The Lancaster Bible College Baseball team traveled to play Messiah in non-conference play on Tuesday afternoon, losing by a score of 18-4 on the road. The Chargers drop to 12-13 overall and 7-3 in the United East while the Falcons improve to 21-10 overall and 13-2 in the MAC Commonwealth.
 
[In the top of the 9th inning, LBC senior Dylan Witkowski recorded his 200th career base hit on a RBI-single, becoming just the 3rd player in the history of Lancaster Bible Baseball to reach the 200-Hit milestone (Justin Taylor '14-'17, Blake Greenly '20-'24).]
 
How it Happened:
The Falcons got on the board right away in the 1st inning to take a 2-0 lead, but the Chargers answered right back in the top of the 2nd as CJ Peterson (So.) crushed a two-run home run to right center, tying the game up at 2-2. It was all Falcons for the next seven frames, progressively adding to their lead a few at a time with only one scoreless frame as they led 11-2 after seven innings. A seven-run 8th inning for Messiah put a lot more distance between them and the Chargers, then Lancaster Bible ended their drought with two more in the 9th inning as Dylan Witkowski (Sr.) drove in a run on a single for his 200th career hit and Evan Sareyka (Sr.) reached on an error that brought a run home, with LBC falling 18-4 on the road to the Falcons.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers had four runs on seven hits and three RBI with four errors, while the Falcons had 18 runs on 21 hits and 16 RBI with three errors
- CJ Peterson went 2-3 with a two-run homer to lead the Chargers
- Dylan Witkowski also had two hits with one RBI
- The Falcons were led by Isaiah Parido with a 2-4 game, tallying three RBI, a walk, and three runs scored
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 1-1 all-time against Messiah, having won their first matchup back in 2014 by a score of 8-6 in Lancaster, Pa. The Chargers are just 5-10 in non-conference play this season but sit just one game under .500 for the year with a stellar 7-3 United East record thus far. Dylan Witkowski now ranks third in LBC program history in career hits (Division III era, circa 2011) with 200 even, just 11 hits from breaking the record held by Justin Taylor (2014-17) at 210 career hits.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers have a quick turnaround as they host Notre Dame (Md.) in United East action tomorrow on Wednesday, April 15 at 3:00 p.m. for their inaugural game on the expanded Charger Field on campus.