Baseball Drops Wednesday Contest to Holy Cross

Wednesday, April 16

West Point, N.Y.

4:00 PM

Army West Point

16-19, 10-9

Holy Cross

19-19, 10-6

Holy Cross

Army

Baseball Drops Wednesday Contest to Holy Cross

April 16, 2025 | Baseball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point Baseball never led Wednesday after the third inning vs. Holy Cross, dropping its sole Patriot League midweek contest 12-6 at Doubleday Field.

The Black Knights drop to 16-19 overall and 10-9 in conference play.

Army scored first, on a second inning wild pitch to score Justin Lehman from third base. However, the Crusaders responded with a three-run top of the third to go ahead and never trailed again.

An unusual sequence occurred in the third inning, when Holy Cross' Chris Baillargeon appeared to hit a two-run home run. However, he was called out for passing the runner on first, and only one RBI was credited on the play.

After the Crusaders made it 5-1 in the top of the fourth, Army inched closer on a John McKillop sacrifice fly in the bottom half of the inning, before Chris Barr recorded an RBI groundout an inning later and Thomas Schreck scored two at-bats after that on a throwing error to make it 5-4.

However, a pair of Holy Cross homers in the sixth and seventh innings quickly made it 10-4.

Addison Ainsworth and Parker each had RBI doubles in the seventh to trim the deficit down to 10-6, but the Crusaders added another homer in the ninth to create additional insurance.

Joe Valchar took the decision, striking out five batters across his 2.1-inning start. Michael Delph, Kaden Youmans, Kevin Reavey and Walker Calvo each pitched in relief.

By the Numbers

13: Army's pitchers collected 13 total strikeouts, a season-best.

5: The Black Knights combined for five doubles, the second most in a game this season, behind only the nightcap of a March 15 doubleheader at Navy, when they hit six. Parker accounted for two of Army's doubles Wednesday.

2-for-4: Lehman and Schreck each went 2-for-4.

Black Knight Notes

Parker made his first start at left field in 2025, after previously starting 25 games as the designated hitter.

Delph made his first pitching appearance in a Patriot League game, after previously starting two non-conference midweek matchups on the mound.

Schreck reached base for the 21^st consecutive game.

Army committed no errors for the third time in four games, and the 12th overall time in 2025.

Next Up

Army concludes an eight-game homestand this weekend with a three-game series vs. Lafayette. Saturday's doubleheader Game 1 will begin at 12:00 p.m.

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