THE BASICS:

• Score (Game 1): Army West Point 4, Holy Cross 3
• Score (Game 2): Holy Cross 4, Army West Point 1
• Records: Holy Cross (18-20, 9-5 PL); Army West Point (18-18, 5-9 PL)
• Pitching Decision (Game 1): W: Alex Robinett (5-4) | L: Donny Murray (1-3)
• Pitching Decision (Game 2): W: Ben White (4-4) | L: Patrick Gardner (2-3) | S: Sean Gustin (3)
• Location: West Point, N.Y. (Johnson Stadium)
• The Lead: Holy Cross sophomore Anthony Critelli (Holmdel, N.J.) combined to hit 4-for-7 with two doubles and four RBIs, as the Crusaders split a doubleheader with Army West Point on Saturday afternoon at Johnson Stadium. The Black Knights claimed the 4-3 win in the first game, but the Crusaders picked up the 4-1 triumph in game two.

GAME 1
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Black Knights struck for two scores in the bottom of the first inning on a Mark McCants triple to gain the 2-0 advantage.
• Army West Point added two more scores in the bottom of the third to increase its lead to 4-0. McCants drove in a run on his second triple of the game and scored later in the frame on an RBI-single by Alex Jensen.
• Holy Cross put together a two-out rally to load the bases in the top of the fourth, but was unable to push any runs across in the inning.
• In the top of the fifth, the Crusaders put together a rally to slice into the deficit. Sophomore Alex Voitik (Shorewood, Ill.) and junior Bobby Indeglia (North Kingstown, R.I.) began the inning with back-to-back singles. Junior Nick Lovullo (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) plated Voitik on an RBI-single through the left side to make the score 4-1. Indeglia scored two batters later on a sacrifice fly by senior Jack St. Clair (Newton, Mass.), as Lovullo crossed home during the next at bat on an RBI-double by Critelli to cut the margin to 4-3.
• The Crusaders, however, only managed one hit over the final two frames, as Army West Point held on for the 4-3 victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Robinett tossed the complete game in picking up his fifth win of the season (5-4). He allowed three runs on one walk and eight hits, while striking out seven batters.
• Holy Cross senior starter Donny Murray (Walpole, Mass.) was charged with the loss (1-3), as he allowed four runs on six hits in six innings pitched. Murray fanned four batters and walked none.
• The Crusaders held the 8-6 advantage in total hits.
• Critelli and sophomore Bill Schlich (Massapequa, N.Y.) both posted two hits apiece in game one.

GAME 2
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After a scoreless first inning, the Crusaders gained the 1-0 lead on an RBI-single by sophomore Josh Hassell (Tulsa, Okla.), which scored Schlich. Schlich reached base on a double into the left-center gap.
• Army tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth, but the Crusaders answered in the top of the sixth inning. With two outs, Critelli laced a single up the middle to plate Lovullo from third base and give Holy Cross the 2-1 edge. Lovullo began the frame with a base knock to ignite the rally.
• Holy Cross added two insurance runs in the top of the eighth inning. With the bases loaded, Critelli drove in a pair on a double down the left-field line to put the Crusaders ahead 4-1.
• Crusader junior Sean Gustin (Stoneham, Mass.) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to clinch the 4-1 victory for Holy Cross.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Sophomore starter Ben White (Holden, Mass.) picked up his fourth win of the season (4-4), as he tossed eight full innings and allowed one run on six hits and no walks, while fanning five batters. Gustin notched his third save of the season with two punchouts in the ninth.
• Army starter Patrick Gardner was charged with the loss (2-3), as he allowed two runs on five hits in 5-1/3 innings of work.
• Holy Cross held the 7-6 edge in total hits and 2-0 advantage in extra-base hits.
• Critelli went 2-for-4 in game two with a double and three RBIs, while Lovullo scored a pair of runs.

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross and Army West Point will play the final two games of their four-game series on Sunday, April 19 beginning at 1:00 p.m. in West Point, N.Y.

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