The Lancaster Bible College baseball team took advantage of the sunshine and warm weather on Tuesday, March 21 as they faced off against the Bullets of Gettysburg College. The Chargers fell to the Bullets 14-13 on a lone run in the 8^th inning. The Chargers drop to 2-12 overall while the Bullets sit at 10-7.
 
How It Happened: Both teams looked to get things going early but neither team found any luck in the first couple innings. It wasn't until the bottom of the 3^rd inning that the Chargers bats got hot knocking in nine total runs to take an aggressive 9-0 lead. It began with a Coburn single that sent Andrew Kidder into home to give their Chargers their first run of the day. Senior Blake Greenly knocked in Coburn off a single of his own, marking his 100^th career hit as a Charger. On back-to-back-to-back singles, Hobdy lined up a shot to send in Dylan Witkowski. Freshman Jack Nance walked to send in yet another run, then Kidder hit a bases-clearing triple to give the Chargers three more runs to bump the lead to to 7-0. Coburn and Hobdy both reached on errors, scoring a run each to end the inning 9-0.
 
Looking for an answer, the Bullets started to chip away, and before you know it take the lead in the 6^th inning off a two-run home run. The Chargers tied the game up in the bottom of the inning as Nance hit a single, sending in Evan Sareyka, but the Bullets responded, scoring three more runs in the top of the 7^th inning. Sareyka walked, and Nance hit another two-RBI single to tie the game up once again for the Chargers.
 
Heading into the last two innings of the game, the Bullets hit a double in the 8^th inning to give themselves the edge yet again. The Chargers looked to respond once more and finish the game, but their attempts fell short, and the Chargers lost 14-13.
 
By the Numbers: The Chargers had 12 hits and 11 RBIs… the Bullets had 17 hits and 13 RBIs… the Chargers tallied one double and two triples… the Bullets hit three homers… the Chargers threw for six strikeouts with just four walks and two errors… the Bullets threw for 11 strikeouts and nine walks with five errors… freshman Jack Nance had a team-high four RBIs on two hits and one walk… Kidder had two hits for three RBIs and Sareyka had two hits for one RBI… for the Bullets, Kyle Miller went 4-4 on the day.
 
Information to Know: Senior slugger Blake Greenly knocked his 100^th hit of his career… the Chargers are 0-4 all time versus the Bullets.
 
Up Next: The Chargers stay at home this weekend for a three-game conference series against St. Mary's (Md.) beginning on Friday at 3:00 p.m. and a double-header on Saturday beginning at 12:00 p.m.