FREDERICK, Md. – Kade Jones struck out seven hitters through seven innings, but the Widener University baseball team had a last inning comeback effort thwarted by Hood College, narrowly falling to the Blazers 4-2 on Thursday afternoon.

Highlights

• Matt Samson extended his hitting streak to 19 games.
• Daren Wood went 2-4, driving in two runs.
• Nick D'Alessandro had a hit and scored a run.
• Jones' seven K's gave him 47 on the year which ranks third in the MAC Commonwealth.

How it happened

• Hood put one on the board in the first inning and added another in the third.
• Jones threw three straight scoreless innings, fanning three Hood batters in the process.
• The Blazers tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the seventh.
• James Dougherty relieved Jones in the eighth, getting the last two outs via strikeout and keeping the game within reach for the Pride.
• Tommy McParland led off the ninth with a walk.
• D'Alessandro singled and advanced McParland to second.
• With one out, Wood cracked a double to right field, scoring both runners.
• Two groundouts ended all comeback hopes for Widener.

 
Up next
Widener will play its final two games of the regular season, hosting Hood on Saturday for a doubleheader starting at noon to close out the series. The Pride will honor its seniors pregame for their dedication to the program.