Baseball Recap: Canisius Gets the Win

Canisius won the last time they faced St. Francis and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Crusaders skirted past the Raiders /Red 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.

David Barczak was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Justin Ostempowski, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Crusaders

Batting Average

05/06/26 vs St. Francis	40.7%
05/04/26 @ St. Francis	23.1%
04/28/26 @ Nichols	11.8%
04/27/26 vs Nichols	15.8%
04/24/26 @ Bishop Timon-St. Jude	25%
+ 15 more games

Canisius was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2025.

Canisius' record is now 7-9. As for St. Francis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-12.

Canisius wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 5-3 victory against St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute on the 7th. As for St. Francis, they have also already played their next matchup, a 5-4 defeat against Orchard Park on the 7th.