The Lancaster Bible College Softball team traveled to Stevenson, Md. to take on Stevenson in a road double-header on Thursday afternoon, falling twice by scores of 7-5 and 10-9. The Chargers drop to 13-8 overall and 6-0 in the United East while the Mustangs improve to 10-12 overall and 2-6 in the MAC Commonwealth.
 
Game 1: 5-7 Loss
 
How it Happened:
The Chargers struck right away in the 1st inning as Maddison Atkins (Sr.) hit a double to right field, scoring Ava Stern (Fr.) for the early LBC lead. The Chargers added another in the 2nd as Ila Rowatti (So.) hit a RBI-single up the middle, extending the LBC lead to 2-0. Stevenson then used a big bottom of the 2nd to score three runs, powering ahead to take the lead. After several scoreless frames, the Chargers got going in the 5th as Stern drove in a run on a single and Atkins knocked in her second RBI on a single the next batter, retaking the lead 4-3. The Mustangs put together a strong 6th inning in response later on, retaking the lead 7-5 with four hits and one LBC error, holding on in the 7th despite another LBC run to earn the game-one win.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers had five runs on 13 hits and four RBI with two errors while the Mustangs had seven runs on 10 hits and four RBI with one error
- Maddison Atkins went 3-4 with two RBI to lead the Chargers
- Ila Rowatti added two hits with one RBI
- Ava Stern went 2-4 with one RBI and two runs scored
- Maddison Atkins (L, 8-3) pitched all six innings for the Chargers, allowing four earned runs on 10 hits and one walk and striking out one
- The Mustangs were led by Rebecca Maiorano with a game-high three RBI

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 Game 2: 9-10 Loss
 
How it Happened:
Stevenson jumped on the board early, racing out to a 4-0 lead in the 1st inning to take control of the game. The Chargers, however, had a big answer in the 2nd, starting with Grace Goodman (So.) reaching on an error to get the Chargers on the board. Two batters later, Rebekah Hoover (Fr.) hit a single to right field, leading to the bases clearing out and three more runs scoring, tying the game at 4-4. Then, Ava Stern hit a double to center field, scoring Hoover and giving the Chargers the lead. The Mustangs answered right away to tie the game back up at 5-5, then later in the 4th inning got two to go as they went back up on LBC by two. LBC tied it right back up in the 5th as Maddison Atkins hit a RBI-single and Keira Price (So.) brought another home on a sacrifice fly, making it a 7-7 ballgame. The Chargers then retook the lead in the 6th as Hoover came through again with a 2-RBI single, putting LBC up 9-7 on the road. The Mustangs, however, rallied in the bottom of the 7th with four hits and two walks, scoring the game-winning run on a single to left and walking off the Chargers in game two 10-9.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers scored nine runs on 11 hits and nine RBI with one error, while the Mustangs had 10 runs on 13 hits and nine RBI with two errors
- Rebekah Hoover led the Chargers on a 2-3 game, tying her career-high with five RBI and two runs scored
- Ava Stern added three hits on 3-3 with one walk, one RBI, and one run scored
- Kendall Jackman (Fr.) and Keira Price each added two hits
- In the circle, Ava Stern threw 6.0 innings, allowing nine earned runs on 12 hits with eight total walks and two strikeouts
- The Mustangs were led by Sahara Ward and Maria Morsa with three hits each, with Ava Stafursky hitting the walk-off single in the 7th to get the win
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 0-5 all-time against Stevenson and see their six-game winning streak come to a close. The Chargers are currently fifth in the United East in team batting average at .344 and fourth in the conference in team ERA at 3.16, with Maddison Atkins currently tied for the second-most wins in the United East with eight and Ava Stern ranking eighth in batting average at .472.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers are back to United East action on Saturday, April 11 as they travel to take on Penn St. Abington in a conference double-header at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.