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11
Holy Cross HC 3-9
12
Winner UC Riverside UCR 8-6
Holy Cross HC
3-9
11
Final
12
UC Riverside UCR
8-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Holy Cross HC 4 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 11 17 0
UC Riverside UCR 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 6 12 17 2

W: Juline, Tucker (1-0) L: Brown, Oliver (0-1)

4
Holy Cross HC 3-10
11
Winner UC Riverside UCR 9-6
Holy Cross HC
3-10
4
Final
11
UC Riverside UCR
9-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Holy Cross HC 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
UC Riverside UCR 3 0 4 0 1 2 0 1 X 11 9 0

W: Gebb, Tyler (2-1) L: Gardiner, Lion (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball comes up short in doubleheader vs. UC Riverside

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The Holy Cross baseball team came up short in both ends of a doubleheader at UC Riverside on Saturday, March 9. 

GAME ONE
UC Riverside 12, Holy Cross 11

STATS LEADERS: 
Holy Cross 
Cooney (3-for-6, three runs scored, three RBI, home run, two stolen bases)
King (3-for-6, two RBI)
McElroy (3-for-5, triple, run scored)
A. Bryant (6.0 IP, two runs, six hits, four strikeouts)

UC Riverside
Rocha (4-for-4, double, two runs scored)
McLeod (grand slam)
Sanchez (2-for-4, home run, two RBI)

THE DECISION:
W: Juline (1-0) 
L: O. Brown (0-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 
  • Junior left fielder Connor Cooney hit a two-run homer in the first inning; an RBI single by senior designated hitter Patrick Casserly extended the lead before Casserly stole home to give the Crusaders a 4-0 advantage in the first inning. 
  • An RBI single by junior first baseman Chris Baillargeon extended the Holy Cross advantage to 5-0 in the top of the second. 
  • A two-run homer got UC Riverside on the board in the bottom of the third. 
  • An error in the fifth inning scored two runs for Holy Cross, building a 7-2 lead. 
  • Holy Cross scored four more runs in the seventh after a sac fly, error and two-run single from junior shortstop Jimmy King, making it an 11-2 game.
  • The Highlanders quickly erased the deficit in the final frames, with a grand slam in the eighth and six runs in the bottom of the ninth to secure the walkoff win.
GAME TWO 
UC Riverside 11, Holy Cross 4

STATS LEADERS: 
Holy Cross (3-10)
McElroy (2-for-4, double, two RBI, run scored)
King (2-for-3, run scored)
Sandell (double)
Cooney (2-for-5, run scored)

UC Riverside (9-6)
Rocha (2-for-3, double, two RBI, two runs scored)
Tallerman (3-for-5, double, home run, four RBI)

THE DECISION:
W: Gebb (2-1) 
L: Gardiner (0-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 
  • Holy Cross held a 2-0 lead in the top of the first after a two-run double by senior right fielder Jake McElroy, but UC Riverside responded with three runs in the bottom of the first to jump into the lead. 
  • The Highlander lead grew to 7-2 by the third inning. 
  • In the top of the fourth, freshman designated hitter John LaFleur hit an RBI single to score freshman catcher Colin Brown, before a fielder's choice helped the Crusaders come within 7-4. 
  • UC RIverside tacked on another run in the fifth inning and two more in the sixth to jump out to a 10-4 lead. 
  • A fielding error in the eighth inning helped the Highlanders score another run and extend their lead to 11-4. 
DUE UP: 
  • The Crusaders and Highlanders round out the series on Sunday, March 10. 
  • First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. 

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