Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Canisius

By Team Reports May 9, 2026, 3:10pm

Baseball Recap: Canisius Crusaders vs. North Tonawanda Lumberjacks

Canisius entered their tilt with North Tonawanda on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lumberjacks 6-4. That's two games straight that the Crusaders have won by exactly two runs.

Nick Scime

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/09/26 vs North Tonawanda4
05/10/25 @ Clarence3
05/06/26 vs St. Francis2
04/25/25 @ St. Mary's2
04/27/26 vs Nichols1

The team relied heavily on Nick Scime, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

The victory got Canisius back to even at 9-9. As for North Tonawanda, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-8-1 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Canisius will host St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for North Tonawanda, they will challenge Niagara Falls at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.

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