WORCESTER, Mass. (Interstat) — Holy Cross rallied from a nine-run deficit to defeat Harvard 12-9 on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The Crusaders improved to 19-25, while the Crimson fell to 8-26.

Harvard scored nine runs in the top of the third inning, highlighted by a solo home run from Jack Rickheim and an RBI single from Max Lane. But Holy Cross answered with six runs in the bottom of the third, fueled by a two-run homer from Ryan Grundy and a two-run single from Nick Spaner.

John LaFleur drove in three runs for Holy Cross, doubling in a run in the third and adding a two-run double in the fifth. CJ Egrie tripled in two runs in the fifth to put the Crusaders ahead 10-9.

Jordan Kang homered for Harvard in the seventh, and Lane delivered an RBI double. But Holy Cross scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the seventh on errors and a wild pitch.

Rickheim added a sacrifice fly in the ninth, and George Colasante drove in a run with a hit by pitch, but Lane’s RBI single was Harvard’s final hit.

Marco Citro pitched three scoreless innings in relief for Holy Cross, allowing two hits. Ryan McHugh threw a scoreless inning with two strikeouts for Harvard.