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         <title>Baseball To Face Navy In Patriot League Semifinals</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:29:35 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[The Holy Cross baseball team sealed a spot in the Patriot League Tournament, marking the third time the Crusaders will appear in the tournament since joining the league in 1990. The third-seeded Crusaders will play host No. 2 Navy in a best-of-three series with a doubleheader scheduled on Saturday, May 10. A third game is scheduled on Sunday, May 11, if necessary. If Holy Cross wins its series with Navy, it will face the winner of the Army-Bucknell series in a best-of-three series on May 17-18. The series would be played in Worcester if the Crusaders face Bucknell or in West Point, N.Y. if Holy Cross plays Army. Holy Cross will appear in the league tournament for the first time since 2001, looking to clinch its first Patriot League title.]]></description>
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         <title>Matt Shapiro Named Patriot League Pitcher Of The Year</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 10:29:45 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Sophomore pitcher Matt Shapiro (Raynham, Mass.) was named the 2008 Patriot League Baseball Pitcher of the Year. First year Holy Cross head coach Greg DiCenzo was also recognized by the league as he is named to the 2008 Patriot League Coach of the Year. Both awards are voted on by the league coaches and were announced by the league this morning. Shapiro led the Crusaders' success on the mound in league play as he went 3-1 with 1.78 ERA in five starts. In his five starts, he recorded three complete games, including two shutouts. In 30 and one third innings pitched in league play, Shapiro struck out 21 while giving up just eight walks.]]></description>
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         <title>Three Holy Cross Baseball Players Selected To All-League Teams</title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 11:14:32 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Three Holy Cross student-athletes were named to the Patriot League Baseball All-League teams, as announced by officials today. Senior catcher Brendan Akashian (Lowell, Mass.) and sophomore pitcher Matt Shapiro (Raynham, Mass.) were named to the Patriot League All-League first team. Senior outfielder Gil Gomez (Lake Worth, Fla.) was named to the second team. Named the All-League first team catcher for the second straight year, Akashian also earned Holy Cross MVP honors for the second year in a row, receiving the Hop Riopel Award. Starting 43 games at the catcher position, Akashian led the team in hitting with a .312 batting average, RBIs (30), and on-base percentage (.449).]]></description>
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         <title>Brendan Akashian Receives Hop Riopel Award</title>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 18:10:03 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior catcher Brendan Akashian (Lowell, Mass.), a member of the Holy Cross baseball team, has received the 2008 Hop Riopel Award. The award was presented at the 53rd annual Holy Cross Varsity Club dinner, held at the Hogan Campus Center on Satruday, May 3.The Riopel Award is presented each year to the most valuable player of the Crusader baseball team.Akashian, who also won the Riopel Award last year, is batting .321 on the season, with three home runs and a team-best 30 runs batted in. He leads the Crusaders with a .460 on-base percentage, in addition to posting a .438 slugging percentage.]]></description>
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         <title>O'Brien Receives Ray Dobens Award</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Senior Matt O'Brien, a member of the baseball team, has received the 2008 Ray Dobens Award. The award was presented at the 53rd annual Holy Cross Varsity Club dinner, held at the Hogan Campus Center on Satruday, May 3.The Dobens Award is presented to the most improved player on the Crusader baseball team. After throwing just 22 innings during his first three years at Holy Cross, O'Brien developed into one of the Crusaders' top starting pitchers.]]></description>
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         <title>Eric Oxford Receives Ron Soucie Award</title>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 18:08:04 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Freshman first baseman Eric Oxford (Danvers, Mass.) has been named the 2008 recipient of the Ron Soucie Award. Created by his former teammates Rick DeAngelis (Class of 1970) and Tom Kelly (Class of 1967), the Soucie Award is presented annually to the Rookie of the Year on the Holy Cross baseball team.During the 2008 season, Oxford has played in 45 games at first base, starting 34 times. He currently leads the team with a .326 batting average.]]></description>
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         <title>Holy Cross Baseball Drops 5-2 Decision To Assumption</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 19:37:10 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior Gil Gomez (Lake Worth, Fla.) drove in both runs on a two-run homer but it wasn't enough as the Holy Cross baseball team fell to Assumption, 5-2, in non conference action this afternoon at Fitton Field in their regular season finale. The Crusaders fall to 20-26 on the season while the Greyhounds improve to 18-27 overall. After a scoreless first three innings, Gomez put Holy Cross ahead, 2-0, in the bottom of the fourth inning with a shot out to left field.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:38:06 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Freshman first baseman Eric Oxford (Danvers, Mass.) has been named the GoHolyCross.com Crusader of the Week, for competition from April 21-27. Last week, Oxford hit .350 with nine runs batted in, as the Holy Cross baseball team posted a 2-4 record over six games.During a doubleheader split with Brown on Wednesday, Oxford went two-for-four with a double and four runs batted in. He then went five-for-16 during the four-game weekend series at Navy, with two doubles, two runs scored and five runs batted in. Oxford's biggest game came during the 11-5 victory over the Midshipmen on Sunday, when he had three hits and drove in three runs.]]></description>
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         <title>HC Baseball Clinches Berth In Patriot League Tournament</title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:34:18 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[The Holy Cross baseball team sealed a spot in the Patriot League tournament this past weekend, marking the third time the Crusaders will appear in the tournament since joining the league in 1990. The third-seeded Crusaders will play host No. 2 Navy in a best-of-three series with a doubleheader scheduled on Saturday, May 10. A third game is scheduled on Sunday, May 11, if necessary.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:58:29 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior Brendan Akashian (Lowell, Mass.) went 4-for-8 with a double and two RBIs while freshman Eric Oxford (Danavers, Mass.) went 3-for-8 with RBIs and a double as the Holy Cross baseball team split with Navy in a Patriot League doubleheader, winning the first game 11-5 and dropping game two, 2-1. The Crusaders are now 20-25 (11-9 Patriot League) while the Midshipmen are 28-21 on the season (11-9 Patriot League). The weekend series clinched a league tournament berth for Holy Cross, marking the third appearance the Crusaders have made the tournament since joining the Patriot League in 1990.]]></description>
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         <title>Holy Cross Baseball Drops Doubleheader To Navy</title>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:42:52 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Sophomore Matt Perry (Sudbury, Mass.) went 2-for-4 in the second game including a double and two RBIs but it not enough as the Holy Cross baseball team dropped a doubleheader to Navy, losing by scores of 6-5 in nine innings and 9-3, this afternoon in Patriot League play. The Crusaders fall to 19-24 overall (10-8 Patriot League), while the Midshipmen improve to 27-20 on the season (10-8 Patriot League). In the first game, Navy jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning as Mike Guadagninimi doubled down the left field line, driving in Renaldo Hollins from first who reached on a leadoff single.]]></description>
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         <title>HC Teams Receive 2008 NCAA Public Recognition Awards</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:11:23 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Fifteen Holy Cross varsity athletic teams have received Division I Academic Progress Rate public recognition awards from the NCAA. These teams posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. The public recognition awards are part of the broad Division I academic reform effort.The Crusader programs to be honored with public recognition awards were baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, women's cross country, football, men's golf, women's golf, women's lacrosse, softball, men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving, men's tennis, women's indoor track and field, women's outdoor track and field, and volleyball.]]></description>
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         <title>Holy Cross Baseball Splits With Brown In Doubleheader</title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:24:13 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Junior Jake Gorman (Norfolk, Mass.) went 3-for-8 including a two-run home run and a double while freshman Eric Oxford (Danvers, Mass.) went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs as the Holy Cross baseball team split with Brown in a non-conference doubleheader, dropping the first game 5-3 and winning game two, 14-12. The Crusaders are now 19-22 while Brown is 15-24 on the season.]]></description>
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         <title>Baseball Splits Doubleheader With Lafayette</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Senior Gil Gomez (Lake Worth, Fla.) went 4-for-7 with a three-run home run, four RBIs and two runs scored as the Holy Cross baseball team split with Lafayette in a Patriot League doubleheader at Fitton Field, dropping the first game by a score of 6-3 and winning game two, 12-5. The Crusaders are now 18-21 (10-6 Patriot League) while the Leopards are 19-17 on the season (7-9 Patriot League). Gomez put Holy Cross on top in the first inning of the second game, after hitting a three-run homer to center field.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:27:45 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[The Holy Cross baseball team turned to it's bullpen for success this afternoon as the Crusaders swept Lafayette in a Patriot League doubleheader at Fitton Field by scores of 2-1 and 6-1. Holy Cross improves to 17-20 on the season (9-5 Patriot League) while Lafayette falls to 18-16 (6-8 Patriot League). Sophomore Matt Shapiro (Raynham, Mass.) recorded his third complete game of the season, going seven innings in game one, giving up just two hits and one run while striking out three batters.]]></description>
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