The Lancaster Bible College Baseball team traveled to Williamsport, Pa. to compete at the Little League World Series stadium in a United East Conference series versus the Penn College Wildcats. The Chargers won the first game 1-0 before losing the second game, 13-6. The Chargers are now 12-21 overall and 9-8 in conference, while the Wildcats are 17-15 overall and 12-4 in conference.
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Game One, 1-0 Win
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How It Happened: The Chargers scored the only run of the game in the top of the 1
st inning as junior
Brian Coburn stole second base, sending senior
Blake Greenly to steal home and giving the Chargers a 1-0 advantage. From there, it'd be all about defense as Coburn pitched a complete game, allowing seven hits, striking out two batters, and giving up no runs.
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By the Numbers: The Chargers had four hits for one run and two walks… the Wildcats had seven hits and one walk… Greenly, Coburn, McCormick, and Hunt each added a single hit with Greenly scoring the lone run… Shane Price went 3-3 for the Wildcats.
Game Two, 13-6 Loss
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How It Happened: Looking to complete the sweep for the day, the Wildcats were the first to strike after scoring four runs in the bottom of the 1
st inning. The Chargers were able to get on the board in the 3
rd inning as
Harrison Hobdy had a hard-hit ball to third base to bring home freshman
Dylan Witkowski. The Wildcats added three more runs to their lead, making it 7-1 after four innings. Sophomore
Harrison Madagan hit a single to center to bring home Greenly and Witkowski in the 5
th inning, then Greenly followed up with a double of his own to center, scoring Witkowski and Hague in the 6
th inning. With the Chargers closing the gap to just three runs, the Wildcats continue to keep the offensive attack going, scoring six more runs compared to the Chargers' one run.
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By the Numbers: The Chargers had 13 hits for six runs and four RBIs… the Wildcats had 12 hits for 13 runs and 12 RBIs… Greenly went 3-4 with two RBIs and one run… Madagan went 3-5 with two RBIs as well… David Wagner went 4-5 with three RBIs of his own.
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Information to Know: The Chargers continue to sit in playoff contention at the number four position ahead of Penn St. Berks, who are 8-9 in conference.
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Up Next: The Chargers finish out the three-game series tomorrow morning at 10:30 a.m. as they look to stay in playoff contention.
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