The Lancaster Bible College baseball team suffered a tough loss on Sunday, as the Chargers gave up a big lead in the late innings, and then lost in the 10 inning to SUNY Poly, 9-8. The Chargers are now 8-12 overall and 4-5 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play, while the Wildcats improved to 7-17 overall and 5-4 in NEAC action.
 
How it Happened: Lancaster Bible scored in the first inning for the third time in the series, as Nate McFarland singled and advanced on a passed ball, followed by a walk to Jacob Schenck and an error on the shortstop that put Will Welsh on first. With the bases loaded, Adam Cohick hit a sacrifice fly that scored McFarland, and Jake Hahn followed with a single that scored Schenck.
 
The Chargers expanded the lead to 3-0 in the third inning, as Welsh tripled, and scored a batter late when Cohick singled to left field. That offense was all Lancaster Bible starter Tyler Greenly needed, as he pitched masterfully against the Wildcats. Greenly allowed just three hits over the first five innings and one run, and the Chargers' offense provided him two more runs in the sixth inning, as Jaden Pinkney singled, and then scored on a double by Josh Saufley. McFarland then singled home Saufley, and the Chargers led, 5-1 after six innings.
 
Lancaster Bible scored three more times in eighth inning, as Saufley and Schenck had RBI hits in the inning. SUNY Poly got a run back in the eighth, and then scored six times in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, 8-8. Greenly got one out in the inning, but the Wildcat bats finally woke up, and eventually scored four runs that were charged to Greenly, and two to Cohick who came in in relief.
 
SUNY Poly put the first two runners on in the 10th, and then Bradley Dietz sacrificed the runners to second and third. After a walk loaded the bases, James Lynch singled to left field and scored Michael Cough to win the game for the home team.
 
Inside the Box Score: Lancaster Bible crushed 16 hits on Sunday, as Saufley was 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs…McFarland had three hits as well, going 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI…Schenck was 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, while Cohick was 2-for-3 with two RBIs…Hahn finished 2-for-6 with an RBI as well, while Welsh was 1-for-6 with a run…Mike VanDame was 2-for-4 with a run…Greenly pitched 8 1/3 innings, as he allowed nine hits and five earned runs, while striking out seven.
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 5-11 all-time against SUNY Poly…The Chargers are now 2-7 on the road this season…Welsh (39), Saufley (33) and Schenck (30) all have 30 or more hits this season.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible will play its annual exhibition game on Wednesday at the Lancaster Barnstormers at 5 p.m…The game will take place at Clipper Magazine Stadium, home of Atlantic League Barnstormers.