Wilson 12, Lancaster Bible 8- 8 Innings

Wilson Lineup
1. Curry 2b, 2. Cook cf, 3. Mercer 3b, 4. Marrale c, 5. Rosario ss, 7. Daniels dh, 8. Hoff rf, 9. Procopio lf, 10. Little p

LBC Lineup
1. Brian Coburn ss, 2. Jaden Pinkney cf, 3. Blake Greenly 3b, 4. Tyler Cunningham dh, 5. Ethan Varricchione 2b, 6. Kaden Hunt rf, 7. Adam Naylor 1b, 8. Jacob Stong, 9. Andrew Kidder lf, 10.Trevor High p  

How It Happened
The Lancaster Bible baseball team fell in a nonconference match up with Wilson College, losing by a score of 12-8 on Friday, March 4. The game was called after eight innings due to darkness.

After Wilson (5-0 Overall, 0-0 CSAC) grabbed the lead in the top of the first inning, the Chargers (1-2 Overall, 0-0 United East) had an immediate answer. Jaden Pinkney started the offense, smashing a double down the left field line. Blake Greenly crushed a home run over the center field fence, giving LBC a 2-1 lead. Tyler Cunningham, Ethan Varricchione, and Kaden Hunt all reached base, hitting hard ground balls to short stop, loading the bases for Adam Naylor. Naylor smacked a single through the right side and then the ball got passed Wilson's outfielder, allowing all three runners to score and LBC to take a 5-1 lead.

The Chargers led by three entering the third inning. Varricchione led off with a single into left field and then stole second to move himself into scoring position. Hunt smacked a single into center field moving Varricchione over to third base. Naylor lifted a fly ball into center field, allowing Varricchione to tag up and score.

The Phoenix scored three runs in the top of the fourth inning to close back within a single run. The Chargers responded with Andrew Kidder reaching base with a single and advancing to second on a pass ball to lead off the inning. After Brian Coburn moved Kidder over to third, Pinkney crushed a double into right center field, scoring Kidder. The Chargers would load the bases later in the inning and Hunt reached on an error, driving in a run in the process.

Wilson kept fighting back, scoring four runs in the top of the fifth inning to take a 9-8 lead. The Phoenix tacked on two runs in the sixth inning and one run in the eighth inning, building a 12-8 lead. LBC could not rally back and the game was called after the eighth inning due to darkness.

Inside the Numbers
- Blake Greenly had a big game at the plate, going 2-4 with a two-run home run and a triple
- Ethan Varricchione went 3-4, scoring two runs
- Jaden Pinkney added an RBI, going 3-5 with two doubles
- Adam Naylor totaled four RBIs, going 1-4 with a single and a sacrifice fly
- The Phoenix were led by Doc Daniels who was 3-4 with 3 RBIs

On the Mound
- Trevor High got the start on the mound, pitching 4.0 innings, allowing five runs, four earned, on seven hits while posting a pair of strikeouts
- Tyler Cunningham allowed four runs in 0.2 innings
- Owen Shimmel made his second appearance on the mound this season, pitching 1.1 innings allowing two runs on three hits
- Brian Coburn closed out the game, pitching the final 2.0 innings allowing one run on one hit while striking out two

Who's Next
The baseball team returns to action when they host Rosemont College on Saturday, March 5 at 12:00 p.m.

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