Penn St. Harrisburg 10, Lancaster Bible 2 (6 Innings)

Penn St. Harrisburg Lineup
1. Krantz c, 2. Lehigh ss, 3. Herncane lf, 4. Reider 1b, 5. Boozel dp, 6. English 2b, 7. Moore rf, 8. Einarson 3b, 9. Hess cf, 10. Yeager p

LBC Starting Lineup
1. Sheyenne King 3b, 2. Phoebe Clemens ss, 3. Alyssa Hamilton p, 4. Bryanna Hoover cf, 5. Adalyn Steiner c, 6. Chloe King 1b, 7. Hannah Lieb rf, 8. Alyssa Paulson dp, 9. Noelle Martin 2b, 10. Sonja Nelson lf

How It Happened
The Lancaster Bible College softball team dropped game one of their doubleheader with Penn St. Harrisburg, falling 10-2 on Saturday, March 26.
 
The Chargers (0-11 Overall, 0-3 United East) used some great defensive plays to slow the Lions early in the game. LBC's defense turned a pair of double plays to help starting pitcher Alyssa Hamilton. After only allowing one run in the first three innings, Penn St. Harrisburg (8-5 Overall, 3-0 United East) capitalized on three errors to score six runs in the fourth inning and take control of the game.
 
The Lions added three more runs in the sixth inning, taking a 10-0 lead. LBC finally got the bats going in the bottom of the sixth inning. Noelle Martin lifted a single into center field. Sheyenne King then singled to center field, putting runners on first and second. Hamilton perfectly placed a single in right field allowing King and Martin to score. The Chargers could not plate another run to keep the game going, falling 10-2.
 
Inside The Numbers
- Alyssa Hamilton led the Chargers' offense, going 1-3 with two RBIs.
- Sheyenne King collected a hit, scoring one of the Chargers' runs
- Noelle Martin finished the game 1-2 with a run scored
- Bryanna Hoover and Hannah Lieb each collected hits
- Maddie Krantz led the way for Penn St. Harrisburg, going 4-4 with an RBI
   
Penn St. Harrisburg 10, Lancaster Bible 0
 
Penn St. Harrisburg Lineup
1. Krantz 3b, 2. Lehigh ss, 3. Herncane lf, 4. Reider 1b, 5. Boozel dp, 6. English 2b, 7. Nevius c, 8. Weaver rf, 9. Hess cf, 10. Yeager p

LBC Lineup
1. Alyssa Hamilton cf 2. Sheyenne King 3b, 3. Phoebe Clemens ss, 4. Bryanna Hoover lf, 5. Adalyn Steiner 2b, 6. Chloe King 1b, 7. Hannah Lieb dp, 8. Alyssa Paulson c, 9. Noelle Martin p, 10 Sonja Nelson rf

How It Happened
The Chargers (0-12, 0-4 United East) failed to bounce back from their game one defeat, falling in game two by a score of 10-0.

Starting pitcher Noelle Martin pitched well, holding the Lions' offense to just one run in four innings of action. The Chargers' offense put themselves in position to score in the bottom of the first inning. With two outs, Phoebe Clemens ripped a single through the left side. Bryanna Hoover then drew a walk, but LBC could not advance the runners any further. In the second inning, Hannah Lieb stung a ball into left field, that bounced off the left fielders' glove, allowing Lieb to hustle over to second base. The Chargers could not capitalize on the mistake and continued to trail going into the fifth inning. Penn St. Harrisburg (9-5, 4-0 United East) broke the game open in the fifth inning, scoring nine runs to take a 10-0 lead. LBC could not climb back into the game, falling 10-0.

Inside The Numbers
- Phoebe Clemens led the Chargers, going 2-3 with a pair of singles
- Sheyenne King went 1-3 with a bunt single
- Alyssa Hamilton collected LBC's other hit, going 1-3
- Madelyn Lehigh led Penn St. Harrisburg, going 2-4 with 3 RBIs
 
Who's Next
The softball team will return to action when they host Wells College in a United East doubleheader on Friday, April 1 starting at 1:00 p.m.

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