Baseball Preview: Canisius Crusaders vs. Nichols Vikings
The Canisius Crusaders will be playing at home against the Nichols Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Nichols took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Canisius, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Canisius narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past St. Mary's 6-4.
Canisius got a great performance from Joe Cheman as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Cheman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aaron Jones, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of David Barczak, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Nichols was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Francis. That's two games in a row now that Nichols has lost by exactly four runs.
Jakson Ross made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Luke Colpoys was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Canisius' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-7. As for Nichols, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Canisius was able to grind out a solid win over Nichols when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 9-5. Does Canisius have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nichols turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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