EASTON, Pa. — The Holy Cross baseball team rolled to a pair of wins in a Patriot League doubleheader against Lafayette on Saturday, May 6. 

GAME ONE
Holy Cross 7, Lafayette 3

STATS LEADERS: 
Holy Cross (16-33, 6-17 PL):
King (2-for-3, double, two runs scored)
Baillargeon (two RBI)
Toomey (double, run scored)
Scanlon (home run, two RBI)

Lafayette (14-33, 10-13 PL): 
Fadio (2-for-3, double)
Grech (double)
Craytor (4.0 IP, no earned runs, one hit, four strikeouts)

THE DECISION: 
W: Chudy (3-4) 
L: Walsh (5-2)
S: McOsker (1)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Leopards took an early 2-0 lead in the second inning after a sacrifice bunt and an RBI single. 
• Holy Cross put up five runs in the top of the third to quickly take the lead. Sophomore center fielder Connor Cooney singled to drive in a run and an error by the Lafayette right fielder scored another run; sophomore designated hitter Sean Scanlon then hit a two-run homer to give the Crusaders the lead. After a double by freshman Jack Toomey, sophomore left fielder Chris Baillargeon then drove him in with a single to center. 
• A sacrifice fly by Lafayette in the bottom of the third made it a 5-3 game. 
• That score held until the top of the seventh, when the Crusaders tacked on two more runs. Baillargeon drew a bases-loaded walk to push in the first run, and a sac fly by junior third baseman Jake McElroy made it a 7-3 contest. 

GAME TWO
Holy Cross 13, Lafayette 4 

STATS LEADERS: 
Holy Cross: 
Scanlon (3-for-5, double, four RBI, three runs scored)
DiLauro (W, 5.2 IP, 11 strikeouts)
King (3-for-6, two doubles, RBI, two runs scored)
Petrushka (2-for-3, double, two RBI, run scored)
Baillargeon (2-for-4, double, RBI)
McElroy (double, three RBI, two runs scored)
Cooney (2-for-5, two runs scored, stolen base)
Peek (2-for-6, double, two stolen bases)

Lafayette: 
Chmielewski (double, two RBI)
Weiss (2-for-2, RBI)
Zarillo (home run)

THE DECISION: 
W: DiLauro (2-2) 
L: Walega (1-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• The Crusaders again put up five runs in the top of the third. An error scored the first run to put them on the board, and McElroy then had a two-run double to make the score 3-0. Senior first baseman Jordan Petrushka hit a two-run double to push the lead to 5-0. 
• A solo homer and RBI groundout brought Lafayette within 5-2 in the fourth inning. 
• In the top of the fifth, Scanlon drove in two runs with a double and McElroy walked with the bases loaded to push the Holy Cross lead to 8-2. 
• Baillargeon doubled to drive in a run in the seventh and a two-run single in the eighth by Scanlon built an 11-2 advantage for the Crusaders. 
• The Leopards got two runs back in the bottom of the eighth after an RBI double and RBI single. 
• The Crusaders scored two runs in the ninth after junior catcher Patrick Casserly had an RBI groundout and sophomore shortstop Jimmy King hit an RBI double.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE: 

• Toomey and Scanlon now both have 18 doubles on the season, tied for third in single-season program history. 
• Senior right-hander Jack DiLauro's 11 strikeouts were a season-high. 
• Holy Cross hit seven doubles in the second game against the Leopards, marking a single-game high for the team. 

DUE UP: 

• Holy Cross closes out the regular season with a doubleheader on Sunday, May 7 against Lehigh. First pitch is set for noon in Bethlehem, Pa. 

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