CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Holy Cross baseball team fell in both ends of a doubleheader at The Citadel on Saturday, March 11 at Riley Park.
Game 1 was a back-and-forth battle early before The Citadel (10-5) pulled away in the sixth inning to secure the 11-4 victory. In Game 2, the Bulldogs used a big third and fourth inning to secure a 12-1 win over Holy Cross (4-12).
GAME ONE
The Citadel 11, Holy Cross 4
STATS LEADERS:
Holy Cross:
Manning (3-for-5, two runs)
Toomey (2-for-4, double, walk)
McElroy (2-for-4, walk)
Talbot (2.0 IP, no hits, two strikeouts)
The Citadel:
Swygert (W, 4.1 IP, no runs, four hits, six strikeouts)
Badala (2-for-4, home run, three RBI, three runs scored)
Mitchell (2-for-5, double, triple, three RBI, run scored)
THE DECISION:
W: Swygert (2-0)
L: Chudy (0-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Freshman right fielder Lucas Manning and sophomore pitcher Sean Scanlon opened the contest with back-to-back singles, and a one-out walk drawn by sophomore left fielder Chris Baillargeon loaded up the bases. Sophomore shortstop Brendan Jones delivered a two-run single through the right side to give the Crusaders an early 2-0 advantage.
- An RBI double in the second and a solo homer in the third tied things up for the Citadel at 2-2. The Bulldogs then took a 3-2 lead after an error.
- Manning hit a one-out single in the fourth and advanced to second after narrowly beating out a throwdown after a wild pitch. He then came around to score when Scanlon reached on an error by the first baseman. Scanlon later advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a single to left by Baillargeon, giving Holy Cross a 4-3 lead.
- The Citadel scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the fourth to jump back ahead, 5-4.
- A six-run sixth put the Bulldogs' lead out of reach, with the contest ending in an 11-4 result.
GAME TWO
The Citadel 12, Holy Cross 1
STATS LEADERS
Holy Cross:
Cooney (2-for-4, run scored)
LeMond (2.0 IP, no hits, no runs)
The Citadel:
Mitchell (2-for-4, four RBI, run scored)
Montenery (2-for-4, RBI, two runs scored)
Hutchins (W, 5.0 IP, three hits, no runs, five strikeouts)
THE DECISION:
W: Hutchins (2-1)
L: Macchiarola (0-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Citadel got on the board first with a six-run bottom of the third, with the Bulldogs capitalizing on an error.
- The Bulldogs tacked on six more runs in the bottom of the fourth to jump out to a 12-0 lead.
- Holy Cross loaded up the bases in the top of the ninth inning and a sac fly by sophomore third baseman Connor Peek scored sophomore outfielder Connor Cooney to put the Crusaders on the board, 12-1.
DUE UP:
- Holy Cross will return to the Northeast, with a game scheduled against Boston College on Tuesday, March 14.
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