FREDERICK, Md.--Hood College ran its winning streak to a season-high six games with a sweep of visiting Wilson in an Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference doubleheader Thursday afternoon at Thomas Athletic Field.

The Blazers posted an easy 7-0 win in the opener before pulling out an exciting 3-2 eight-inning victory in the nightcap.

After dominating the first game, Hood (13-9, 6-0 AWCC) found itself in a close battle in the second contest.

The Blazers took an early 1-0 lead when Sara Wastler led off the first with a double and promptly scored on a single by Tamara Maggard.

Hood added another run in the third as Wastler singled to start the inning, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on another wild pitch.

After Wilson (5-9, 2-5) pulled even with two runs in the fourth, Hood appeared to take a 4-2 lead on a two-out, bases-loaded single by Jamie Bussey. However, a questionable runner interference call negated the runs and ended the inning.

Hood threatened in the bottom of the sixth when Janelle Moss drew a two-out walk and stole second, but Wastler flied out to deep left to end the inning.

Both teams went down in order in the seventh, sending the game into the international tiebreaker with each squad starting the extra frame with a runner at second base.

Wilson looked to strike first and used an infield single and an error to load the bases with one out. However, Blazer starter Kara Robert induced a fly out and ground out to end the inning.

Hood wasted little time in plating the winning run in the home half of the eighth. With Robert placed at second to start the inning, Jess Krietz looked to move her over with a sacrifice bunt.

However, the throw to first glanced off the second baseman's glove and rolled deep into foul territory in right field, allowing Robert to race home with the winning run.

Robert (3-3) earned the complete-game victory after allowing just five hits and one earned run in eight innings. She struck out five and walked two.

Cheryl Taylor took the tough loss for Wilson, giving up four hits and one earned run. She fanned two and walked four.

Wastler, who went 4-for-4 in the opener, collected two hits in her first two at-bats of the nightcap to give her a hit in an impressive 11 consecutive official at-bats dating back to Sunday's doubleheader at Wells. The streak ended with an infield fly out in the fourth inning.

In her last five games, Wastler is hitting a stellar .737 (14-of-19) with six doubles, four walks, 12 runs scored and seven RBIs.

In game one, Hood had no trouble thanks to another fine outing from Jamie Gardner, who allowed just three hits, struck out a career-high 10 and posted her third shutout in her last four starts.

Gardner set the tone early, striking out the side in the first, and didn't allow a hit until Jen Liggett singled through the right side with two outs in the fourth. Wilson also managed a two-out blooper to shallow left center in the sixth and a single off of Gardner's shin to start the seventh.

Gardner got all the support she would need when the Blazers struck for three runs in the second. Wastler drilled a RBI double to start the scoring, and Bussey added a two-run single.

The Blazers tacked on another run in the third when Mandi Lambert singled and later scored on a wild pitch. Wastler doubled the start the fourth and came home on a ground out by Bussey.

Hood closed out the scoring with two unearned runs in the sixth.

The Blazers return to action Saturday when they host two-time defending conference champion Mary Baldwin (9-10, 6-0 AWCC) in a key doubleheader showdown beginning at 1 p.m.