GRANTHAM, Pa. - Hood College Softball continues conference play with two losses on the road against Messiah with scores of 2-1 and 9-1.  

Inside the Circle 

• Rebecca Gottleib (Linthicum, Md./North County) pitched the entirety of game one allowing two runs on six hits and struck out seven batters on the day. 

• Sara Munson (Inwood, W.Va./Musselman) suffered the loss in game two allowing eight earned runs and two walks. 

At the Plate 

• Chloe Saunders (Middletown, Md./Middletown) drove in Hood's sole RBI in game one. 

• Rebecca Gottleib (Linthicum, Md./North County) had three hits on the day and scored both Hood's runs. 

• Hannah Cohen (North Wales, Pa./North Penn High School) hit a double in her first plate appearance in game one. 

Messiah 2, Hood 1 

Early traffic on the bases for Hood as Jocelyn Pfleiger (Quakertown, Pa./Dock Mennonite Academy) drove a ball through the right side and Cohen doubled to put two runners in scoring position with two outs. However, the Falcons got out of the jam with a groundout. 

The Blazers returned to bat in the third with another chance to score. Gottleib drove a single to left field and she stole second shortly after. Saunders then drove that runner in scoring position home with hit to left for a 1-0 lead. 

Messiah was left quiet until the fifth inning where runners occupied first and second base with no outs. The Falcon's Schlabach singled up the middle and knotted the game up 1-1. Gottlieb was able to escape the inning with no further harm after Cohen fielded a ground ball and cut the runner down at home plate to preserve the score. 

The Falcons started out the seventh with a bunt single by Dyer to put a base runner on. The next batter Burger would single to centerfield. With Burger rounding first and heading to second a game of tag was played to cut down Burger meanwhile Dyer rounded the bases and scored from first to end the game.  

Messiah 9, Hood 1 

The Blazers continued the early inning pressure as Pfleiger and Gottleib singled with nobody out. A Saunders fielder's choice brought in Pfleiger to yet again put Hood up 1-0. 

Messiah's Dyer would walk to leadoff the bottom half of the first and steal second. Dyer would score on an RBI groundout by Schlabach to tie the game 1-1. 

The Falcons would continue to score eight runs in the final three innings to overpower Hood and end the game. 

For the Opponent 

• Feaser got the win in game two pitching five innings allow four hits and one earned run. 

• Collison pitch a complete game in game one allowing four hits and one run while striking out five. 

• Dyer went 5-for-6 on the day, scoring three times and stealing three bases. 

Notes 

• Hood drops to 7-15, 

• Messiah lifts to 15-12. 

Up Next  
 
The Blazers return home for Senior Day with festivities starting pregame. First pitch times are set for 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.