The Lancaster Bible College Baseball team played a non-conference double-header on Saturday afternoon at Washington (Md.), falling twice by scores of 14-4 and 9-6. The Chargers fall to 6-7 overall and 2-0 in the United East while the Shoremen improve to 11-8 overall.
 
Game 1: 4-14 Loss (7 inn.)
 
How it Happened:
The Chargers struggled early in the game with just one hit in the first four innings, while the Shoremen piled on the runs as they scored in three of four innings for a 6-0 lead. The Chargers got on the board in the top of the 5th as Malachi Sloane (Jr.) drove in a run on a groundout, then Alex Fox (Fr.) scored on an error as the Chargers cut into the lead at 6-2. The Shoremen responded in a big way as they ran away with the game, scoring a total of eight runs on six hits in the bottom of the 5th to take a big 14-2 lead. The Chargers got two back in the top of the 7th as Dylan Witkowski (Sr.) launched a two-run home run, but Washington (Md.) closed out the Chargers in seven innings for the game-one win.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers scored four runs on five hits and three RBI with three errors while the Shoremen had 14 runs on 13 hits with 12 RBI and committed three errors
- Donavan Boles (So.) had a game-high three hits for the Chargers with two runs scored
- Dylan Witkowski went 1-3 with a two-run home run and one walk
- Noah Robinette (L, 2-1) pitched 4.0 innings for the Chargers with seven earned runs on nine hits with three walks
- The Shoremen were led by Ty Everitt with three hits, two RBI, and three runs scored
 

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Game 2: 6-9 Loss
 
How it Happened:
Neither team could find the scoring column over the first few innings with good defense by both teams, with Donavan Boles, Logan Grimm (Fr.), and Joey Stein (So.) all recording hits for the Chargers early on. Washington (Md.) then found a run in the 4th and three more in the 5th to jump out to a 4-0 lead, but LBC had an answer in the top of the 6th inning. With the bases loaded and one out, Boles hit a sacrifice fly to score Shane Stephan (Jr.) to get LBC on the board, then CJ Peterson (So.) knocked a two-RBI single as the Chargers pulled within one run at 4-3. After good defense in the bottom frame, the Shoremen added three more runs in the 7th inning to go back up by four, but a two-run home run by Dylan Witkowski in the top of the 8th got LBC right back in the game as they trailed 7-5. The Shoremen got a two-run homer in response right after, then despite a solo home run by Evan Sareyka (Sr.), the Chargers fell short in game two as Washington (Md.) closed out the game for the three-run win.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers scored six runs on 11 hits and three RBI with two errors, while the Shoremen had nine runs off seven hits with two errors
- Dylan Witkowski led the Chargers on a 2-4 game with a two-run homer and two runs scored
- Evan Sareyka added two hits on 2-5 with a solo home run and three runs scored
- Donavan Boles and Logan Grimm each added two hits
- Trevor Bertsch (Fr.) (L, 2-2) started the game for LBC with 6.0 innings pitched, allowing four earned runs on four hits with two walks and two strikeouts
- The Shoremen were led by Drew Kinsey on a 2-5 game with a game-high four RBI
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 0-7 all-time against Washington (Md.) with their last matchup with the Shoremen coming back in 2020. This is the first time the Chargers have lost three straight games this season and the first time since April 14-19 of last season. Dylan Witkowski leads the Chargers this season offensively with a .362 batting average, 1.253 OPS, nine extra-base hits, 21 runs scored, and 11 walks.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers' next game is scheduled for Tuesday, March 24 as they travel to face Ursinus at 3:30 p.m. in Collegeville, Pa.