Penn St. Abington 8, Lancaster Bible 6

Abington Starters
1. Smith cf, 2. Long c, 3. VanHoeven rf, 4. Duffy 1b, 5. Gamble lf, 6. Gorman 2b, 7. Walters 3b, 8. Renninger ss, 9. Tomoney dp, and 10. Yanss p

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

How It Happened
The Lancaster Bible College softball team could not hold off Penn St. Abington, falling by a score of 8-6 in game one on Saturday, April 9.

Penn St. Abington (11-8 Overall, 6-3 United East) jumped out to an early lead, using some well-placed bunts to grab a 2-0 lead. The Chargers (6-15 Overall, 6-7 United East) answered back in the second inning. Adalyn Steiner led off the inning by sitting a single into left field. Alyssa Paulson reached on a field error, putting runners on first and second. Chloe King kept the offense rolling, hammering a single up the middle, scoring Steiner. Later in the inning, Sarah Davies drove a single into right field, driving in her first collegiate RBI in the process. Alyssa Hamilton then rocketed a triple down the left field line, scoring Davies to give LBC a 3-2 lead.

After the Lions tied the game in the bottom of the second inning, Phoebe Clemens put the Chargers ahead in the third inning. Clemens reached on an error and later in the inning stole second base. On the steal attempt, Clemens made the most of two errors, scoring from second to put LBC ahead 4-3. The Chargers tacked on another run in the fifth inning. With runners on first and second, Paulson smacked a single through the left side, driving in a run to make the score 5-3.

Penn St. Abington stormed back in the bottom of the sixth inning, plating five runs to take an 8-5 lead. The Chargers attempted to rally in the seventh inning. Hannah Lieb started the inning by reaching on an error. Clemens singled up the middle to put runners on first and second. Later in the inning, Paulson hammered a ball toward third base, allowing Lieb to score. LBC would load the bases in the inning, but could not tie the game, falling 8-6.  

Inside the Numbers
- Phoebe Clemens led the Chargers' offense, going 3-4 with a double and two runs scored
- Chloe King went 2-3 with a double, driving in an RBI
- Sarah Davies picked up her first career RBI, driving in a run in the second inning
- Alyssa Hamilton recorded her first triple of the season, driving in a run on the play
- Alyssa Paulson went 1-4, driving in two RBIs

In the Circle
- Alyssa Hamilton pitched 6.0 innings allowing eight runs, four earned, on 10 hits while posting a pair of strikeouts
 

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Penn St. Abington 15, Lancaster Bible 0 (5 Innings)

Abington Starters
1. Smith dp, 2. Long c, 3. VanHoeven rf, 4. Tomoney 3b, 5. Gamble cf, 6. Bohr p, 7. Duffy 1b, 8. Yanss rf, 9. Renninger ss, and 10. Gorman 2b

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

How It Happened
The Lancaster Bible College softball team was not able to rebound from their game one defeat, falling to Penn St. Abington 15-0 in game two.  

The Chargers (6-16 Overall, 6-8 United East) looked to strike in the second inning. Chloe King knocked a single up the middle, but the Chargers could not move her into scoring position. The Lions (12-8 Overall, 7-3 United East) began to find their momentum, scoring three runs in the second inning and one run in the third inning, building a 4-0 lead. Penn St. Abington exploded in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring 11 runs to seize complete control of the game. LBC could not mount a rally, falling 15-0 in five innings.

Inside the Numbers
- Alyssa Hamilton went 1-3 with a single in the fourth inning
- Alyssa Paulson and Chloe King each finished 1-2 with a single

Who's Next
The Chargers will return home to face Clarks Summit University in a nonconference double header on Tuesday, April 12 at 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

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