THE BASICS:

• Score: Siena 8, Holy Cross 5
• Records: Siena (13-20); Holy Cross (20-21)
• Pitching Decision: W: Ahearn (3-2) | L: Fox (3-4)
• Location: West Point, N.Y. (Johnson Stadium)
• The Lead: Holy Cross senior Jack St. Clair (Newton, Mass.) batted 3-for-5 with two runs, three doubles and two RBIs, but the Crusaders were defeated by Siena, 8-5, on Wednesday evening at Fitton Field.

GAME 1
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After a scoreless first inning, Holy Cross grabbed the early lead in the bottom of the second. Crusader junior Nick Lovullo (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) plated sophomore Bill Schlich (Massapequa, N.Y.) on a sacrifice fly for the first run of the frame. St. Clair then cashed in two on a double into left field to score juniors Bobby Indeglia (North Kingstown, R.I.) and Connor Perry (Haverhill, Mass.) and put Holy Cross ahead 3-0.
• Siena, however, rallied for five runs on five hits in the top of the third inning to gain the 5-3 lead.
• The Saints added a run in both the fifth and seventh innings to grab the 7-3 advantage.
• Holy Cross cut into the margin in the bottom of the seventh, as St. Clair crossed home on an RBI-single by sophomore Anthony Critelli (Holmdel, N.J.) to make the score 7-4.
• Siena added an insurance score in the top of the ninth inning on a home run to go ahead by four runs (8-4).
• Holy Cross put together a surge in the bottom of the ninth, as St. Clair doubled and scored two batters later on a wild pitch. The Crusaders, however, left two runners stranded, as Siena held on for the 8-5 triumph.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Siena starting pitcher Taylor Ahearn picked up the win (3-2), as he allowed three runs (zero earned) on six hits in six innings pitched.
• Holy Cross used nine pitchers in the contest, as sophomore Zach Fox (Los Gatos, Calif.) was charged with the loss (3-4).
• The Saints held the 14-10 advantage in the hitting department and the 6-4 edge in extra-base hits.
• In addition to St. Clair, Critelli was the only other Crusader with multiple hits, as he batted 2-for-4 with one RBI.

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross will wrap up its Patriot League slate on Saturday and Sunday, April 25-26, when it hosts Bucknell in a four-game series. 

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