Juniata 7, Lancaster Bible 6 (10 Innings)

Juniata Starting Lineup
1. Bollinger 2b, 2. Snyder lf, 3. Maclay 1b, 4. Swank dh, 5. Mock ss, 6. Daniels cf, 7. Barranca 3b, 8. Hughes c, 9. Allegrini rf and 10. Hostrande p

LBC Starting Lineup
1. Blake Greenly 3b, 2. Jaden Pinkney cf, 3. Brian Coburn ss, 4. Tyler Cunningham lf, 5. Ethan Varricchione 2b, 6. Harrison Hobdy dh, 7. Adam Naylor 1b, 8. Mark Cullins c, 9. Kaden Hunt rf and 10. James Toney p

How It Happened
The Lancaster Bible College baseball team dropped a hard-fought battle with Juniata College by a score of 7-6 in 10 innings on Wednesday, April 13.

The Chargers (13-15 Overall, 8-4 United East) got on the board first, scoring in the first inning. Blake Greenly drew a leadoff walk and advanced into scoring position. Tyler Cunningham roped a single through the left side, allowing Greenly to score and giving LBC the 1-0 advantage. Juniata (9-15 Overall, 3-8 Landmark) answered back, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first to take a 2-1 lead.

LBC tied the game up in the third inning. With Jaden Pinkney on first base, Brian Coburn hammered his first single of the game, putting runners on first and third. Cunningham lifted a sacrifice fly into left field, allowing Pinkney to score and tying the game at two. The Chargers retook the lead in the fourth inning. Adam Naylor and Mark Cullins smacked back-to-back singles to put runners on base. After Naylor and Cullins pulled off a double steal, Kaden Hunt worked a walk to load the bases. LBC continued to use their speed on the basepaths with Naylor scoring on a pass ball. Later in the inning, Cullins also scored on a wild pitch, giving LBC a 4-2 lead.

Both offenses grounded to a halt, with neither team being able to score any runs during the next four innings. LBC stretched the lead in the eighth inning. Pinkney reached on an error and Coburn then singled to put runners on first and third. Cunningham again launched a fly ball allowing Pinkney to tag up and score. Later in the inning, Harrison Hobdy singled up the middle, driving in a run to make the score 6-2.

The Eagles fought back, scoring three runs in the eighth inning and one run in the ninth inning to send the game to extra innings. In the top of the 10^th inning, LBC had runners on the corners but could not plate a run. Juniata scored in the bottom of the inning, picking up the walk-off victory.
 
Inside the Numbers
- Brian Coburn had an excellent outing, going 4-6 with a run scored
- Tyler Cunningham drove in a team high three RBIs
- Harrison Hobdy collected a pair of hits, driving in an RBI
- The Chargers continued to show off their speed on the basepath, stealing eight more bases, led by Adam Naylor who swiped three bags

On the Mound
- James Toney pitched 2.1 innings allowing two runs on three hits while posting three strikeouts
- Jacob Stong came on in relief pitching 3.2 innings allowing only one hit
- Jacob Stolte threw 1.2 innings allowing three runs on five hits

Who's Next
The Chargers will return to action they travel to St. Mary's (Md.) in a three-game United East series beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 15.

Stay Connected
Be sure to follow LBC Athletics on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for the most in-depth coverage of Charger athletics.