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Holy Cross shortstop Mike Schell’s two-out seeing-eye single in the visitor’s half of the 14th inning plated utility infielder Brian Abraham from second base, snapping more than three-and-a-half hours of scoreless play and handing the Crusaders the only run they’d need to defeat Harvard in its home opener 1-0 yesterday afternoon at O’Donnell Field...
...again opted to change throwers, calling on Brown to retire Schell. After a first-pitch strike, Brown fell behind 2-1 before Schell knocked his next offering just past freshman Taylor Meehan to the left of second base, driving in Abraham before the Crimson (11-7) could escape the inning. Holy Cross pitcher Scott Hampe retired the Harvard side in order not long after to notch his fourth save of the season and secure the win for Kevin O’Dea (1-0), who scattered three hits in as many stanzas of relief. Wheeler (0-2) was saddled with...
Indeed, the absence of both sides’ top-line starters, usually held in reserve for the weekends, was easily lost on the casual observer. Both staffs combined to strike out 10, and neither the Crimson nor the Crusaders (6-9) allowed more than nine hits during the extra-inning affair...
...though Holy Cross managed to advance a runner to third one inning later—an accomplishment not matched by Harvard despite four extra-base hits thanks to Marron, who Walsh credited with stifling the Crimson’s progress on the base paths—the danger proved short-lived. Centerfielder Brendan Akashian had advanced to third courtesy of a ground-ball single to left field with two outs, but the man who had put him there, right fielder Steve Buckley, was thrown out while attempting to steal second by freshman reliever Max Warren...
...rookie Shawn Haviland, quickly defused the threat, picking off the lead runner, centerfielder Brendan Akashian, on his second try. After a single again moved the Crusaders into scoring position, Haviland, who struck out three in 2.2 frames of work, forced an infield pop-up from Abraham to end the inning...