The Lancaster Bible College Softball team hosted United East Conference foe Notre Dame (Md) Gators on Wednesday for their first conference double-header of the season falling in the first game 12-2 in five innings of play. The second game was postponed halfway through due to weather and the make-up date is still to be determined. The Chargers are now 10-9 overall and move to 0-1 in the conference while the Gators improve to 1-11 overall and 1-2 in conference.

How It Happened: The first inning gave the Gators a head start for the afternoon as they jumped out to an early 4-0 lead. KariAnn Mecke singled to right field bringing in Kiera Price to put the Chargers on the board. The Gators got another un in the 2^nd inning while the Chargers grabbed their own in the 3^rd inning to make it a 5-2 ballgame. Between the 4^th and 5^th inning the Gators managed to put seven total runs across the plate due to some costly mistakes from the Chargers in the field. The visitors went on to secure a 12-2 win in just five innings of play.

By the Numbers

• The Chargers had four hits for two runs and two runs batted in.
• The Gators had 11 hits for 12 runs and eight runs batted in.
• Several Chargers tallied a hit while Price had a run and a run batted in.

Up Next: The Chargers host Cedar Crest in another conference double-header this Saturday at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.