CARLISLE, Pa. - Hood College's Andy Baker (Boyds, Md. / Poolesville) came within a stroke of the school record to finish tied for fifth at the Messiah College Falcon Classic.
Baker shot a 75, just one stroke off the record set last season by classmate Michael Bushman (North Potomac, Md. / Quince Orchard).
Baker finished at plus-four on the par-71, 6,410-yard course at Carlisle Country.His score helped Hood to a team mark of 317, the second best in school history.
Peter Heon (Middletown, Md. / Middletown), in just his second career tournament, carded a 77 to tie for 15th. Bushman was one stroke back in a tie for 18th. Kyle Moir's (Hagerstown, Md. / North Hagerstown) 87 tied for 41st, while Blake Alexander (Boston, Mass. / Dartmouth) made his Hood debut and shot a 91 to finish 47th.
The Blazers were fifth in a 13-team field. Moravian had a team score of 295, 12 strokes better than second place Muhlenberg.
Messiah's Jordan Kirsch shot a 69 to claim the individual crown.
Hood heads to the SU Fall Invitational at Susquehanna Valley Country on September 29.