The Lancaster Bible College softball team lost twice again on Tuesday, as the Chargers dropped games to Greenville and Franciscan in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Lancaster Bible lost to Greenville, 9-1, and then dropped the second game, 8-0 to Franciscan. The Chargers are now 0-4 this season, and after a day off on Wednesday, will play two times on both Thursday and Friday.
 
Greenville 9, Lancaster Bible 1
Game Notes
-Greenville scored twice in the opening inning for a 2-0 lead, and then scored three more times in the third for a 5-0 advantage
-Lancaster Bible got a run back in the fourth inning, as Adalyn Steiner singled home Mekenzie Smith, and the Chargers trailed, 5-1
-Greenville put the game away in the top half of the seventh with four more runs
 
By the Numbers: Lancaster Bible had eight hits in the game, but also committed three errors defensively…Seven different players had a hit for the Chargers, including Steiner who was 2-for-3…Sonja Nelson, Nicole DeKok, Becky Gingrich, Kendra Brown, Rheeana Miles, and Smith also had hits for the Chargers…Martina McCauley and Tracy Hatton pitched for the Chargers.
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 0-3 all-time against Greenville…Greenville defeated the Chargers, 12-2 in six innings a year ago in South Carolina.
 
 
Franciscan 8, Lancaster Bible 0 (5 Innings)
Game Notes
-The Barons scored four times in the second inning to build an early lead
-Lancaster Bible left a runner on base in each of the first four innings, and then left two on in the fifth inning, after Nelson and McCauley each singled with two outs in the inning
-After the Chargers failed to score in the top half of the fifth, Franciscan scored four times in the bottom half of the inning to end the game
 
By the Numbers: Nelson and McCauley each went 2-for-3 for the Chargers…Bryanna Hoover also had a hit for the Chargers…DeKok pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowing eight runs and striking out one.
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 1-1 all-time against Franciscan…The Chargers beat the Barons, 9-8 on March 14, 2014, which was the first win for the program since returning the sport to varsity status prior to the 2014 season.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible will face Lycoming (1:30 p.m.) and Cazenovia (3:30 p.m.) on Thursday afternoon.