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17 Ryan LeClair
Marcus Sarate
5
Stonehill STONEHIL 12-15
6
Winner Holy Cross HOLY CRO 14-16
Stonehill STONEHIL
12-15
5
Final
6
Holy Cross HOLY CRO
14-16
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Stonehill STONEHIL 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 6 4
Holy Cross HOLY CRO 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 8 3

W: Dan Mateffy (1-1) L: Cook, Alex (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Late Lead Slips Away as Baseball Falls to Holy Cross, 6-5

WORCESTER, Mass. (April 8, 2026) – The Stonehill College baseball team fell in heartbreaking fashion to non-conference opponent Holy Cross, 6-5, Wednesday night at Fitton Field. With the result, the Skyhawks dropped to 12-15 overall, while the Crusaders improved to 14-16 on the year.
 
Highlights
  • Junior Ryan LeClair paced the Skyhawks' offense, going 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles and three RBI.
  • Graduate student Sam Parks and junior Nathan Kearney extended their on-base streaks to 21 and 19 games, respectively, with Parks also swiping his fourth stolen base of the season.
  • Junior Jamison Howland recorded his sixth multi-hit game of the season, finishing 2-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base.
  • Junior Dan Lang made the start, tossing 4.0 innings while allowing two runs on two hits and five walks, striking out five. His five strikeouts marked his third straight outing with at least five punchouts.
  • Sophomore Alex Cook added 1.1 innings of relief, striking out two batters.
 
How It Happened
Holy Cross struck first in the home half of the opening inning, as CJ Egrie came around to score after drawing a leadoff walk. Stonehill threatened to respond in the second but stranded the bases loaded.

The Skyhawks evened the score in the third when LeClair delivered an RBI double to the left-center gap, scoring Howland. Holy Cross answered right back in the bottom half to regain a 2-1 lead.

Stonehill took its first lead in the fourth, scoring twice. After junior Nick Lundquist singled and both Parks and Howland reached, LeClair came through again with a two-run double to left-center, plating Lundquist and Parks to give the Skyhawks a 3-2 edge.

Following a key escape by Lang in the fourth, Stonehill added two more runs in the fifth to extend its lead to 5-2. The Crusaders threatened in both the fifth and sixth, loading the bases in each inning, but seniors Adam Martin and Jake Lanzer worked out of trouble to preserve the advantage.

Holy Cross finally broke through in the eighth, capitalizing on early defensive miscues before RBI base knocks from Alex Sandell and John LaFleur tied the game at five.

After Stonehill was held scoreless in the ninth, the Crusaders completed the comeback in the bottom half, as Braden Connors delivered a walk-off single to hand the Skyhawks a tough defeat.
 
Up Next
Stonehill (12-15, 10-2 NEC) returns to league action this weekend, matching up with FDU in Teaneck, New Jersey starting on Friday at 3 p.m.

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