The Lancaster Bible College Baseball team played their final United East games of the season on Friday as they traveled to play Penn St. Berks, splitting the double-header after losing 5-3 in game one and winning 13-10 in game two. The Chargers move to 16-16 overall and 11-5 in conference while the Lions move to 9-23-2 overall and 6-8 in conference.
 
*During the first game today, LBC senior Dylan Witkowski got his 211th career hit, setting a new Lancaster Bible Baseball program record for career base hits as he passed Justin Taylor ('14-'17) in the recorded Division III era of the program (since 2013).
 
Game 1: 3-5 Loss
 
How it Happened:
Penn St. Berks built themselves a 3-0 lead over the first two innings with five total hits, then the Chargers scored in the top of the 3rd as Dylan Witkowski (Sr.) hit a RBI-double to score Shane Stephan (Jr.). The Lions got the run right back in the bottom frame to get the lead back to three, then after a scoreless 4th, LBC came through with two more runs as Donavan Boles (So.) hit a two-run single to left field, scoring Witkowski and CJ Peterson (So.) to cut the lead to one run. Both defenses then held tight for the next six frames until the bottom of the 8th when the Lions got another to score, then with two runners on in the top of the 9th, the Chargers could not score as Berks took game one 5-3.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers scored three runs on 11 hits and three RBI with three errors, while the Lions had five runs on 13 hits and five RBI with two errors
- Dylan Witkowski led the Chargers with three hits and one RBI, with his third hit being the one that broke the LBC all-time hits record in the 7th
- Donavan Boles went 2-4 from the plate with two RBI
- Shane Stephan and Evan Sareyka (Sr.) each had two hits
- Noah Robinette (L, 4-3) went 6.0 innings as the starter, allowing four earned runs on 10 hits and two walks
- The Lions were led by Bryce Kelly with a game-high four hits and one RBI

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 Game 2: 13-10 Win
 
How it Happened:
The Chargers scored right away with two in the 1st inning as Shane Stephan hit a sacrifice fly and Donavan Boles hit a RBI-single, giving LBC a 2-0 lead. The Lions, however, scored five runs in the 1st in response, taking the lead 5-2 after just one frame each. Berks added one in the 2nd before the Chargers put together a big inning in the 3rd, starting with a RBI-double by Tanner Smith (Sr.) to make it 6-3 Berks. Malachi Sloane (Jr.) then drove in two on a single, then Logan Grimm (Fr.) tied the game up at 6-6 on a single down the left field line. Evan Sareyka then hit a sac fly to score Daniel Peña (Fr.), giving LBC the lead 7-6. The next inning, Smith added to the lead with another RBI hit on a single, then Penn St. Berks matched it in the bottom frame to keep it a one-run game. In the 5th, Sareyka had another single to score a run, then Stephan hit another sac fly as LBC extended their lead to three. The Lions answered that with a rally in the same inning, scoring three to tie the game at 10-10. After a scoreless 6th, the Chargers powered back ahead in the 7th as Boles hit a two-run home run to center field, making it 12-10 Chargers. LBC added another on a RBI-single by Stephan in the 9th, then Sareyka shut the door on the Lions to earn the save and help LBC earn the 13-10 victory.
 
By the Numbers:
- The Chargers scored 13 runs on 15 hits and 13 RBI with two errors, while the Lions had 10 runs on 14 hits and seven RBI with no errors
- Tanner Smith and Malachi Sloane both went 3-5 with two RBI to lead the Chargers
- Donavan Boles added two hits with a game-high three RBI including a two-run homer
- Evan Sareyka went 2-4 with two RBI and three runs scored
- Aidan Schwalm (Fr.) (W, 1-0) got the win for the Chargers, throwing 3.0 innings with no earned runs on one hit and one walk with one strikeout, while Evan Sareyka (S, 1) earned the save, throwing the final inning in scoreless fashion with two strikeouts
- The Lions were led by Landon Reyes on 2-4 from the plate and two RBI
 
Information to Know:
The Chargers are now 16-25-1 all-time against Penn St. Berks and have split their last seven meetings 3-3-1 with the Lions. The Chargers finish their United East conference slate at 11-5 and finish fourth in the United East in the standings, securing a home Second Round series this coming Friday and Saturday, May 1-2 with their opponent to be determined with conference games still to be played this weekend.
 
Up Next:
The Chargers have one more non-conference contest scheduled for Monday, April 27 as they host Gwynedd Mercy at 3:00 p.m. with a final game before the playoffs next weekend.