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Holy Cross baseball team celebrates walkoff win vs. Lafayette
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Lafayette LAF 11-28, 7-9 PL
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Winner Holy Cross HC 12-28, 4-12 PL
Lafayette LAF
11-28, 7-9 PL
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Final
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Holy Cross HC
12-28, 4-12 PL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lafayette LAF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 12 0
Holy Cross HC 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 8 2

W: Walters, Augie (2-2) L: James Reese (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball earns walkoff win vs. Lafayette

WORCESTER, Mass. — Sophomore left fielder Connor Cooney's walkoff base hit in the bottom of the ninth inning secured a 5-4 win for the Holy Cross baseball team over Lafayette in Patriot League action on Friday, April 21.

STATS LEADERS 
Holy Cross (12-28, 4-12 PL):
Cooney (2-for-4, run scored, game-winning RBI)
Jones (1-for-3, two RBI)
Manning (double)
Walters (W, 3.2 IP, one earned run, three strikeouts)

Lafayette (11-28, 7-9 PL):
Willis (3-for-3, double, RBI)
Brenner (3-for-5, run scored)
Ingram (2-for-5, double, RBI)
Ciuffreda (2-for-5, double, RBI)

THE DECISION: 
W: Walters (2-2)
L: Reese (1-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 
  • Lafayette took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning after four consecutive base hits to open the game. 
  • Holy Cross got a run back in the bottom of the second. Freshman catcher Lucas Manning doubled, and advanced to third on a groundout; he was brought home by a sac fly from freshman center fielder CJ Egrie. 
  • Junior second baseman Jake McElroy singled to lead off the third inning and advanced to third after a base hit by sophomore designated hitter Sean Scanlon. Freshman right fielder Jack Toomey then used a sac fly to tie up the game at 2-2. 
  • A walk by Scanlon, a single by Cooney and a single by sophomore Connor Peek loaded up the bases for the Crusaders, and sophomore third baseman Brendan Jones used a two-run single to give Holy Cross a 4-2 lead. 
  • The Leopards scored a run in the top of the eighth, and then tied up the game with two outs in the top of the ninth after a throwing error. 
  • In the bottom of the ninth, McElroy drew a leadoff walk and Toomey was hit by a pitch with one out. Cooney then hit a ground ball to second base, and the ball bounced off the bag and over the Leopards' shortstop — giving McElroy time to score and giving the Crusaders a 5-4 win. 
DUE UP:
  • The Crusaders and Leopards round out the weekend series with a doubleheader at Fitton Field on Saturday, April 22. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. 
  • Prior to Game 1, Holy Cross will recognize its seven-member senior class as part of Senior Day. 

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