PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Holy Cross baseball team fell to Brown, 3-0, on Tuesday, April 5.

STATS LEADERS:
Holy Cross:
Neff (3.0 IP, no runs, two hits, two strikeouts)
Sutman (2.0 IP, no runs, one hit, one strikeout)

Brown:
Rappoli (4-for-4, double, RBI, run scored)
Beilenson (4.0 IP, no hits, no runs, one strikeout)

W: Beilenson (1-1)
L: Mudd (1-4)
S: Seppings (2)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Brown scored a run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second to take an early 1-0 lead.
• The Crusaders put on a pair of baserunners in the top of the third – their only two baserunners of the game – after sophomore right fielder Jake McElroy walked and freshman third baseman Brendan Jones was hit by a pitch. However, a lineout ended the Holy Cross threat.
• The Bears capitalized on a Holy Cross error with two outs in the third, with a run scoring on the miscue; second baseman Reece Rappoli then doubled to extend the lead to 3-0.
• Freshman right-hander Trevor Neff and sophomore righty Payton Sutman combined to throw five shutout innings, but Brown's pitching staff did not allow a single Holy Cross baserunner over the remainder of the game, preserving the 3-0 win for the Bears.

DUE UP:

• The Crusaders host Navy for a three-game Patriot League series beginning with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 9.