FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College softball team had its four-game win streak snapped as Eastern took both ends of a Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth doubleheader from the Blazers 7-3 and 5-3.
The doubleheader served as Hood's senior day. Before the game, the Blazers honored
Angela Acampora,
Cailyn Barthlow and
Brandi Davidson for their contributions to the program.
At the Plate
- In game one, Jocelyn Pfleiger hit her sixth home run of the year to set the record for a first-year student at Hood. In the second game, she homered again and pulled within one of the Blazers' single season record. For the day, she was 3-for-6 with two homers, four runs batted in, two walks and two runs scored.
- Barthlow homered in the second game and ended the afternoon 3-for-6, scoring twice.
- Colleen Blasko went 3-for-5 over the two games.
Inside the Circle
- Rebecca Gottleib pitched a pair of complete games but took the loss in both contests. In the opener, she allowed seven runs on nine hits and two walks. She struck out three. Her game two line was five runs on 10 hits and a walk with seven strikeouts. Gottleib dropped to 7-6 on the year and has 13 complete games.
Eastern 7, Hood 3
- The Eagles started quickly, scoring five runs in the first inning in game one. Susana Perez and Kelci Cost reached via a hit and a walk to start the game. With one out, Jania Long hit into a fielder's choice but the throw to second got away, allowing Perez to come home. A wild pitch moved the runners into scoring position, and everyone was safe on a fielder's choice off the bat of Kacie Noonan, including Cost, who scored to make it 2-0.
- Tori Hook followed and hit a three-run home run to center field, stretching the lead to five runs.
- Hood loaded the bases in the bottom of the second when Gottleib singled, Hetzel was hit by a pitch and Jordan Long walked. Blasko got the Blazers on the scoreboard with a one-out base hit to left to knock in Gottleib. Hood could not get closer as Long struck out Davidson and got McIntosh to ground out end the inning.
- Pfleiger homered to left in the Hood half of the third. Barthlow, who singled to lead off the inning, also scored as the Blazers pulled within 5-3. Gottleib then singled but was erased on a double play grounder off the bat of Mallorie Hetzel.
- Hook added a two-run double in the fifth to put the game away for Eastern. Cost and Sammie Britton had back-to-back singles to start the inning and scored on the play.
Eastern 5, Hood 3
- Pfleiger hit her second homer of the day after Walters led off the first inning with a single to give Hood a 2-0 lead in game two.
- The lead stood until the Eagles tied the game in the fourth inning. Hook singled with one out and moved to third on a base hit by Noonan. A sacrifice fly by Meghan Johnson cut Hood's lead to 2-1. Noonan moved to third on a wild pitch and Elena Iannuzzel hit a bloop single between the pitcher and second base, tying the game at 2-2.
- Hook continued to give Hood problems, knocking in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. The Eagles stretched the lead to 5-2 in the sixth when Johnson and Iannuzzel singled and later scored on a pair of ground balls.
- Barthlow homered to center to lead off the bottom of the sixth. Pfleiger walked but was out on a fielder's choice before a two-base hit by Hetzel put runners on second and third. Hailey Krichten came on in relief as the third pitcher of the game for Eastern and forced back-to-back flyouts to end the threat.
- Hood had its chance in the seventh when Blasko singled and Davidson walked, turning over the lineup with no one out. Krichten worked out of the jam with three straight pop ups to retire the side.
For the Eagles
- Hook had two big games for the Eagles, finishing the day 5-for-6 at the plate with a double, a home run, a sacrifice fly and six runs batted in. In the opener, she went 2-for-3, doubled, homered and drove in five. She then went 3-for-3 in the nightcap.
- Long got the win in game one, pitching 6.1 innings and allowing three runs on seven hits and four walks. Perez threw the final 0.2 in relief.
- The Eagles used three pitchers in game two. Perez started and got the win. She pitched four innings and allowed two runs on four hits and a walk. Britton allowed a run in 1.1 innings of relief before Krichten pitched the final 1.2 for the save. Krichten allowed a hit and a walk.
Notes
- Hood's four-game win streak was snapped as the Blazers dropped to 11-10-1 overall and 2-2 in the MAC Commonwealth.
- The Eagles improved to 11-7 and 2-4.
Up Next
The Blazers travel to Widener on Monday, Apr. 4 for a 4 p.m. conference doubleheader.
