Baseball Recap: Canisius Crusaders vs. Nichols Vikings
Canisius waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Nichols Vikings. That's more bragging rights for Canisius, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Canisius got a great performance from Cooper Prizel as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Aaron Jones was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was David Barczak, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Nichols' side, they got a good showing from Ross Yoshida, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Yoshida has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nichols saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jakson Ross, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Canisius is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Nichols, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Canisius will take on Cardinal O'Hara at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Nichols, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bishop Timon-St. Jude at 4:45 p.m.
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