THE BASICS:

• Score (Game 1): Lehigh 9, Holy Cross 8 (11)
• Score (Game 2): Lehigh 8, Holy Cross 4
• Records: Lehigh (11-19, 6-4 PL); Holy Cross (14-18, 7-4 PL)
• Pitching Decision (Game 1): W: Kevin Boswick (2-3) | L: Collin Manning (1-3)
• Pitching Decision (Game 2): W: Nick Macaione (2-3) | L: Ben White (3-4) | S: Jordan Smith (2)
• Location: Worcester, Mass. (Fitton Field)
• The Lead: Lehigh senior Pat Walshe combined to hit 3-for-8 with a double, a grand slam and five RBIs, to help lead the visiting Mountain Hawks to a pair of wins over Holy Cross in Patriot League baseball action on Saturday afternoon at Fitton Field. Lehigh earned the 9-8 victory in 11 innings in game one, while it claimed the 8-4 triumph in game two.  

GAME 1
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Holy Cross grabbed the early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Junior Nick Lovullo (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) scored on an error to lead off the rally, as sophomore Josh Hassell (Tulsa, Okla.) crossed home on a sacrifice-bunt by classmate Anthony Critelli (Holmdel, N.J.) during the next at bat. Senior Jack St. Clair (Newton, Mass.) scored the final run of the frame on a single by sophomore Bill Schlich (Massapequa, N.Y.) to give Holy Cross the three-run lead.
• Lehigh answered with a score in the top of the second, but the Crusaders countered with a crooked number in the bottom of the frame. After a double by junior Shane Sandoval (Westerly, R.I.) and a walk by classmate Bobby Indeglia (North Kingstown, R.I.) put two runners on base, Lovullo roped a triple into the right-center gap to plate the pair and put Holy Cross ahead 5-1. Lovullo scored during the next at bat on a sacrifice bunt by Hassell to give the Crusaders the five-run advantage (6-1).
• Holy Cross tacked on two more scores in the bottom of the third to gain the 8-1 lead, as sophomore Alex Voitik (Shorewood, Ill.) cashed in Schlich on an RBI-double, and scored later in the frame on a groundout.
• The Mountain Hawks, however, rallied for three runs in the top of the fourth inning to slice the deficit to 8-4. Lehigh kept its momentum going in the top of the fifth inning and knotted the game at 8-8. The Mountain Hawks loaded the bases, and Walshe launched a grand slam over the right-center fence to tie the ballgame.
• The two teams failed to score over the next five innings, before Lehigh broke the stalemate in the top of the 11th inning with a run to gain the 9-8 lead. Holy Cross failed to score in the bottom of the 11th, as Lehigh earned the come-from-behind victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Lehigh relief pitcher Kevin Boswick picked up his second win of the season (2-3), as he tossed seven scoreless innings and allowed only three hits and one walk, while fanning five.
• Holy Cross senior reliever Collin Manning (Charlotte, N.C.) was charged with the loss (1-3), as he allowed one run in 2-1/3 innings pitched. Manning issued three free passes and recorded a trio of strikeouts.
• Crusader senior starter Donny Murray (Walpole, Mass.) pitched 4-2/3 innings and allowed seven runs (three earned) on six hits, while walking one and striking out eight.  
• Holy Cross held the 12-10 edge in total hits, as each team had three extra-base hits apiece. Both teams also committed two errors in the contest.
• Lovullo led Holy Cross offensively with a 3-for-6 performance at the plate with two runs scored and three RBIs. Hassell and Schlich both went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

GAME 2
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Mountain Hawks opened up the scoring in the second contest with four runs in the top of the first inning to gain the 4-0 lead. John Elson launched a two-run homer during the frame.
• Holy Cross, however, rallied back with two scores of its own in the bottom of the first to cut the margin to 4-2. Freshman Cam O'Neill (Lynn, Mass.) drove in Lovullo for the first run of the inning on an RBI-single, while Hassell scored later in the frame on a sacrifice fly by Schlich.
• The Crusaders made the score 4-3 in the bottom of the second, as St. Clair scored Voitik on an RBI-single after Voitik began the frame with a double down the left-field line.
• After three scoreless frames by both teams, Lehigh pushed across a run in the top of the fifth inning to grab the 5-3 lead. The Mountain Hawks added to their advantage with two runs in the seventh and one score in the eighth to go ahead 8-3.
• Holy Cross cut into the deficit with a run by St. Clair in the bottom of the eighth, but would not get any closer as Lehigh held on for the 8-4 triumph.   

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Lehigh starting pitcher Nick Macaione picked up the win (2-3), as he went six-plus innings and allowed three runs on three hits, while he issued five walks and struck out eight. Reliever Jordan Smith earned his second save of the season with three innings of work to end the game.
• Holy Cross sophomore starting pitcher Ben White (Holden, Mass.) was charged with the loss (3-4), as he surrendered five runs on seven hits in 5-1/3 innings pitched. White also walked four and recorded four punchouts.
• Lehigh outhit Holy Cross in game two, 12-4, and held the 2-1 edge in extra-base hits.
• St. Clair led the Crusaders offensively in the nightcap with a 2-for-3 clip at the plate, to go with one run and one RBI.  

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Lehigh is now 47-53 all-time against Holy Cross and has won six straight against the Crusaders dating back to 2014.
• Murray is now tied for fourth all-time in Holy Cross history with 170 collegiate strikeouts.

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross and Lehigh will wrap up their four-game series with a doubleheader on Sunday, April 12 at 1:00 p.m. at Fitton Field.

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