As a reflection of the numbers on Cruz’s batting average, he was 0 for 4 leading up to this moment in the 11th. However, getting consistent hits was never his specialty. Cruz was swinging for the fences every single time, he lived and died by big swings. So, down one, in the most do or die situation imaginable, needing a homerun, Cruz is the best person in recent Cornell baseball history to send up to bat.
With the championship on the line, you can probably guess what happens next.