The Lancaster Bible College Softball team took on day two in Myrtle Beach, S.C. by taking on Malone and Penn St. Mont Alto, dropping game one 8-0 and winning game two 9-6. The Chargers are now 2-2 overall with four games left to play on their Spring Break trip.
 
Game 1: vs Malone (0-8 Loss)
 
How it Happened: Alyssa Hamilton reached base on a hit-by-pitch to lead off the game, but couldn't come around to score. The Pioneers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning off a two-out rally. Alyssa Paulson knocked a single in the top of the second inning, but the Malone's Grace Kissick struck out the side to end any threat from the Chargers.

Malone launched an offensive barrage in the third inning with six runs off six hits. The Chargers had no response in the fourth as they went 1-2-3, then Riley Danko was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning and reached scoring position, but she was unable to score as the Pioneers took the game 8-0 in five.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers were held scoreless with just one hit, totaling three base runners on the day
- The Pioneers tallied eight runs on 10 hits with two extra-base hits and eight RBIs
- Alyssa Paulson had the lone hit for the Chargers
- Alyssa Hamilton got the loss on the mound, going three innings and allowing eight runs on 10 hits, and Riley Danko pitched one inning with two strikeouts
- Grace Kissick led Malone with a complete game shutout on the mound and 12 strikeouts

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Game 2: vs Penn St. Mont Alto (6-9 Loss)
 
How it Happened: Both teams went three-up, three-down in the first two innings before the Lions struck in the third with five runs to take the lead. The Chargers had an answer in the bottom of the inning, starting with a two-RBI single from Amanda Hoover to get LBC on the board. With the bases loaded later in the inning, KariAnn Mecke broke through with a double to score Phoebe Clemens and Sheyenne King, making it a one-run game at 5-4.
 
Mont Alto slowly added to their lead with one run in the fourth, two in the fifth, and one in the sixth. The Chargers found the board in the bottom of the sixth inning as Anna Rinaldi hit a double, then Riley Danko hit a single to score Rinaldi to make it 9-5. LBC made one last effort in the seventh inning as Mecke had a sacrifice fly to drive in a run, but the Chargers ultimately fell 9-6.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers had six runs on six hits, hitting three doubles and recording six RBIs
- The Lions tallied nine runs on 12 hits with eight RBIs
- KariAnn Mecke went 1-3 with a team-high three RBIs
- Riley Danko had two hits for two RBIs
 
Up Next: The Chargers have a day off before they play a pair of games on Wednesday, March 6 against King's (Pa.) and Delaware Valley at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. respectively.