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As a Freshman in 2014: Played in 48 games for the Ravens, including 44 starts, primarily at second base...All-Northeast-10 Conference Second Team selection...Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team selection...Fall Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Finished tied for second on the team in tripls (2) and on-base percentage (.380)...Hit .288/.380/.349 with over 146 at-bats (42-for-146) with five doubles, scored 19 runs and drove in 26...Drew 17 walks against 29 strikeouts, was hit by six pitches, hit two sacrifice flies, had one sacrifice bunt and stole nine bases in 13 attempts (69.2%)...Made his collegiate debut as a defensive replacement in the seventh and was hit by a pitch in his only plate appearance against Caldwell on 2/21...Made his first career start and went 0-for-1, but drew three walks and stole two bases at Queens on 3/7...Went 3-for-3 with his first career hit -- a single to right-center in the third -- drew a walk and stole a base in the first game of a doubleheader at Dowling on 3/8...Hit 2-for-2 with a double -- his first career extra-base hit -- drew a walk, was hit by a pitch, scored a run and drove in two in the second game of a doubleheader at Dowling on 3/9...Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 3/9...Hit 2-for-4 and drove in a run at Saint Leo on 3/15...Knocked 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scored twice and drove in a run against Lock Haven on 3/18...Hit 10-for-22 (.455) over a six-game hitting streak from 3/19 through 3/27...Went 2-for-3 with a walk and drove in a run in the first game of a doubleheader at Adelphi on 3/22...Knocked 2-for-3 with a double, scored a run and drove in two in the first game of a doubleheader at Pace on 3/23; later, went 2-for-4, scored one run and drove in another in the second game...Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 3/23...Hit 3-for-4, scored a run and drove in a run in the front end of a doubleheader against Stonehill on 3/29...Hit 10-for-21 (.476) over a six-game hitting streak from 4/5 through 4/13...Went 3-for-4, scored one run and drove in another at Assumption on 4/10...Knocked 3-for-4, scored one run, drove in one and stole a base against Merrimack on 4/13...Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 4/13...Hit 2-for-4, scored one run, drove in another and stole a base in the first game of a doubleheader against Felician on 4/24...Went 2-for-4 and drove in a run in the second game of a doubleheader against Bentley on 4/27...Went 2-for-3 with a walk in the second game of a doubleheader against Saint Michael's on 5/1.
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Before Franklin Pierce: Played at Arlington (Mass.) High School...Four-time All-League selection...Team MVP as a senior...Named school's Outstanding Male Student-Athlete Scholar award as a senior...Team captured division title during his junior season...Also played hockey at Arlington.

Personal: Son of Maria and Peter Hood...A sports and recreation management major...Has a younger brother, Ryan.