FREDERICK, MD. - Hood College's baseball team leaned on the pitching staff led by Skylar Albright (Hendersonville, N.C./) to suppress a tough York lineup as the Blazers walk away with a 7-0 win over their conference foe.
On the Mound
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Skylar Albright (Hendersonville, N.C./) tosses 7 1/3 shutout innings only allowing one walk and three strikeouts earning the win.
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Remi Schaber (Memphis, Tenn./Lausanne Collegiate School) finished the eighth inning striking out one.
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Harrison Ludington (Woodbridge, Va/Forest Park High School) closed out the ninth on twelve pitches and no runs scored.
At the Plate
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Matthew Stout (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville) went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.
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Alex Jenkins (Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge) went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI.
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Cameron Day (Hagerstown, Md./Clear Spring) went 2-for-4 on the day.
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Richard Kershow (Eatons Neck, N.Y./Northport) hustled out a double and scored a run.
Hood 7, York (Pa.) 0
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Albright blanked the Spartans early as he only allowed four hits in his first five innings of work. The top of the second inning started with two Spartan singles but Albright proceeded to retire the next three batters to end the inning.
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The walk he issued in the fourth inning was negated with a 4-6-3 double play and the runner on third in the fifth inning was stranded as York's Prendergast grounded out.
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The Blazers in the bottom of the second put traffic on the bases with a Jenkins single and Austin Rhue (Milton, Del./Cape Henlopen) reached on an error by the first basemen. After advancing to second and third via a sacrifice bunt by Tyler Schwarzman (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg), a poke through the right side by Stout scored them both and created the 2-0 lead.
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The seventh inning featured the Blazers batting around the order starting with Rhue single, Schwarzman reaching via error, and Kershow drawing a walk. Keegan Brennan (Lake Wynonah, Pa./Nativity BVM) singled by beating the throw in the infield and scored Schwarzman but the errant throw scored Stout to push the lead 4-0.
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The Blazers were able to add a couple more runs on the board and hold off York with help from the bullpen with momentum into the weekend. The Blazers will play the doubleheader Saturday, a single game against Gettysburg on Sunday, and then a home game on Tuesday against St. Mary's.
For the Opponent
Notes
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Hood improves to 17-14 and now climbs back to .500 in conference play at 8-8.
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York falls to 17-12 and 9-7 in conference.
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The Blazers have won 4 of their last 5.
Up Next
The Blazers take the series against the Spartans to York, Pa. Saturday, April 20 for a doubleheader with first pitch set for 12 p.m..
