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TABLE OF CONTENTS/QUICK FACTS
Quick Facts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Coach Mike McRae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2008 Preseason Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Player Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
2007 Stats/Year-By-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
History Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18
Media Information
The Canisius College athletic communications
office is always interested in assisting members of the media
in their coverage of Golden Griffin baseball. Publicity
and media information for Canisius College baseball are
handled by assistant director of athletic communications
Matt Lozar.
Photographs, feature ideas and results are always
available from the Canisius College athletic communications
office. For information and interviews, call Lozar
at (716)-888-3756, e-mail him at lozarm@canisius.edu or
view the official web site of the Canisius College athletic
department at www.gogriffs.com.
Credits
The 2007-08 Canisius College baseball is a
production of the Canisius College athletic communications
office.
It was written, editted and designed by Matt Lozar
using a Macintosh G5 with Adobe InDesign and Adobe
Photoshop CS2. Editorial assistance was given by Matt
Reitnour, Jason Veniskey and Adam Noto.
GENERAL
Name of School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canisius College
City/Zip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buffalo, NY 14208
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1870
Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,461
Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden Griffins/Griffs
School Colors. . . . . . . . . . . Blue (PMS 289), Gold (PMS 116)
Venue (surface). . . . . . . . . . . . Demske Sports Complex (turf)
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
Affiliation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA, Division I
Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metro Atlantic Athletic
President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J.
Alma Mater, Yr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fordham University, ’60
Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Maher
Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.S. Canisius College, ’89
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M.S. East Stroudsburg University, ’90
Faculty Athletic Rep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Shawn O’Rourke
Athletic Dept. Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-2970
Athletic Dept. Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3174
HISTORY
First year of sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1903
Overall all-time record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524-874-3 (.375)
# of years in NCAA tourn/last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike McRae
Alma Mater/Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby College/1991
Record at school (yrs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-109 (3 years)
Career record (yrs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112-177 (6 years)
Baseball office phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3207
Best time/day to reach coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mornings
Assistant Coaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Medici (Niagara’06)
. Matt Mazurek (Canisius ‘06), Jerry Shank (Eastern Mennonite ‘05)
Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Hamilton
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
Baseball Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Lozar
Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3756
Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440-477-3777
E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lozarm@canisius.edu
Director/Athletic Communications . . . . . . . . . Matt Reitnour
Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-2978
Assistant Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Lozar
Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3756
Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Veniskey
Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3767
Office Fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3178
Graduate Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Noto
Press Box Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440-477-3777
Mailing Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Koessler Athletic Center
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14208