The Lancaster Bible College baseball team opens its 2021 season on Saturday, as the Chargers welcome Wells to Charger Field. The game represents so many things for the Chargers, including the opening of a 20-game North Eastern Athletic Conference campaign, the program's first game in 379 days, and the team's first home contest in 699 days.
 
The Chargers went 2-7 last season before the COVID-19 Pandemic ended the year, and since that time the team has varied between independent practices, team practices, and intra-squad scrimmages. That all changes on Saturday when the first pitch of the 2021 season is thrown just after 1 p.m. Lancaster Bible's team looks different from not only the last full season in 2019, but also last year's shortened season.
 
Sixteen of the 27 players on this year's team are either freshmen or sophomores, including nine freshmen. Lancaster Bible Head Coach Frank DiFilippo has done a terrific job recruiting student-athletes to the program, now all they need is experience on the field. The remaining 11 members of the junior and senior classes have some of that on-field experience, and are still driven by the end of the 2019 season when the Chargers missed the conference playoffs by one game.
 
Between the underclassmen hungry for a chance to play collegiate baseball and the upperclassmen ready to avenge 2019's disappointing end, the Chargers are ready as ever for the 2021 campaign. The team will sprint through a 20-game NEAC season, as six of the seven teams in the conference for baseball are competing, with Gallaudet being the only team sitting out the year. The Chargers will play each of the five other teams four times, as Lancaster Bible will host 10 games and take to the road for 10 games.
 
Season Preview Podcast
Lancaster Bible Head Coach Frank DiFilippo joined the Horse with No Name Podcast this week to talk about the upcoming 2021 season, including practicing for what seems like forever, and the growth of the team through a pandemic. You can find the podcast on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
 
The Returners
Seniors: Alec Gordley (P), Trevor High (P), Josh Saufley (SS/2B), Landon Mowry (P), Jake Hahn (C)
Juniors: Josh Noll (2B), Jaden Pinkney (OF), Jacob Stong (INF/P), Ethan Varricchione (P/2B), Zach McCauley (1B), Zach Clemens (OF/P)
Sophomores: David Peguero (1B), Colin Brubaker (P), Matthew Shaeffer (P/1B), Jordan Weiss (P), Nick Bair (P), Blake Greenly (SS/P), Mark Cullins (C)
 
The Newcomers
Freshmen: Andrew Kidder (OF), Daniel Yoder (OF), Nate Hayes (C/OF), Brian Coburn (P/SS), James Toney (P), Kaden Hunt (2B/OF), Bryce Schmidt (P), Evan Rizzo (2B), Adam Naylor (3B)
 
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2021 Schedule
2020 Statistics
2019 Statistics
Program History