BETHLEHEM, Pa. – No. 2 Navy defeated No. 3 Army West Point, 18-11, and top-seeded Holy Cross shutout No. 4 Lehigh, 10-0, to open the semifinal round of the 2025 Patriot League Baseball Championship Semifinal Round on Saturday.
 
No. 2 Navy’s senior second baseman Brock Murtha went 4-for-5 and recorded three of his game-high five RBIs during a Patriot League Championship record-setting 11-run eighth inning to secure an 18-11 victory over No. 3 Army West Point. The Black Knights’ 11-run inning broke the record of 10 runs, previously held by Army West Point (2023) and Lehigh (2002).
 
Top-seeded Holy Cross rode 8.0 shutout innings with 12 strikeouts from junior RHP Danny Macchiarola to down No. 4 Lehigh 10-0. Senior first baseman Chris Baillargeon went 1-for-4 with three RBIs, and senior third baseman Connor Peek went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Crusaders.
 
The semifinal-round winners advance to the best two-of-three Patriot League Baseball Championship Series at the home site of the highest-remaining seed. The Patriot League Championship Series winner will receive the League’s automatic berth to the NCAA Baseball Regionals.
 
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No. 4 Lehigh at No. 1 Holy Cross (Fitton Field/Worcester, Mass.)

Date	Game	Time/Results	Coverage
Saturday, May 10	Semifinals Game 1 – Lehigh at Holy Cross	HC, W, 10-0	ESPN+
Sunday, May 11	Semifinals Game 2– Lehigh at Holy Cross	2 p.m.	ESPN+
Sunday, May 11	Semifinals Game 3 – Lehigh at Holy Cross (if necessary)	TBA	ESPN+

 
No. 3 Army West Point at No. 2 Navy (Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium/Annapolis, Md.)

Date	Game	Time/Results	Coverage
Saturday, May 10	Semifinals Game 1 – Army West Point at Navy	Navy, W, 18-11	ESPN+
Sunday, May 11	Semifinals Game 2– Army West Point at Navy	1 p.m.	ESPN+
Sunday, May 11	Semifinals Game 3 – Army West Point at Navy (if necessary)	TBA	ESPN+

 
2025 Patriot League Baseball Championship – Semifinal Round
AT NO. 1 HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (28-22, 17-8 PL) 10, NO. 4 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (23-25, 11-14 PL) 0
Fitton Field/Worcester, Mass.                                          7 p.m. (ESPN+)   
GAME 1: BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Crusaders’ junior RHP Danny Macchiarola tossed 8.0 shutout innings to lead No. 1 Holy Cross to a 10-0 victory over No. 4 Lehigh in game one of the Patriot League Championship semifinal series at Fitton Field.
*Macchiarola scattered seven hits and walked one while striking out 12 through 8.0 shutout innings to earn the win in the first game of the best two-of-three-game series.
*Senior first baseman Chris Baillargeon and senior third baseman Connor Peek each drove in two runs during the Crusaders’ six-run fifth inning to break the game open.
*Baillargeon finished 1-for-4 with three RBIs and a run, while Peek went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, two stolen bases and one run scored.
*Baillargeon opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning when his sacrifice fly scored Patriot League Player of the Year CJ Egrie with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first inning. Egrie scored a game-high three runs from the leadoff spot. 
*Senior second baseman Brendan Jones drove in the second run with a sacrifice fly in the second inning.
*Sophomore centerfielder Gianni Royer drove in the final run of the game with a triple down the left field line to score senior shortstop Jimmy King in the eighth inning.
*Junior first baseman Aidan Quinn led the Mountain Hawks’ offense, going 3-for-4. Lehigh junior second baseman Ryan Cochran went 2-for-4.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | HOLY CROSS
 
AT NO. 2 NAVY MIDSHIPMEN (26-23, 14-11 PL) 18, NO. 3 ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS (23-23, 14-11 PL) 11
Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium/Annapolis, Md.                         1 p.m. (ESPN+)
GAME 1: BOX SCORE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – No. 2 Navy set a Patriot League Championship record, scoring 11 runs in the eighth inning to defeat No. 3 Army West Point, 18-11, in game one of the Patriot League Baseball Championship semifinal round at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium.
*The Midshipmen trailed by as many as five runs but used a five-run sixth inning and an 11-run eighth inning to secure the first game of the best two-of-three-game series.
*The top three hitters in the Midshipmen lineup combined to go 8-of-13 with five runs and nine RBIs, with senior second baseman Brock Murtha leading the way, going 4-for-5 with five RBIs.
*Freshman outfielder Mason Ceccarelli, the leadoff hitter, went 2-for-4 with three runs, two walks and a double. Sophomore third baseman Evan Brown, who batted third, went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and one run scored for the Mids.
*Army West Point junior catcher Jack Quinlan led the Black Knights’ offense, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and one run scored. Senior third baseman Coleson Titus and senior shortstop Thomas Schreck drove in three runs apiece.
*Navy freshman LHP Spencer Stephens earned the win, allowing one unearned run on one hit over 2.1 innings of relief.
RECAPS: ARMY WEST POINT | NAVY
 
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