WORCESTER, Mass. — The Holy Cross baseball team earned a doubleheader sweep in Patriot League action against Bucknell on Saturday, March 30. 

GAME ONE
Holy Cross 4, Bucknell 2

STATS LEADERS: 
Holy Cross
King (3-for-3, run scored)
Toomey (home run)
Jones (double)
LeMond (W, 3.1 IP, no runs, one hit, three strikeouts)

Bucknell
Swenson (2-for-4)
Corson (double)
Keys (double)

THE DECISION: 
W: LeMond (3-0)?
L: O'Neill (1-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Sophomore right fielder Jack Toomey lifted a solo home run to right field to give the Crusaders a 1-0 advantage in the bottom of the first. 
• A bases-loaded walk evened up the score for the Bison in the top of the second.
• Junior left fielder Connor Cooney walked to lead off the third, and stole second base; he came around to score on a base hit by freshman designated hitter Braden Connors to give Holy Cross a 2-1 lead. 
• Bucknell responded again, tying up the game again at 2-2 with an RBI double in the top of the fourth.
• The score remained deadlocked until the sixth inning. Freshman center fielder Gianni Royer led off the frame with a single, and junior shortstop Jimmy King's one-out base hit put runners on the corners. After a throwing error, Royer scored to give Holy Cross a 3-2 edge, and King later scored on a wild pitch to make it a 4-2 game. 
• Junior right-handed pitcher Luke LeMond spun a 1-2-3 top of the seventh to secure the Crusader victory. 

GAME TWO
Holy Cross 6, Bucknell 4

STATS LEADERS: 
Holy Cross (11-15, 3-3 PL)
Toomey (home run, two walks, two RBI, two runs scored)
Connors (two doubles, two RBI, run scored)
Baillargeon (2-for-3, triple, two runs scored)
Wywoda (5.2 IP, two runs, five hits, seven strikeouts)

Bucknell (10-16, 3-7 PL)
Corson (two-run home run)
Alexander (2-for-4, run scored)

THE DECISION:
W: Nesson (2-0)
L: Adelmann (1-3)
S: Sutman (2)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• A two-run homer gave Bucknell a 2-0 lead in the top of the third. 
• Holy Cross responded in the bottom half of the inning, with Baillargeon launching a triple to right field and Toomey following with a home run to center, making it a 2-2 contest. 
• The score held at two runs apiece until a big sixth inning for the Crusaders. After freshman catcher Colin Brown and junior first baseman Chris Baillargeon were hit by a pitch, followed by a walk issued to Toomey, Connors launched a double to left-center to score a pair or runs. Royer was also hit by a pitch to reload the bases, and junior third baseman Brendan Jones had a two-run single to extend the lead to 6-2. 
• Bucknell scored a run in the top of the seventh and another in the top of the ninth; with a Bison runner in scoring position with two outs in the ninth, Royer had a sliding catch in center field to end the game and secure the Crusader sweep.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Toomey now leads the team with four home runs on the season.
• Baillargeon has reached base in 19 consecutive games. 

DUE UP: 

• The Crusaders and Bison will conclude the series at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 31 at Fitton Field. 

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