HERSHEY, Pa. - The Hood College golf team moved up to seventh on the final day of the Commonwealth Conference Men's Golf Championships at Hershey Country Club.

The Blazers improved by four strokes as a team on the second day with a 352. It was enough to leapfrog both Lycoming and Arcadia in the team standings. Hood finished with 710, two strokes ahead of the Warriors and nine in front of the Knights.

Andy Baker (Boyds, Md. / Poolesville) again shot the low round the Blazers. He turned in an 84 to finish with a two-day 166, tied for 15th. Joe Hutchins (Eldersburg, Md. / Liberty) second round 91 gave him a 175 to tie for 28th. Michael Bushman (North Potomac, Md. / Quince Orchard) improved on day two with an 86 to finish 32nd with a 36-hole score of 179. Harry Shultz (Hanover, Pa. / Hanover) cut six strokes in the second round and shot a 91 to end the tournament at 188 in a tie for 40th. Patrick Cairo (Port Murray, N.J./ Warren Hills Regional) shot a 97 and finished 42nd with a 195.

Messiah won the team championship. The Falcons shot a 313 on the second day to finish at 624, 23 strokes ahead of second place Stevenson. The Mustangs had the individual champion, as Al El Kordi-Hubbard carded a second round 76 to finish at 150. He was two strokes ahead of Messiah's Jordan Kirsch.

The tournament was played on the par 71, 6,482-yard East Course at Hershey.

Hood finished tenth in each of its first two seasons in the Commonwealth Conference.

The championships wrap up the season for the Blazers. Hood set a school record for team average with a mark of 339.22, breaking the 2009-10 team's record of 340.90. Bushman and Baker turned in averages that rank in the top five seasons at Hood. Bushman's 82.11 ranks second. Baker finished with an average of 82.60, fourth best for a Blazer.