FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College baseball team tied the game up in the ninth inning, but fell short in extra innings in a non-conference game to visiting Marymount University 4-3.
On the Mound
- Colby Childs (Berryville, Va./Clarke County) started the game for the Blazers and threw three complete innings, allowing only one hit with three strikeouts and two walks.
- Aaron Heller (Philadelphia, Pa./Jack Barrack Hebrew Acad.) threw three innings in relief and allowed three runs on four hits, totaling three strikeoutsÂ
- Gavin Pollard (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley) pitched a scoreless seventh inning with two strikeouts.Â
- Scott Ash (Middletown, Pa./Middletown) pitched 2.2 innings and took the loss, giving up one run on three hits. The senior also recorded four strikeouts. Mason Sawyers (Culpeper, Va./Culpeper County) finished the tenth inning recording the final out.   Â
At the Plate
- Jack Patterson (Boyds, Md./Northwest) led Hood going 3-for-4 with an RBI double.
- Jacob Saylor (Walkersville, Md./Walkersville) went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and a walk.
- Tyler Schwarzman (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) finished the game with two RBIs.
- Austin Rhue (Milton, Del./Cape Henlopen) recorded a double and a run scored.      Â
Marymount 4, Hood 3
- Hood took the lead in the second inning, as Saylor hit a one out double down the right field line to be in scoring position. Patterson two batters later knocked in Saylor with a double down the left field line to put the Blazers up 1-0.
- The Saints grabbed their first lead of the game in the fourth inning that started with a Jimmy Baker single with one out. Baker moved up to second on a wild pitch to put him into scoring position. Later in the inning Baker scored on a passed ball to give Marymount its first run of the game.Â
- Ryan Maylie reached on a double and with two outs was caught in a run down between third and home in which he scored on a throwing error by Heller to give the Saints a 2-1 lead after four innings.
- Jimmy Baker led of the sixth inning with a double into the left field gap for the Saints. Baker moved over on a Maylie fly out to center field, and later scored on a Ryo Fabre single up the middle to push Marymount's lead to 3-1.Â
- The Blazers would not go down quietly in the ninth inning as Cristian Reyna (Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford) managed to walk with one out. Rhue doubled down the left field line to put runners on second and third. Schwarzman knocked in both Reyna and Rhue with a single through the left side of the infield, to tie the game up at 3-3 to send the game to extra innings. Â
- Jordan Dickson led of the tenth inning with a double down the left field line to represent the go-head run for the Saints. The Blazers managed to retire the next two batters, but Chad Singleton came through for Marymount with a single up the middle to knock in Dickson. The Blazers went down in order in the bottom half of the inning as Marymount took home the win 4-3.   Â
For the OpponentÂ
- Baker led the Saints going 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and had a walk.Â
- Maylie went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.Â
- Fabre went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a walk.Â
- Dickson recorded a double, a run scored and a walk.Â
- Singleton ended the afternoon with an RBI. Â
Notes
- Hood falls to 3-2 on the year. Â
- Marymount (Va.) improves to 4-2.
Up NextÂ
The Blazers are back in action on Saturday, Mar. 4 as they head on the road for a doubleheader against Cairn University at 12 p.m. Â
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