Baseball Recap: Chase Zimmerman leads a balanced attack to beat Harrisburg Christian

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 10:26am

Baseball Recap: Lancaster County Christian Lions vs. Harrisburg Christian

Lancaster County Christian's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They skirted past Harrisburg Christian 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Lancaster County Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Lancaster County Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Zimmerman, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

On Harrisburg Christian's side, Eli Stargel put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Stargel was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.

In other batting news, Richard Cooper Gesswein made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Evan Sunday was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Lancaster County Christian now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Harrisburg Christian, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with that loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Lancaster County Christian will challenge Alliance Christian at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Lancaster County Christian is facing Alliance Christian at the right time seeing as Alliance Christian is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Harrisburg Christian, they will head out on the road to take on High Point Baptist Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. High Point Baptist Academy will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Harrisburg Christian surely won't give up without a fight.

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