WORCESTER, Mass. (Interstat) — Jaden Wywoda tossed a three-hit shutout with nine strikeouts over seven innings, and Gianni Royer drove in five runs, as Holy Cross defeated Lehigh 9-0 in the first game of a Patriot League doubleheader Saturday.

Royer went 2 for 3 with a home run and a sacrifice fly. CJ Egrie scored twice for the Crusaders (18-24, 6-9), who collected six hits. Alex Sandell also had two hits.

Lehigh starter Sam Fairhurst took the loss, allowing five earned runs on no hits over five innings with five strikeouts. The Mountain Hawks (12-28, 5-10) managed only three hits.

Holy Cross scored two runs in the first inning on a wild pitch and Royer’s groundout, then added a run in the third on his single. Royer’s two-run homer in the fifth made it 5-0. The Crusaders pushed across four unearned runs in the sixth, aided by two wild pitches and a hit batter.