The Lancaster Bible College baseball team earned a pair of huge wins on Saturday, as the Chargers swept a doubleheader from Cazenovia at Charger Field to keep its North Eastern Athletic Conference playoff hopes alive. The Chargers took game one, 9-6, and then won, 20-7 in game two, as Lancaster Bible improved to 10-17 overall and 6-8 in NEAC action, while the Wildcats fell to 4-20 overall and 1-12 in conference play.
 
Game 1
Lancaster Bible 9, Cazenovia 6
How it Happened: Both teams brought their bats to game one, as the Wildcats scored three times in the top of the first, but Lancaster Bible responded with seven runs of its own in the bottom half of the inning. Senior Will Welsh hit a bases-clearing triple in the first to tie the game at 3-3, and fellow senior Jacob Schenck followed with a two-run home run to give the home team the lead.
 
Mike VanDame and Josh Saufley had RBI singles later in the inning, as the Chargers batted around in the first. Jaden Pinkney had an RBI single in the second, and Nate McFarland's sacrifice fly in the third inning made it 9-3 in favor of the Chargers. Cazenovia scored in the fourth and fifth innings, but Trevor High came on in the seventh and earned his first save of the season.
 
Inside the Box Score: Cazenovia posted 13 hits in game one, while the Chargers had nine…Welsh was 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored…Schenck was 1-for-4 with two RBIs and a run…Pinkney finished 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI…Colin Myers, VanDame, and Saufley each had a hit and a run scored…Adam Cohick started on the mound for the Chargers and went six innings, as he struck out two and allowed just three earned runs.
 
Game 2
Lancaster Bible 20, Cazenovia 7
How it Happened: The Chargers picked up right where they left off in game one, as Lancaster Bible scored three times in the first inning. Welsh singled home Saufley to get the Chargers on the board, while Luis Padilla Jr. and Welsh scored unearned runs later in the inning.
 
The middle innings were kind to the Chargers, as they scored 15 runs between the third and sixth innings. Welsh had another RBI single in the third, while Jake Hahn had a two-run double in the third as well. Welsh posted an RBI single in the fourth as well, and Schenck followed with a three-run home run that put the Chargers ahead, 15-2.
 
Inside the Box Score: Lancaster Bible exploded for 17 hits in game two, eight of which were for extra bases…Schenck was 4-for-4 in game two with six RBIs and four runs scored, as he finished a double short of the cycle…Welsh was 5-for-6 with five runs and three RBIs…Hahn finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run…Pinkney was 1-for-4 with two walks, two runs and an RBI…Padilla Was 2-for-5 with three runs…Dan Zimmerman earned his fourth win of the year with six strong innings, as he allowed just two hits and struck out eight.
 
Information Hodge Podge: Lancaster Bible is now 9-8-1 all-time against Cazenovia…The Chargers are 5-4 at home this season…Welsh was 8-of-9 from the plate on Saturday, while Schenck was 5-for-8…Game two marked the fifth time this season the Chargers have scored 19 or more runs in a game.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible and Cazenovia will wrap-up their three-game series on Sunday, as the Chargers host the Wildcats at 12 p.m…Prior to the first pitch, the Chargers will honor their six seniors.