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TABLE OF CONTENTS/QUICK FACTS<br />
Quick Facts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1<br />
Coach Mike McRae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2<br />
2008 Preseason Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />
Player Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14<br />
2007 Stats/Year-By-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />
History Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18<br />
Media Information<br />
The Canisius College athletic <strong>communications</strong><br />
office is always interested in assisting members of the media<br />
in their coverage of Golden Griffin baseball. Publicity<br />
and media information for Canisius College baseball are<br />
handled by assistant director of athletic <strong>communications</strong><br />
Matt Lozar.<br />
Photographs, feature ideas and results are always<br />
available from the Canisius College athletic <strong>communications</strong><br />
office. For information and interviews, call Lozar<br />
at (716)-888-3756, e-mail him at lozarm@canisius.edu or<br />
view the official web site of the Canisius College athletic<br />
department at www.gogriffs.com.<br />
Credits<br />
The 2007-08 Canisius College baseball is a<br />
production of the Canisius College athletic <strong>communications</strong><br />
office.<br />
It was written, editted and designed by Matt Lozar<br />
using a Macintosh G5 with Adobe InDesign and Adobe<br />
Photoshop CS2. Editorial assistance was given by Matt<br />
Reitnour, Jason Veniskey and Adam Noto.<br />
GENERAL<br />
Name of School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canisius College<br />
City/Zip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buffalo, NY 14208<br />
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1870<br />
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,461<br />
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden Griffins/Griffs<br />
School Colors. . . . . . . . . . . Blue (PMS 289), Gold (PMS 116)<br />
Venue (surface). . . . . . . . . . . . Demske Sports Complex (turf)<br />
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500<br />
Affiliation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA, Division I<br />
Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metro Atlantic Athletic<br />
President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J.<br />
Alma Mater, Yr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fordham University, ’60<br />
Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Maher<br />
Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.S. Canisius College, ’89<br />
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M.S. East Stroudsburg University, ’90<br />
Faculty Athletic Rep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Shawn O’Rourke<br />
Athletic Dept. Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-2970<br />
Athletic Dept. Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3174<br />
HISTORY<br />
First year of sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1903<br />
Overall all-time record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524-874-3 (.375)<br />
# of years in NCAA tourn/last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None<br />
COACHING STAFF<br />
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike McRae<br />
Alma Mater/Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby College/1991<br />
Record at school (yrs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-109 (3 years)<br />
Career record (yrs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112-177 (6 years)<br />
Baseball office phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3207<br />
Best time/day to reach coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mornings<br />
Assistant Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Medici (Niagara’06)<br />
. Matt Mazurek (Canisius ‘06), Jerry Shank (Eastern Mennonite ‘05)<br />
Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Hamilton<br />
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS<br />
Baseball Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Lozar<br />
Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3756<br />
Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440-477-3777<br />
E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lozarm@canisius.edu<br />
Director/Athletic Communications . . . . . . . . . Matt Reitnour<br />
Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-2978<br />
Assistant Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Lozar<br />
Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3756<br />
Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Veniskey<br />
Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3767<br />
Office Fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3178<br />
Graduate Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Noto<br />
Press Box Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440-477-3777<br />
Mailing Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Koessler Athletic Center<br />
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14208
2008 CANISIUS COLLEGE BASEBALL<br />
HEAD COACH MIKE McRAE<br />
Mike<br />
McRae<br />
Head Coach<br />
Fourth Season<br />
Colby College ‘91<br />
Mike McRae begins his fourth season as the head<br />
coach of the Canisius College baseball program.<br />
He led the Golden Griffins to a breakout season<br />
in 2007 as Canisius made its first MAAC playoff<br />
appearance since 1994 and the second in school<br />
history.<br />
Under McRae’s guidance, Canisius’ team batting<br />
average and ERA has improved each season. The<br />
Griffs have made three-straight appearances in<br />
the Big 4 Baseball Classic championship game<br />
and won the tournament the last two years. The<br />
future looks bright as well. Seven underclassmen<br />
occupied starting roles in the field in 2007, and<br />
all three weekend starters were sophomores.<br />
The 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference<br />
Coach of the Year came to Canisius from Niagara<br />
University, where he led the Purple Eagles to<br />
back-to-back MAAC playoff appearances. He<br />
compiled a 65-86 overall record (.430 winning<br />
percentage) and a 41-36 (.532) MAAC mark with<br />
the Purple Eagles.<br />
McRae set a school record for wins with 26 in<br />
2003 and topped the mark with 27 in 2004. His<br />
2004 squad finished second in the league, while<br />
his 2003 team was third. He coached Josh Mc-<br />
Curdy, the 2003 MAAC Player of the Year, and<br />
recruited James Avery, the 2003 MAAC Rookie<br />
of the Year. Both players went on to be selected<br />
in the MLB Draft. McRae added another MAAC<br />
Rookie of the Year to his resume in 2007 as Ian<br />
Choy became the first Canisius player to earn the<br />
honor. In August 2007, SLAM! Sports recognized<br />
McRae as one of the top 50 Canadians in<br />
baseball.<br />
McRae began his career by becoming the first<br />
head coach at Brock University. From there, the<br />
Niagara Falls, Ontario, native joined Niagara’s<br />
staff as a hitting instructor in 1996-97 before<br />
moving to Winthrop University in Rock Hill,<br />
S.C., from 1997-98. From 1998-2001, McRae<br />
served as an assistant coach at Maine, where he<br />
was responsible for the 12-man pitching staff.<br />
He also served as an assistant coach for the Canadian<br />
National Youth Team, which competed in<br />
the World Championships in 1996 and 1997 and<br />
as a guest coach for the Toronto Blue Jays during<br />
their 1997 spring training.<br />
McRae was a four-year letterwinner at Colby<br />
College and captained the 1991 team. He also<br />
lettered as a goalie on the Colby College hockey<br />
team. McRae earned his undergraduate degree<br />
from Colby in 1991 and his master’s degree in<br />
education from Niagara in 1993.<br />
McRae and his wife, Michelle, reside in Niagara<br />
Falls, with their children, Madison and Mason.<br />
2005 Golden Griffins<br />
• Most wins in four seasons<br />
• At the time, most runs scored since 1997<br />
• 28th in the country in stolen bases per<br />
game<br />
• Increased batting average from .229 in<br />
2004 to .261 in 2005<br />
2006 Golden Griffins<br />
• Tied for the most wins (18) since<br />
1997, which is tied for fourth all-time<br />
• Most runs scored (336) in program history<br />
• Doubled win total from the previous season<br />
Canisius Baseball under Mike McRae<br />
2007 Golden Griffins<br />
• Qualified for MAAC Tournament for<br />
the first time since the 1994 season<br />
• Twenty wins the most since the 1995 season<br />
• Qualified for MAAC Tournament for<br />
the first time since the 1994 season<br />
• Qualified for MAAC Tournament for<br />
the first time since the 1994 season<br />
• Best run differential since the 1999 season<br />
• Fewest runs allowed since the 2001 season<br />
• Won last nine games at home and<br />
went 11-6 at the Demske Sports Complex<br />
for second-best home record in<br />
school history<br />
2005<br />
.261 Batting Average<br />
8.59 ERA<br />
.339 Opponents’ Batting Average<br />
100 Errors<br />
.941 Fielding Percentage<br />
2006<br />
.277 Batting Average<br />
7.30 ERA<br />
.317 Opponents’ Batting Average<br />
81 Errors<br />
.958 Fielding Percentage<br />
2007<br />
.285 Batting Average<br />
5.82 ERA<br />
.301 Opponents’ Batting Average<br />
70 Errors<br />
.965 Fielding Percentage
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2008 PRESEASON ROSTER<br />
No. Name Cl. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School<br />
1 Stephen McQuail Fr. INF R/R 6-2 185 Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur<br />
2 Branson Joseph Jr. OF R/R 5-11 180 Mississauga, Ont./St. Francis Xavier<br />
4 Kevin Mahoney Jr. 3B L/R 6-0 203 Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place<br />
5 Connor Burke Jr. 1B/OF R/R 6-0 190 Pleasant Valley, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes<br />
7 Ryan Asis Sr. INF/OF R/R 5-7 185 Mississauga, Ont./Delta State<br />
8 Mike Deuschle So. INF R/R 5-10 148 West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca West<br />
9 Jed Bell Fr. 1B R/R 6-3 225 Dover, Del./Milford<br />
10 Bryan Smith So. P R/R 6-2 190 Cicero, N.Y./Cicero North Syracuse<br />
11 Adam Donato Sr. OF R/R 5-9 180 Jamestown, N.Y./Jamestown CC<br />
12 Kevin Mailloux Jr. INF R/R 5-11 190 Windsor, Ont./St. Annes/Kellogg CC<br />
13 Will Chomicki Fr. OF R/R 5-8 160 Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes<br />
14 Andrew Russo Fr. C R/R 6-1 180 Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph’s<br />
15 Ryan McGorman Jr. P R/R 6-1 173 Arden, Manitoba/Neepawa Collegiate Institute<br />
17 Ian Choy So. OF L/R 5-9 171 Mississauga, Ont./Rick Hansen Secondary<br />
18 Matt Weber Jr. P L/L 6-1 220 Troy, N.Y./Lansingburgh<br />
19 Mike Goemans So. P L/L 6-4 170 Guelph, Ont./Iona College<br />
20 Andrew Van’tWout Jr. P L/L 6-1 220 Guelph, Ont./Genesee CC<br />
22 Alec Cabello Jr. SS R/R 5-10 171 Wappinger Falls, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham<br />
23 Chris Cox So. P R/R 5-11 177 St. George, Ont./St. John’s College<br />
24 Perry Silverman So. OF R/R 5-10 190 Del Ray Beach, Fla./American Heritage<br />
25 Eric Hawes Fr. P R/R 6-0 170 Massena, N.Y./Massena Central<br />
27 Josh Sawatzky Sr.* P R/R 6-4 207 Altona, Manitoba/Niagara University<br />
28 Kevin Reimer Jr. C L/R 6-0 193 Steinbach, Manitoba/Mayville State<br />
29 Paul Panik So. C R/R 5-10 209 Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay<br />
30 Josh Marshall Fr. P L/L 5-9 165 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Bishop James Mahoney<br />
32 Shane Davis Fr. P R/L 6-0 175 Belmont, Ont./East Elgin Secondary<br />
33 Brian Burton Fr. 1B R/R 6-1 180 Kitchener, Ont./Grand River Collegiate Institute<br />
34 Brian Gibbs Jr. DH/1B R/R 6-1 192 Rochester, N.Y./Marist College<br />
35 Alex MacKenzie Jr. P R/R 6-0 180 Keswick, Ont./Keswick<br />
36 Aaron Boag Jr. P L/L 5-11 170 Burlington, Ont./M.M. Robinson<br />
* Includes Redshirt Season<br />
Head Coach: Mike McRae (Colby College ’91), fourth season<br />
Assistant Coaches: Mike Medici (Niagara ’06), Matt Mazurek (Canisius ’06),<br />
Jerry Shank (Eastern Mennonite ‘05)<br />
Director of Baseball Operations: Gabe Baida (Canisius ’06)<br />
By Location<br />
Delaware.....................................1<br />
Florida........................................1<br />
Manitoba....................................3<br />
New York..................................13<br />
Ontario.....................................11<br />
Saskatchewan.............................1<br />
Roster Breakdown<br />
By Class<br />
Freshman................................ 8<br />
Sophomore............................. 7<br />
Junior.......................................12<br />
Senior.........................................3<br />
By Position<br />
Catcher.......................................3<br />
Infield.........................................8<br />
Outfield......................................5<br />
Infield/Outfield.........................2<br />
Pitcher......................................12
2008 CANISIUS COLLEGE BASEBALL<br />
STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES<br />
2007: Played in 48 games, making 43 starts in<br />
his debut season with the Blue and Gold… Hit<br />
.286 with nine doubles, three triples and three<br />
home runs to go along with 18 RBIs… Stole<br />
eight bases, which ranked third on the team,<br />
and posted a .435 slugging percentage… Had 14<br />
multiple-hit outings and six multiple-RBI games<br />
7Ryan<br />
Asis<br />
Infield/Outfield<br />
Senior<br />
Mississauga, Ont.<br />
St. Francis Xavier/<br />
Delta State<br />
Before Canisius: Played two seasons at the University<br />
of Arkansas at Fort Smith… Redshirted<br />
a season at Delta State University… Played four<br />
years at St. Francis Secondary School, where he<br />
earned second-team All-Province honors<br />
Personal: Majoring in physical education… The<br />
son of Florida and Renato Asis… Has an older<br />
sister, Renea<br />
Born: Sept. 24, 1985<br />
Year GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB SO OBP SB-ATT E<br />
2007 48-43 .286 161 21 46 9 3 3 18 .435 8 27 .337 8-11 8<br />
6Adam<br />
Donato<br />
Outfield<br />
Senior<br />
Jamestown, N.Y.<br />
Jamestown/<br />
Jamestown CC<br />
2007: Played in<br />
41 games, making<br />
28 starts in the<br />
outfield… Hit .276<br />
with four doubles,<br />
four homers and 10<br />
RBIs… Posted a .439<br />
slugging percentage,<br />
a .377 on-base percentage<br />
and swiped<br />
three bags… Had<br />
eight multiple-hit<br />
games and four contests<br />
with multiple<br />
RBIs… Posted two<br />
homers in a 2-for-4<br />
outing against Le<br />
Moyne April 9<br />
Before Canisius: Spent two seasons at Jamestown<br />
Community College… Hit .398 as a<br />
sophomore and was named all-conference and<br />
all-region… Named All-Western New York and<br />
the Post Journal Player of the Year after hitting<br />
.400 with seven homers and the Jamestown High<br />
School record for doubles as a senior… Also<br />
swam at JCC and owns 11 school records<br />
Personal: Majoring in physical education<br />
Born: Sept. 2, 1985<br />
Year GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB SO OBP SB-ATT E<br />
2007 41-28 .276 98 11 27 4 0 4 10 .439 11 28 .377 3-4 1
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES<br />
Before Canisius: Played three seasons at Niagara University, where he was recruited by Mike<br />
McRae... Named second-team All-MAAC in 2006 and earned MAAC all-tournament honors in<br />
2005... Voted the league’s Top Newcomer in 2004 by Baseball America... Led the Purple Eagles with<br />
a 3.54 ERA in 89 innings and struck out 57 in 2006... Posted a 4.21 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 92<br />
innings in 2005... Registered a 4.48 ERA and struck out 59 in 76.1 innings as a freshman... Named<br />
first-team all-conference, all-league and all area as a senior at W.C. Miller High School; drafted by the<br />
San Diego Padres in the 36th round<br />
Personal: The son of Gord and Val Sawatzky... Has an older brother, Jeremy<br />
Born: May 27, 1985<br />
Josh<br />
27<br />
Sawatzky<br />
Pitcher<br />
Senior<br />
Altona, Manitoba<br />
Niagara Univ.<br />
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB K<br />
2004 4.48 6-5 13 13 3 1/0 0 76.1 77 54 38 35 59<br />
2005 4.21 6-6 17 13 4 2/0 0 92.0 85 54 43 37 67<br />
2006 3.54 8-5 15 14 1 1/1 0 89.0 88 53 35 42 57<br />
Total 4.06 20-16 45 40 8 4/1 0 257.1 250 161 116 114 183<br />
Aaron<br />
36<br />
Boag<br />
Pitcher<br />
Junior<br />
Burlington, Ont.<br />
M.M. Robinson<br />
2007: Led the team for the second-straight season<br />
with 20 appearances… Posted a 4-4 record<br />
with one save… Struck out 28 batters in 56.2<br />
innings… Posted a 2.60 ERA in his last nine<br />
contests… Allowed one hit in three scoreless<br />
innings to earn a save against St. Bonaventure in<br />
the Big 4 Baseball Classic championship game<br />
2006: Pitched 51 innings, the third most on the<br />
team… Led the squad with 21 appearances and<br />
posted a 3-1 record on the hill… Compiled a 5.47<br />
ERA and struck out 27… Started two games and had<br />
one save… Pitched 4.2 scoreless innings and struck<br />
out five at Tennessee Tech (2/24)… Retired all three<br />
batters to earn a save at Morehead State (3/5)… Gave<br />
up just one earned run in his first career start, a fiveinning<br />
outing at Binghamton (4/18)… Earned the<br />
win in the Big 4 Classic Championship game after<br />
giving up four runs in eight innings<br />
Before Canisius: Went 16-2 with a 1.72 ERA and<br />
98 strikeouts in 105 innings for M.M. Robinson…<br />
Played in the Ontario rep and elite baseball system<br />
for the last 12 years… Was a starting pitcher on the<br />
Niagara Rebels and a member of the 2004 Canadian<br />
Elite Baseball Conference Championship team…<br />
Also a quarterback and team captain on the M.M.<br />
Robinson High School varsity football team<br />
Personal: The son of Chris and Cathy Boag…<br />
Majoring in <strong>communications</strong><br />
Born: Nov. 20, 1986<br />
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB K<br />
2006 5.47 3-1 21 2 0 0/0 1 51.0 65 36 31 12 27<br />
2007 6.19 4-4 20 4 0 0/1 1 56.2 72 44 39 17 28<br />
Total 5.85 7-5 41 6 0 0/1 2 107.2 137 80 70 29 55
2008 CANISIUS COLLEGE BASEBALL<br />
STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES<br />
2007: Started in 53 games… Hit .280 and posted<br />
a .413 slugging percentage and a .390 on-base<br />
percentage… Ranked second on the team with<br />
five homers and third on the squad with 29<br />
RBIs… Also swiped 10 bases, good for second on<br />
the team… Had 10 doubles and scored 37 runs…<br />
Had a 12-game hit streak that was the second<br />
longest of the season… Posted 13 multiple-hit<br />
games and eight multiple-RBI contests… Posted<br />
three hits in four contests… Had two homers in a<br />
3-for-5 day at Siena May 13<br />
Connor<br />
5Burke<br />
First Base/Outfield<br />
Junior<br />
Pleasant Valley, N.Y.<br />
Our Lady of Lourdes<br />
Alec<br />
Cabello<br />
14<br />
Shortshop<br />
Junior<br />
Wappinger Falls,<br />
N.Y.<br />
Roy C. Ketcham<br />
2006: Played in 48 games and started 42… Hit<br />
.266 with 10 doubles, a home run and 25 RBIs…<br />
Posted a .973 fielding percentage behind the<br />
plate, at first base and in left field… Made nine<br />
starts at catcher and eight at first base… Had<br />
eight multiple-RBI games, the third-most on the<br />
team… Had 10 multiple-hit games… Went 4-for-5<br />
with two doubles and two RBIs at Saint Peter’s<br />
(3/26)… Went 3-for-3 vs. Rider (5/13)<br />
Before Canisius: Earned all-state honors in<br />
2005… Named all-county from 2003-05… Batted<br />
over .400 as a sophomore and junior and was<br />
named all-league both seasons… Played catcher,<br />
infield and outfield in high school… Named<br />
team MVP as a junior and helped Lourdes to the<br />
Class A state championship game… Member of<br />
Hudson Valley team that medaled at the 2004<br />
Empire State Games; hit .500 with a .615 onbase<br />
percentage during the tournament… Played<br />
shortstop for his American Legion team and<br />
batted .500 in the summer of 2004… Also played<br />
soccer at Lourdes and scored 58 career goals<br />
Personal: The son of Mary and William Burke…<br />
Majoring in business management… Has two<br />
siblings, Caitlin and Eamonn<br />
Born: Dec. 2, 1986<br />
Year GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB SO OBP SB-ATT E<br />
2006 48/42 .266 154 21 41 10 0 1 25 .351 22 36 .368 6-7 4<br />
2007 54/53 .280 189 37 53 10 0 5 29 .413 27 44 .390 10-11 3<br />
Total 102/95 .274 343 58 94 20 0 6 54 .385 49 80 .380 16-18 7<br />
2007: Started 53 games at shortstop… Posted a<br />
.250 batting average with five doubles, a triple<br />
and 15 RBIs… Made 17 errors in 268 chances…<br />
Led the Griffs with 161 assists in the regular<br />
season… Had 10 multiple-hit games<br />
2006: Ranked third on the team with a .310<br />
batting average… Started 36-of-39 games and<br />
collected one double, two triples and 14 RBIs…<br />
Made 36 starts at shortstop and recorded an<br />
.895 fielding percentage… Made just five errors<br />
in the last 18 games… Had seven multiple-hit<br />
games… Collected nine hits in the last five<br />
games… Went 3-for-4 vs. Morehead State (3/4)<br />
and Manhattan (5/18)<br />
Before Canisius: Batted .420 with 48 hits as a<br />
senior at Roy C. Ketchum and earned Pough-<br />
Year GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB SO OBP SB-ATT E<br />
2006 39/36 .310 113 30 35 1 2 0 14 .354 13 23 .428 4-4 16<br />
2007 54/53 .250 184 25 46 5 1 0 15 .288 15 26 .322 7-11 17<br />
Total 93/89 .273 297 55 81 6 3 0 29 .313 28 49 .364 11-15 33<br />
keepsie Journal Player of the Year honors…<br />
Named 2004 Sectional Final MVP and helped<br />
Roy C. Ketchum to the state Final Four… Has<br />
earned all-league, all-county and all-section<br />
honors the last three seasons… Also named a<br />
three-time Poughkeepsie Journal all-star… Competed<br />
for Hudson Valley at the Empire State<br />
Games the for two years… Three-sport athlete<br />
and team captain in all three sports… Named<br />
all-state twice in soccer and tallied 25 goals and<br />
15 assists<br />
Personal: The son of Jose and Lilia Cabello… Has<br />
an older brother, Steven… Major is undecided<br />
Born: Nov. 21, 1986
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES<br />
2007: Played in 37 games and made 32 starts…<br />
Posted a .301 batting average with three doubles,<br />
two triples, two homers and 19 RBIs… Posted<br />
a .427 slugging percentage and a .430 on-base<br />
average… Had eight multiple-hit games and six<br />
contests with multiple RBIs… Made one error in<br />
72 chances at first base<br />
Monroe County Player of the Year after hitting<br />
.533 as a senior<br />
Personal: The son of Tom and Linda Gibbs...<br />
Majoring in history<br />
Born: Nov. 12, 1986<br />
Brian<br />
34<br />
Gibbs<br />
Infield<br />
Junior<br />
Rochester, N.Y.<br />
Marist College<br />
Before Canisius: Earned a letter at Marist in<br />
2006... Played in 25 games, making 17 starts...<br />
Hit .250 with three doubles, nine runs and eight<br />
RBIs... Won two letters at Pittsford Sutherland<br />
High School... Named first-team all-state and<br />
Year GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB SO OBP SB-ATT E<br />
2006 25/17 .250 56 9 14 3 0 0 8 .304 9 10 .391 0-0 4<br />
2007 37/32 .301 103 17 31 3 2 2 19 .427 17 23 .430 1-1 1<br />
Total 62/49 .283 159 26 45 6 2 2 27 .384 26 33 .418 1-1 5<br />
Branson<br />
20<br />
Joseph<br />
Outfield<br />
Junior<br />
Mississauga, Ont.<br />
St. Francis Xavier<br />
2007: Played in<br />
51 games and<br />
made 50 starts…<br />
Hit. 279 with six<br />
doubles, a triple<br />
and three home<br />
runs… Led the<br />
squad with 13<br />
stolen bases<br />
and recorded<br />
29 RBIs… Had<br />
15 multiple-hit<br />
games, including<br />
five with three<br />
or more hits…<br />
Posted five multiple-RBI<br />
games… Played a majority of the season<br />
with an injured wrist<br />
2006: Played in 53 games and started 52 in<br />
centerfield… Led the team with 15 doubles to<br />
go along with one triple, four homers and 30<br />
RBIs… Ranked second on the club with 11<br />
stolen bases… Was third in the MAAC with 37<br />
walks… Had a .259 batting average, a .418 onbase<br />
percentage and a .434 slugging percentage…<br />
Had 10 multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI<br />
outings… Tied a school record with three homers<br />
in 4-for-4, six-RBI performance vs. Manhattan<br />
in the last game of the season… Was 7-for-8 in a<br />
doubleheader at Fairfield (5/6)… Had 20 hits in<br />
the last 12 contests<br />
Before Canisius: Played for Team Canada in the<br />
2005 World Junior Championships; hit .273<br />
with a double and four RBIs in seven games…<br />
Helped Team Ontario to the gold medal at the<br />
Canada Summer Games after going 6-for-21 with<br />
seven runs and four RBIs… Selected by Baseball<br />
Canada to attend the Adidas Jr. Elite Training<br />
Camp in 2003… Participated in the Okalahoma<br />
Junior Sunbelt Classic in June of 2004… Lettered<br />
three seasons on high school team; named<br />
MVP… Involved in Team Ontario Program since<br />
age 15… Picked to attend Team Canada’s Junior<br />
National Team fall training camp… Member<br />
of Mississauga North baseball club, which won<br />
the 2002 Ontario Elimination tournament and<br />
the Canadian Championships… Member of the<br />
Central Ontario All-Stars in 2002 Ontario Summer<br />
Games<br />
Personal: The son of Gerade and Cynthia Joseph…<br />
Majoring in physical education… Has one<br />
brother, Gerry<br />
Born: Aug. 27, 1987<br />
Year GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB SO OBP SB-ATT E<br />
2006 53/52 .259 166 40 43 15 1 4 30 .434 37 39 .418 11-15 5<br />
2007 51/50 .279 197 35 55 6 1 3 26 .365 15 34 .347 13-17 2<br />
Total 104/102 .270 363 75 98 21 2 7 56 .397 52 73 .382 24-32 7
Alex<br />
35<br />
MacKenzie<br />
Pitcher<br />
Junior<br />
Keswick, Ont.<br />
Keswick<br />
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES<br />
2007: Led the team with five complete games…<br />
Made a team-leading 14 starts on the mound<br />
and pitched in 16 games… Posted two shutouts…<br />
Pitched in 78.1 innings and struck out a team<br />
best 54 hitters… Threw complete game shutouts<br />
against Fairfield April 21, and Niagara May 17…<br />
Recorded a 1.93 ERA in his last seven outings<br />
with 28 strikeouts in 42 innings<br />
2006: Threw 24 innings in 10 appearances on<br />
the mound… Posted a 1-1 record and struck<br />
out 15… Pitched two scoreless innings at Saint<br />
Peter’s (3/26)… Gave up a run in 1.1 innings to<br />
earn a win at Mount St. Mary’s (3/19)… Tossed a<br />
scoreless inning vs. Rider (5/13)<br />
Before Canisius: Played on Team Ontario from<br />
2002-05 and owns a career ERA of 2.51 with<br />
98 strikeouts in 103 innings… Helped Team<br />
Ontario take gold at the 2005 Canada Summer<br />
Games; pitched five innings and allowed four<br />
hits and three runs in his lone start… Played in<br />
numerous high-level tournaments, including<br />
the 2002 Ontario Summer Games, the 2004<br />
Oklahoma Junior Sunbelt Classic and the 2004<br />
World Wood Bat Association 17 and Under<br />
World Championships… Earned invitations to<br />
compete at a variety of showcases, including the<br />
National Underclass World Showcase in 2004<br />
and the Perfect Game World Showcase in 2005<br />
Personal: The son of Andrew and Louise<br />
MacKenzie… Has a younger brother, Michael…<br />
Majoring in athletic training<br />
Born: April 23, 1987<br />
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB K<br />
2006 12.00 1-1 10 0 0 0/0 0 24.0 46 32 32 18 15<br />
2007 5.17 4-9 16 10 5 2/0 0 78.1 96 59 45 27 54<br />
Total 6.77 5-10 26 10 5 2/0 0 102.1 142 91 77 45 69<br />
4Kevin<br />
Mahoney<br />
Third Base<br />
Junior<br />
Miller Place, N.Y.<br />
Miller Place<br />
2007: Named second-team All-MAAC… Led the<br />
team with six homers, four triples, 13 doubles<br />
and 42 runs… Hit .284 and started 53 of the<br />
54 games he played in at third base… Posted 34<br />
RBIs, good for second on the club… Registered a<br />
.482 slugging percentage and a .388 on-base percentage…<br />
Made just 12 errors… Had 14 multiplehit<br />
games and 10 multiple-RBI contests… Had<br />
three hits in three contests and three games with<br />
three or more RBIs… Had a team-best 13-game<br />
hit streak and enters 2008 on a six-game hit streak<br />
2006: Ranked 23rd in the MAAC in hitting<br />
with a .313 average… Started all 54 games at<br />
third base and posted a .918 fielding percentage…<br />
Batted fourth in the lineup in 37 games…<br />
Led the team with seven home runs to go along<br />
with seven doubles, one triple and 39 RBIs…<br />
Led the team with a .463 slugging percentage<br />
and had a .403 on-base percentage… Had 17<br />
multiple-hit games and 10 multiple-RBI contests…<br />
Entered 2007 with a 10-game hitting<br />
streak… Set a school record with seven at-bats<br />
and tied the mark with five hits vs. Siena (4/22);<br />
had two homers and seven RBIs<br />
Before Canisius: Lettered three seasons at<br />
Miller Place High School… Named all-state, All-<br />
Long Island, all-county and league MVP in 2005<br />
after hitting .479 with 11 homers, 11 doubles<br />
and two triples… Team was the Section XI Class<br />
A Champs… Went 4-for-4 in Vitra’s Long Island<br />
inaugural all-star game… Garnered all-county<br />
honors as a junior and competed on the Long<br />
Island team at the Empire State Games; hit .580<br />
with eight homers… Hit .430 as a sophomore<br />
and was selected first-team all-league… Threesport<br />
athlete, lettering in football, basketball and<br />
baseball… Also played for the Smithtown Cardinals<br />
and Long Island Titans… Team was the<br />
2003 National Pony Invitational Eastern Region<br />
Finalists… Named an FABL Long Island All-Star<br />
Personal: The son of Paul and Lisa Mahoney…<br />
Has two older brothers, Colin and Ryan… Majoring<br />
in math<br />
Born: May 11, 1987<br />
Year GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB SO OBP SB-ATT E<br />
2006 54/54 .313 201 42 63 7 1 7 39 .463 25 44 .403 7-10 14<br />
2007 54/53 .284 197 42 56 13 4 6 34 .482 29 54 .388 5-9 12<br />
Total 108/107 .299 398 84 119 20 5 13 73 .472 54 98 .396 12-19 26
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES<br />
Redshirted the 2007 campaign because of a knee<br />
injury<br />
and was named all-tournament; hit .473 with a<br />
homer, a triple and three doubles in the tourney.<br />
Kevin<br />
Mailloux<br />
12<br />
Second Base<br />
R-Junior<br />
Windsor, Ont.<br />
St. Annes/Kellogg<br />
CC<br />
Ryan<br />
McGorman<br />
15<br />
Pitcher<br />
Junior<br />
Arden, Manitoba<br />
Neepawa<br />
Collegiate Inst.<br />
Before Canisius: Played last two seasons for<br />
Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek,<br />
Mich… Led the team in hitting as a sophomore<br />
with a .475 batting average with 12 doubles, one<br />
triple, eight homers and 62 RBIs; Bruins posted<br />
a 41-12 record… Earned second-team All-America<br />
honors… Helped team to a 46-9 record and<br />
an appearance in the 2005 National Regional<br />
final… Hit .417 with 15 doubles, three triples,<br />
12 homers and 60 RBIs… Won Gold Medal<br />
with Team Ontario at the 2005 Canada Games<br />
2007: Went 4-3<br />
on the mound<br />
after making 17<br />
appearances and<br />
seven starts…<br />
One of two<br />
Griff pitchers to<br />
record winning<br />
records… Threw<br />
59 innings,<br />
the third-most<br />
on the team,<br />
and struck out<br />
29… Pitched<br />
six shutout innings and allowed two hits in a 7-0<br />
win over St. Bonaventure in the Big 4 Classic<br />
title game… Posted a 1.51 ERA with 16 strikeouts<br />
in 29.2 innings in his last five starts… Posted a<br />
3-0 record during the stretch<br />
2006: Made 13 appearances and 12 starts on the<br />
mound… Threw 48.1 innings, the third-most<br />
on the team… Struck out 26 batters… Gave up<br />
two runs in 5.2 innings at Appalachian State<br />
(3/12)… Allowed three runs and five hits at Le<br />
Moyne (4/29)<br />
Personal: The son of Denis and Jeanine Mailloux…<br />
Has a brother, Steven… Majoring in business<br />
management.<br />
Born: March 5, 1986<br />
Before Canisius:<br />
Selected to<br />
Team Canada<br />
Junior National<br />
Team training<br />
roster in 2004…<br />
Won Bronze<br />
Medal with the<br />
Manitoba Youth<br />
at the 2004<br />
Canada Cup…<br />
Member of AA<br />
Neepawa Midgets<br />
that won the<br />
2003 Western Canadian Championship… Won<br />
three straight Manitoba Provincial Championships<br />
with AA Neepawa Midgets from 2002-04…<br />
Named 2002 Manitoba Bantam Player of the<br />
Year… Also lettered in track, volleyball and basketball<br />
in high school<br />
Personal: The son of Don and Debbie McGorman…<br />
Majoring in criminal justice… Has two<br />
older brothers, Derrick and Grant<br />
Born: March 25, 1987<br />
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB K<br />
2006 9.50 0-5 13 12 0 0/0 0 48.1 63 58 51 42 26<br />
2007 5.64 4-3 17 7 0 0/1 1 59.0 76 47 37 22 29<br />
Total 7.38 4-8 30 19 0 0/1 1 107.1 139 105 88 64 55
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES<br />
Kevin<br />
Reimer<br />
28<br />
Catcher<br />
Junior<br />
Steinbach, Manitoba<br />
Steinbach Secondary/<br />
Mayville State Univ.<br />
2007: Tied for the<br />
team lead with a .358<br />
batting average and<br />
led the Griffs with 38<br />
RBIs… Also tied for<br />
fifth in the MAAC<br />
in batting average…<br />
Recorded 11 doubles,<br />
a triple and four home<br />
runs… Posted a teamleading<br />
.503 slugging<br />
percentage and .460<br />
on-base average…<br />
Also swiped five bases<br />
and scored 40 runs…<br />
Made two errors<br />
behind the plate…<br />
Had 17 multiple-hit<br />
games, including five<br />
with three or more hits… Posted 10 multiple-RBI<br />
games… Played in 53 contests, making 48 starts<br />
Before Canisius: Spent two years at Mayville<br />
State University… Hit. 276 in 29 at-bats as a<br />
freshman… Played catcher for three seasons at<br />
Steinbach Secondary School<br />
Personal: The son of Randy and Roth Reimer…<br />
Randy coached Kevin in high school… Has two<br />
brothers, Greg and Scott… Majoring in business<br />
management<br />
Born: March 3, 1986<br />
Year GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB SO OBP SB-ATT E<br />
2007 53/48 .358 173 40 62 11 1 4 38 .503 29 35 .460 5-8 2<br />
Matt<br />
18<br />
Weber<br />
Pitcher<br />
Junior<br />
Troy, N.Y.<br />
Lansingburgh<br />
2007: Threw 53.1 innings in 16 appearances and<br />
made six starts… Fanned 32 batters… Pitched a<br />
complete game and allowed four hits while striking<br />
out seven at Tennessee Tech… Gave up three<br />
runs in five innings in the Big 4 Classic semifinal<br />
win over Niagara<br />
2006: Spent a majority of the season in the<br />
weekend rotation… Had a 4-6 mark in 14 starts<br />
on the mound… Threw 65.2 innings, the second-most<br />
on the team… Had one save and one<br />
complete game… Struck out 34 batters… Gave<br />
up four runs in eight innings in a win at UMBC<br />
(3/16)… Allowed three runs in six innings at<br />
Saint Peter’s (3/26)… Gave up one earned run<br />
in 6.1 innings at Fairfield (5/7)… Allowed two<br />
earned runs in 6.1 innings vs. Rider<br />
Before Canisius: Compiled a 20-6 career record<br />
and a 2.50 earned run average at Lansingburgh<br />
High School… Averaged 12 strikeouts per contest<br />
while limiting his opponents to an average of<br />
six hits an outing… Named all-area twice… Also<br />
played for the South Troy Dodgers, posting an<br />
8-2 record with a 1.65 ERA and 93 strikeouts in<br />
72 innings<br />
Personal: The son of Anne and Steve Weber…<br />
Majoring in history… Has two older sisters and<br />
two older brothers<br />
Born: Oct. 6, 1986<br />
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB K<br />
2006 7.68 4-6 15 14 1 0/0 1 65.2 95 66 56 36 34<br />
2007 6.92 1-7 16 6 1 0/0 0 53.1 60 49 41 41 32<br />
Total 7.34 5-13 31 20 2 0/0 1 119.0 155 115 97 77 66<br />
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES<br />
Ian<br />
Choy<br />
17<br />
Outfield<br />
Sophomore<br />
Mississauga, Ont.<br />
Rick Hansen<br />
Secondary<br />
2007: Named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-<br />
American and second-team All-Freshman by Ping!<br />
Baseball… Also named the first MAAC Rookie<br />
of the Year in Canisius history and earned firstteam<br />
All-MAAC honors… Tied for the team lead<br />
with a .358 batting average to go along with 12<br />
doubles, a triple, a home run and 26 RBIs… Tied<br />
for fifth in the MAAC in batting average… Had<br />
18 multiple-hit games, including eight contests<br />
with three or more hits… Posted multiple RBIs in<br />
six games and had three RBIs in three contests…<br />
Had an 11-game hitting streak, the third longest<br />
of the season… Struck out just 17 times in 173<br />
at-bats… Posted a 457 slugging percentage and a<br />
.437 on-base percentage<br />
Before Canisius: Played for Team Ontario from<br />
2003-05… Owns a .340 career batting average with<br />
13 doubles, 10 homers and 43 RBIs with Team<br />
Ontario… A member of the Intercounty Terriers…<br />
Won a Gold Medal at the Canadian National<br />
Championships in 2003 and a Silver Medal in<br />
2001… Named 2003 Ontario Baseball Association<br />
Junior Player of the Year… Also played for the<br />
2004 Ontario Baseball Association champions, the<br />
Mississauga Twins… Honor Roll student at Rick<br />
Hansen Secondary School since 2002<br />
Personal: The son of Meena and Charles Choy…<br />
Has one older brother, Jeremy, and a younger<br />
brother, Zachary… Majoring in business<br />
Born: Feb. 22, 1988<br />
Year GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB SO OBP SB-ATT E<br />
2007 51/46 .358 173 15 62 12 1 1 26 .457 22 17 .437 2-7 6<br />
Chris<br />
23<br />
Cox<br />
Pitcher<br />
Sophomore<br />
St. George, Ont.<br />
St. John’s<br />
2007: Threw 2.1 innings in two appearances on<br />
the mound… gave up three hits and struck out<br />
two<br />
Before Canisius: Played for the Intercounty Terriers<br />
the last two seasons, where he compiled a<br />
17-3 record and pitched over 190 innings… Won<br />
Most Valuable Pitcher at the St. Mary’s Canadian<br />
Baseball Hall of Fame Tournament in July of<br />
2005… Played for Team Ontario from 2003-05;<br />
complied a career ERA of 4.21 with 65 strikeouts<br />
in 153.1 innings pitched… Was invited to various<br />
Perfect Game and Blue Chip Prospect Showcases…<br />
Played in the NABF World Series and the<br />
Sunbelt Classic… Also lettered in volleyball and<br />
basketball at St. John’s College<br />
Personal: The son of Ken and Debbie Cox… Has<br />
an older sister, Stephanie… Majoring in digital<br />
media arts<br />
Born: Oct. 3, 1988<br />
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB K<br />
2007 19.29 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 3 5 5 2 2<br />
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STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES<br />
8Mike<br />
Deuschle<br />
Infield<br />
Sophomore<br />
West Seneca, N.Y.<br />
West Seneca West<br />
2007: Played in six games and scored<br />
two runs… Registered a walk in his only<br />
plate appearance<br />
Before Canisius: Named All-Western<br />
New York honorable mention after hitting<br />
.420 as a senior… Also named firstteam<br />
All-ECIC and the offensive MVP<br />
for West Seneca West… Also earned a<br />
letter in basketball<br />
Personal: The son of Margaret and Tom<br />
Deuschle… Has an older sister, Julianna<br />
Born: June 16, 1988<br />
Year GP/GS AVG AB R<br />
2007 6/0 .000 0 2<br />
H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG<br />
0 0 0 0 0 .000<br />
BB SO OBP SB-ATT E<br />
1 0 1.000 0-0 0<br />
Mike<br />
Goemans<br />
27<br />
Pitcher<br />
Sophomore<br />
Guelph, Ont.<br />
Centennial C.V.I./<br />
Iona<br />
2007: Led the Griffs with 89 innings<br />
pitched and a 4.25 ERA… Walked just 21<br />
batters… Made 12 starts and 16 appearances…<br />
Struck out 41 and logged two<br />
complete games… Threw a complete-game<br />
two-hitter against Fairfield April 21…<br />
Struck out six and allowed three earned<br />
runs in 8.1 innings at Iona April 28<br />
Before Canisius: Attended Iona College<br />
in fall 2006 before transferring to Canisius...<br />
Pitched for Team Canada Junior<br />
National Team, which won the Bronze<br />
Medal at the 2006 World Championships<br />
in Cuba... Went 17-2 with a 0.88 ERA in<br />
one season for the Intercounty Terriers;<br />
Named Pitcher of the Year... Pitched one<br />
season for the Guelph Silvercreeks which<br />
one the Gold Medal at the Canadian<br />
Junior National Championship in 2006<br />
Personal: The son of Paul and Donna<br />
Goemans... Has two older sisters and a<br />
younger brother... Majoring in biology<br />
Born: March 25, 1988<br />
Year ERA W-L APP GS<br />
2007 4.25 3-4 16 12<br />
CG SHO/CBO SV IP H<br />
2 0/0 0 89.0 105<br />
R ER BB K<br />
58 42 21 42<br />
Paul<br />
Panik<br />
29<br />
Catcher<br />
Sophomore<br />
Hopewell<br />
Juncation, N.Y.<br />
John Jay<br />
2007: Played in 28 contests, making 24<br />
starts behind the dish… Hit .214 with<br />
four doubles and 10 RBIs… Made one<br />
error in 117 chances<br />
Before Canisius: Two-time Poughkeepsie<br />
Journal all-star and named All-Dutchess<br />
County, all-league and all-section in 2004<br />
and 2005… Has a career batting average<br />
of .443 and a slugging percentage of .613<br />
with 10 homers and 109 RBIs…Starting<br />
catcher for Hudson Valley at the 2004,<br />
2005 and 2006 Empire State Games…<br />
Hit .300 in 2006 Empire State Games…<br />
Starting catcher for the Hudson Valley<br />
Hurricanes, who were 2004 U-18 Connie<br />
Mack State Finalists; hit .488 with a .655<br />
on-base percentage that season… Won<br />
Scholar Athlete Award in 2004 and 2005<br />
Personal: The son of Paul and Natalie<br />
Panik… Has a younger brother, Joe…<br />
Majoring in marketing<br />
Born: June 7, 1988<br />
Year GP/GS AVG AB R<br />
2007 28/24 .214 70 11<br />
H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG<br />
15 4 0 0 10 .271<br />
BB SO OBP SB-ATT E<br />
14 7 .391 1-1 1<br />
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Perry<br />
Silverman<br />
24<br />
Outfield<br />
Sophomore<br />
Del ray Beach, Fla.<br />
American Heritage<br />
2007: Named to MAAC All-Tournament<br />
Team… Played in 49 games and made<br />
36 starts in the outfield… Hit .235 with<br />
five doubles, a triple, a home run and 12<br />
RBIs… Had seven multiple-hit games…<br />
First career homer was a walk-off over<br />
the left field wall in the 11th inning of a<br />
7-6 victory over Saint Peter’s May 6; had<br />
three hits in that game<br />
Before Canisius: Set high school home<br />
run record with eight in 2005… Named<br />
to the Lake Highland Prep all-tournament<br />
team… Invited to the Canadian<br />
Junior National Team training camps in<br />
2004 and 2005… Member of the Canadian<br />
Cup championship team in 2004<br />
and named to the tournament all-star<br />
team; hit .320 in 206 at-bats with Les<br />
Ailes du Quebec<br />
Personal: The son of Mary and John<br />
Silverman… Has a younger sister, Macy…<br />
Majoring in communication studies<br />
Born: Nov. 16, 1987<br />
Year GP/GS AVG AB R<br />
2007 49/36 .238 132 18<br />
H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG<br />
31 5 1 1 12 .311<br />
BB SO OBP SB-ATT E<br />
10 32 .299 3-7 0<br />
Bryan<br />
Smith<br />
10<br />
Pitcher<br />
Sophomore<br />
Cicero, N.Y.<br />
Cicero North<br />
Syracuse<br />
2007: Made four appearances and two<br />
starts on the mound… Starts were at<br />
Kentucky and West Virginia… Threw 3.1<br />
innings<br />
Before Canisius: Pitched for Cicero North<br />
Syracuse… Named All-Central New York<br />
and all-league as a senior after throwing 38<br />
innings and recording 54 strikeouts and a<br />
1.05 ERA… Pitched on the Central Team<br />
at the Empire State Games… Also lettered<br />
in basketball at Cicero North Syracuse<br />
and was a member of the National Honor<br />
Society<br />
Personal: The son of Kim and Lee<br />
Smith… Has a younger brother, Kevan…<br />
Majoring in elementary education<br />
Born: May 26, 1988<br />
Year ERA W-L APP GS<br />
2007 24.30 0-2 4 2<br />
CG SHO/CBO SV IP H<br />
0 0/0 0 3.1 5<br />
R ER BB K<br />
10 9 7 2<br />
Shane<br />
Davis<br />
32<br />
Pitcher<br />
R-Freshman<br />
Belmont, Ont.<br />
East Elgin Secondary<br />
Before Canisius: Selected to Team Canada<br />
Junior National Team training roster<br />
in 2005… Won a gold medal with Team<br />
Ontario in the 2005 Canada Cup…<br />
Pitched the semifinal game against<br />
Alberta and gave up just two hits in six<br />
innings while striking out six… Played<br />
for the St. Thomas Jr. Intercounty Tomcats<br />
in 2005; compiled a 1.57 ERA with<br />
42 strikeouts in 40.2 innings… Pitched<br />
for the London Tecumseh Minor Midget<br />
Team in 2004; posted a 2.08 ERA with<br />
124 strikeouts in 70.2 innings<br />
Personal: The son of Linda and Scott<br />
Davis… Has a sister, Lauren… Majoring<br />
in criminal justice<br />
Born: April 19, 1988<br />
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2008 CANISIUS COLLEGE BASEBALL<br />
2007 STATISTICS<br />
Record: 20-35 Home: 11-6 Away: 7-27 Neutral: 2-2 MAAC: 13-12<br />
Player<br />
AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%<br />
Choy, Ian .358 51-46 173 15 62 12 1 1 26 79 .457 22 3 17 5 .437 1 4 2-7 59 3 6 .912<br />
Reimer, Kevin .358 53-48 173 40 62 11 1 4 38 87 .503 29 7 35 3 .460 4 1 5-8 157 29 2 .989<br />
Gibbs, Brian .301 37-32 103 17 31 3 2 2 19 44 .427 17 7 23 3 .430 1 1 1-1 66 4 1 .986<br />
Asis, Ryan .286 48-43 161 21 46 9 3 3 18 70 .435 8 5 27 4 .337 1 2 8-11 54 85 8 .946<br />
Mahoney, Kevin .284 54-53 197 42 56 13 4 6 34 95 .482 29 5 54 1 .388 1 2 5-9 39 134 12 .935<br />
Burke, Connor .280 54-53 189 37 53 10 0 5 29 78 .413 27 9 44 0 .390 3 3 10-11 424 36 3 .994<br />
Joseph, Branson .279 51-50 197 35 55 6 1 3 26 72 .365 15 7 34 4 .347 3 0 13-17 115 2 2 .983<br />
Cabello, Alec .250 54-53 184 25 46 5 1 0 15 53 .288 15 6 26 4 .322 3 6 7-11 80 171 17 .937<br />
Silverman, Perry .235 49-36 132 18 31 5 1 1 12 41 .311 10 3 32 5 .299 2 4 3-7 74 7 0 1.000<br />
Donato, Adam .276 41-28 98 11 27 4 0 4 10 43 .439 11 5 28 3 .377 0 1 3-4 51 6 1 .983<br />
Panik, Paul .214 28-24 70 11 15 4 0 0 10 19 .271 14 7 17 3 .391 1 1 1-1 106 10 1 .991<br />
Cholewka, Adam .213 27-18 61 7 13 1 0 0 6 14 .230 0 2 15 0 .234 1 3 6-8 31 44 6 .926<br />
Locke, Bob .091 8-2 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .182 0 1 1 0 .167 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000<br />
Deuschle, Mike .000 6-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 1 1 0 1.000<br />
Totals .285 54-54 1749281498 84 14 29 243 697 .399 198 67 353 35 .375 21 28 64-95 1294615 70 .965<br />
Opponents .301 54-54 1727360519 116 11 36 308 165 .443 203 66 253 38 .391 17 35 78-100 133952281 .958<br />
LOB — Canisius (445), Opp (401) DPs turned — Canisius (50), Opp (46) CI — Canisius (0), Opp (2) IBB — Canisius (3), Gibbs 1,<br />
Reimer 1,<br />
Mahoney, K 1, Opp (4) Picked off — Joseph 3, Reimer 3, Mahoney, K 2, Silverman 2, Burke, C 1, Choy 1<br />
Player ERA W-L APPGS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA<br />
Goemans, Mike 4.25 3-4 16 12 2 0/0 0 89.0 105 58 42 21 41 21 1 6 355 .296 2 5 1 2 7<br />
MacKenzie, Alex 5.17 4-9 16 14 5 2/0 0 78.1 96 59 45 27 54 14 2 8 323 .297 12 3 2 1 1<br />
McGorman, Ryan 5.64 4-3 17 7 0 0/1 1 59.0 76 47 37 22 29 6 2 6 239 .318 12 14 0 1 7<br />
Horner, Ian 0.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 1 0<br />
TEAM 0.00 0-1 1 1 1 0/0 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Morrison, Tim 4.70 1-0 7 2 0 0/0 0 15.1 20 11 8 5 10 5 0 3 65 .308 1 4 1 1 0<br />
Bax, Mike 5.97 2-0 17 1 0 0/0 2 31.2 36 24 21 24 30 12 0 2 124 .290 9 4 0 3 4<br />
Boag, Aaron 6.19 4-4 20 4 0 0/1 1 56.2 72 44 39 17 28 21 3 3 233 .309 7 5 0 2 7<br />
Clifford, Dan 6.91 1-5 14 6 0 0/0 1 41.2 46 46 32 34 24 17 2 4 167 .275 13 15 1 1 3<br />
Weber, Matt 6.92 1-7 16 6 1 0/0 0 53.1 60 49 41 41 32 17 1 4 196 .306 7 10 1 5 6<br />
Cox, Chris 19.29 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 3 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 10 .300 4 1 0 0 0<br />
Smith, Bryan 24.30 0-2 4 2 0 0/0 0 3.1 5 10 9 7 2 2 0 0 14 .357 6 5 1 0 0<br />
Totals 5.82 20-35 54 55 9 3/1 5 431.1 519 360279203253116 11 36 1727 .301 73 66 7 17 35<br />
Opponents 4.42 35-20 54 55 8 2/0 11 446.1498 281 219 198353 84 14 29 1749 .285 56 67 7 21 28<br />
PB — Canisius (15), Reimer 10, Panik 5, Opp (25) Pickoffs — Canisius (4), Reimer 1, Clifford 1, Weber, M 1, MacKenzie 1, Opp<br />
(12)<br />
SBA/ATT — Reimer (45-56), Panik (33-40), MacKenzie (15-20), Boag (16-18), Weber, M (13-16), Goemans (8-14), Clifford (8-12),<br />
McGorman (7-9), Bax (8-8), Smith, B (3-3)<br />
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INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS<br />
(Players in Bold are still active)<br />
Highest batting avg. (minimum 200 AB)<br />
1.....402......Vogel, Kevin.........(100-249).1985-87<br />
2.....385......Dowden, Greg......(87-226).. 1983-85<br />
3.....374......Rausch, Jason.......(137-366). 1990-93<br />
4.....363......Kline, Jason..........(91-251)....1996-97<br />
5.....355......Mazurek, Matt......(122-344). 2005-06<br />
6.....347......Miosi, John...........(85-245).. 1980-83<br />
7.....342......Foit, Rick..............(95-278).. 1993-94<br />
8.....340......Riniolo, Brian.......(91-268).. 1994-95<br />
9.....335......Hennessy, Brian...(162-484).1994-97<br />
10...330......Besant, Daryl........(130-394). 1995-98<br />
Highest slugging pct. (minimum 200 AB)<br />
1.....779......Dowden, Greg......(226 AB). 1983-85<br />
2.....675......Rausch, Jason.......(366 AB). 1990-93<br />
3.....650......Schell, Todd..........(254 AB). 1994-95<br />
4.....618......Vogel, Kevin.........(249 AB)..1985-87<br />
5.....590......Kline, Jason..........(251 AB)..1996-97<br />
Highest on base pct. (minimum 200 AB)<br />
1.....486......Miosi, John...........(245 AB).. 1980-83<br />
2.....478......Rausch, Jason.......(366 AB). 1990-93<br />
3.....469......Mazurek, Matt......(344 AB). 2005-06<br />
3.....467......Dowden, Greg......(226 AB). 1983-85<br />
4.....452......Vogel, Kevin.........(249 AB)..1985-87<br />
5.....442......Riniolo, Brian.......(268 AB). 1994-95<br />
Most games played<br />
1....184.......Baida, Gabe.......................... 2003-06<br />
2....182.......Smith, Kevin......................... 2003-06<br />
3....164.......Cox, Ishmael........................ 2000-03<br />
4....161.......Notaro, Mark.........................1991-94<br />
5....158.......Burke, Jerry........................... 1999-02<br />
Most games started<br />
1....183.......Baida, Gabe.......................... 2003-06<br />
2....176.......Smith, Kevin......................... 2003-06<br />
3....163.......Cox, Ishmael........................ 2000-03<br />
4....157.......Burke, Jerry........................... 1999-02<br />
5....146.......Doll, Bill................................1998-01<br />
146.......Hennessy, Brian....................1994-97<br />
Most at bats<br />
1....628.......Baida, Gabe.......................... 2003-06<br />
2....599.......Smith, Kevin......................... 2003-06<br />
3....587.......Cox, Ishmael........................ 2000-03<br />
4....536.......Burke, Jerry........................... 1999-02<br />
5....517.......Notaro, Mark.........................1991-94<br />
Most runs scored<br />
1....104.......Hennessy, Brian....................1994-97<br />
2....97.........Smith, Kevin......................... 2003-06<br />
3....96.........Baida, Gabe.......................... 2003-06<br />
4... 84........Mahoney, Kevin.............2006-Pres.<br />
5....83.........Ross, Jeremy.......................... 1995-98<br />
83.........Vogel, Kevin..........................1985-87<br />
83.........Novo, Matt........................... 1989-92<br />
Most hits<br />
1....168.......Baida, Gabe.......................... 2003-06<br />
2....164.......Cox, Ishmael........................ 2000-03<br />
3....162.......Hennessy, Brian....................1994-97<br />
4....156.......Smith, Kevin......................... 2003-06<br />
5....147.......Notaro, Mark.........................1991-94<br />
Most doubles<br />
1....33.........Hennessy, Brian....................1994-97<br />
2....32.........Baida, Gabe.......................... 2003-06<br />
3....30.........Notaro, Mark.........................1991-94<br />
4....29.........Besant, Daryl........................ 1995-98<br />
29.........Fede, Paul............................. 1999-02<br />
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RECORD BOOK<br />
Most triples<br />
1....10.........Baida, Gabe.......................... 2003-06<br />
2....9...........Smith, Kevin......................... 2003-06<br />
3....8...........Dowden, Greg...................... 1983-85<br />
8...........Jablonski, Ray........................1977-79<br />
Most home runs<br />
1....27.........Rausch, Jason....................... 1990-93<br />
2....22.........Schell, Todd.......................... 1994-95<br />
3....18.........Stepniak, Steve......................1984-87<br />
18.........Burdick, Jesse.................. 1998,00-02<br />
5....17.........Dowden, Greg...................... 1983-85<br />
6....14.........Novo, Matt........................... 1989-92<br />
7....13.........Hennessy, Brian....................1994-97<br />
13.........LaDuca, Sam.........................1988-91<br />
9....12.........Mahoney, Ryan..................... 1996-99<br />
12.........Glover, Kevin.........................1996-97<br />
12.........Lumadue, Jim....................... 1980-83<br />
12.........Besant, Daryl........................ 1995-98<br />
12.........O’Brien, Chris.......................1981-83<br />
Most runs batted in<br />
1....95.........Hennessy, Brian....................1994-97<br />
2....85.........Mazurek, Matt...................... 2003-06<br />
85.........Rausch, Jason....................... 1990-93<br />
4....82.........Stepniak, Steve......................1984-87<br />
82.........Baida, Gabe.......................... 2003-06<br />
6....79.........Smith, Kevin......................... 2003-06<br />
7....78.........Dowden, Greg...................... 1983-85<br />
8....77.........Schell, Todd.......................... 1994-95<br />
9....76.........Szymanski, Brian.................. 1986-89<br />
10..75.........Notaro, Mark.........................1991-94<br />
Most total bases<br />
1....247.......Rausch, Jason....................... 1990-93<br />
2....240.......Hennessy, Brian....................1994-97<br />
3....235.......Cox, Ishmael........................ 2000-03<br />
235.......Baida, Gabe.......................... 2003-06<br />
5....223.......Smith, Kevin......................... 2003-06<br />
Most walks<br />
1....102.......Novo, Matt........................... 1989-92<br />
2....76.........Rausch, Jason....................... 1990-93<br />
3....71.........Smith, Kevin......................... 2003-06<br />
4....65.........Baida, Gabe.......................... 2003-06<br />
5....64.........Hennessy, Brian....................1994-97<br />
Most stolen bases<br />
1....57.........Domogala, Kyle (57-66).........1999-01<br />
2....45.........Ross, Jeremy (45-55)............. 1995-98<br />
3....40.........Hennessy, Brian (40-47)........1994-97<br />
4....39.........Cox, Ishmael (39-46)............ 2000-03<br />
5....37.........Smith, Kevin (37-49)............ 2003-06<br />
Most stolen base attempts<br />
1....66.........Domogala, Kyle (57-66).........1999-01<br />
2....55.........Ross, Jeremy (45-55)............. 1995-98<br />
3....49.........Smith, Kevin (37-49)............ 2003-06<br />
4....47.........Hennessy, Brian (40-47)........1994-97<br />
5....46.........Cox, Ishmael (39-46)............ 2000-03<br />
Lowest earned run avg. (minimum 60 IP)<br />
1....2.83......Krawczyk, Tim......(130.1 IP). 1983-86<br />
2....3.38......Biancofiore, Steve (114.2 IP) 1983,85-87<br />
3....3.56......Catanzaro, Mike...(86.0 IP)..1977-80<br />
4....3.58......Chester, Tom........(60.1 IP)...1961-62<br />
5....3.80......Andrzejewski, Norm (87.2 IP).. 1960-62<br />
6....3.87......DeMartino, Joe.....(132.2 IP). 1988-90<br />
7....4.10......Cordier, Gary.......(63.2 IP). 1982-84<br />
8....4.28......Lasky, Mark..........(61.0 IP)...1977-78<br />
9....4.52......Zgoda, Derek........(67.2 IP).. 1992-95<br />
10..4.77......Axelson, Bruce.....(168.0 IP). 1992-95<br />
Lowest opponent batting avg. (minimum 60 IP)<br />
1.....203......Mamott, Joe..........(101.1 IP). 1993-94<br />
2.....227......Zgoda, Derek........(67.2 IP).. 1992-95<br />
3.....230......Axford, John.........(70.0 IP)...... 2006<br />
3.....267......Bos, Mike.............. (82.2 IP). 1994-95<br />
4.....270......Gibbons, Peter...... (97.1 IP). 1992-95<br />
5.....272......Gleason, Stephen. (138.2 IP)..1996-99<br />
Fewest walks allowed/9 inn game (min. 60 IP)<br />
1....0.45......Chester, Tom........ (60.1 IP)..1961-62<br />
2....1.90......Carlson, Doug...... (90.0 IP) 1980,82-83<br />
3....2.05......Andrzejewski, Norm (87.2 IP). 1960-62<br />
4... 2.12.....Goemans, Mike...(89.0 IP) 2007-Pres.<br />
5... 2.42.....Boag, Aaron........(107.2 IP) 2006-Pres.<br />
Most strikeouts/9 inn game (minimum 60 IP)<br />
1....10.57....Mamott, Joe..........(101.1 IP) 1993-94<br />
2....9.64......Axford, John.........(70.0 IP)...... 2006<br />
3....9.51......West, Mark...........(183.2 IP). 1998-00<br />
4....8.40......Biancofiore, Steve (114.2 IP) 1983,85-87<br />
5....8.07......Bax, Mike..............(129.1 IP). 2004-07<br />
Most wins<br />
1....16.........Krawczyk, Tim...... (16-4)..... 1983-86<br />
2....15.........Wertman, Adam... (15-16)....1993-97<br />
3....14.........Firth, Mike ..........(14-5)........1984-87<br />
14.........Axelson, Bruce ....(14-15)..... 1992-95<br />
5....10.........Smith, Tim ..........(10-10)......1995-97<br />
10.........West, Mark ..........(10-17)..... 1998-00<br />
10.........DeMartino, Joe..... (10-9)..... 1988-90<br />
Most saves<br />
1....9...........Zgoda, Derek........................ 1992-95<br />
2....6...........Winiewicz, Alex.................... 2005-06<br />
3....5...........Mamott, Joe.......................... 1993-94<br />
4....4...........Davidson, John......................1988-91<br />
5....3...........Muoio, Marc......................... 1996-99<br />
3...........Wertman, Adam....................1993-97<br />
Most appearances<br />
1....62.........Muoio, Marc......................... 1996-99<br />
2....44.........Dracup, Jeremy..................... 2001-03<br />
3....43.........Gleason, Stephen................. 1996-99<br />
4....42.........Bax, Mike.............................. 2004-07<br />
5... 41........Boag, Aaron...................2006-Pres.<br />
41.........Wertman, Adam....................1993-97<br />
Most games started<br />
1....34.........Karstedt, Scott...................... 1995-99<br />
2....32.........Axelson, Bruce..................... 1992-95<br />
3....31.........West, Mark........................... 1998-00<br />
4....30.........Neufeld, Jordan.................... 2003-05<br />
5....28.........Dracup, Jeremy..................... 2001-03<br />
Most complete games<br />
1....13.........Davidson, John......................1988-91<br />
2....12.........Surowiec, Dave..................... 1986-89<br />
3....11.........Smith, Tim............................1995-97<br />
11.........DeMartino, Joe..................... 1988-90<br />
5....10.........Biancofiore, Steve............ 1983,85-87<br />
Innings pitched<br />
1....193.0....Karstedt, Scott...................... 1995-99<br />
2....183.2....West, Mark........................... 1998-00<br />
3....183.1....Dracup, Jeremy..................... 2001-03<br />
4....168.0....Axelson, Bruce..................... 1992-95<br />
168.0....Davidson, John......................1988-91<br />
Most strikeouts<br />
1....194.......West, Mark........................... 1998-00<br />
2....149.......Davidson, John......................1988-91<br />
3....137.......Karstedt, Scott...................... 1995-99<br />
4....133.......Axelson, Bruce..................... 1992-95<br />
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5....132.......Cole, Chris........................... 1999-02<br />
6....122.......Gleason, Stephen................. 1996-99<br />
7....119.......Mamott, Joe.......................... 1993-94<br />
8....118.......Dracup, Jeremy..................... 2001-03<br />
118.......Hosick, Tyler........................ 2000-03<br />
118.......Neufeld, Jordan.................... 2003-06<br />
Most batters faced<br />
1....933.......Dracup, Jeremy..................... 2001-03<br />
2....794.......Neufeld, Jordan.................... 2003-06<br />
3....713.......Karstedt, Scott...................... 1995-99<br />
4....656.......Bax, Mike.............................. 2004-07<br />
5....628.......Smith, Tim............................1995-97<br />
Most at bats against<br />
1....808.......Dracup, Jeremy..................... 2001-03<br />
2....789.......Karstedt, Scott...................... 1995-99<br />
3....712.......West, Mark........................... 1998-00<br />
4....671.......Axelson, Bruce..................... 1992-95<br />
671.......Cole, Chris........................... 1999-02<br />
Most wild pitches<br />
1....44.........Hosick, Tyler........................ 2000-03<br />
2....37.........Bax, Mike.............................. 2004-07<br />
3....35.........Neufeld, Jordan.................... 2003-06<br />
4....33.........West, Mark........................... 1998-00<br />
5....30.........Cole, Chris........................... 1999-02<br />
Most hit batters<br />
1....40.........Neufeld, Jordan.................... 2003-06<br />
2....32.........Hosick, Tyler........................ 2000-03<br />
3....27.........West, Mark........................... 1998-00<br />
4....23.........Wertman, Adam....................1993-97<br />
23.........Karstedt, Scott...................... 1995-99<br />
Highest fielding pct. (minimum 200 chances)<br />
1.....995......Burdick, Jesse (528-20-3). 1998,00-02<br />
2... .989.....Burke, Connor (559-47-7)..2006-Pres.<br />
3.....985......Rausch, Jason (566-45-9)...... 1990-93<br />
4.....984......Applegate, Keith (529-68-10).. 1992-94<br />
5.....983......Crawford, R.J. (203-26-4).......... 2005<br />
6.....980......LaDuca, Sam (486-60-11)......1988-91<br />
.980......Herlong, Dave (512-22-11).... 1995-96<br />
8.....979......VanGeene, Matt (517-80-13).. 2000-03<br />
9.....977......Mahoney, Ryan (385-42-10). 1996-99<br />
10...976......Grabowski, Jeff (383-21-10)...1977-79<br />
INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS<br />
(Records in Bold set last season)<br />
Highest batting avg. (minimum 50 AB)<br />
1.....471......Kaye, Hank........... (24-51)......... 1960<br />
2.....464......Miosi, John........... (26-56)........ 1983<br />
3.....452......Steffan, Tom......... (42-93)........ 1982<br />
4.....449......Vogel, Kevin......... (31-69)........ 1987<br />
5.....436......Vogel, Kevin......... (44-101)....... 1985<br />
Highest slugging pct. (minimum 50 AB)<br />
1.....825......Dowden, Greg...... (63 AB)....... 1983<br />
2.....783......Butzer, Tim........... (60 AB)....... 1987<br />
3.....767......Dowden, Greg...... (90 AB)....... 1985<br />
4.....765......Rausch, Jason....... (85 AB)....... 1992<br />
5.....754......Schell, Todd.......... (138 AB)..... 1994<br />
Highest on base pct. (minimum 50 AB)<br />
1.....639......Miosi, John...........(56 AB)........ 1983<br />
2.....553......Butzer, Tim...........(60 AB)........ 1987<br />
3.....537......Vogel, Kevin.........(69 AB)........ 1987<br />
4.....528......DeGeorge, Jamie..(53 AB)........ 1996<br />
5.....513......Schefski, Eric........(54 AB)........ 2005<br />
Most games played<br />
1... 54........Burke, Connor....................... 2007<br />
54........Mahoney, Kevin..................... 2007<br />
RECORD BOOK<br />
54........Cabello, Alec.......................... 2007<br />
54.........Mahoney, Kevin........................ 2006<br />
54.........Mazurek, Matt........................... 2006<br />
Most games started<br />
1....54.........Mahoney, Kevin........................ 2006<br />
54.........Mazurek, Matt........................... 2006<br />
3... 53........Burke, Connor....................... 2007<br />
53........Mahoney, Kevin..................... 2007<br />
53........Cabello, Alec..........................2007<br />
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Most at bats<br />
1....201.......Mahoney, Kevin........................ 2006<br />
2... 197......Joseph, Branson...................... 2007<br />
197......Mahoney, Kevin..................... 2007<br />
4....190.......Mazurek, Matt........................... 2006<br />
5... 189......Burke, Connor....................... 2007<br />
Most runs scored<br />
1....44.........Mahoney, Dave.......................... 1994<br />
2... 42........Mahoney, Kevin..................... 2007<br />
42.........Mahoney, Kevin........................ 2006<br />
4... 40........Reimer, Kevin........................ 2007<br />
40.........Joseph, Branson........................ 2006<br />
Most hits<br />
1....68.........Mazurek, Matt........................... 2006<br />
2....63.........Mahoney, Kevin........................ 2006<br />
3... 62........Choy, Ian................................ 2007<br />
62........Reimer, Kevin........................ 2007<br />
5... 56........Mahoney, Kevin..................... 2007<br />
56.........Doll, Bill.................................... 2000<br />
Most doubles<br />
1....17.........Mahoney, Dave.......................... 1994<br />
17.........Besant, Daryl............................. 1998<br />
3....15.........Joseph, Branson........................ 2006<br />
4....14.........Cicero, John.............................. 2002<br />
5... 13........Mahoney, Kevin..................... 2007<br />
13.........Novo, Matt.................................1991<br />
13.........Kossow, Carl.............................. 1998<br />
13.........Foit, Rick................................... 1994<br />
13.........Hennessy, Brian........................ 1994<br />
13.........Schell, Todd............................... 1994<br />
Most triples<br />
1....5...........Jablonski, Ray............................ 1979<br />
5...........Glover, Kevin............................. 1996<br />
3... 4..........Mahoney, Kevin..................... 2007<br />
4...........Baida, Gabe...............................2004<br />
4...........Butzer, Tim................................ 1987<br />
4...........Dowden, Greg........................... 1985<br />
Most home runs<br />
1....13.........Schell, Todd............................... 1994<br />
2....10.........Burdick, Jesse............................ 2002<br />
3....9...........Rausch, Jason............................ 1993<br />
9...........Rausch, Jason.............................1991<br />
9...........Schell, Todd............................... 1995<br />
9...........Kline, Jason............................... 1997<br />
Most runs batted in<br />
1....45.........Schell, Todd............................... 1994<br />
2....44.........Mazurek, Matt........................... 2006<br />
3....41.........Mazurek, Matt........................... 2005<br />
4....39.........Mahoney, Kevin........................ 2006<br />
5... 38........Reimer, Kevin........................ 2007<br />
Most total bases<br />
1....104.......Schell, Todd............................... 1994<br />
2... 95........Mahoney, Kevin..................... 2007<br />
3....93.........Mahoney, Kevin........................ 2006<br />
4....89.........Kline, Jason............................... 1997<br />
89.........Mazurek, Matt........................... 2005<br />
Most walks<br />
1....37.........Joseph, Branson........................ 2006<br />
2....32.........Mazurek, Matt........................... 2006<br />
3....31.........Novo, Matt.................................1991<br />
31.........Novo, Matt................................ 1990<br />
5....30.........Novo, Matt................................ 1992<br />
Most stolen bases<br />
1....24.........Domogala, Kyle (24-26)............. 2001<br />
2....22.........Domogala, Kyle (22-28)............. 2000<br />
3....20.........Ross, Jeremy (20-24).................. 1998<br />
4....19.........Mahoney, Dave (19-23)............. 1994<br />
19.........Lewis, Herm (19-19).................. 1980<br />
Most stolen base attempts<br />
1....28.........Domogala, Kyle (22-28)............. 2000<br />
28.........Mazurek, Matt (18-28)............... 2006<br />
3....26.........Domogala, Kyle (24-26)............. 2001<br />
4....24.........Ross, Jeremy (20-24).................. 1998<br />
5....23.........Mahoney, Dave (19-23)............. 1994<br />
Lowest earned run avg. (minimum 20 IP)<br />
1....0.36......Lauden, Frank......(25.0 IP)...... 1968<br />
2....0.90......Sullivan, Matt.......(20.0 IP)...... 1984<br />
3....1.11......Markiewicz, Mark (24.1 IP)....... 1978<br />
4....1.48......Leonard, Bill.........(24.1 IP)........1974<br />
5....1.78......Catanzaro, Mike...(30.1 IP)........1977<br />
Most strikeouts/9 inn game (minimum 20 IP)<br />
1....11.95....Mamott, Joe..........(64.0 IP)...... 1994<br />
2....10.16....West, Mark...........(87.2 IP)....... 2000<br />
3....10.00....Weber, Charles.....(27.0 IP)....... 1978<br />
4....9.64......West, Mark...........(51.1 IP)....... 1999<br />
9.64......Axford, John.........(70.0 IP)...... 2006<br />
Most wins<br />
1....8...........Bos, Mike (8-1).......................... 1994<br />
2....7...........Wertman, Adam (7-3)............... 1995<br />
3....6...........Axelson, Bruce (6-1).................. 1994<br />
6...........Chester, Tom (6-1)......................1961<br />
Most saves<br />
1....5...........Zgoda, Derek............................. 1994<br />
2....3...........Mamott, Joe............................... 1993<br />
3...........Zgoda, Derek............................. 1995<br />
3...........Winiewicz, Alex......................... 2005<br />
3...........Winiewicz, Alex......................... 2006<br />
Most appearances<br />
1....21.........Boag, Aaron............................... 2006<br />
2... 20........Boag, Aaron........................... 2007<br />
20.........Kaczmarek, Jason...................... 2003<br />
20.........Muoio, Marc.............................. 1998<br />
5....18.........Muoio, Marc.............................. 1999<br />
Most games started<br />
1... 14........MacKenzie, Alex..................... 2007<br />
14.........Axford, John.............................. 2006<br />
14.........Weber, Matt............................... 2006<br />
14.........West, Mark................................ 2000<br />
4....13.........Topping, Ryan........................... 2003<br />
Most complete games<br />
1....6...........Mamott, Joe............................... 1994<br />
6...........Carlson, Doug........................... 1982<br />
6...........Davidson, John...........................1991<br />
6...........Dunford, Brendan..................... 1999<br />
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INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS<br />
(Records in Bold set last season)<br />
Innings Pitched<br />
1... 89.0.....Goemans, Mike...................... 2007<br />
2....87.2......West, Mark................................ 2000<br />
3... 78.1.....MacKenzie, Alex..................... 2007<br />
4....72.1......Dracup, Jeremy.......................... 2003<br />
5....70.0......Axford, John.............................. 2006<br />
Most strikeouts<br />
1....99.........West, Mark...............................2000<br />
2....85.........Mamott, Joe..............................1994<br />
3....75.........Axford, John.............................2006<br />
4....65.........Davidson, John.........................1991<br />
5....55.........West, Mark...............................1999<br />
Most batters faced<br />
1... 390......Goemans, Mike.....................2007<br />
2....376.......Dracup, Jeremy.........................2003<br />
3... 355......MacKenzie, Alex....................2007<br />
4....336.......Topping, Ryan..........................2003<br />
5....329.......Weber, Matt..............................2006<br />
Most at bats against<br />
1....338.......West, Mark...............................2000<br />
2....330.......Dracup, Jeremy.........................2003<br />
3....289.......Nimigon, Alex..........................2000<br />
4....279.......Topping, Ryan..........................2003<br />
5....271.......Dracup, Jeremy.........................2002<br />
Most wild pitches<br />
1....20.........Hosick, Tyler............................2000<br />
20.........Neufeld, Jordan........................2003<br />
3....17.........Topping, Ryan..........................2003<br />
4....16.........Kaczmarek, Jason.....................2003<br />
5....15.........Axford, John.............................2006<br />
15.........Bax, Mike..................................2005<br />
15.........West, Mark...............................2000<br />
Most hit batters<br />
1....19.........Neufeld, Jordan........................2003<br />
2... 15........Clifford, Dan.........................2007<br />
15.........Hosick, Tyler............................2002<br />
4... 14........McGorman, Ryan..................2007<br />
14.........McGorman, Ryan.....................2006<br />
Highest fielding pct. (minimum 70 chances)<br />
1... 1.000...Silverman, Perry (74-7-0).......2007<br />
1.000....Burdick, Jesse (116-3-0)............2001<br />
1.000....Applegate, Keith (149-12-0).....1992<br />
1.000....O’Donnell, Kevin (116-2-0).....1983<br />
5.....996......Herlong, Dave (268-14-1).........1995<br />
TEAM SEASON RECORDS<br />
(Records in Bold set last season)<br />
Highest batting avg.<br />
1.....342 (379-1108)......................................1997<br />
2.....341 (252-738).......................................1987<br />
.341 (298-874)........................................1982<br />
4.....329 (420-1278).....................................1994<br />
5.....317 (258-813)........................................1985<br />
Highest slugging pct.<br />
1.....534 (874 AB)........................................1982<br />
2.....529 (1108 AB)......................................1997<br />
3.....515 (1278 AB)......................................1994<br />
4.....503 (813 AB)........................................1985<br />
5.....493 (998 AB)........................................1996<br />
Highest on base pct.<br />
1.....431 (874 AB).........................................1982<br />
2.....409 (1108 AB)......................................1997<br />
3.....405 (813 AB)........................................1985<br />
RECORD BOOK<br />
4.....404 (1278 AB)......................................1994<br />
5.....402 (738 AB)........................................1987<br />
Most games played<br />
1... 55......................................................2007<br />
2....54...........................................................2006<br />
3....47...........................................................2004<br />
47...........................................................2005<br />
5....46...........................................................1991<br />
Most runs scored<br />
1....336.........................................................2006<br />
2....298.........................................................1994<br />
3....289.........................................................1997<br />
4... 281....................................................2007<br />
5....235.........................................................1982<br />
Most hits<br />
1... 498....................................................2007<br />
2....481.........................................................2006<br />
3....420.........................................................1994<br />
4....379.........................................................1997<br />
5....371.........................................................2001<br />
Most doubles<br />
1....103.........................................................1994<br />
2....85...........................................................2006<br />
3... 84......................................................2007<br />
4....79...........................................................2001<br />
5....77...........................................................2000<br />
77...........................................................1998<br />
Most triples<br />
1....18...........................................................1982<br />
2....16...........................................................1985<br />
3... 14......................................................2007<br />
4....12...........................................................1996<br />
12...........................................................1984<br />
12...........................................................1986<br />
Most home runs<br />
1....42...........................................................1997<br />
2....39...........................................................1994<br />
3....37...........................................................1996<br />
4... 29......................................................2007<br />
29...........................................................2002<br />
29...........................................................1995<br />
29...........................................................1993<br />
Most runs batted in<br />
1....296.........................................................2006<br />
2....258.........................................................1997<br />
258.........................................................1994<br />
4... 243....................................................2007<br />
5....203.........................................................1982<br />
Most walks<br />
1....232.........................................................2006<br />
2... 198....................................................2007<br />
3....177.........................................................2005<br />
4....166.........................................................1995<br />
5....159.........................................................1991<br />
Most stolen bases<br />
1....85 (85-114).............................................2005<br />
2....83 (83-112).............................................2006<br />
3....78 (78-99)..............................................1994<br />
4....67 (67-82)...............................................2000<br />
5....65 (65-79)..............................................1995<br />
Lowest earned run avg.<br />
1....3.26 (199.0 IP).......................................1978<br />
2....4.22 (177.0 IP).......................................1986<br />
3....4.80 (90.0 IP)........................................1964<br />
4....4.81 (86.0 IP).........................................1973<br />
Most strikeouts/9 inn game<br />
1....8.50 (90.0 IP)........................................1964<br />
2....8.27 (86.0 IP).........................................1973<br />
3....7.87 (330.2 IP).......................................2000<br />
4....7.37 (105.0 IP).......................................1962<br />
7.37 (301.2 IP).......................................1994<br />
Most wins<br />
1....28 (28-14)...............................................1994<br />
2....21 (21-20)...............................................1995<br />
3... 20 (20-35)..........................................2007<br />
4....18 (18-36)...............................................2006<br />
18 (18-6).................................................1997<br />
18 (18-19)...............................................1986<br />
Most saves<br />
1....10...........................................................1994<br />
2....7.............................................................2006<br />
3... 5........................................................2007<br />
5.............................................................2001<br />
5.............................................................1995<br />
Most complete games<br />
1....21...........................................................1991<br />
2....16...........................................................1990<br />
16...........................................................1985<br />
4....15...........................................................1999<br />
5....14...........................................................1988<br />
Most shutouts<br />
1....4.............................................................1993<br />
2... 3........................................................2007<br />
3.............................................................1999<br />
Innings pitched<br />
1... 431.1..................................................2007<br />
2....426.2......................................................2006<br />
3....362.2......................................................2005<br />
4....357.2......................................................2004<br />
5....330.2......................................................2000<br />
Most strikeouts<br />
1... 291....................................................2007<br />
2....289.........................................................2000<br />
3....253.........................................................2007<br />
4....247.........................................................1994<br />
5....239.........................................................2002<br />
Highest fielding pct.<br />
1... .965 (1294-615-70)..............................2007<br />
2.....958 (1290-547-81).................................2006<br />
3.....955 (531-235-36)...................................1986<br />
.955 (972-394-65)..................................2002<br />
5.....954 (905-388-62)..................................1994<br />
.954 (978-472-70)...................................2001<br />
Fewest errors<br />
1....27...........................................................1973<br />
2....32...........................................................1962<br />
3....36...........................................................1986<br />
4....53...........................................................1983<br />
5....55...........................................................1990<br />
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YEAR W L PCT. COACH<br />
1954 8 4 .667 Bob MacKinnon<br />
1955 9 5 .643 Bob MacKinnon<br />
1956 10 3 .769 Bob MacKinnon<br />
1957 7 2 .778 Bob MacKinnon<br />
1958 12 8 .600 Bob MacKinnon<br />
1959 6 11 .353 Bob Mackinnon<br />
1960 10 5 .667 Dave Markey<br />
1961 10 4 .714 Dave Markey<br />
1962 7 7 .500 Dave Markey<br />
1963 3 6 .333 Dave Markey<br />
1964 3 11 .214 Dave Markey<br />
1965 3 10 .231 Dave Markey<br />
1966 4 7 .364 Dave Markey<br />
1967 3 11 .214 Dave Markey<br />
1968 7 8 .467 Dave Markey<br />
1969 3 4 .429 Dave Markey<br />
1970 7 9 .438 Dave Markey<br />
1971 1 7 .125 Dave Markey<br />
TEAM W L PCT.<br />
A.I.C. 1 1 .500<br />
Akron 8 23 .258<br />
Alabama 0 3 .000<br />
Albany 5 6 .455<br />
Albright 1 0 1.000<br />
Amherst 1 1 .500<br />
Appalachian State 0 4 .000<br />
Augustana (S.D.) 1 0 1.000<br />
Bethel 1 0 1.000<br />
Bethune-Cookman 0 3 .000<br />
Binghamton 2 3 .400<br />
Bowling Green 0 1 .000<br />
Bradley 0 1 .000<br />
Brockport State 0 6 .000<br />
Bucknell 0 1 .000<br />
Buffalo State 6 4 .600<br />
Buffalo 19 43 .306<br />
Calvin 2 0 1.000<br />
Catholic 0 2 .000<br />
Charlotte 0 3 .000<br />
Cleveland State 6 16 .273<br />
Coker (S.C.) 0 1 .000<br />
Colgate 19 5 .792<br />
Cornell 1 9 .100<br />
Cortland State 1 0 1.000<br />
Central Connecticut 1 9 .100<br />
Duquesne 4 8 .333<br />
Eckerd 0 7 .000<br />
Edinboro 1 2 .333<br />
Eisenhower 3 1 .750<br />
Fairfield 11 19 .367<br />
Fairleigh Dickinson 5 2 .714<br />
Fordham 0 2 .000<br />
Fredonia 17 7 .708<br />
Gannon 3 1 .750<br />
Gardner-Webb 0 3 .000<br />
Geneseo State 2 0 1.000<br />
George Mason 0 3 .000<br />
Georgia Southern 0 3 .000<br />
Hartwick 1 0 1.000<br />
Harvard 0 2 .000<br />
Hilbert 1 0 1.000<br />
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS<br />
1972 9 4 .692 John Morrison<br />
1973 5 6 .455 James Kennerson<br />
1974 5 9 .357 James Kennerson<br />
1975 5 9 .357 Pete Leo<br />
1976 3 7 .300 Pete Leo<br />
1977 7 19 .269 Don Colpoys<br />
1978 10 12 .455 Don Colpoys<br />
1979 8 20 .286 Don Colpoys<br />
1980 7 23 .233 Don Colpoys<br />
1981 9 14 .391 Don Colpoys<br />
1982 14 15 .483 Don Colpoys<br />
1983 12 11 .522 Don Colpoys<br />
1984 14 10 .583 Don Colpoys<br />
1985 15 13 .536 Don Colpoys<br />
1986 18 6 .750 Don Colpoys<br />
1987 11 12 .478 Don Colpoys<br />
1988 11 17 .393 Don Colpoys<br />
1989 12 23 .343 Don Colpoys<br />
1990 11 20-1 .359 Don Colpoys<br />
SERIES RECORDS<br />
Hobart 1 1 .500<br />
Holy Cross 0 1 .000<br />
Houghton 4 0 1.000<br />
Illinois-Chicago 1 0 1.000<br />
Illinois State 0 1 .000<br />
Indiana 0 1 .000<br />
Iona 7 21 .250<br />
Iowa 0 1 .000<br />
Ithaca 0 5 .000<br />
Jacksonville 0 2 .000<br />
James Madison 0 4 .000<br />
Kent State 0 2 .000<br />
Kentucky 0 2 .000<br />
Lafayette 2 4 .333<br />
LaSalle 0 1 .000<br />
Le Moyne 23 70 .247<br />
Long Island 1 0 1.000<br />
Louisiana State 0 2 .000<br />
Lynchburg 0 1 .000<br />
Maine 2 0 1.000<br />
Manhattan 9 25 .265<br />
Mansfield 1 1 .500<br />
Marion 1 0 1.000<br />
Marist 7 27 .206<br />
Marshall 0 3 .000<br />
UMBC 2 3 .400<br />
Massachusetts 0 2 .000<br />
Mass. Ins Tech. 1 0 1.000<br />
Mercyhurst 1 1 .500<br />
Medaille 1 0 1.000<br />
Messiah 1 0 1.000<br />
Miami (Ohio) 0 1 .000<br />
Missouri-St. Louis 0 1 .000<br />
Morehead State 4 4 .500<br />
Mt. St. Mary’s 2 1 .667<br />
Niagara 61 72 .459<br />
Nicholls State 0 4 .000<br />
North Dakota 0 1 .000<br />
North Dakota State 0 2 .000<br />
North Florida 0 1 .000<br />
Northeastern 1 2 .333<br />
Northeastern (Ill.) 0 3 .000<br />
Ohio 0 3 .000<br />
1991 13 33 .283 Don Colpoys<br />
1992 13 22 .371 Don Colpoys<br />
1993 13 25-1 .346 Don Colpoys<br />
1994 28 14 .667 Don Colpoys<br />
1995 21 20 .512 Don Colpoys<br />
1996 13 22 .371 Don Colpoys<br />
1997 18 19 .486 Don Colpoys<br />
1998 11 32 .256 Don Colpoys<br />
1999 13 26 .333 Don Colpoys<br />
2000 9 33 .214 Don Colpoys<br />
2001 14 28 .333 Don Colpoys<br />
2002 4 38 .095 Mark Notaro<br />
2003 4 38-1 .105 Mark Notaro<br />
2004 4 43 .085 Mark Notaro<br />
2005 9 38 .191 Mike McRae<br />
2006 18 36 .333 Mike McRae<br />
2007 20 35 .363 Mike McRae<br />
Total 524 874-3 .375<br />
Ohio Dominican 1 1 .500<br />
Ohio Northern 3 2 .600<br />
Ohio State 0 8 .000<br />
Penn State Behrend 2 0 1.000<br />
Pittsburgh 2 11 .154<br />
Point Park 0 1 .000<br />
Rider 8 21 .276<br />
Robert Morris 2 1 .667<br />
Rochester 13 12 .520<br />
Rochester Tech 9 3 .750<br />
ST. Bonaventure 16 39-2 .298<br />
Saint John’s 0 1 .000<br />
Saint Leo’s 0 5 .000<br />
Saint Peter’s 17 16 .515<br />
Saint Vincent’s (Pa.) 2 0 1.000<br />
S.E. Lousiana 0 4 .000<br />
S.W. Lousiana 1 2 .333<br />
S.W. Missouri State 0 1 .000<br />
Seton Hall 0 6 .000<br />
Siena 32 61 .344<br />
Slippery Rock 0 1 .000<br />
South Florida 0 2 .000<br />
Southern Maine 0 2 .000<br />
Temple 0 2 .000<br />
Tennessee Tech 3 5 .375<br />
Toledo 0 1 .000<br />
Towson 0 2 .000<br />
Trenton State 1 0 1.000<br />
Utica 6 11 .353<br />
Valparaiso 1 0 1.000<br />
Virginia Tech 0 1 .000<br />
Wayne State 2 1 .667<br />
Western Illinois 1 0 1.000<br />
West Virginia 0 2 .000<br />
Wisconsin-Lacrosse 0 1 .000<br />
Wisconsin-Stevens Pt. 0 1 .000<br />
Wright State 0 1 .000<br />
Xavier (Ohio) 1 1 .500<br />
Youngstown State 4 7-1 .375<br />
Total 383* 717-3 .349<br />
* Forfeit win over Manhattan in 2001 not<br />
included.<br />
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This is Canisius College<br />
• Consistently ranked among the top regional<br />
colleges in the Northeast, Canisius College is<br />
one of 28 Jesuit colleges in the nation.<br />
• Canisius is proud to share in the Jesuit heritage,<br />
which offers students a unique blend of<br />
academic, social and spiritual growth opportunities<br />
to prepare them to be leaders in their professions,<br />
communities and service to humanity.<br />
It was founded in 1870 by German members of<br />
the Society of Jesus.<br />
• The Canisius campus is located in a residential<br />
neighborhood in North-Central Buffalo<br />
only minutes from downtown Buffalo. The<br />
Metro Rail rapid transit system connects the college<br />
directly to the city’s waterfront, downtown<br />
theatre district and some of Buffalo’s most exciting<br />
sports arenas.<br />
• There are more than 1,000 courses in over<br />
70 distinct majors, minors and special programs<br />
offered at Canisius.<br />
• More than 92 percent of recent Canisius<br />
graduates are employed in their fields or attending<br />
graduate or professional schools.<br />
• With a student/faculty ratio of 12:1, students<br />
have the opportunity to work closely with<br />
their instructors, often publishing or presenting<br />
scholarly articles based on joint research.<br />
• Ninety-seven percent of the 215 full-time faculty<br />
at Canisius hold a PhD or other terminal<br />
degree.<br />
• Over 100 college-sponsored organizations<br />
offer Canisius students experiences related to<br />
service, the media, student government, academics<br />
and religious and social interests.<br />
• Students serve others through opportunities<br />
that are offered and encouraged through<br />
Campus Ministry, including volunteering at area<br />
hospitals, tutoring, visiting the elderly and staffing<br />
local soup kitchens for the poor.<br />
• President of Canisius College since 1993,<br />
Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J., has demonstrated<br />
his leadership and commitment to the college<br />
and the Western New York community by overseeing<br />
the investment of nearly $120 million in<br />
the Canisius campus over the last 14 years.<br />
• The campus residence halls are brand new or<br />
have been completely renovated. The College’s<br />
newest residence, Dugan Residence Hall, opened<br />
in the fall 2005 and is now home to 286 freshmen<br />
and sophomores.<br />
• All resident accommodations at the College<br />
are fully wired to include individual Internet service,<br />
cable television and local telephone service<br />
with voicemail.<br />
• Apartment-style living is available for students<br />
in their sophomore, junior or senior years in<br />
one of the College’s townhouse complexes or<br />
apartment buildings.<br />
• Canisius has nearly 37,500 living alumni,<br />
representing every state and numerous foreign<br />
countries.<br />
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Athletic Tradition<br />
These Men and Women Wore the Blue & Gold<br />
Ed Book (‘92) Men’s Basketball Member, 2004 New Zealand Olympic Team<br />
Mike Buczkowski (‘86) Ice Hockey Vice President, Buffalo Bisons (IL)<br />
Gina Castelli (‘86) Women’s Basketball Head Coach, Siena College<br />
Dr. Mike Christel (‘83) Men’s Cross Country Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University<br />
Darren Fenn (‘01) Men’s Basketball Pro basketball, Germany<br />
Karen Freeman (‘83) Women’s Basketball Executive Vice President for Biologics - Former Wake Forest Head Coach<br />
Greg Gabriel (‘74) Football Director of College Scouting, Chicago Bears (NFL)<br />
Pat Gallivan (‘82) Men’s Soccer Former Sheriff, Erie County<br />
Gene Jankowski (‘55) Baseball Former President and Chairman of CBS Broadcasting Company<br />
Tony Masiello (‘69) Men’s Basketball Mayor, City of Buffalo, 1994-2005<br />
Micheal Meeks (‘96) Men’s Basketball Member, 2000 Canadian Olympic Team<br />
Henry Nowak (‘57) Men’s Basketball US House of Representatives (Retired)<br />
Ron Raccuia (‘93) Baseball President, Integrity Distribution; Founder, Ad Pro Team Sports<br />
Mary Beth Riley (‘91) Women’s Cross Country 1991 NCAA Woman of the Year<br />
Mike Smrek (‘85) Men’s Basketball Member, World Champion Los Angeles Lakers (twice)<br />
Ryan Stewart (‘97) Ice Hockey Video Coach, Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)<br />
Ann Woloszynski (‘90) Softball Vice President, M&T Bank<br />
griffin?<br />
what is a<br />
The Griffin is a mythical creature of supposed gigantic size that has the head, forelegs<br />
and wings of an eagle and the hindquarters, tail and ears of a lion. They are well known for<br />
their speed, ability to fly and having eyes like an eagle as well as the strength and courage<br />
of a lion.<br />
Griffins have been known for centuries as symbols of strength and vigilance, have<br />
been called “The Hounds of Zeus” in Greek mythology and are said to have mastery of<br />
both the land and sky.<br />
They are thought to be from India, where the natives of the land made their talons<br />
and claws into drinking cups because the talon of a Griffin was said to detect poison in<br />
a liquid. Griffins would find gold in the mountains and line their nests with it and as a<br />
result, were forced to become great guardians of the nests to keep the hunters away.<br />
According to Charles A. Brady in Canisius College The First Hundred Years, “Though<br />
the problems of when and where the Griffin began his reign as King Herald of the Canisius<br />
College of Arms are not easily settled, the whence is simple to establish. Our Griffin flew to<br />
us from the prow of LaSalle’s lost Griffon, the Flying Dutchman of the Great Lakes, which<br />
disappeared after making a safe voyage from the Niagara River to the Strait of Detroit.<br />
LaSalle’s ill-fated caravel, the first ship ever built on America’s inland seas, with its 45 tons<br />
and five cannons, had its beakhead adorned ‘with a flying Griffin, and an eagle above it,’<br />
in honor of the two heraldic beasts on the armorial bearing of the great Frontenac.”<br />
The Griffin became the symbol for Canisius athletics in the mid-1930s. Steve Weller<br />
wrote in The Buffalo News Jan. 22, 1962, “You can have your Chihuahuas, Piranhas,<br />
Horned Frogs and Iguanas. The best all-around athletic mascot in business today has to be<br />
the beast adopted by Canisius College – the Golden Griffin.”<br />
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Undergradute<br />
Majors and Programs<br />
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College of Arts and Sciences<br />
Anthropology<br />
Art History<br />
Biochemistry<br />
Bioinformatics<br />
Biology<br />
Chemistry<br />
Clinical Laboratory Science<br />
Communication Studies<br />
Computer Science (BA and BS)<br />
Criminal Justice<br />
Digital Media Arts<br />
Economics (BA)<br />
English<br />
Environmental Science<br />
European Studies<br />
History<br />
International Relations<br />
Mathematics and Statistics<br />
Modern Languages: French, German, Spanish<br />
Music<br />
Philosophy<br />
Physics<br />
Political Science<br />
Psychology<br />
Religious Studies<br />
Sociology<br />
Spanish<br />
Urban Studies<br />
Richard J. Wehle School of Business<br />
Accounting<br />
Accounting Information Systems<br />
Economics (BS)<br />
Entrepreneurship<br />
Finance<br />
Information Systems<br />
International Business<br />
Management<br />
Marketing<br />
School of Education and Human Services<br />
Athletic Training/Sports Medicine<br />
Physical Education/Health Education<br />
Special Education<br />
Teacher Education:<br />
Early Childhood Education (Birth to<br />
Grade 2)<br />
Childhood Education (Grades 1 - 6)<br />
Adolescence Education (Grades 7 - 12)<br />
Develop Academically<br />
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• Canisius College emphasizes developing its student-athletes academically<br />
and socially as well as athletically.<br />
• Golden Griffin student-athletes have access to a computer lab moderated<br />
by a full-time academic counselor in the Koessler Athletic Center.<br />
Student-athletes also have the ability to check out lap top computers<br />
to use when traveling to competitions.<br />
• Canisius student-athletes graduate from the college at a rate five<br />
percent higher than the general undergraduate student population.<br />
• The women’s basketball team and the volleyball team received<br />
NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program public recognition<br />
awards for 2006-07. The public recognition awards are presented to<br />
the best academically performing teams that rank in the top 10 percent<br />
within their sport in the NCAA Division I Academic Progress<br />
Rate (APR). Both programs scored a perfect score of 1,000.<br />
• Since 1980, 14 Canisius student-athletes have collected 23 CoSIDA<br />
Academic All-America honors.<br />
• Six former student-athletes – Tom Schott (football), Colleen<br />
Sandor (softball), Diane Nowak (tennis), Anthony Zitnik (lacrosse),<br />
Josh Zavitz (hockey) and Jamee Paoloemilio (synchronized swimming)<br />
– have received NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships for their tremendous<br />
work in the classroom and on the field of play.<br />
• Basketball player Kevin Thompson served a two-year term on the<br />
prestigious NCAA Student Advisory Committee. Aimee Claypool<br />
(volleyball) represented Canisius at the 2001 NCAA Foundation<br />
Leadership Conference, Rachelle Held (women’s lacrosse and soccer)<br />
earned the honor in 2002, Mark Persick (ice hockey) attended<br />
in 2003, Rob Krajewski (golf) represented the school in 2004 as<br />
did Katie Scanlon (synchro swimming) in 2005 and Kiel Illg (men’s<br />
lacrosse in 2006). Most recently, ice hockey goaltender Bryce Luker<br />
represented the school at the annual summer conference.<br />
• Six Griffs have been named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference<br />
Scholar Athletes of the Year for their respective sport, and 68 studentathletes<br />
were named to the MAAC All-Academic Honor Roll in 2006-<br />
07.<br />
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Above (top row): Aimee Claypool, Rachelle Held, (bottom row)<br />
Rob Krajewski and Bryce Luker have all held the honor of representing<br />
Canisius College at the NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference.<br />
Canisius College CoSIDA Academic All-Americans<br />
NAME SPORT YEAR TEAM MAJOR<br />
Pat Aronson W. Basketball 1980 Second Physical Education<br />
Tom Schott Football 1982 First Management<br />
Tom Schott Football 1983 First Management<br />
Mike Christel Track/X-Country 1983 First Math/Computer Science<br />
Diane Nowak W. Tennis 1988 Second History/Economics<br />
Mike Panepinto Football 1985 Second Management<br />
Mike Panepinto Football 1986 First Management<br />
Colleen Sandor Softball 1985 Honorable Mention Psychology<br />
Colleen Sandor Softball 1986 Second Psychology<br />
Ann Woloszynski Softball 1989 Third Mathematics<br />
Ann Woloszynski Softball 1990 Second Mathematics<br />
Jason Rausch Baseball 1991 Second Finance<br />
Jason Rausch Baseball 1992 Second Finance<br />
Jason Rausch Baseball 1993 Third Finance<br />
Michelle Corrigan Softball 1993 Second Marketing-Mgt-Pre Law<br />
Michelle Corrigan Softball 1994 Second Marketing-Mgt-Pre Law<br />
Thais Alexander W. Basketball 1996 Third Political Science/English<br />
Lori Graham Softball 1996 Third Physical Ed/Exercise Science<br />
Lori Graham Softball 1997 Second Physical Education<br />
Jeremy Ross Baseball 1997 Third Physical Ed/Exercise Science<br />
Jake Coppola Football 1999 Second Mathematics<br />
Jake Coppola Football 2000 First Mathematics<br />
Lynn Stoczynski Softball 2001 Second Political Science<br />
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Develop Life Skills<br />
CHAMPS/Life Skills<br />
Canisius College has been a participating institution in the<br />
NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills Program since 2000-01.<br />
The CHAMPS/Life Skills Program is designed to:<br />
P Support efforts of every student-athlete toward intellectual development<br />
and graduation<br />
PUse athletics as preparation for success in life<br />
PMeet the changing needs of student-athletes<br />
P Enhance interpersonal relationships in the lives of student-athletes<br />
P Assist student-athletes in building positive self-esteem<br />
P Enable student-athletes to make meaningful contributions to their<br />
communities<br />
P Promote ownership by the student-athletes of their academic, athletic,<br />
personal and social responsibilities<br />
P Enhance partnerships between the NCAA, member institutions<br />
and their communities for the purpose of education<br />
P Encourage the development of leadership skills<br />
The CHAMPS/Life Skills Program focuses on five commitment<br />
areas:<br />
• Academic Excellence<br />
• Athletic Excellence<br />
• Personal Development<br />
• Career Development<br />
• Service<br />
• The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) serves as<br />
the student-athletes’ line of communication to the athletics administration.<br />
Two student-athletes from each team serve on the SAAC and<br />
meet with department of athletics administrators once a month.<br />
• Once each semester, Canisius recognizes its student-athletes<br />
who have achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average or higher at<br />
an academic awards banquet.<br />
• At the end of the academic year, the athletic department<br />
hosts the All-Sports Banquet and announces the Male and Female<br />
Athletes of the Year. The banquet also includes a video, featuring all<br />
athletic teams, along with other award presentations.<br />
• The athletic department also sponsors a student-athlete of<br />
the week award. Each Monday, the athletic <strong>communications</strong> office<br />
nominates candidates. The winner is determined by a fan poll on<br />
www.GoGriffs.com.<br />
• Canisius initiated a program in 2002, called Athletes For<br />
Athletes, to increase fellowship among the student-athletes and student<br />
attendance at home games. SAAC representatives from each<br />
team pick one home game on their schedule they would like all other<br />
student-athletes to attend.<br />
Student-Athlete of the Year<br />
Year Female Athlete Male Athlete<br />
2001 Heather Forester (synchro swimming) Stephen Fabiilli (hockey)<br />
2002 Shauna Geronzin (basketball) Tom Zabawa (football)<br />
2003 Jénel Stevens (basketball) Mark Miyashita (lacrosse)<br />
2004 Jénel Stevens (basketball) Rob Martin (hockey)<br />
2005 Andrea Bunten (softball) Matt Vinc (lacrosse)<br />
2006 Whitney Card (lacrosse) Matt Mazurek (baseball)<br />
2007 Jess Stackhouse (volleyball) Kevin Ross (lacrosse)<br />
Department of Athletics Mission Statement<br />
Consistent with the Jesuit philosophy of education and the mission<br />
of the College, the Canisius College intercollegiate athletics<br />
program strives for excellence in academics, athletics, leadership<br />
and service to others while embracing the principles of good<br />
sportsmanship, ethical conduct and equity in opportunity.<br />
Core Values<br />
In pursuing this mission the Department of Athletics subscribes<br />
to established core values through which all stakeholders of the<br />
program ensure that we will:<br />
• Understand that our student-athletes are central to our primary<br />
purpose and as such, their well being and successful graduation<br />
from the college are expected.<br />
• Continually recruit student athletes that will enhance our<br />
program by representing the College with distinction.<br />
• Tirelessly prepare for and compete in each contest with the<br />
expectation of winning.<br />
• Expect the highest levels of sportsmanship and personal integrity<br />
from all participants.<br />
• Strive to provide a leadership role in the College’s service to<br />
the Western New York community.<br />
• Embrace equal opportunity for all participants in a culturally<br />
diverse community.<br />
• Provide a positive educational and athletic experience for our<br />
student-athletes and alumni that will create a passion for a commitment<br />
to the college and engender a lifetime of support for<br />
our Golden Griffins.<br />
Below: Kevin Ross (left) and Jess Stackhouse (right) were named the<br />
Canisius College Athletes of the Year in 2006-07.<br />
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Develop Socially<br />
Community Service<br />
In following the Jesuit ideal of serving the<br />
community, Canisius student-athletes regularly<br />
volunteer at soup kitchens, elementary schools<br />
and different charities and service organizations<br />
all over Western New York. Canisius Athletics<br />
also sponsors a 5K Run, called Shoes for the<br />
Shelter, each year and collects shoes and other<br />
clothes for homeless shelters. The Griffs teamed<br />
with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in<br />
the MAAC Gives Back program and also joined<br />
with the Office of Campus Ministry to take part<br />
in the College’s annual Canisius Community<br />
Days. Below is a list of community service<br />
Canisius student-athletes and coaches engaged<br />
in last year.<br />
Charlotte Scythes, a member of the women’s swimming team, talks to elementary school students<br />
as part of the MAAC Gives Back program.<br />
Left: Josh Heidinger (left)<br />
and Greg Brown work at the<br />
South Buffalo Community<br />
Table.<br />
• Breast Cancer Awareness<br />
• Canisius Community Days<br />
• Coaches for Cancer<br />
• Food Bank of Western New York<br />
• Habitat for Humanity<br />
• Hearts for the Homeless Soup Kitchen<br />
• Kolbe Catholic Regional School<br />
• Little Portion Friary<br />
• MAAC Gives Back<br />
• Ride for Roswell<br />
• Shoes for the Shelter<br />
• South Buffalo Community Table<br />
• St. Augustine’s Scholar Program<br />
• St. Luke’s Mission of Mercy<br />
• St. Monica’s Scholar Program<br />
• St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen<br />
• National Women in Sports Day<br />
Members of the men’s soccer team took time out of their schedules to do some yard<br />
work at 70 Eastwood Place, one of the two homes Canisius College donated to the<br />
Habitat for Humanity - Buffalo.<br />
Matt Weber (left) and Alec Cabello of the baseball team lend a<br />
hand to the Hamlin Park clean-up efforts following the “Surprise<br />
Snow Storm” last October.<br />
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Strength and Conditioning<br />
Jeff Lee<br />
Head Coach<br />
Strength &<br />
Conditioning<br />
In July 2007, Jeff Lee was<br />
named the head strength<br />
and conditioning coach at<br />
Canisius College. In this<br />
role, he is responsible for<br />
overseeing the design and<br />
implementation of the<br />
strength training and conditioning<br />
programs for the<br />
school’s 16 intercollegiate<br />
teams.<br />
Lee joined the<br />
Canisius staff after serving<br />
a two-year stint as the<br />
assistant strength and conditioning<br />
coach at Yale<br />
University. There, the 26-<br />
year old Lee worked with 11 of the Bulldogs’ varsity<br />
teams and served as the primary strength and<br />
conditioning coach for the men’s and women’s ice<br />
hockey teams. He was responsible for designing<br />
and implementing speed, strength and conditioning<br />
programs for the hockey teams, while also<br />
overseeing the department’s student work-study<br />
staff.<br />
Prior to his time at Yale, Lee was an assistant<br />
at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. He worked primarily<br />
with the school’s men’s basketball program<br />
as he earned his master’s degree in exercise science.<br />
He also worked at the United States Olympic<br />
Education Center in Marquette, Mich., where<br />
he developed and implemented Olympic-based<br />
strength training for 23 elite amateur boxers.<br />
Lee received his undergraduate degree in<br />
physical education from Western Illinois in 2003.<br />
A member of National Strength and Conditioning<br />
Association and the Collegiate Strength and<br />
Conditioning Coaches Association, he started his<br />
career as an intern at Binghamton University in<br />
August 2003.<br />
Lee and his wife Ashley, were married July 27,<br />
2007. The couple currently resides in Buffalo.<br />
The primary objective of the<br />
strength and conditioning program<br />
at Canisius College is for each athlete<br />
to stay injury free while assisting<br />
them in reaching their maximal<br />
level of performance. This is<br />
accomplished through an aggressive<br />
approach to sport specific training.<br />
Great care is taken to concentrate<br />
on the joint areas that are most<br />
susceptible to injury, muscle groups<br />
that are involved in the activity and<br />
conditioning specific energy systems<br />
according to the demands of the<br />
athlete’s specific sport.<br />
Developing linear speed, agility,<br />
range of movement, absolute<br />
strength, functional strength and<br />
sport specific power is important in<br />
helping the athlete reach their highest<br />
potential. Along with strength<br />
training, a high level of conditioning<br />
is required for optimal performance.<br />
To accomplish this, we implement<br />
high-performance metabolic conditioning<br />
as a foundation of total<br />
preparation.<br />
The strength and conditioning<br />
staff works to not only enhance each<br />
athlete’s strength and conditioning<br />
levels, but provide an environment<br />
conducive to the development of<br />
discipline and leadership skills for<br />
reaching optimum physical potential<br />
and mental toughness.<br />
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Center for Athletic Training<br />
Canisius College opened the Center for<br />
Athletic Training in the summer of 2007. The<br />
state-of-the art facility, located in the Koessler<br />
Athletic Center, is used for game and practice<br />
preparation and is fully equipped for acute and<br />
long-term injury rehabilitation. The Center houses<br />
private offices for both team of the College’s<br />
team physicians and full-time Certified Athletic<br />
Trainers who serve Canisius’ student-athletes.<br />
An adjacent Hydrotherapy area compliments the<br />
Center in providing the highest quality care for<br />
those donning the Blue and Gold.<br />
The Griffs have two physicians who provide<br />
care on a regular basis to the college’s studentathletes.<br />
Head Team Physician, Dr. Rajiv Jain,<br />
covers home ice hockey games and visits campus<br />
bi-weekly for general medicine examinations.<br />
Dr. Keith Stube, team orthopedic surgeon, is on<br />
campus weekly and covers men’s basketball home<br />
games. Six full-time Certified Athletic Trainers<br />
provide coverage to all 16 varsity intercollegiate<br />
sports coverage in both their traditional and nontraditional<br />
seasons.<br />
Canisius has a CAATE accredited undergraduate<br />
athletic training program, which prepares students<br />
for the NATA Board of Certification exam.<br />
Athletic training students gain practical experience<br />
alongside Staff Athletic Trainers, helping<br />
cover Golden Griffin sports and are an integral<br />
part of the sports medicine team.<br />
Matt<br />
Hamilton<br />
Baseball<br />
Athletic Trainer<br />
Matt Hamilton is<br />
in his first year as a fulltime<br />
athletic trainer at Canisius<br />
College after serving<br />
as a gradaute assistant<br />
in the department for two<br />
years. He is responsible for<br />
the College’s men’s soccer,<br />
baseball and synchronized<br />
swimming teams. He is<br />
also an approved clinical<br />
instructor in the CAATE<br />
accredited undergraduate<br />
program in athletic training<br />
at Canisius.<br />
While earning<br />
his master’s degree at Canisius in health and<br />
human performance, Hamilton was responsible<br />
for assisting with laboratory and teaching duties<br />
within the atheltic training program. A native<br />
of Peru, N.Y., Hamilton served as the head athletic<br />
trainer at the 2006 and 2007 MAAC Tennis<br />
Championships at the United States Tennis Center<br />
in Flushing, N.Y.<br />
Hamilton came to Canisius in 2005 after<br />
graduating Cum Laude from SUNY-Cortland<br />
with his bachelor’s degree in athletic training. A<br />
certified athletic trainer (NATABOC), Hamilton<br />
received Cortland’s 2005 Dr. Karel Horak Outstanding<br />
Athletic Training Student Award, as<br />
well as the school’s 2004 Athletic Training Peer<br />
Recognition Award.<br />
He currently lives in Buffalo.<br />
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Athletic Facilities<br />
Canisius has several excellent indoor and outdoor<br />
facilities that host Golden Griffin athletic events<br />
as well as high school athletic events. Canisius facilities<br />
have been host to the Empire State Games<br />
three times as well as numerous high school<br />
playoff contests. Plans are underway to improve<br />
the Koessler Athletic Center, which houses the<br />
Canisius athletic department, and the Demske<br />
Sports Complex, a multi-sport facility that six Canisius<br />
teams call home. In addition a state-of-theart<br />
training room and rehabilitation center that<br />
opened in the fall of 2007, locker room space for<br />
all 16 varsity sports and more office space will be<br />
added within the next two years.<br />
Demske Sports Complex<br />
• The Rev. James M. Demske, S.J. Sports<br />
Complex provides a home field for Golden<br />
Griffin soccer, lacrosse, baseball and softball<br />
teams.<br />
• It has been hailed by The New York Times,<br />
USA Today, and The NCAA News as a model<br />
for urban campuses.<br />
• The all-weather AstroTurf field, which is fully<br />
lit for evening activities, features grandstand seating<br />
for 1,000 and portable bleachers for 150.<br />
• Adjacent to the field are locker rooms for<br />
Canisius men’s soccer, men’s lacrosse, women’s<br />
lacrosse and softball teams.<br />
• The Demske Sports Complex hosted the<br />
men’s lacrosse tournament at the 2003 Empire<br />
State Games, and the 2004 and 2006 MAAC<br />
Men’s Lacrosse Championship.<br />
Koessler Athletic Center<br />
• Built in 1968, the KAC houses both the physical<br />
education and athletic departments and is the<br />
site of intercollegiate, intramural, recreation and<br />
local high school sporting events.<br />
• The KAC consists of a multi-purpose gymnasium,<br />
swimming pool, the brand new Center<br />
of Athletic Training, a weight room and several<br />
classrooms and offices.<br />
• The gymnasium underwent a facelift that was<br />
completed in 2002. The ceiling was removed,<br />
and the walls were refinished and painted. The<br />
bleachers were replaced with 1,100 chair back<br />
seats and new bleachers, bringing the capacity to<br />
2,176. The floor was refinished and repainted,<br />
and a new sound system was installed. In addition,<br />
the lighting was upgraded and wiring was<br />
added to allow for televised games, while the<br />
men’s basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball<br />
locker rooms were also renovated.The<br />
final touch was the addition of new scoreboards,<br />
one of which lists individual players’ points and<br />
fouls.<br />
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Buffalo State Sports Arena<br />
• The Canisius hockey team calls Buffalo State<br />
Sports Arena home.<br />
• The arena boasts seven locker rooms, including<br />
one used year-round by the Griffs. The rink<br />
also has a concession area, a skate shop with<br />
sharpening and rentals, a 200x85 ice surface and<br />
a seating capacity of 1,800.<br />
• A new sound system will be added prior to the<br />
2006-07 season.<br />
• The Griffs have hosted two MAAC playoff<br />
games and one Atlantic Hockey Playoff contest<br />
at the Buffalo State Sports Arena.<br />
• The facility serves as a practice arena for the<br />
National Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres, the<br />
SABAH, Super Sunday High School Hockey<br />
Championships, NJCAA Championships, the<br />
Buffalo Skating Club, the WNY Federation High<br />
School Hockey League and several youth hockey<br />
groups.<br />
Koessler Athletic Center Pool<br />
• The Koessler Athletic Center Pool is a 25-yard,<br />
six-lane pool and hosts meets for the men and<br />
women’s swimming and diving teams as well as<br />
competitions for the synchronized swimming<br />
program. It seats 200.<br />
• A new scoreboard system that shows the running<br />
time and score throughout each event was<br />
installed prior to the start of the 2005-06 academic<br />
year. Each time a swimmer hits the touch<br />
pad at the end of the lane, the split time for that<br />
swimmer is displayed in his or her respective lane<br />
on the scoreboard. At the end of the race, final<br />
times are posted on the board until the start of<br />
the next event.<br />
• The scoreboard also shows point totals for<br />
the meet for both the men and women’s teams.<br />
Recording the times in the pool are touchpads<br />
located underneath the starting blocks.<br />
• New record boards were installed prior to the<br />
2006-07 season. The boards list overall school<br />
records for both men and women as well as the<br />
Koessler Athletic Center Pool records.<br />
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Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J.<br />
President<br />
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President of Canisius College<br />
since 1993, Rev. Vincent M. Cooke,<br />
S.J. has successfully moved Canisius<br />
into the top ranks of comprehensive<br />
colleges and universities in the northeast<br />
by raising the bar for academic<br />
standards, capital improvements and<br />
fundraising.<br />
In the last 14 years under Father<br />
Cooke’s leadership, Canisius has<br />
invested nearly $120 million in 17<br />
capital projects on the Main Street<br />
campus.<br />
Canisius will remain in the forefront of undergraduate science<br />
education with the creation of a world-class, interdisciplinary<br />
science center in what is presently the HealthNow building and<br />
parking pavilion at 1901 Main Street. The college is scheduled to<br />
acquire the building in late 2007 and plans to begin construction of<br />
the science center as soon as possible after acquisition of the site.<br />
Campus renovations completed during Father Cooke’s tenure<br />
also include a complete renovation of the college’s signature classroom<br />
building, Old Main, Lyons Hall and the construction of two<br />
townhouse complexes, the Village Townhouses on Main Street and<br />
the Delavan Townhouses on West Delavan Avenue. Canisius’ newest<br />
residence, Eastwood Hall, opened in fall 2005 and is now home<br />
to 286 freshman and sophomore students.<br />
Father Cooke and Canisius College received high marks in<br />
a Buffalo News poll of Western New York leaders which ranked<br />
Father Cooke as the second most influential civic leader and the<br />
college as the second most influential institution overall in terms<br />
of their positive impact on the community. Father Cooke was<br />
also recognized by The Buffalo News as one of its Outstanding<br />
Citizens for 2001 and named the 2003 Renaissance Man of the<br />
Year by the Buffalo Renaissance Foundation (BRF). In 2004, he<br />
received the Liberty Bell Award, presented by the Bar Association<br />
of Erie Country to recognize service to the community and was<br />
inducted into the Junior Achievement Business Leadership Hall<br />
of Fame as its 2004 Educator of the Year. He received the 2005<br />
Humanitarian Award from Niagara Lutheran Foundation, and the<br />
National Federation for Just Communities (NFJC) of Western New<br />
York presented Father Cooke with a 2007 Citation Award for his<br />
community leadership.<br />
Prior to joining the Canisius community, Father Cooke<br />
served as executive and academic vice president of John Carroll<br />
University. Born in New York and raised in Hoboken, N.J., Father<br />
Cooke received a bachelor of arts degree from Fordham University<br />
in 1960; a Licentiate in philosophy from Loyola Seminary, Shrub<br />
Oak, in 1961; master’s degrees in teaching and philosophy in 1962<br />
and 1965; respectively, from Fordham; advanced theology degrees<br />
from Woodstock College in 1967 and Yale University in 1968; and<br />
a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1971.<br />
Author of numerous scholarly articles and book reviews,<br />
Father Cooke is assistant editor of the International Philosophical<br />
Quarterly. He is currently a member of the board of trustees of<br />
Fordham University and a member of the finance committee of the<br />
New York Province of the Society of Jesus.<br />
Canisius Administration<br />
Dr. Ellen Conley<br />
Vice President for Student Affairs<br />
Ellen O. Conley, PhD, a<br />
member of the Canisius Community<br />
since 1970, was named vice president<br />
for student affairs in 1998. One of<br />
her many accomplishments in her<br />
new role includes spearheading the<br />
upgrade of the athletics program at<br />
the college.<br />
Dr. Conley earned a bachelor’s<br />
degree from Slippery Rock State<br />
College (1967), advanced education<br />
degrees from the University of Pittsburgh (1968) and Buffalo State<br />
(1973) and a doctorate in higher education from the University at<br />
Buffalo (1981).<br />
During her tenure as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences,<br />
Dr. Conley supported the formation of the School of Education and<br />
Human Services, developed a mentoring program for new faculty,<br />
initiated the development of majors in criminal justice and environmental<br />
science and guided the initiative to implement a Master<br />
of Science in Organizational Communication and Development.<br />
She also established the Fine Arts Department and facilitated the<br />
development of MusiCanisius, which has since evolved into the<br />
ArtsCanisius program.<br />
While acting dean, she coordinated the promotion of the<br />
school’s graduate education program to the Canadian market and<br />
guided the implementation of the Master in Sport Administration.<br />
From 1987-89, Dr. Conley was the assistant director of athletics<br />
for women’s sports and financial aid, and from 1987-90, she was the<br />
athletic scholarship coordinator. Under her direction, the women’s<br />
athletic program was formed and grew from one club level team to<br />
seven varsity teams. In addition, she implemented and monitored<br />
an athletic scholarship program for men’s and women’s non-revenue<br />
producing sports.<br />
From 1982-1990 Dr. Conley served as chair of the undergraduate<br />
Physical Education Major Program and Coordinator of the Physical<br />
Education Graduate Program. In 1989, she developed alternative<br />
curricular tracks for physical education majors to enhance enrollment,<br />
and in 1986, she co-wrote the New York State Professional<br />
Preparation Council’s position paper for “Strengthening Teaching<br />
in New York State.”<br />
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Bill Maher<br />
Director of Athletics<br />
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Athletic Administration<br />
N a m e d<br />
Director of<br />
Athletics in<br />
May 2005, Bill<br />
Maher is in his<br />
third year back<br />
in the Blue<br />
and Gold.<br />
Since taking<br />
over at<br />
Canisius, six<br />
athletic teams<br />
won conference<br />
or regional<br />
championships,<br />
with the<br />
2007 softball<br />
team advancing<br />
to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth<br />
time in 13 seasons while the 2006 men’s<br />
lacrosse team earned a share of its first<br />
regular-season MAAC Championship. The<br />
2006 volleyball team set a program record for<br />
victories, and the 2007 baseball squad made<br />
its first MAAC Tournament appearance<br />
since 1994. The synchronized swimming<br />
program won its 10th consecutive ECAC<br />
Championship in 2007. Thirty-four studentathletes<br />
have earned all-league honors, nine<br />
have won conference player or rookie of the<br />
year awards and 14 were voted to all-tournament<br />
teams.<br />
On the academic level during the past<br />
two years, 141 student-athletes were named to<br />
the MAAC All-Academic Honor Roll, while<br />
24 hockey players made the Atlantic Hockey<br />
All-Academic Team and eight synchronized<br />
swimmers were honored as U.S. Synchro<br />
Academic All-Americans. Canisius has had<br />
four student-athletes<br />
recognized<br />
on the district<br />
level as ESPN<br />
Canisius College Director of Athletics Bill Maher, center back, with his wife<br />
Kristin, right, son Danny, left, and son David<br />
“At Canisius College, we are creating an<br />
environment that allows our studentathletes<br />
the opportunity to earn their<br />
degrees, achieve success in their athletic<br />
careers and grow as young men and<br />
women so they can take the next step in<br />
their adult lives.”<br />
- Bill Maher<br />
The Magazine<br />
CoSIDA All-<br />
Academic.<br />
Starting<br />
during the 2007-<br />
08 academic<br />
year, he will<br />
begin a four-year<br />
term on the NCAA Division I Management<br />
Council.<br />
A Canisius graduate and former assistant<br />
athletic director at the school, Maher<br />
spent seven years at the University at Buffalo<br />
and served as the Bulls’ interim athletic director<br />
from 2003-05.<br />
During his tenure as the interim athletic<br />
director at Buffalo, Maher helped UB<br />
Athletics oversee $3.6 million in capital<br />
improvements to its athletic facilities, restructure<br />
the school’s Blue<br />
& White Club fund<br />
drive for athletics,<br />
which generated $1<br />
million during the<br />
2003-04 season, and<br />
develop marketing<br />
campaigns which<br />
increased attendance<br />
at athletic events.<br />
He also oversaw<br />
the development<br />
of the men’s basketball<br />
program, which<br />
set a school record<br />
for victories and<br />
earned the first postseason<br />
bid in school<br />
history with an invitation<br />
to the 2005<br />
National Invitation<br />
Tournament. Under<br />
his watch, the Bulls’<br />
RPI increased from<br />
284 in 2003 to as<br />
high as 34 during<br />
the 2004-05 season.<br />
Maher was a<br />
four-year letterwinner<br />
on the Canisius<br />
College football<br />
team from 1985-88 and earned All-America<br />
honorable mention honors as a senior. He<br />
received his bachelor’s degree in physical education<br />
from Canisius in 1989 and his master’s<br />
degree in sport management from East<br />
Stroudsburg University in 1990. Following<br />
an internship with the New York Knicks,<br />
Maher returned to Canisius in 1991, becoming<br />
the assistant athletic<br />
director for compliance in<br />
1994.<br />
He became the director<br />
of compliance at the<br />
University at Buffalo in<br />
1998, where he moved up<br />
the ranks and was named<br />
senior associate athletic<br />
director in 2002. In that<br />
role, he managed the dayto-day<br />
operations of the<br />
Division of Athletics, including the direct<br />
supervision of Buffalo’s football and men’s<br />
and women’s basketball programs, in addition<br />
to the office of compliance and the<br />
office of student-athlete services.<br />
Maher resides in East Amherst with his<br />
wife, Kristin, and sons, Danny and David.<br />
The Maher File<br />
Personal<br />
Birthplace: Avon, N.Y.<br />
Family: Wife Kristin, sons Danny<br />
and David<br />
EDUcation<br />
Canisius College (B.A. 1989)<br />
East Stroudsburg University (M.S.<br />
1990)<br />
Career<br />
Canisius College (2005-Present)<br />
- Director of Athletics<br />
University at Buffalo (1998-2005)<br />
- Interim Athletic Director<br />
- Senior Associate Athletic Director<br />
- Assistant Athletic Director/Compliance<br />
Canisius College (1991-1998)<br />
- Assistant AD for Compliance<br />
- Director of Intramurals and Facility<br />
Supervisor<br />
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2008 CANISIUS COLLEGE BASEBALL<br />
Athletic Administration<br />
Traci Murphy<br />
Senior Women’s<br />
Administrator/<br />
Associate Athletic<br />
Director<br />
Traci Murphy<br />
enters her third season<br />
as Associate Athletic<br />
Director and Senior<br />
Women’s Administrator<br />
for the Golden Griffins.<br />
Murphy joins the<br />
Canisius staff after spending<br />
seven seasons at the<br />
University of Louisiana<br />
at Monroe.<br />
Murphy is responsible<br />
for all NCAA rules<br />
enforcement of Canisius’<br />
16 Division I athletic programs<br />
in addition to all<br />
areas of student-athlete<br />
welfare. She supervises compliance, academic<br />
counseling, strength and conditioning and athletic<br />
training. She also oversees the CHAMPS/<br />
Life Skills program, and the Student-Athlete<br />
Advisory Committee (SAAC).<br />
Murphy is the sport supervisor for women’s<br />
soccer, men’s soccer, women’s cross country,<br />
men’s cross country, softball and golf.<br />
She serves on MAAC committees for Athletic<br />
Administration, Finance, Gender and Minority<br />
Issues, and chairs the MAAC Swimming and<br />
Diving Committe. She also organizes the annual<br />
National Girls and Women in Sports Day<br />
(NGWSD) at Canisius and helped found the<br />
WNY Girls in Sports Program. The program,<br />
in collaboration with the City of Buffalo Public<br />
Schools, area colleges and universities, the Bills<br />
and Girl Scout Council, focuses specifically on<br />
young girls (ages 9-12) and their involvement in<br />
sports.<br />
Murphy began her career in 1992 as associate<br />
head athletic trainer at St Mary’s and moved<br />
to ULM in 1998. She added the responsibility<br />
of senior woman administrator in 2001 which<br />
involved the monitoring of women’s sports and<br />
mentoring the SAAC.<br />
In July 2003, she was promoted to the<br />
position of director of academics, compliance<br />
and student-athlete services. Murphy worked<br />
to develop and implement an enhanced academic<br />
development and compliance program<br />
for ULM’s student-athletes and the athletics<br />
department. Prior to ULM, Murphy served five<br />
years as the head athletic trainer at St. Mary’s<br />
College of Maryland.<br />
She is a 1989 graduate of West Chester<br />
University with a bachelor’s degree in health<br />
and physical education. In 1992, she earned a<br />
master’s degree in health education from the<br />
University of Arkansas.<br />
The Maryland native and her husband,<br />
Pat, have two children, Sean (6) and Sarah (2).<br />
John Maddock<br />
Associate Athletic<br />
Director<br />
External Affairs<br />
John Maddock is in<br />
his 27th year with Canisius<br />
College athletics and his<br />
11th as associate athletic<br />
director for external affairs.<br />
Originally hired as the<br />
Golden Griffins’ sports<br />
information director, the<br />
native of Washington, Ill.,<br />
was named an assistant athletic<br />
director prior to the<br />
1987-88 season and moved<br />
into his current position in<br />
1997. Maddock is responsible<br />
for corporate partnerships,<br />
marketing and<br />
promotions, licensing, the<br />
Blue & Gold Club and ticket sales.<br />
The 52-year-old Maddock oversaw the operation<br />
of the department of athletics during Spring<br />
2005 before Bill Maher was named the director of<br />
athletics. Maddock also assisted the MAAC with<br />
plans for its 25th Anniversary celebration during<br />
the 2005-06 athletic season.<br />
He chaired the search committee for the<br />
Griffs’ head football coach in 2000 and men’s soccer<br />
coach in 1998. He serves on the Hall of Fame<br />
and the MLK Awards Selection Committees and<br />
oversaw the development of the athletic department’s<br />
current logo. He was also instrumental<br />
in planning the season-long 100-year anniversary<br />
celebration for men’s basketball in 2003-04.<br />
Maddock arrived at Canisius in July 1981<br />
after spending two-and-a-half years as the administrative<br />
assistant to the athletic director at<br />
Brockport State College. Prior to his job at<br />
Brockport, he was the ticket manager for the<br />
Atlanta Braves Triple-A farm club in Richmond,<br />
Va.<br />
A graduate of Western Illinois University,<br />
Maddock received his bachelor’s degree in recreation<br />
and park administration in 1976 and his<br />
master’s degree in athletic administration in 1978.<br />
In addition to his duties at Canisius, Maddock is<br />
an active member of the National Association of<br />
Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA)<br />
and the former chair of the College Sports<br />
Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)<br />
Committee on Committees. He also served on<br />
the CoSIDA Academic All-America Committee.<br />
Maddock spent two seasons as the public<br />
relations director for the North Atlantic<br />
Conference and served as the host for the 1990<br />
ECAC-SIDA conference at the Buffalo Hilton.<br />
He chaired the Baseball Committee for the 1993<br />
World University Games and was the assistant<br />
media coordinator for the 2000 NCAA Division<br />
I men’s basketball opening round games played at<br />
Buffalo’s HSBC Arena.<br />
Maddock was honored in 1998 by ECAC-<br />
SIDA with the Irving T. Marsh Award for contributions,<br />
dedication and excellence in the field of<br />
collegiate sports information.<br />
John and his wife, Priscilla, reside in Snyder<br />
with their daughters Mackenzie and Mikaela.<br />
Mike Carletta<br />
Director of<br />
Complance<br />
Judi Caserta<br />
Athletic<br />
Business Manager<br />
Father<br />
Paul Dugan<br />
Athletics Moderator<br />
Matt Reitnour<br />
Director of<br />
Athletic<br />
Communications<br />
Andy Smith<br />
Head Athletic Trainer<br />
Barb<br />
Zimmerman<br />
Athletics<br />
Administrative<br />
Assistant<br />
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CHRONOLOGY<br />
Buffalo was settled in 1800 and incorporated as<br />
a city in 1832.<br />
NICKNAMES<br />
“City of Good Neighbors”<br />
“Queen City of the Lakes”<br />
“City of No Illusions”<br />
POPULATION<br />
Buffalo has a population of 292,648. The<br />
Buffalo-Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area<br />
(MSA) is the 43rd largest United States metro area<br />
with a population of 1,170,111.<br />
LOCATION<br />
Buffalo is the commercial, political and entertainment<br />
hub of an eight county region (Erie, Niagara,<br />
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Orleans<br />
and Wyoming counties) with a population of<br />
nearly 1.6 million. Located at the easternmost end<br />
of Lake Erie, overlooking the Niagara River, Buffalo<br />
is just across the Peace Bridge from the Canadian<br />
province of Ontario, and a 20-minute drive from<br />
Niagara Falls. Approximately 55 percent of the U.S.<br />
population and 62 percent of Canada’s population<br />
is within a 500-mile radius of the Buffalo Niagara<br />
region.<br />
Fascinating Facts<br />
• All Cheerios are made here.<br />
• Chicken wings were first served at the Anchor Bar<br />
on Main Street in 1964.<br />
• Kleinhans Music Hall, a National Historic Landmark,<br />
is considered one of the five acoustically perfect<br />
buildings in the world.<br />
• In 1905, the NAACP was founded in the region,<br />
with its first national conference in Buffalo.<br />
• Two hundred miles of fresh water shore border the<br />
area.<br />
• Buffalo was the first city in the United States to<br />
light streets with electricity.<br />
• Buffalo is the only city in the United States to boast<br />
five Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes.<br />
• The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National<br />
Historic Site, formerly the Wilcox residence, was the<br />
scene of the inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt as<br />
President of the United States on September 14, 1901,<br />
following the assassination of William McKinley.<br />
• More bagels are made in Buffalo than any other<br />
U.S. city.<br />
• Forest Lawn Cemetery, located across the street<br />
from Canisius College, is the resting place of President<br />
Millard Fillmore, General Albert J. Meyer (founder<br />
of National Weather Service), Chief Red Jacket of the<br />
Seneca Indians and William G. Fargo, co-organizer of<br />
the first transcontinental Express Service.<br />
• Home of Samuel Clemens, who worked as the managing<br />
editor of them Buffalo Express Newspapers,<br />
Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President of the<br />
United States, and Warren Spahn, the Hall of Fame<br />
pitcher, who is the winningest left-hander of all time<br />
with 363 victories.
February 22 Fri # vs. Long Island 2 pm<br />
23 Sat # vs. Long Island 10 am<br />
Sat # vs. St. Bonaventure 6 pm<br />
24 Sun # at Long Island 1 pm<br />
29 Fri at Appalachian State 3 pm<br />
March 1 Sat at Appalachian State (DH) 12 pm<br />
2 Sun at Appalachian State 1 pm<br />
7 Fri at Morehead State 3 pm<br />
8 Sat at Morehead State (DH) 1 pm<br />
9 Sun at Morehead State 12 pm<br />
14 Fri at Mount St. Mary’s 3 pm<br />
15 Sat at Mount St. Mary’s (DH) 12 pm<br />
16 Sun at Mount St. Mary’s 1 pm<br />
18 Tue at West Virginia (DH) 1 pm<br />
22 Sat at Le Moyne (DH) 12 pm<br />
23 Sun at Le Moyne 12 pm<br />
25 Tue at Delaware State 2:30 pm<br />
26 Wed at Delaware State 2:30 pm<br />
27 Thu at NJIT 3 pm<br />
29 SAT * IONA (DH) 12 PM<br />
30 SUN * IONA 12 PM<br />
April 1 TUE BUFFALO (DH) 2 PM<br />
5 SAT * RIDER (DH) 3 PM<br />
6 SUN * RIDER 12 PM<br />
8 TUE CLEVELAND STATE 2 PM<br />
9 WED ST. BONAVENTURE 3 PM<br />
12 Sat * at Marist (DH) 12 pm<br />
13 Sun * at Marist 12 pm<br />
16 Wed at St. Bonaventure (DH) 2 pm<br />
19 SAT * SIENA (DH) 12 PM<br />
20 SUN * SIENA 12 PM<br />
22 Tue at Cleveland State 5 pm<br />
26 SAT * MANHATTAN (DH) 3 PM<br />
27 SUN * MANHATTAN 12 PM<br />
29 TUE ! NIAGARA TBA<br />
30 Wed ! vs Buffalo/St. Bonaventure TBA<br />
May 3 Sat * at Saint Peter’s (DH) 12 pm<br />
4 Sun * at Saint Peter’s 12 pm<br />
10 Sat * at Fairfield (DH) 12 pm<br />
11 Sun * at Fairfield 12 pm<br />
15 Thu * at Niagara (DH) 12 pm<br />
16 Fri * at Niagara 12 pm<br />
22-24 $ at MAAC Championships TBA<br />
HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS<br />
All home games at Demske Sports Complex, unless stated otherwise<br />
* - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game<br />
# - Games played at Gastonia, N.C.<br />
! – Big Four Classic<br />
$ - at Waterfront Park (Trenton, N.J.)<br />
…TIMES (ALL EASTERN) AND DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE …