LEWISBURG, Pa. (Interstat) — Bucknell rallied from a four-run deficit to defeat Holy Cross 5-4 on Saturday in the first game of a Patriot League doubleheader at Eugene B. Depew Field.

The Bison (19-13) scored all five runs in the first two innings off Holy Cross starter Jaden Wywoda, who allowed five earned runs over six innings despite striking out seven. Lleyton Coupe’s two-run double in the first inning tied the game before Michael Trommer’s RBI groundout in the second provided the decisive run.

Holy Cross (15-17) plated three unearned runs in the fifth but could not complete the comeback. Bucknell reliever Jake Schultz earned the win with four scoreless innings, striking out seven Crusaders. Hadley Maxwell secured the save. Both teams finished with five hits.