The Crusaders started the game looking sharp when they jumped ahead 1-0 and held on through the first four innings with a 3-2 lead.

In the top of the first, Holy Cross sophomore Mike Schell sent the ball down the third base line to bring home sophomore Drew Bigda, who had doubled. Holy Cross increased its lead to 2-0 in the top of the second, using a walk and error to help freshman Tom Potvin around the bases.

Harvard responded in the bottom of the inning when Bigda hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield to bring home Wallace.

After the Crusaders scored again in the third, the Crimson answered with another run in the bottom of the inning to make it 3-2. Lentz walked, stole second and then came home on a single by Mann.

Holy Cross was done scoring for the day, and the rest of the game belonged to Harvard. It added three more runs in the seventh with a single from Seminara and doubles from Farkes and Lentz. Seminara, Farkes and sophomore Rob Wheeler scored.

The bottom of the eighth seemed like a replay of the fifth. The Crimson stopped running the bases as aggressively but still tallied five more runs.

Walsh praised his younger players for coming through in the team effort.

“We have a fine group of freshmen infielders with a lot of depth,” he said. “We’ve got some good athletes in that class.”