LEWISBURG, Pa. — The Holy Cross baseball team bounced back for a win in the second game of a doubleheader during its Patriot League opener at Bucknell on Sunday, March 24.

GAME ONE 
Bucknell 10, Holy Cross 3

STATS LEADERS: 
Holy Cross 
Royer (2-for-3, home run, two RBI, stolen base)
Toomey (1-for-3, RBI)
Coughlin (double, run scored)
LaFleur (double, run scored)

Bucknell
Keys (3-for-4, double, RBI)
Kender (2-for-3, two runs scored)
Adamo (2-for-4, double, two RBI, two runs scored)
Swenson (triple, four RBI, run scored)

THE DECISION:
W: O'Neill (1-3) 
L: A. Bryant (1-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Freshman catcher Van Coughlin hit a one-out double in the third for Holy Cross' first hit of the day, and came around to score after a single to center from sophomore right fielder Jack Toomey.
• Freshman center fielder Gianni Royer's home run to left field gave Holy Cross a 2-0 advantage by the fourth inning. 
• The Bison plated five runs in the bottom of the fourth to jump into the lead, and scored five more in the fifth for a 10-2 advantage. 
• With two outs in the sixth, freshman left fielder John LaFleur had a stand-up double and came around to score after a single from Royer to tack on another run for the Crusaders. 

GAME TWO
Holy Cross 11, Bucknell 5 

STATS LEADERS:
Holy Cross (8-13, 1-1 PL)
Baillargeon (3-for-4, five RBI)
Jones (3-for-3, two RBI, three runs scored)
Royer (double, run scored)

Bucknell (9-12, 3-3 PL)
Trommer (3-for-4, RBI, run scored)
Pavone (2.1 IP, three strikeouts, no runs, one hit)

THE DECISION:
W: Nesson (1-0) 
L: Myro (2-2) 
S: Skrobe (1)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Bucknell scored a pair of runs in the second to take an early 2-0 lead. 
• The Crusaders responded immediately in the third inning to knot things up. Junior third baseman Brendan Jones drew a leadoff walk and freshman catcher Colin Brown singled to put a pair of runners on before junior first baseman Chris Baillargeon singled through the left side to drive in a run. An RBI groundout then evened things up at 2-2. 
• The score remained deadlocked until the top of the fifth, when Brown's sac fly scored Jones to make it a 3-2 game. 
• The Crusaders tacked on four more runs in the sixth to open things up. A double steal scored the first run of the frame, and Jones drove in a run to extend the lead to 5-2. After a fielder's choice, Bailalrgeon hit another RBI single to extend the lead to 7-2.
• After right fielder Grant Voytovich reached on an error, he scored on an RBI single to bring the Bison within 7-3 in the bottom of the sixth. 
• Holy Cross put up four more runs in the seventh inning. Back-to-back RBI singles from junior shortstop Jimmy King and Jones pushed the lead to 9-3, and after a walk was issued, Baillargeon's two-run single made it an 11-3 game. 
• Bucknell scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth, but the Crusaders prevented any further rally. 

DUE UP: 

• The Crusaders travel to Navy for a doubleheader on Monday, March 25. 
• First pitch is set for 1 p.m. in Annapolis, Md.  

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