Crusaders
| 05/11/26 vs St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute | 5-0 |
| 05/09/26 vs North Tonawanda | 6-4 |
| 05/07/26 @ St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute | 5-3 |
| 05/06/26 vs St. Francis | 6-5 |
| 05/04/26 @ St. Francis | 4-0 |
Canisius waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 5-0 win over the St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders. The game marked the Crusaders' most dominant victory of the season.
Canisius got a great performance from Josh Kandefer as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched. Kandefer also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Crusaders are 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Canisius' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Justin Ostempowski, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run. Blake Smith also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Canisius now has a winning record of 10-9. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 7-10.
Canisius wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 5-2 defeat against St. Mary's on the 12th. As for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, they have also already played their next matchup, a 6-0 victory against St. Francis on the 13th.
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