The Lancaster Bible College softball team got back into the win column on Sunday, sweeping a doubleheader from Wells at Charger Field. The Chargers took game one, 9-1 in five innings, and then won game two, 5-0. Lancaster Bible is now 4-10 overall and 4-10 in North Eastern Athletic Conference play, while the Express fell to 0-12 overall and 0-10 in NEAC action.
 
Game 1
Lancaster Bible 9, Wells 1 (5 innings)
How it Happened: Each team scored a run in the top of the first, as the Chargers loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning, and Chloe King, playing in her first-ever collegiate game, drew a walk, and knotted the game at 1-1.
 
Lancaster Bible plated five runs in the second inning, as Adalyn Steiner and Phoebe Clemens walked and scored on a two-run single by Nicole DeKok. Sydney Wooden and Hope Hodges also walked and scored in the inning, as the Chargers built a five-run lead.
 
Inside the Box Score: Hannah Lieb went 3-for-4 for the Chargers in game one with two runs scored…Chloe King was 2-for-3 with two RBI and a walk…Phoebe Clemens was 1-for-2 with a walk, two runs scored and two driven in…DeKok went the distance for the Chargers, as she allowed just three hits and one run, while striking out three.
 
Game 2
Lancaster Bible 5, Wells 0
How it Happened: Game two was a pitcher's duel, as Olivia Maish and DeKok went back-and-forth. Each team managed just two hits over the first four innings, and neither team had a runner past second base until Clemens reached third in the fourth inning after a wild pitch.
 
Lancaster Bible finally got its offense in gear in the sixth inning, as Hannah Lieb tripled with one out, and then scored on a single by Adalyn Steiner. Clemens singled to center to move Steiner to second, and DeKok had Lancaster Bible's fourth straight hit, and her single scored Steiner to make it 2-0. Chloe King hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded to score Clemens, and a wild pitch brought DeKok in to make it 4-0. Sonja Nelson singled later in the inning to bring home Kendra Brown, and the Chargers had a 5-0 lead.
 
Inside the Box Score: Clemens was 2-for-2 with a walk in game two, as she scored a run…Lieb, Steiner, DeKok, and Nelson also had hits in game two, while Sydney Wooden also drew a walk…DeKok was fantastic, as she pitched a complete game and allowed just three hits, while walking seven.
 
News & Notes: Lancaster Bible is now 4-2 all-time against Wells…Lancaster Bible recorded its first home win since April 6, 2019, snapping an eight-game home losing streak…Lancaster Bible's last home win was against SUNY Cobleskill on Apr. 6, 2019, as the Chargers won game two of a doubleheader, 6-4 over the Fighting Tigers…Clemens is batting .455 this season with 20 hits and 16 runs scored…DeKok lowered her earned run average this season to 3.06…Following game two, the Chargers honored seniors Kendra Brown, Nicole DeKok, and Hope Hodges.
 
Up Next: Lancaster Bible travels to Penn St. Abington on Tuesday for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.