Frederick, Md. (Mar. 31, 2018) - Junior Thomas Malik came up big with six-plus innings on the mound in game one and the offense came alive in game two as Alvernia University (15-6, 7-1) swept a doubleheader at Hood College (18-3, 5-3) Saturday afternoon in MAC Commonwealth baseball.

Marcus Celiano tripled and drove in a run in the second inning game one and Malik made it stand going six and two-thirds innings allowing four hits while striking out five.  Michael Griffin came in to get the last out of the game retiring pinch hitter Eric Turner on a grounder to short.

Nate Luscombe threw all seven innings for the Blazers taking the loss allowing just one run on four hits with five strikeouts.

Seven different players had a hit apiece between the two teams in the first game.

Game two was a different story from the top of the first inning.

Alvernia scored four times on two hits and two Hood errors.  Franco Esposito delivered the big blow, a two-run single to left that drove in Matt Briner and Nathan Sides.

Hood scored a run in the bottom of the first--aided by an Alvernia error--but the Golden Wolves got that back and another with two runs in the top of the second.  Sides doubled home Dillon Dunne then Briner followed with another double to drive in Sides.

Alvernia batted around in the third scoring five more runs to take an 11-1 lead.  Mike Cirilli, Sides, and Briner delivered three straight run-scoring singles for the Wolves.

Junior starter John Catchmark went four innings to pick up the win.  He surrendered two runs--one earned--on six hits with five strikeouts.

Briner finished game two 2-for-3 with three RBIs.  Esposito and Ian Shaffer also had two hits in the game.

Alvernia returns home to face The College on New Jersey on Monday in a rescheduled game.

Alvernia 1, Hood 0 (Game One)
Alvernia 12, Hood 6 (Game Two)