WORCESTER, Mass. — The Holy Cross baseball team came up short against Navy, with the Midshipmen pulling away for a 7-2 victory on Sunday, April 14.

STATS LEADERS: 
Holy Cross (17-20, 8-6 Patriot League)
Connors (2-for-4, RBI)
King (double, run scored)
LeMond (3.0 IP, two hits, no runs, two strikeouts)

Navy (21-15, 11-7 PL)
Keller (3-for-5, two RBI, run scored)
Fiallo (2-for-4, double, two runs scored)
Kruer (S, 4.0 IP, no runs, two hits, four strikeouts)

THE DECISION: 
W: Jorgenson (2-0) 
L: Wywoda (1-4) 
S: Kruer (6)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• After a pair of Holy Cross errors, Navy scraped across a pair of runs in the top of the first to take a 2-0 lead. 
• Freshman catcher Colin Brown led off the bottom of the first with a single through the right side; he advanced to second on a base hit by junior first baseman Chris Baillargeon and then came around to score on a sharp single to center by freshman designated hitter Braden Connors to cut the score in half. 
• Junior shortstop Jimmy King doubled to lead off the third, and advanced to third on a flyout. A wild pitch allowed Holy Cross to even the score at 2-2. 
• A one-out double, followed by a base hit that bounced off of the bag at third, allowed the Midshipmen to take a 3-2 lead in the fourth.
• After leaving several baserunners stranded throughout the game, Navy finally broke the game open in the top of the top of the eighth — aided by a pair of errors by the Crusaders — scoring four runs to extend their lead to 7-2.

DUE UP: 

• Holy Cross hosts Army West Point in a midweek conference matchup on Wednesday, April 17. 
• First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Fitton Field. 

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