With a playoff game on the line, St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute rose to the challenge on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. Mary's Lancers an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
St. Mary's batters probably weren't too happy with Ty Graczyk, who pitched a no hitter and racked up seven Ks (he gave up four walks). Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Giorgio Panepinto, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Everett Elia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On St. Mary's side, they got a good showing from Johnson Josh, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
The victory (which was St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute's fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-9. As for St. Mary's, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6.
St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute will square off against Canisius at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Canisius is coming into the contest with six straight wins on the road, so St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. St. Mary's does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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