The Lancaster Bible College Baseball team hosted their final home games of the regular season on Saturday afternoon for Senior Day, taking on Penn St. Brandywine in United East play and splitting the day with a 5-3 loss in game one and an 18-8 victory in game two. The Chargers move to 14-14 overall and 9-4 in the United East while the Lions move to 14-15 overall and 5-6 in the conference.
 
**Before the game, LBC Athletics took time to recognize the program's seniors for this season in their final regular season home game, including #4 Tanner Smith (Sr.), #13 Dylan Witkowski (Sr.), #17 Paulie Brosious (Sr.), and #26 Evan Sareyka (Sr.), as well as several support staff members including asst. coach Joe Mina, asst. coach Will Howell, and director of baseball operations Shannon Sensenig.
 
Game 1: 3-5 Loss
 
How it Happened:
Neither team could plate a run through the first three innings as starter Noah Robinette (Jr.) picked up a strikeout in the 3rd and CJ Peterson (So.) had LBC's first hit but couldn't score. The Lions broke through in the top of the 4th, using a RBI-single and a sacrifice fly to take a 2-0 advantage on the road. The Chargers put one on the board in a response as Donavan Boles (So.) and Tanner Smith hit doubles back-to-back to cut it to 2-1 after four. Penn St. Brandywine immediately answered with two more runs in the top of the 5th, stretching their lead to 4-1 and shutting down the Chargers over the next three innings allowing just one hit. The Chargers made some noise in the bottom of the 8th as Evan Sareyka hit a RBI-single to score Shane Stephan (Jr.), then Boles hit his second double of the game to score Sareyka and cut the deficit to just one run entering the final frame. The Lions added one in the 9th off a throwing error to go up two, then after hitting the first two LBC batters in the bottom frame, closed out the Chargers to take game one 5-3 in a tight, low-scoring bout.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers scored three runs on seven hits and three RBI with one error, while the Lions had five runs on nine hits and four RBI with no errors
- Donavan Boles led the Chargers with two doubles and one RBI, scoring once as well
- Tanner Smith and Evan Sareyka each went 1-4 with one RBI
- Noah Robinette (L, 4-2) went 6.0 innings as the starter, allowing four earned runs on seven hits and one walk with one strikeout
- The Lions were led by Ryan Brown with a game-high three hits and two runs scored

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 Game 2: 18-8 Win (7 inn.)
 
How it Happened:
While game one was low-scoring, the second was the opposite as Brandywine jumped on the board in the 1st off a grand slam by Jason Hankins to lead 4-0 right away. After a scoreless first attempt, the Chargers' bats got going in the 2nd with a huge answer, starting with a bases-loaded walk by Joey Stein (So.) to make it 4-1. After both Logan Grimm (Fr.) and Shane Stephan hit sacrifice flies to make it a one-run game, Dylan Witkowski flipped the lead with one swing on a three-run blast down the left field line, putting the Chargers on top 6-4 and capping a six-run burst in the 2nd for LBC. The Lions swung right back as they tied the game at 6-6 on a two-run homer, but a RBI-double by Malachi Sloane (Jr.) put LBC right back on top in the bottom frame. The Chargers then scored two more in the 4th as Witkowski, Sareyka, and Donavan Boles combined for three straight doubles, making the lead three for LBC at 9-6. Brandywine cut it to two in the 6th, but Boles crushed a two-run homer to left field in response to put LBC up four. Later in the 6th, Grimm and Stephan both connected on RBI-singles, giving the Chargers the 13-7 advantage. The Lions scored another in the top of the 7th, but the Chargers kept the momentum going from the 6th in the bottom frame with a two-out rally. Boles scored on a fielding error, then CJ Peterson was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded for another run, then finally Stephan knocked a bases-clearing, 3-RBI double to right field, ending the game on a run-rule victory to earn the DH-split for the Chargers on Senior Day.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers scored 18 runs on 17 hits and 17 RBI with one error, while the Lions had eight runs on 12 hits and eight RBI with three errors
- Donavan Boles went 4-5 with a double, a two-run home run, and three RBI to lead the Chargers
- Shane Stephan had a game-high five RBI with three hits
- CJ Peterson went 0-2 with one RBI, but had three total hit-by-pitch with two runs scored
- Dylan Witkowski and Malachi Sloane both had three hits with four combined RBI
- Trevor Bertsch (Fr.) (W, 4-4) got the win for the Chargers, throwing 6.0 innings with seven earned runs on 10 hits and two early walks while striking out three
- The Lions were led by Will Collison on 3-3 from the plate, hitting two home runs with three RBI and three runs scored
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 3-1 all-time against Penn St. Brandywine, winning the first two matchups last season in a road double-header in Media, Pa. The Chargers now have their most conference wins (9) in a season since 2023 and have clinched a .500 finish or better in United East play as well. The Chargers are currently fourth in the conference at 9-4 with three games remaining in UEC play, getting back to an even record overall at 14-14. Dylan Witkowski passed Blake Greenly (2020-24) for the second-most hits in LBC's Division III history, now with 205 career hits in four seasons with the Chargers. Witkowski also leads the Chargers this season in hits (41), walks (20), runs batted in (40), and home runs (6). Donavan Boles now leads the Chargers this season in doubles with 11, hitting three across today's games and now leading all players with a .507 batting average in 20 games played.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers are on the road on Tuesday, April 21 as they play their second United East game against Notre Dame (Md.) in Baltimore, Md. at 3:00 p.m.