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Courtesy of Holy Cross Athletics Communications

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Holy Cross baseball team’s run at the 2025 NCAA Baseball Tournament Chapel Hill Regional ended on Saturday afternoon following a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Nebraska at Boshamer Stadium.

The loss wraps up the Crusaders record at 31-27 while the Cornhuskers improve to 33-28 and await the loser of the North Carolina/Oklahoma game for an elimination game on Sunday, June 1 at noon.

STARTING ON THE MOUND:


Ty Horn (W, 4-4), 7.1 innings pitched, five hits allowed, one earned run, one walk, six strikeouts.
Junior Jaden Wywoda (L, 9-3), 5.1 innings pitched, five hits allowed, two earned runs, two walks, one strikeout.

OUT OF THE BULLPEN:


Luke Broderick: (S, 13): 1.2 innings pitched, zero hits allowed, zero earned runs, one walk, zero strikeouts.
Freshman Jake Lenahan: 2.2 innings pitched, five hits allowed, two earned runs, zero walks, two strikeouts.

STEPPING TO THE PLATE:


Senior Sean Scanlon: 1-for-3, home run, RBI, run scored.
Junior CJ Egrie: 1-for-3, double.
Sophomore John LaFleur: 1-for-3, walk.
Devin Nunez: 4-for-4, two doubles, run scored.
Cayden Brumbaugh: 2-for-4, home run, two RBI, run scored.

HOW IT HAPPENED:


Egrie began the game belting a double off the wall followed by LaFleur flaring a single down the right field line. Horn retired the next three batters to strand the runners at their bases.
Wywoda walked the opening batter than hit the second in the bottom of the third. A single loaded the bases with no outs for the Huskers. Wywoda struck out a batter swinging, got a foul out to first on a full count and a lineout to senior Connor Peek to leave the runners at bay.
Scanlon broke the scoring in the top of the fifth when he demolished a solo homer over the right field fence for a 1-0 Crusader lead.
Nebraska took the lead in bottom of the fifth via a two-run shot off the light tower in left with one down making the score 2-1.
A solo shot in the home half of the seventh expanded the lead to 3-1. Lenahan stranded a runner at third base with a strikeout and fly out to right field.
Holy Cross stayed patient at the plate in the eighth and loaded the bases with one out, but grounded into a 6-4-3 inning ending double play.
The Huskers produced another run in the eighth adding on to their edge.