The Lancaster Bible College Softball team concluded their Spring Break trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Wednesday and Thursday, defeating Grove City 10-6 and Baruch 12-5, losing to Waynesburg 6-1, and playing a no-contest with Kenyon. The Chargers return to Lancaster 5-2 overall after finishing the trip 2-1.

Game 1 (Wed.): vs Grove City (10-6 Win)

How it Happened:
Both teams were held scoreless through the first two innings with one hit by the Wolverines and three for the Chargers. Lancaster Bible exploded onto the board in the third inning with seven total runs, their highest-scoring inning of the season so far. After two quick outs, graduate student Phoebe Clemens started the rally with a double, then scored on a single by junior Maddison Atkins to put LBC on top. The Chargers then strung together three singles in a row, each scoring a run to make it a 4-0 lead. Sophomore Carleigh Cleland scored on a passed ball, then two more runners scored on a fielder's choice by freshman Maggie Kwiatkowski, giving LBC a commanding seven-run lead.

Grove City led a big response in the fourth inning, plating five runs to narrow the deficit to just two at 7-5. The Chargers got another run on the board in the bottom frame on a RBI-bunt single by freshman Keira Price that scored Atkins, but the Wolverines matched that run in the fifth to make it 8-6. Lancaster Bible added to the lead in the bottom of the fifth, with Kwiatkowski scoring on an error and Clemens driving in sophomore Alyssa Taylor on a single for the tenth run of the game. Atkins closed out the effort in the circle to nab another win for the Chargers.

By the Numbers:
- The Chargers plated 10 runs on 11 hits with two fielding errors, while the Wolverines scored six runs on nine hits with one error
- Phoebe Clemens had a game-high three hits for the Chargers with a RBI and a run scored
- Keira Price went 2-3 on the day with a walk and two RBI
- Atkins pitched the complete game for the Chargers, letting up five earned runs with six strikeouts

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Game 1 (Thu.): vs Baruch (12-5 Win)

How it Happened:
Both teams went scoreless in the first inning before the Bearcats got on the board first in the second after three hits resulted in a 1-0 lead. The Chargers responded in the top of the third, with Phoebe Clemens knocking a triple to center field and scoring Alyssa Taylor to tie the game at 1-1. Maddison Atkins followed that with a sacrifice fly, scoring Clemens to give LBC a lead they would not surrender. After a scoreless fourth inning, Baruch tied the game at two on a passed ball, sending the game to the sixth inning locked in a tie.

Lancaster Bible seized control of the game in the sixth, sending 13 batters to the plate and scoring seven runs to grab a 9-2 lead over the Bearcats. Freshman Maggie Kwiatkowski started the rally with a two-RBI single, putting LBC up 4-2, then Taylor reached on an error that scored junior Amanda Hoover for another run. Clemens knocked a double to right field on the next at-bat to score Kwiatkowski, then Atkins reached on another error that scored two runners. The rally wrapped up on a RBI-single from Carleigh Cleland, putting the Chargers up seven runs. The Chargers added three more runs in the seventh inning to put the game away, starting with a fielder's choice by Taylor to drive in a run. After loading the bases with two outs, Keira Price drew a walk to score Taylor, then Clemens scored on a passed ball to put the Chargers up 10 runs at 12-2. The Bearcats rallied once more with three runs in the bottom frame, but Danko closed the game with a strikeout to give the Chargers their fifth win in Myrtle Beach.

By the Numbers:
- The Chargers scored 12 runs on 13 hits with two errors, while the Bearcats scored five runs on nine hits and four errors
- Maggie Kwiatkowski notched her first career four-hit game, driving in two runs
- Phoebe Clemens went 3-5 with a double, triple, two RBI and three runs scored
- Alyssa Taylor scored three times for the Chargers
- Riley Danko (W, 3-0) pitched a complete game for the Chargers, letting up just one earned run on nine hits and four strikeouts

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Game 2 (Thu.): vs Waynesburg (1-6 Loss)

How it Happened:
The Chargers and Yellow Jackets both went scoreless through two innings, then the Chargers struck first on a RBI-single by Maddison Atkins, scoring Clemens to put LBC up 1-0. Waynesburg responded in the bottom of the inning with two runs, tallying four hits in the frame and taking a 2-1 lead. The Chargers only mustered one hit for the rest of the game, with the Yellow Jackets adding another four runs to finish off LBC and take a 6-1 victory.

By the Numbers:
- The Chargers scored one run on four hits with no errors, while the Yellow Jackets scored six runs on 10 hits and two errors
- Maddison Atkins went 1-3, driving in the lone run for the Chargers
- Phoebe Clemens scored for LBC off the Atkins single
- Atkins (L, 2-2) pitched seven innings in the circle and allowed six earned runs on 10 hits with two walks

Information to Know:
The Chargers continued their historic start to the season, matching their best seven-game start in program history and their first 5-2 start since 1986. Through seven games, three Chargers are batting .400 or better, with Maggie Kwiatkowski leading the way at a .520 average and 13 total hits.

Up Next:
The Chargers play their first home games of the season on Wednesday, March 12 as they host Stevenson for a double-header beginning at 3:00 p.m.