LANCASTER, Pa. – Penn College surrendered five runs in the eighth inning in an 11-10 setback to Lancaster Bible College in a United East baseball game Friday. The Wildcats fell to 4-6, while the Chargers improved to 7-4.
How it happened: Penn College jumped out to a 4-0 lead through the top of the third inning.
Shawn Townsend and
Brandon Shane each brought in a run in the first and second and
Adam Aldenderfer and Shane had RBIs in the third. Bible added two in the bottom of the third to get within two, 4-2, before
Quinn Hanafin's single in the sixth made it 5-2.
Hanafin later matched a fifth inning run by LBC with a sacrifice in the sixth. The Chargers tied the game at six, with three runs in the seventh, before PCT added four in the eighth to take a 10-6 lead. Hanafin, Townsend,
Matt Munoz, and Aldenderfer all plated runs in the eighth. LBC tacked on five, including a grand slam, in the bottom of the eighth to take the lead for good.
Inside the box:
Dallas Griess led Penn College with four hits, including two triples and a double, while Aldenderfer and Shane picked up a pair of hits. Hanafin finished with three RBI.
Up next: Penn College returns to action Saturday, 12 p.m., against Lancaster Bible in the final two games of the three-game series.
