WEST POINT, N.Y. — The Holy Cross baseball team fell short in a high-scoring contest against Army West Point, with the Black Knights taking a 22-12 win on Wednesday, April 19. 

STATS LEADERS
Holy Cross (11-28, 3-12 PL): 
Scanlon (3-for-5, two doubles, RBI, two runs scored)
Jones (2-for-4, double, home run, two runs scored)
Toomey (double, RBI, two runs scored)
Cooney (1-for-2, two walks, three RBI)
Manning (two RBI)

Army (25-12, 13-2 PL): 
Dubrule (4-for-4, double, home run, five RBI, five runs scored)
Friedrick (3-for-4, home run, five RBI, three runs scored)
Berg (3-for-4, five runs scored, double, RBI)
Golinski (2-for-6, three RBI)

THE DECISION: 
W: Prichard (2-0)
L: McOsker (2-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• A two-run single by sophomore left fielder Connor Cooney gave Holy Cross a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. 
• Army quickly responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first and then used a six-run second inning to jump ahead, 8-2. 
• Holy Cross got two runs back in the top of the third, with junior third baseman Jake McElroy scoring on a wild pitch and sophomore first baseman Chris Baillargeon driving in a run with a single to right-center. 
• A three-run homer by Army third baseman Sam Ruta sparked a five-run inning that gave the Black Knights a 13-4 advantage. 
• In the fourth, Cooney walked with the bases loaded and freshman catcher Lucas Manning drove in two runs to bring the Crusaders within 13-7. 
• The Black Knights scored two more runs in the bottom of the fourth, but Holy Cross matched that in the top of the fifth, when back-to-back RBI doubles by sophomore designated hitter Sean Scanlon and freshman right fielder Jack Toomey made it a 15-9 game. 
• Army hit another three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth. 
• A solo homer by sophomore shortstop Brendan Jones cut the score to 18-10. 
• A sac fly and three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh built a 22-10 advantage for Army.
• Freshman Will Harding had a two-out pinch-hit single in the top of the ninth for his first collegiate hit. Scanlon singled to put runners on the corners, and Harding scored after a passed ball. A pinch-hit single to left by senior Chris Benton then made it a 22-12 game. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE: 

• With two doubles on the day, Scanlon now has 16 doubles on the year – tied for sixth in single-season program history. 

DUE UP: 

• The Crusaders will host Lafayette in a three-game Patriot League series this weekend.

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