In their second year under head coach Dan Allen, the Crusaders compiled a 4–7 record.
Dominic Blue and Jeff Laboranti were the team captains.
Holy Cross' 2–4 conference record placed it in a three-way tie for fourth in the seven-team Patriot League standings.
[2] The team's claimed 4–7 and 2–4 records count the season-opening Towson matchup as a Holy Cross win by forfeit, as Towson agreed in October 1997 that it had used an academically ineligible player in that game.
[3] Holy Cross played its home games at Fitton Field on the college campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.