The Lancaster Bible College baseball team won its second straight game on Tuesday in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as the Chargers defeated Clarks Summit, 13-9. Lancaster Bible is now 2-2 overall, while the Defenders dropped to 0-5.
 
Game Notes:
-The Chargers got on the board early, as they exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the first inning
-Will Welsh doubled home Josh Saufley and Colin Myers to open the scoring, and Jacob Alvarez singled home Welsh two batters later
-Jake Hahn singled home Alvarez to make it 5-0, and Saufley's double rounded out the scoring in the first, as he knocked in Hahn and Colin Harkey
-After two scoreless innings, Clarks Summit got on the board in the fourth inning, as Lancaster Bible starter Adam Cohick worked out of a jam, and continued to pitch well
-The Defenders got another run in the fifth, but Lancaster Bible responded in the bottom half of the inning, as Hahn doubled, and drove in Alvarez and Jacob Schenck
-Harkey drove in a run later in the inning, and Saufley ended the four-run inning by tripling home Hahn to give Lancaster Bible an 11-2 advantage
-The Chargers led 13-3 heading into the top of the ninth, but Clarks Summit's bats finally woke up, and the Defenders scored six times, and closed the gap to 13-9, before Jacob Stong ended the threat and got the final out on a groundout.
 
Inside the Box Score:
-Each team had 15 hits, while the Chargers committed four errors
-Schenck finished 4-for-5 with three runs, while Alvarez was 3-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored and two runs batted in
-Welsh was 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored, and Hahn finished 3-for-5 with three runs scored and three RBI
-Saufley was 2-for-3 with three RBI and a run scored, and also walked twice
-Cohick earned his first win of the season, as he went 5 2/3 innings and scattered 10 hits, while allowing just two earned runs, and striking out eight
-Zach Clemens pitched well in relief, as he threw 2 1/3 innings and surrendered just one hit, and struck out one
 
Information Hodge Podge:
-Lancaster Bible is now 28-7 all-time against Clarks Summit…The Chargers defeated the Defenders, 24-13 last season in Myrtle Beach…Luis Padilla Jr. is batting .538 this season, as he has seven hits in 13 at-bats…The 13 runs and 15 hits are both season-highs for the Chargers.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible returns to the diamond on Wednesday, and the Chargers will take on Catholic at 10 a.m.