The Lancaster Bible College Baseball team traveled to Wilkes-Barre, Pa. on Tuesday afternoon falling 9-8 in the bottom of the 9^th inning. The Chargers move to 8-9 overall while the Monarchs drop to 4-9 overall.

How It Happened: Nick Colarossi got things going early for the Chargers on a single to third base to score Dylan Witkowski and put the Chargers on top 1-0. Both teams would struggle to bring runs across home plate until the bottom of the 4^th inning where the Monarchs were able to score four runs on three hits.

The Chargers found a swift response however as Evan Sareyka opened the inning with a three run homerun followed by another two run shot by Colarossi. Another Witkowski score brought their lead to 7-4 after six innings of play. Monarchs scored two more in their side of the inning to close the gap 7-6.

An error in the 7^th inning brought Malachi Sloane home and gave the Chargers a two-run cushion, 8-6. But the Monarchs again answered this time tying it at 8-8 on a two run single. Keeping things even through the top of nine innings, it was the Monarchs that came away with the winning run in the bottom of the 9^th to win the game 9-8 on a single to left field.

By the Numbers

• The Chargers had eight hits for eight runs and seven runs batted in.
• The Monarch had 11 hits for nine runs and nine runs batted in.
• Nick Colarossi went 2-5 with three RBIs, one run, and one homerun.
• Dylan Witkowski went 2-3 with three runs and two walks.
• Evan Sareyka finished 1-4 with three RBIs, one run, and one homerun.
• Noah Robinette and Bronson Coburn combined for seven innings pitched giving up six runs and striking out five batters.

Up Next: The Chargers have a quick turnaround as they host conference foe Wilson in a non-conference game on Wednesday, March 19 at 3:00 p.m.