batter later, Sam Taylor had a bunt single that moved Myers to second…Myers advanced to third on a sacrifice fly by Josh Mayer, and then scored when Will Welsh reached on an error, to make it 1-0 in favor of the Chargers
-Lancaster Bible scored again in the second inning when Beau Heagy led off with a single and then came around to score a batter later when Jacob Schenck singled down the right-field line to make it 2-0
-The Chargers increased their lead to three in the top of the fourth when JJ Sanchez singled and after being moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Schenck, he scored on a single to right-center by Myers
-Lancaster Bible loaded the bases in the sixth, but couldn't convert the chance into runs, and the Wolves made them pay in the bottom half of the inning as Keuka scored twice and cut the Chargers' lead to one, 3-2
-Keuka took its first lead of the game in the bottom of the seventh and chased Lancaster Bible starter Zack Leonard who had pitched masterfully…The Wolves tied the game on a bases loaded walk to Dakota Skinner, and then took a 4-3 advantage on a sacrifice fly by Dan Bamann
-The Chargers put runners on the corners with two outs in the top of the eighth, but Mayer's deep drive to right-center was caught and the inning ended
-After Nate Staffieri had come on to replace Leonard, he got the final two outs of the seventh and the first two of the eighth, before Trevor High got Dave Verrett to pop up with two runners on to end the inning
-Lancaster Bible tied the game 4-4 in the top of the ninth, as Welsh doubled, followed by Cohick being hit by a pitch…After an out, Sanchez doubled to the wall in left field, scoring Welsh, while Cohick moved to third…The Chargers couldn't get any more runs in the inning, and the Wolves again made them pay in the bottom half of the inning
-After a leadoff walk to John Rizzo, he stole second base and Dakota Skinner singled to right center, ending the game, 5-4, and the Chargers' season
 
Inside the Box Score:
-Lancaster Bible doubled up Keuka, 14-7 in hits, but left 15 runners on base
-Myers finished 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run, while Sam Taylor was 2-for-3
-Welsh finished 2-for-4 with a run scored, and Sanchez was 2-for-4 with an RBI and run in his final collegiate game
-Schenck was 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Cohick, Braden Elliott and Heagy also had a hit
-Leonard pitched 6 1/3 innings, scattering six hits and allowing four runs, while striking out two
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 0-2 all-time in the NEAC Playoffs…The Chargers had been 16-2 this season when leading after six innings…Sam Taylor finished the season with 59 hits, the most since his brother Justin had 65 during the 2016 season…Welsh capped his year with 48 hits and scored 41 runs…Myers had 42 hits this season, and also scored 26 runs…Elliott, Sanchez, Mayer, Leonard and Staffieri played their final collegiate game…Lancaster Bible was 6-7 in true road games this season, and 12-7 in all games away from Charger Field.