Army West Point Athletics
Monday, May 19
Worcester, Mass.
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Baseball’s Season Ends in Championship Series
May 19, 2025 | Baseball
WORCESTER, Mass. – Army West Point Baseball fought to the bitter end.
Faced with adversity all season, the Black Knights were looking to find that late game magic at least one more time Monday night at Holy Cross.
And for moments at Fitton Field, Army was producing just that in Game 2 of the Patriot League Championship Series.
Unfortunately for Army, a Holy Cross base knock in the 10th would prove to be the difference in an 8-7 loss.
Down 7-5 with two outs in the eighth inning, Addison Ainsworth and Justin Lehman brought home the tying runs to even the contest.
Trey Ates—who was instrumental in the squad's semifinal Game 3 win at Navy eight days earlier, entered in the seventh and kept the Crusaders off the board in the eighth and ninth on an evening he recorded three strikeouts to send the game to extra innings.
Lehman—who started on the mound while also batting in the DH spot—pitched 6.2 frames while allowing just one earned run, while also going 3-for-4 with an RBI, and all hits being infield singles. He delivered 108 pitches in the final outing of an exceptional career at Army.
Holy Cross struck first with an unearned run in the second, but Army would tie the contest a frame later with a two-out, opposite field RBI double to score Thomas Schreck.
After the Crusaders make it 3-1 in the third, the Black Knights got within one in the fourth with a Zac Farrell RBI double and would take the lead in the fifth on a two-run home run from Ainsworth. Army extended its lead to 5-3 on a Coleson Titus RBI squeeze bunt in the sixth.
But the Crusaders would respond, scoring four in the seventh to retake the lead briefly before Army's eighth inning flurry would end up forcing extras.
"All year our team showed up. They showed up to getter better to compete regardless of the injuries, the adversity and the successes. I am proud of this team. The program is built on resilience, toughness and commitment to each other. To the final pitch, if you watched us play, you saw it on display to the final pitch. They never stopped showing up to put the program first," said head coach Chris Tracz.
By the Numbers
3-for-4: Ainsworth was 3-for-4 in addition to Lehman, with Ainsworth tallying four RBIs.
2: Titus and Farrell each had a pair of hits.
Black Knight Notes
Army used a starting pitcher in the DH spot for the sixth time this season in Game 1 Sunday, with Lehman slotting in as the starting P/DH for the fifth time this season.
The Black Knights went to extra innings for the second time in the Patriot League Tournament Monday night, and the fourth time this season.
Army defeated Navy in a postseason series for the fourth consecutive time, one week ago in the semifinal series to advance to the championship.
All-Tournament Team
Army's Lehman, Schreck and Titus each made the Patriot League All-Tournament Team.
Follow the Black Knights
Follow Army Baseball on X @ArmyWP_Baseball and on Instagram @armywp_baseball. Fans can also like Army West Point Athletics on Facebook and learn more about baseball and other programs at goarmywestpoint.com.
Faced with adversity all season, the Black Knights were looking to find that late game magic at least one more time Monday night at Holy Cross.
And for moments at Fitton Field, Army was producing just that in Game 2 of the Patriot League Championship Series.
Unfortunately for Army, a Holy Cross base knock in the 10th would prove to be the difference in an 8-7 loss.
Down 7-5 with two outs in the eighth inning, Addison Ainsworth and Justin Lehman brought home the tying runs to even the contest.
Trey Ates—who was instrumental in the squad's semifinal Game 3 win at Navy eight days earlier, entered in the seventh and kept the Crusaders off the board in the eighth and ninth on an evening he recorded three strikeouts to send the game to extra innings.
Lehman—who started on the mound while also batting in the DH spot—pitched 6.2 frames while allowing just one earned run, while also going 3-for-4 with an RBI, and all hits being infield singles. He delivered 108 pitches in the final outing of an exceptional career at Army.
Holy Cross struck first with an unearned run in the second, but Army would tie the contest a frame later with a two-out, opposite field RBI double to score Thomas Schreck.
After the Crusaders make it 3-1 in the third, the Black Knights got within one in the fourth with a Zac Farrell RBI double and would take the lead in the fifth on a two-run home run from Ainsworth. Army extended its lead to 5-3 on a Coleson Titus RBI squeeze bunt in the sixth.
But the Crusaders would respond, scoring four in the seventh to retake the lead briefly before Army's eighth inning flurry would end up forcing extras.
"All year our team showed up. They showed up to getter better to compete regardless of the injuries, the adversity and the successes. I am proud of this team. The program is built on resilience, toughness and commitment to each other. To the final pitch, if you watched us play, you saw it on display to the final pitch. They never stopped showing up to put the program first," said head coach Chris Tracz.
By the Numbers
3-for-4: Ainsworth was 3-for-4 in addition to Lehman, with Ainsworth tallying four RBIs.
2: Titus and Farrell each had a pair of hits.
Black Knight Notes
Army used a starting pitcher in the DH spot for the sixth time this season in Game 1 Sunday, with Lehman slotting in as the starting P/DH for the fifth time this season.
The Black Knights went to extra innings for the second time in the Patriot League Tournament Monday night, and the fourth time this season.
Army defeated Navy in a postseason series for the fourth consecutive time, one week ago in the semifinal series to advance to the championship.
All-Tournament Team
Army's Lehman, Schreck and Titus each made the Patriot League All-Tournament Team.
Follow the Black Knights
Follow Army Baseball on X @ArmyWP_Baseball and on Instagram @armywp_baseball. Fans can also like Army West Point Athletics on Facebook and learn more about baseball and other programs at goarmywestpoint.com.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jake Lenahan (4-2)
L: Ates, Trey (5-5)
Batting:
2B: Ainsworth, Addison 1 ; Delph, Michael 1 ; Farrell, Zac 1
HR: Ainsworth, Addison 1
RBI: Ainsworth, Addison 4 ; Lehman, Justin 1 ; Farrell, Zac 1 ; Titus, Coleson 1
SH: Barr, Chris 1 ; Lehman, Justin 1 ; Titus, Coleson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ainsworth, Addison 1 ; Delph, Michael 1 ; Farrell, Zac 1 ; Titus, Coleson 1 ; Schreck, Thomas 3
SB: Lehman, Justin 1 ; Farrell, Zac 1
HBP: Parker, William 1
Batting:
2B: Gianni Royer 1
RBI: John LaFleur 1 ; Chris Baillargeon 1 ; Gianni Royer 1 ; Jimmy King 1 ; Connor Peek 1 ; Brendan Jones 1 ; Colin Brown 1
SH: Brendan Jones 1
SF: Connor Peek 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CJ Egrie 1 ; John LaFleur 2 ; Gianni Royer 1 ; Jimmy King 1 ; Sean Scanlon 1 ; Brendan Jones 1 ; Colin Brown 1
HBP: CJ Egrie 1 ; Chris Baillargeon 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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RBI
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R
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RBI
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