The Lancaster Bible baseball team headed down to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to play in the Ripken Experience, March 7^th thru March 9^th. The Chargers opened up their time down south with a double header against Delaware Valley. The Chargers would go 1-1 on the day, dropping the first and bouncing back in the second.
Game One: 4-5 Loss (7 Inn.)
It would not take the Aggies long to get on the board as a four hit, one stolen base, and one runner reached by error bottom of the first would put them up 3-0 on the Chargers. The game would settle down for the next few innings as both teams would tally only one combined hit between the second and third innings. The fourth would give Lancaster Bible hope as a Shane Stephan single along with Evan Sareyka getting hit by a pitch put two runners on. Tanner Smith would drive both runners home with a two RBI double, followed by an Alex Fox double to tie the game 3-3. Following a scoreless fifth and sixth inning, Dylan Witkowski would double to start off the seventh, eventually advancing to third on a throwing error. Everett Bell's sacrifice fly would score Witkowski giving the Charger's a 4-3 lead heading to the bottom of the seventh. The Aggies first hit since the first inning would be a single followed by a second single to give them two base runners. After a fly out that would advance the runners, a single by Delaware Valley would drive in both runners to end the game 5-4.
By the Numbers:

• The Chargers would score four runs on five hits and three errors by the Aggies
• The Aggies would score five runs on seven hits and one error by the Chargers
• Dylan Witkowski had a team high two hits along with a run
• Tanner Smith would go 1-3 with two RBIs and a run
• Alex Smith would go 1-3 with one RBI

 

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Game 2: 6-2 Win (7 Inn.)
The Aggies would strike first in the top of the first inning as two errors and a sac fly would put them up 1-0. The Chargers would look to strike back in the bottom of the third, which started with a Dylan Witkowski single, followed up by a Delaware Valley error, which allowed Witkowski to score on a Shane Stephan double. Evan Sareyka would drive in the Chargers second run with a single to center to put them up 2-1 at the end of three. Lancaster Bible would keep things rolling as a Witkowski single, a wild pitch, and a Stephan single would add four more runs in the bottom of the fourth. Delaware Valley would give one last effort with an RBI triple, but that would be it, as the Chargers would go on to win 6-2.
By the Numbers:

• The Chargers would score six runs on nine hits and one error by the Aggies
• The Aggies would score two runs on one hit and two errors by the Chargers
• Dylan Witkowski would lead the Chargers in hits going 3-4 with one RBI and two runs
• Shane Stephan would lead the Chargers in RBIs with four on 2-4 hitting
• Trevor Bertsch would earn the win with seven Ks, three BBs, and one hit

 
What's Next:
The Chargers are back in action tomorrow March 8^th, as they take on Manhattanville at 4:30 p.m. in game three of their Ripken Experience.