NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Holy Cross baseball team battled early, but Yale pulled away in the closing innings to defeat the Crusaders, 12-7, in a non-conference contest on Wednesday, April 10.
STATS LEADERS:
Holy Cross (15-19)
Sandell (2-for-4, triple, three RBI)
Cooney (1-for-3, two RBI, stolen base)
Toomey (double, two runs scored)
King (1-for-2, two walks, three runs scored)
Yale (9-16)
Pierantoni (3-for-4, two RBI, two runs scored)
Martin (3-for-4, RBI, run scored)
Dossa (2-for-3, double, RBI, two runs scored)
THE DECISION:
W: Reese (1-0)
L: Nesson (2-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- With the score tied at 1-1 early after the Bulldogs and Crusaders traded runs in the first and second inning, Yale jumped out to a 4-1 lead by the third inning.
- Holy Cross rallied back in the fourth inning to even up the score. With the bases loaded, freshman catcher Van Coughlin drew a walk to make it a 4-2 game. Junior center fielder Connor Cooney then singled to center to drive in a pair of runs and knot things up.
- Yale took the lead back in the bottom of the fourth, scoring a run on a sacrifice fly.
- In the top of the fifth, the Crusaders continued to battle, loading up the bases on a pair of walks and an error. Freshman second baseman Alex Sandell then sent a triple to right field to clear the bases and put Holy Cross in the lead, 7-5.
- The Bulldogs made it a 7-6 game in the bottom of the fifth after scoring on a wild pitch, and tacked on three runs in the sixth to take the lead back at 9-7.
- Yale continued to pull away, with a run in the seventh and two more in the eighth to secure the 12-7 win.
DUE UP:
- Holy Cross hosts Navy for a three-game series on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14.
- First pitch of Saturday's doubleheader is set for 1 p.m. at Fitton Field.
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