READING, Pa. - The Hood College softball team split its doubleheader at Commonwealth Conference rival Albright. The Blazers fell in the opener 2-0, but escaped with a split after winning game two, 3-2.

ALBRIGHT 2, HOOD 0 

Hood's Kayli Paugh (Elkridge, Md. / Howard) was outdueled by Albright's Riley Gerenda, who has not allowed a run all season, in a 2-0 win for the Lions.

Gerenda, who has tossed 31 straight scoreless innings, scattered six hits and two walks, striking out five.

Paugh allowed just two runs on four hits and four walks, and struck out eight. 

Kristy Erfurdt (Thurmont, Md. / Catoctin) had two hits for Hood and Sophia Leaman (Mount Joy, Pa. / Donegal) drew a pair of walks.

Albright scored both runs in the fourth on RBI singles by Sammi O'Connor and Sera Stull.

The Blazers had multiple baserunners in the second, third and fifth innings, but were unable to score.

HOOD 3, ALBRIGHT 2

A sixth inning single by Roo Saglimbeni (Woodbine, Md. / Glenelg) drove home the winning run as Hood picked up the win, 3-2.

The Lions scored twice in the first on a single by Armida Roman to take an early lead. 

Hood tied things up in the third. Leaman, the starting pitcher, helped her own cause with an RBI double, and scored the tying run an Erfurdt base hit. 

With two outs in the sixth, Paugh reached on an error with two outs. Jess Sedgwick (Wallingford, Conn. / Cushing Academy) followed with a walk to put the go-ahead run in scoring position. Saglimbeni singled to right field to drive in Paugh for the winning run.

Leaman scattered six hits and two walks, while striking out four. 

Saglimbeni finished with a hit and a walk and was the only Blazer to reach base more than once. 

The loss went to O'Connor, who allowed three runs on five hits and two walks. She struck out nine.

Kaela Romano had two hits for Albright.

Hood will look to stay in the win column when the Blazers head to Wilson on April 1.