The location for Saturday's doubleheader with Penn St. Berks may have changed, but the results did not, as the Nittany Lions swept the Lancaster Bible College baseball team, and put the Chargers' backs against the wall in terms of qualifying for the North Eastern Athletic Conference playoffs. The Nittany Lions took game one, 14-6 on Saturday, and then won game two, 14-8, as the Chargers dropped to 8-15 overall and 4-8 in conference play, while Penn St. Berks improved to 19-8 overall and 10-2 in NEAC action.
 
Game 1
Penn St. Berks 14, Lancaster Bible 6
How it Happened: The Nittany Lions scored four times in the first inning off starter Tyler Greenly, and tacked on two more runs in the third as well, to take a 6-0 lead after three innings. Penn St. Berks scored six more times in the fourth inning, as they had five hits in the inning, and also took advantage of three Lancaster Bible errors.
 
Lancaster Bible got on the board in its half of the fourth inning on an RBI single from Mike VanDame, but the Nittany Lions got it right back with a run in the fifth. Josh Saufley had a two-run single for the Chargers in the sixth inning, and a batter later, Jaden Pinkney hit the first collegiate home run of his career, as he smashed a three-run homer that scored Saufley and VanDame. Pinkney's home run cut the Chargers' deficit to 13-6, but they couldn't get any closer and dropped game one.
 
Inside the Box Score: Lancaster Bible had 13 hits in game one, as Saufley was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored…Will Welsh finished 2-for-4, while VanDame was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI…Colin Myers was 2-for-3 with a run scored and a walk…Adam Cohick, Jake Hahn, Nate McFarland and Luis Padilla Jr. also had hits for Lancaster Bible in game one…Greenly pitched four innings for the Chargers, while Zach Clemens pitched the final three innings.
 
Game 2
Penn St. Berks 14, Lancaster Bible 8
How it Happened: After two scoreless innings for both teams, Penn St. Berks opened the scoring in the top of the third, but the Chargers came right back and tied the game in the bottom half of the inning, as Jake Hahn singled home Jacob Schenck to tie the game at 1-1.
 
The following inning, Lancaster Bible took a brief 2-1 lead, as Myers scored when McFarland reached on an error. The lead didn't last long, as Penn St. Berks plated nine runs in the top of the fifth, and took a 10-2 lead. The Nittany Lions scored two more runs in the sixth inning, though Lancaster Bible cut into it a bit in the bottom half of the inning on a grand slam by Schenck that made it 12-6. Myers doubled to left-center field later in the inning, and scored Hahn and Cohick, making it 12-8.
 
Penn St. Berks scored two more runs in the top of the seventh to cap the scoring, as neither team could score over the final two innings.
 
Inside the Box Score: Lancaster Bible had 12 more hits in game two, as Schenck finished 3-for-5 with four RBIs and two runs scored…Myers was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored…Pinkney was 1-for- with two walks…Hahn and Cohick were each 2-for-4 with a walk…Lancaster Bible drew eight walks in game two…Dan Zimmerman took the loss, as he went 4 2/3 innings, and allowed 10 runs, and had three strikeouts…Cohick pitched the final 4 1/3 innings of the game, as he allowed just three hits and struck out two batters.
 
Information Hodge Podge: The Chargers dropped to 5-28 all-time against Penn St. Berks…Welsh saw his 14-game hitting streak come to an end in game two…Despite the games being played at Penn St. Berks, Lancaster Bible was the home team for both games on Saturday, as the games were supposed to be played in Lancaster, but were moved due to the rain that came through the area on Friday night…Schenck has nine multi-hit games this season, including five games with three or more hits.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible returns to the diamond on Tuesday, as the Chargers host Penn St. Altoona at 3:30 p.m.