Baseball Game Preview: Canisius Crusaders vs. Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers

For the second straight game, Canisius will face off against Bishop Timon-St. Jude. The Crusaders will face off against the Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Canisius' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Bishop Timon-St. Jude.

Jack Steiner tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Canisius is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 4-6 otherwise.

Gavin Eynon

Stolen Base (Career)

05/06/25 vs Bishop Timon-St. Jude	4
03/31/25 vs McQuaid Jesuit	3
04/29/25 @ Nichols	1
04/23/25 vs St. Mary's	1
04/17/25 vs East Hampton	1

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gavin Eynon, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was David Barczak, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.

Bishop Timon-St. Jude has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-7 record this season. As for Canisius, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.

Bishop Timon-St. Jude's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Canisius hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .318. It's a different story for Bishop Timon-St. Jude, though, as they've only averaged .247. Will they be able to contain Canisius' hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.