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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 />

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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 />

2008 CANISIUS COLLEGE BASEBALL<br />

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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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 />

......<br />

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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2008 CANISIUS COLLEGE BASEBALL<br />

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 Training<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 />

WWW.GOGRIFFS.COM<br />

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 …

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