WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross baseball team fell to Bucknell, 8-0, in the weekend finale between the two teams on Sunday, April 17 at Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field.

STATS LEADERS:
Holy Cross:
Kirkpatrick (2-for-4, stolen base)
Wang (1-for-4)
Scanlon (1-for-3, walk)
Ambrosino (1.0 IP, no hits)

Bucknell:
Odell (W, 8.0 IP, no runs, four hits, five strikeouts)
Kellerman (2-for-3, four RBI)
Pierson (1-for-3, two RBI)

W: Odell (6-2)
L: Chudy (2-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Bucknell loaded up the bases with nobody out in the top of the second inning, but the damage was limited to just one run on a sacrifice fly, as junior starting pitcher Nate Chudy struck out a pair of batters in the frame.
• The advantage grew to 3-0 in the fourth inning and 6-0 in the fifth inning after the Bison capitalized on a pair of Crusader miscues.
• A sacrifice fly and a Holy Cross error scored two more runs for the Bison in the seventh.

DUE UP:

• The Crusaders play a midweek Patriot League contest against Army on Wednesday, April 20.
• First pitch is set for 5 p.m. at Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field.

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