Baseball Game Preview: Cardinal O'Hara on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 17, 2024, 2:19am

Baseball Preview: Cardinal O'Hara Hawks vs. Canisius Crusaders

Cardinal O'Hara is 0-8 against Canisius since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cardinal O'Hara Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Canisius Crusaders at 4:30 p.m.

Cardinal O'Hara is is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Wednesday. They lost 14-0 to Canisius.

For Canisius' part, Joe Cheman looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cheman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Justin Ostempowski, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Vito Verni, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Cardinal O'Hara's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Canisius, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.

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