The Lancaster Bible College baseball team earned an 11-10 win over Penn St. Berks after a six-run 7
th inning on Monday afternoon. The win completed a 3-0 sweep over the Lions after winning both games of their doubleheader on Friday. The Chargers improve to 11-19 overall and 8-7 in the United East, while the Lions fall to 8-17 overall and 7-8 in conference.
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How It Happened: Looking to complete the three-game sweep, the Chargers found themselves down early as the Lions scored three in the first inning. After taking a 4-0 lead in the top of the 2
nd,
Harrison Hobdy had a solo home run in the bottom of the 2
nd inning to get the Chargers on board.
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The Chargers tied the game at 4-4 in the 3
rd inning when senior
Blake Greenly got his first home run of the game, followed by a
Brian Coburn score off a passed ball and an
Adam Naylor double that sent the tying run home.
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The Lions wasted no time though, taking another lead, this time 8-4 through six innings. The Chargers managed to score one run in the sixth as freshman
Evan Sareyka made a run to home off a passed ball, but it was the 7
th inning that proved instrumental in the Chargers' rally. Down 8-5, it was a monster two-run home run from Sareyka that brought the game to within one run. As the momentum began to shift towards the Chargers,
Lucas McCormick scored on a passed ball to tie the game at 8-8. Greenly had the final say though, sending a three-run home run to center field to give the Chargers their first lead of the game, 11-8 and ultimately the winning runs. The Lions looked to rally in the remaining two innings, but the Chargers held them off to complete the sweep and earn their seventh conference win.
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By the Numbers: The Chargers grabbed nine hits scoring 11 runs and tallying eight RBIs… the Lions had nine hits, 10 runs, and eight RBIs… the Chargers hit two doubles and four home runs on the day… the Lions had two doubles and two home runs… Greenly went 3-5 with four RBIs and two runs including the game-winning home run…
Kaden Hunt and
Evan Sareyka both had two hits on the day with Sareyka having two RBI's… three Lions had two hits.
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Up Next: The Chargers return to Charger Field to battle against non-conference foe Stevenson at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18th.
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