At the Plate

• Stephen Sommer led Hood at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI.

• Keegan Brennan went 2-for-4 with a double, and a stolen base. 

• Jacob Saylor reached base three times via two walks and a base hit. .

On the Mound

• Dutch DeProspero started and took the loss, allowing the game's first three hitters to reach base before giving way to the bullpen. . 

• Frank Spaide finished the first inning and pitched three innings out of the bullpen, giving up two runs on three hits.

• Gavin Pollard allowed one run on two hits in two innings.

• Trey Baker gave up a run on two hits in the sixth inning.

• Cole Whitton pitched a scoreless seventh inning.

• Joe Monteleone finished the game for the Blazers, giving up a run on two hits. He struck out two and walked one in two  innings. 

Stevenson 8, Hood 2

• Stevenson loaded the bases against DeProspero before the Blazers went to the bullpen in the first. . After the pitching change by the Blazers, Tommy Holcomb knocked in Jonathan Brandt for the first run of the game. Amani Jones and Dylan Scott hit back-to-back singles that scored Billy McAdam and Holcomb as the Mustangs led 3-0 after the first inning. 

• Hood got on the board in the bottom of the second inning scoring one run to cut the Stevenson lead to 3-1. Saylor singled with one out and Nick Rampone reached on an error. Another error by the Mustangs, this one on a hard line drive by Jenkins to shortstop, allowed Saylor to score from second. 

• In the third inning, Jones hit his first of two home runs in the game for Stevenson, a two-run home run over the right field fence. Stevenson's lead grew to , stretching the lead to 5-1.

• Will Mesa homered in the fourth inning for Stevenson for its sixth run of the game.

• In the bottom of the inning, Sommer singled through the right side that scored Rampone, cutting Hood's deficit to 6-2.

• Alex Russo was hit by a pitch to lead off the sixth inning for the Mustangs. He later made it to third base following a failed pick off by Baker and scored on an RBI single down the line in left by Brandt that made the score 7-2.

• The last run of the game came on Jones' second homer of the day, over the right field fence for the Mustangs in the ninth inning. 

For the Opponent 

• Jones had a big game for the Mustangs, going 4-for-5 with two home runs, four RBIs and two runs scored.

• Mesa hit the other of Stevenon's three home runs. 

• Brandt, Holcomb and Scott all recorded an RBI.

• Power started the game for the Mustangs, allowing two runs on four hits in four innings of work. He also struck out four and walked two. 

• Cameron Nebel received the win out of the bullpen throwing four shutout innings. He struck out five and walked two.

• Matt Kossey pitched a scoreless ninth inning for Stevenson. 

Notes

• Hood falls to 8-24 overall and 1-9 in the MAC Commonwealth on the year.  

• Stevenson improved to 12-21-1 and 7-3. 

Up Next 

The Blazers are back in action on Saturday, Apr. 23 as they host Albright College at home for a doubleheader starting at 12 p.m.