Jordan Patterson
Craig Chase (craigchasephotography.com)
Jordan Patterson
8
Winner Penn St.-Harrisburg PSUH 3-1
5
Hood HOOD 4-3
Winner
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSUH
3-1
8
Final
5
Hood HOOD
4-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSUH 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 1 8 9 5
Hood HOOD 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 10 1

W: T. Houten (1-0) L: Patterson, Jordan (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Geoff Goyne, assistant director of athletics

Baseball stumbles against Penn State Harrisburg

FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College baseball team dropped a non-conference game to visiting Penn State Harrisburg 8-5. 

At the Plate On the Mound
  • Starter Jordan Patterson pitched five strong innings. He allowed just one run on three hits and a walk, and struck out eight. 
  • The last of the Blazers' six pitchers, Jahlin Jean-Baptiste struck out six in two innings. 
  • Hood's staff struck out 16 batters in all. 
How it Happened
  • Patterson retired the first nine batters he faced over the opening three innings. Hood had a chance to get in front early, loading the bases in the second inning on a Patterson walk, a Kroeger single and one of the Nittany Lions' five errors on the day. Travis Van Houten managed to pick up a strikeout to escape the jam, however. 
  • Chase Smith led off the fourth with a single for Harrisburg, stole second and moved to third on a base hit by Ryan McSorley. A wild pitch brought Smith home for a 1-0 lead. 
  • Smith was hit by a pitch to start the sixth. A pickoff throw went wild, allowing him to advance all the way to third before another wild pitch made it 2-0. 
  • The Nittany Lions broke the game open in the seventh. The first three batters were all hit by pitches to load the bases. After a fielder's choice resulted in the first out, another wild pitch brought in a run. Smith followed with an RBI single for a 4-0 lead and another wild pitch gave Harrisburg a five-run edge. McSorley added an RBI single and Van Houten helped his own cause with an RBI groundout to make it 7-0. 
  • The Blazers' half of the inning resulted in two runs. Hood loaded the bases with two outs and after a dropped foul ball Sawyer drew a bases-loaded walk. Beck was hit by a pitch to make it 7-2. 
  • Trent Copenhaver led off the eighth with a single and scored on a base hit by Rampone to cut the deficit to four heading into the ninth. 
  • After the Nittany Lions made it 8-3, Hood tried to rally one last time. Sawyer led off the inning with a double down the line in left. Beck followed with a single and then stole second to put runners on second and third. Copenhaver knocked in a run with a groundout and Kroeger hit an RBI triple to score Beck. 
For the Opponent
  • Smith scored four of Harrisburg's eight runs. McSorley and Bret Williams added three hits apiece. 
  • Van Houten picked up the win with seven innings of work. He allowed two unearned runs on five hits and three walks. 
Notes
  • Hood slipped to 4-3 overall. 
  • The Nittany Lions improved to 3-1. 
Up Next
The Blazers host Cabrini on Friday, March 6 at 3 p.m.
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