WEST POINT, N.Y. — The Holy Cross baseball team's pitching staff excelled as the Crusaders earned a pair of Patriot League victories over Army West Point for the doubleheader sweep on Saturday, April 6. 

GAME ONE 
Holy Cross 2, Army 1 

STATS LEADERS: 
Holy Cross
Connors (2-for-3, double, RBI)
Baillargeon (1-for-3, run scored)
Toomey (three walks, run scored)
A. Bryant (W, 6.0 IP, two hits, one run, six strikeouts)

Army 
Golinski (home run)

THE DECISION: 
W: A. Bryant (2-1) 
L: Lehman (2-2) 
S: LeMond (2)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• The Crusaders scored their only two runs of the contest in the first inning. Junior first baseman Chris Baillargeon hit a one-out single, and came around to score after a double from freshman designated hitter Braden Connors. Connors then scored after an RBI groundout to give Holy Cross an early 2-0 advantage. 
• Paced by a terrific day on the mound from senior pitcher Alex Bryant, Holy Cross held Army scoreless until the fifth inning, when Braden Golinski led off the frame with a solo homer. That would be all the Black Knights could muster offensively, though, with junior reliever Luke LeMond shutting them down in the seventh inning. Bryant and LeMond held Army to just three total hits in the contest.

GAME TWO
Holy Cross 3, Army 2 

STATS LEADERS:
Holy Cross (14-17, 5-5 Patriot League)
Royer (2-for-2, RBI, run scored)
Jones (2-for-3, double)
King (2-for-2, double, RBI, run scored)
LeMond (S, 2.0 IP, no runs, one hit, three strikeouts)

Army (15-15, 6-4 Patriot League)
Golinski (home run)
Berg (2-for-4, RBI)

THE DECISION: 
W: Macchiarola (3-3) 
L: Berg (3-1) 
S: LeMond (3)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Holy Cross again took an early lead in the second game of the day, with Army walking the first two Crusader batters of the contest. After back-to-back strikeouts, freshman center fielder Gianni Royer hit a two-out single through the left side to give Holy Cross a 1-0 lead. 
• The Crusader lead doubled in the second inning after a sac fly scored junior shortstop Jimmy King. 
• Army cut the score in half after a solo homer from Golinski in the fourth, and tied it up in the fifth inning after an RBI single. 
• Holy Cross immediately answered in the top of the sixth, with King hitting an RBI double to give the Crusaders a 3-2 lead. 
• LeMond spun two scoreless innings to preserve the Holy Cross victory and earn his second save of the day. 

DUE UP: 

• The Crusaders will round out the series with Army West Point on Sunday, April 7. 
• First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. 

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