ST. DAVIDS, Pa. - The Hood College softball team dropped both games of its Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth doubleheader at Eastern University. 

At the plate

• Cailyn Barthlow, Brandi Davidson and Caitlin Gosline each recorded a hit in both games. 
• Colleen Blasko had a walk, an RBI and a stolen base. 

Inside the circle

• Belle Bortner started in the circle in game one. She allowed 13 hits and five earned runs, striking out three. 
• Jordan Long pitched game two, allowing five hits and two earned runs. 

Eastern 8, Hood 1

• In the top of the first inning, the Blazers loaded the bases but could not get anyone home before the Eagles recorded the third out.
• Eastern scored four times in the second, including a two-run single by Sami Britton. 
• Hood loaded the bases again in the fourth inning of game one when Blasko drew a bases loaded walk to drive in a run with one out, but Eastern escaped the jam without further damage.
• Grace Gonzalez added a two-run single during a three-run fourth for the Eagles that made it 7-1. 
• Lexi Evelyn pitched a complete game to pick up the win for EU. 

Eastern 4, Hood 2

• After Eastern scored once in the first and again in the third, Gosline knocked in Bortner with an RBI single in the fourth to cut the deficit to 2-1. 
• Victoria Perez homered as part of a two-run fourth to make it 4-1. 
• The Blazers rallied in the top of the seventh with two outs. Blasko reached on an error and moved to third on a single by Delanie Henry. Davidson made it 4-2 with a run-scoring single but Perez struck out the next batter to end the game. 
• Perez picked up the win in relief, allowing one unearned run in 3.2 innings. 

Up next
The Blazers will play in the MAC Commonwealth Quarterfinals May 1-2