Holy Cross baseball was undefeated through the first 18 games of the 2017 season. The Crusaders appeared to be on their way to a 19th straight win when they built a four-run lead against St. Paul.
When the game played on May 16 ended, however, it was the Falcons who celebrated an 8-5 home win. St. Paul improved to 15-3 and handed Holy Cross (18-1) its first loss.
Andrew Owsianko launched a big three-run home run, and Ryan Greene provided the winning blow for the Falcons with a bases-clearing triple to make the score 8-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning.
On the Crusader side of the scoreboard, Matt Bonvicini launched a solo home run that traveled at least 400 feet. The blast cleared the field’s fence, and the property fence behind it.
Here is my story from the game.
Here are my photos from the game.
