WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross softball team was upended 9-1 in five innings during game one and 13-7 in game two on Senior Day, Saturday against Patriot League foe Lehigh at Freshman Field.

The win completes the three game series sweep for the Mountain Hawks (38-10, 15-0 PL) while the Crusaders fall to 15-25-1 and end their conference slate with a 2-16 record.

In a pregame ceremony, the Crusaders honored their six seniors Bailey Bates, Peyton Morehouse, Olivia Eckelman, Audrey Gusel, Mel Leach and Kari Jacobson for their contributions to the program and campus community.

Freshman Anna Brait extended her reached base streak to 13 games after recording a .500 (4-for-8) batting average in the three game set against Lehigh with two doubles and two RBI. During her 13 game reached based streak, Brait is slashing .444/.565/.667 with a home run, 10 RBI five doubles and more walks (10) than strikeouts (5).
 
GAME ONE: MOUNTAIN HAWKS 9, CRUSADERS 1 (FINAL – 5 INN.):
 
STARTING IN THE CIRCLE:

• Katelyn Young: W, (18-5), complete game, three hits allowed, earned run, four walks, two strikeouts.
• Junior Megan Yurchick: L, (9-14), 3.1 innings pitched, eight hits allowed, eight runs – one earned, walk, strikeout.

IN RELIEF:

• Freshman Sophia Roncone: 1.2 innings pitched, one hit allowed, earned run, walk, two strikeouts.

STEPPING TO THE PLATE:

• Lily Owens: 2-for-3, stolen base, run scored, three RBI.
• Brooke Cannon: 2-for-3, triple, two runs scored, RBI.
• Junior Morgan Jensen: 1-for-2.
• Junior Jessica Mott: 1-for-3, double.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Lehigh scored four times in the top of the third. A throwing error plated two runs with no outs while an Owens single made it 3-0. Another Crusader miscue, their third of the frame, expanded the edge to 4-0.
• With one away in the bottom half of the third, Mott barreled a double into the left center field gap and Brait walked to put two runners how, however the Crusaders could not get anything across the plate.
• Five in the fourth for Lehigh pushed them ahead 9-0.
• A Bates sacrifice fly in the fifth resulted in the line Crusader run.

 
GAME TWO: MOUNTAIN HAWKS 13, CRUSADERS 7 (FINAL):
 
STARTING IN THE CIRCLE:

• Chloe Hess: ND, 1.0 innings pitched, six hits allowed, four earned runs, one strikeout.
• Audrey Gusel: ND, 3.1 innings pitched, nine hits allowed, six runs – five earned.

IN RELIEF:

• Katelyn Young: W, (19-5), 6.0 innings pitched, five hits allowed, three earned runs, four walks, six strikeouts.
• Freshman Sophia Roncone: L, (6-19), 1.2 innings pitched, three hits allowed, three runs – zero earned, four walks, strikeout.
• Megan Yurchick: 1.1 innings pitched, two hits allowed, four runs – three earned, two walks, strikeout.
• Peyton Morehouse: 0.2 innings pitched, one hit allowed.

STEPPING TO THE PLATE:

• Emily Cimino: 3-for-4, double, three RBI, two runs scored, walk
• Lily Owens: 3-for-4, two RBI, run scored, walk.
• Brooke Cannon: 2-for-4, double, three RBI, run scored, walk.
• Lindsey Martin: 1-for-3, home run, RBI, walk, two runs scored.
• Anna Brait: 30fir03, two doubles, two RBI.
• Sophomore Callie Thibault: 2-for-4, two RBI, run scored.
• Jessica Mott: 2-for-4, three runs scored, walk.
• Olivia Eckelman: 1-for-3, RBI.
• Bailey Bates: 1-for-3, RBI run scored.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Lehigh loaded the bases with one out in the top of the first. Cannon doubled deep to left field to bring in two runs. A sacrifice fly coupled with another double to right field upped the margin to 4-0 early.
• The Crusaders countered as Brait doubled deep to right to open the scoring for Holy Cross. Morehouse and Eckelman singled home runs to pull the hosts within one, 4-3.
• Martin homered on the first pitch she saw in the top of the second to add on to the Mountain Hawk edge at 5-3.
• In the next half inning, Thibault leveled the contest, 5-5. via a single to center.
• Trailing 6-5, Brait tied the game 6-6 in the bottom of the fourth pulling an RBI double deep to right field.
• A three run fifth put Lehigh back in the driver's seat before a Bates single in the fifth dropped the deficit to 9-7.
• Four insurance tallies in the top of the seventh iced the game.

 
DUE UP:

• The Crusaders end their 11 game homestand on Wednesday, May 3 against nonconference opponent Bryant.
• First pitch at Freshman Field is scheduled for 4 p.m.

 
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