The Lancaster Bible College Baseball team won their season opener Friday afternoon, hosting Penn St. York in a non-conference bout and winning 12-3. The Chargers improve to 1-0 to start the year while Penn St. York falls to 0-1 overall.

How It Happened: The Chargers found themselves facing a 3-0 deficit after five innings of play. A few errors and some timely hits from the Lions allowed for the early lead.

That was until the Chargers came alive in the bottom of the fifth inning, scoring eight total runs. It was a double to left field from freshman Nick Colarossi that brought in Harrison Madagan for the Chargers first run of the season. Colarossi then stole third and managed to score on a throwing error to bring the deficit to 3-2 and give the Chargers the spark they needed. Graduate student Blake Greenly got a double to go through left field, bringing in two more runs and giving the Chargers their first lead of the game, 4-3. Sophomore Evan Sareyka continued the offensive momentum, sending a single to the left side and scoring Greenly and Brian Coburn, adding to the scoring outburst. It was none other than Colarossi who rounded out the inning getting a single to drop in left center; his second hit brought in two more runs for an eight-run inning for the Chargers.

Perhaps even more exciting than the eight-run inning was a three-up, three-down series from pitcher Jacob Stolte and his unorthodox throws that sent his teammates into a frenzy. Capitalizing on the momentum, the Chargers tallied three home runs to finish the game as Colarossi, Coburn, and Greenly all sent one over the fence to give the Chargers a 12-3 win.

From the Coach: The guys showed they've got heart! We started slow but more importantly they fought back. They made in game adjustments that paid off.

It was a team win! A lot of guys had great days, but even the ones who didn't found ways to help us win. Proud of these guys! – Head Coach Ryan MacFarlane

By the Numbers

• The Chargers tallied 10 hits and 11 RBIs including three doubles and three home runs adding in six total stolen bases
• The Lions had nine hits and two RBIs
• The Chargers' bullpen tallied five strikeouts including starting pitcher Owen Shimmel with two
• Dylan Witkowski got the win, posting one strikeout and only giving up three hits
• Colarossi went 3-4 with five RBIs in his first career game for the Chargers
• Greenly was 4-5 with three RBIs, a double, and a home run
•  Coburn, Sareyka, and Madagan each tallied a hit

Up Next: The Chargers hit the ground running hosting Penn St. Behrend for a double-header on Monday, February 26 followed by games against Dickinson (Feb. 27) and Hood (March 1).