GAME ONE

Score: Yale 7, Holy Cross 1
Pitching Decision: W: Scott Politz (4-1) | L: Joe Cravero (0-2)
Time: 1 2:00 p.m.
Location: New York, N.Y. (Satow Stadium)
The Lead: Holy Cross took a 7-1 loss to Yale in the first game of its doubleheader on Sunday afternoon. 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Holy Cross took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning, as Senior Josh Hassell scored on a wild pitch after leading off the inning with a single.
• Yale tied the game up in the fifth, adding a run off an RBI single.
• The Bulldogs took a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning, as they scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly.
• Yale made it a 7-1 game with five runs scored on five hits in the top of the seventh.
• Holy Cross put two runners on base in the bottom of the seventh, but were unable to cut the deficit.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• The Bulldogs outhit Holy Cross 10-4.
• Yale left seven runners on base, while the Crusaders left three.
• Senior Joe Cravero took the loss, allowing two runs on five hits in six innings.
• Scott Politz earned the win allowing one run through seven innings.

GAME TWO

Score: Holy Cross 8, Yale 7
Pitching Decision: W: Ben White (1-0) | L: Kumar Nambiar (1-1)
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: New York, N.Y. (Satow Stadium)
The Lead: Holy Cross notched three runs in the eighth inning as the Crusaders earned an 8-7 win over Yale in their final game against Yale Sunday.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• After Yale took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, Holy Cross responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning as senior Anthony Critelli and freshman Austin Masel scored off an error.
• The Bulldogs regained control in the third inning, adding four runs on four hits to make it 5-2 in their favor.
• After Masel hit an RBI double in the fourth, Yale added two more runs to make it 7-3.
• The Crusaders cut the deficit set by the Bulldogs with a run from junior Cam O'Neill off a wild pitch in the fifth and an RBI ground out from Critelli in the sixth.
• The Crusaders took the 8-7 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, as O'Neill hit a three-run homer over the left field fence.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Yale outhit the Crusaders 13-8.
• Holy Cross left nine runners on base, while the Bulldogs left seven.
• Senior Ben White earned the win for Holy Cross, allowing no runs in two innings of relief.
• Kumar Nambiar took the loss, allowing three runs on two hits.
• O'Neill went 1-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBIs.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• White's win was his first of the season, and the fifth of his career.
• O'Neill's home run was his fourth this season, and the sixth of his career.

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross will return to action Tuesday, March 28, as the Crusaders take on Hartford on the road at 3:30 p.m.