Baseball Recap: St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Snags Fifth Victory in Last Six Games

St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute extended their postseason success on Saturday against Nichols. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Vikings. This was a revenge game for the Marauders: when they faced off against the Vikings on Thursday, they had to take a 2-1 loss.

Matthew Anzalone

Batters Struck Out

05/31/25 @ Nichols	5
05/27/25 vs Bishop Timon-St. Jude	11
05/19/25 vs St. Mary's	6
05/12/25 @ Canisius	5
05/06/25 @ Nichols	5
+ 2 more games

Matthew Anzalone tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aiden Whitehead, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI.

St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-12-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Nichols, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Vikings beat St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute by a score of 6-3 later that day.