WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The Holy Cross baseball team couldn't contain William & Mary, falling in the second game of the weekend series, 8-4, on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Plumeri Park. 

STATS LEADERS: 
Holy Cross (1-1)
A. Bryant (4.0 IP, no hits, six strikeouts)
Toomey (triple, two RBI, run scored)
Scanlon (three walks, run scored)
Baillargeon (two RBI)
C. Bryant (double)

William & Mary (1-1) 
Delossantos (3-for-5, two RBI, two runs scored)
Hindy (W, 3.1 IP, no hits, no runs, six strikeouts)

THE DECISION: 
W: Hindy (1-0) 
L: Walters (0-1) 
S: Potts (1)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Holy Cross broke through first in the top of the third. Junior left fielder Connor Cooney drew a one-out walk and advanced to third after sophomore right fielder Jack Toomey reached on a fielder's choice; after Toomey stole second, junior designated hitter Chris Baillargeon hit a two-run single to make it a 2-0 game. 
• Senior right-hander Alex Bryant pitched four no-hit innings to begin the game for the Crusaders. 
• William & Mary stormed out to a 6-2 lead after a six-run fifth inning, and made it a 7-2 game after a passed ball in the sixth. 
• After junior shortstop Jimmy King and junior first baseman Sean Scanlon reached on a pair of walks, Toomey drove in a pair of runs to bring the Crusaders within 7-4. 
• The Tribe used an RBI single in the seventh to build an 8-4 lead. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE: 

• Freshmen Thomas Skrobe and Lion Gardiner made their collegiate debuts on the mound on Saturday; Gardiner pitched a clean sheet in the eighth for Holy Cross. 

DUE UP: 

• The Crusaders and Tribe round out the three-game series on Sunday, Feb. 18. 
• First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. 

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