Penn St. Harrisburg 7, Lancaster Bible 3

Penn St. Harrisburg Starters
1. Hite lf, 2. Smith cf, 3. Parks 3b, 4. Lehner rf, 5. Ryan 1b, 6. Sassaman 2b, 7. Stasyk dh, 8. Lantz c, 9. Skinner ss and 10. Harshbarger p

LBC Starters
1. Blake Greenly 3b, 2. Brian Coburn ss, 3. Ethan Varricchione dh, 4. Jaden Pinkney cf, 5. Tyler Cunningham rf, 6. Harrison Hobdy 2b, 7. Adam Naylor lf, 8. James Toney 1b, 9. Thade Hauge c and 10. Owen Shimmel p

How it Happened
The Lancaster Bible College baseball team fell in game one of their three-game series to Penn St. Harrisburg by a score of 7-3 on Friday, April 22.

Penn St. Harrisburg (20-14 Overall, 14-2 United East) grabbed an early lead, scoring three runs in the first inning. The Chargers (15-17 Overall, 10-6 United East) tried to score in the bottom frame. Blake Greenly singled up the middle to open the inning, then stole second base. Jaden Pinkney drew a walk to put two runners on, but they would not be able to come around. Starting pitcher Owen Shimmel halted the Lions' attack for the next three innings, sending the side down 1-2-3 each time and recording four strikeouts in that span.

Harrisburg broke through again in the fifth and sixth innings, scoring three runs to extend their lead to six runs. LBC had their response in the seventh inning. Adam Naylor and James Toney knocked back-to-back singles to begin the rally, then Greenly hit a hard ground ball that forced an error, allowing Naylor to score the Chargers' first run of the game. Later in the inning, Ethan Varricchione drew a walk to load the bases. Jaden Pinkney capitalized, smashing a two-run single through the left side to cut the deficit to three.

After the Lions tacked on another run in the top of the ninth inning, LBC had one final chance in the bottom of the ninth. Brian Coburn drew a walk to start the inning, but could not come around to score, with Harrisburg securing the 7-3 win.

Inside the Numbers
- Jaden Pinkney reached base three times, batting 2-4 with a two-RBI single
- Adam Naylor knocked a pair of singles and scored a run
- Blake Greenly and Josh Noll each recorded a single and swiped a base
- The Lions were led by Matt Parks who hit 2-5 with a two-run home run
- The Chargers were patient at the plate, drawing six walks on the day

On the Mound
- Owen Shimmel got the game one start, pitching 5.1 innings and allowing six runs, five earned on six hits, striking out a total of eight batters
- Jacob Stolte came on in relief, going 2.2 innings and giving up just one run on one hit, tying a career-high with four strikeouts
- Matthew Shaeffer pitched the final frame, holding the Lions scoreless on one hit and picking up a K

Who's Next
The baseball team will conclude their conference series with Penn St. Harrisburg on Saturday, April 23 with the first game scheduled to start at 12:00 p.m. The team's seniors will be honored prior to the first game as part of senior day.

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