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Courtesy of Holy Cross Athletics Communications<\/a><\/p>\n AUSTIN \u2013 The Holy Cross baseball team was defeated 19-1 by No. 6 nationally-ranked Texas in the opening game of the 2026 NCAA Tournament Austin Regional Friday afternoon at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.<\/p>\n The loss sends the Crusaders to 25-29 on the season and they face elimination from the Austin Regional. They will battle the loser of the UC Santa Barbara\/Tarleton State game on Saturday, May 30 at 2 p.m. EST with broadcast network to be determined.<\/p>\n Junior left fielder\u00a0John LaFleur<\/a>\u00a0went 2-for-4 in the game with an RBI single. Junior second baseman\u00a0Alex Sandell<\/a>\u00a0also posted two hits in four at bats with a double. Junior designated hitter\u00a0Gianni Royer<\/a>, junior catcher\u00a0Colin Brown<\/a>\u00a0and sophomore right fielder\u00a0Nick Andersen<\/a>\u00a0each tallied a base knock apiece.<\/p>\n Texas (41-13) scored 14 of its 19 runs with two outs in the game and hit a season-high six home runs, which tied the program record. The Longhorn three hole hitters hit four of their six homers in the contest.<\/p>\n STARTING ON THE MOUND:
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\n\tLuke Harrison: (ND), 4.0 innings pitched, two hits allowed, zero earned runs, zero walks, seven strikeouts, 50 pitches \u2013 35 strikes
\n\tSenior\u00a0Jaden Wywoda<\/a>: (L, 6-5), 4.2 innings pitched, 11 hits allowed, eight earned runs, three walks, two strikeouts, 105 pitches \u2013 63 strikes
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\n\tCody Howard: (W, 1-1), 2.0 innings pitched, two hits allowed, zero runs, zero walks, two strikeouts, 30 strikes \u2013 22 pitches
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\n\tSandell went down the right field line for a double for the first hit of the game for the Crusaders in the top of the first.
\n\tWywoda struck out the first batter he faced in the bottom of the first. Pack Jr. drilled a second pitch home run making it 1-0 Longhorns.
\n\tLaFleur snuck through a single in the top of the second, the second hit of the game for the Crusaders.
\n\tPack Jr. hit another homer, a two run shot to expand the edge to 4-0 through three.
\n\tJunior third baseman\u00a0Ryan Grundy<\/a>\u00a0made a sweet back handed play at the hot corner for an out then Sandell and Wywoda teamed up for a play that was overturned via review in the bottom of the fourth.
\n\tAnother Texas home run, a solo shot made it 5-0. Two more runs upped the score to 7-0 through four.
\n\tA four spot in the fifth including Pack Jr.’s third tater of the game expanded the lead to 11-0.
\n\tSeven more runs from the host increased the score to 18-0.
\n\tIn the top of the eighth, the Crusaders threatened when Brown was hit by a pitch and Andersen singled through the right side putting two on and no outs. A failed pickoff attempt advanced Brown and Andersen in scoring position, however the Crusaders could not score a run.
\n\tA sacrifice fly in the eighth scored the 19th run of the game for Texas.
\n\tHoly Cross loaded the bases in the ninth off a Royer and Connors single and a Grundy walk. LaFleur singled to right field for the only run of the game for Holy Cross.
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