FREDERICK, Md. - The tandem of Jordan Patterson and Jahlin Jean-Baptiste combined to shut out Albright in the first round of the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Championships. 

With the win in the single-elimination game, the Blazers advance to a best-of-three series at top-seeded York (Pa.). The teams will play a doubleheader at YCP on Saturday, May 1 at noon. If needed, the teams will play in Frederick on May 2. 

On the Mound

• Patterson scattered four hits and two walks over 7.2 innings of work to earn his third win of the year. 
• Jean-Baptiste entered the game with two on and two out in the eight and forced a groundout to retire the side, then tossed a perfect ninth for the save. 

At the Plate

• Sam Wheeler was 2-for-2 with a walk and a run batted in. 
• Andrew Wenner finished 2-for-4 with a double. 
• James DeProspero doubled, had an RBI and scored once. 

How it Happened

• Patterson was locked in a pitcher's duel with Albright's Shaun O'Reilly through the first six innings.
• The Lions put two runners on in the top of the sixth when Chris Nalley made a diving catch in left field for the third out to strand the go-ahead run on third. 
• Nalley then led off the sixth with a single and Alex Jenkins executed a sacrifice to set up DeProspero's RBI double to left center field. Wheeler chased O'Reilly from the game with a base hit to left that knocked in DeProspero for a 2-0 lead. 
• After a 1-2-3 seventh, Patterson ran into trouble in the eighth. Nick Sklenarik reached on an error to start the inning. After a fielder's choice and a strikeout, singles by Will Algard and Austin Gromlich loaded the bases with two outs. Hood turned to Jean-Baptiste who escaped the jam to preserve the lead. 

For the Opponent

• Algard had two hits. 
• O'Reilly took the loss. He allowed two runs on eight hits and a walk over 5.1 innings. Jeremy Brubaker pitched the final 2.2 frames for the Lions.