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2008 CANISIUS COLLEGE BASEBALL HEAD COACH MIKE McRAE Mike McRae Head Coach Fourth Season Colby College ‘91 Mike McRae begins his fourth season as the head coach of the Canisius College baseball program. He led the Golden Griffins to a breakout season in 2007 as Canisius made its first MAAC playoff appearance since 1994 and the second in school history. Under McRae’s guidance, Canisius’ team batting average and ERA has improved each season. The Griffs have made three-straight appearances in the Big 4 Baseball Classic championship game and won the tournament the last two years. The future looks bright as well. Seven underclassmen occupied starting roles in the field in 2007, and all three weekend starters were sophomores. The 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year came to Canisius from Niagara University, where he led the Purple Eagles to back-to-back MAAC playoff appearances. He compiled a 65-86 overall record (.430 winning percentage) and a 41-36 (.532) MAAC mark with the Purple Eagles. McRae set a school record for wins with 26 in 2003 and topped the mark with 27 in 2004. His 2004 squad finished second in the league, while his 2003 team was third. He coached Josh Mc- Curdy, the 2003 MAAC Player of the Year, and recruited James Avery, the 2003 MAAC Rookie of the Year. Both players went on to be selected in the MLB Draft. McRae added another MAAC Rookie of the Year to his resume in 2007 as Ian Choy became the first Canisius player to earn the honor. In August 2007, SLAM! Sports recognized McRae as one of the top 50 Canadians in baseball. McRae began his career by becoming the first head coach at Brock University. From there, the Niagara Falls, Ontario, native joined Niagara’s staff as a hitting instructor in 1996-97 before moving to Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C., from 1997-98. From 1998-2001, McRae served as an assistant coach at Maine, where he was responsible for the 12-man pitching staff. He also served as an assistant coach for the Canadian National Youth Team, which competed in the World Championships in 1996 and 1997 and as a guest coach for the Toronto Blue Jays during their 1997 spring training. McRae was a four-year letterwinner at Colby College and captained the 1991 team. He also lettered as a goalie on the Colby College hockey team. McRae earned his undergraduate degree from Colby in 1991 and his master’s degree in education from Niagara in 1993. McRae and his wife, Michelle, reside in Niagara Falls, with their children, Madison and Mason. 2005 Golden Griffins • Most wins in four seasons • At the time, most runs scored since 1997 • 28th in the country in stolen bases per game • Increased batting average from .229 in 2004 to .261 in 2005 2006 Golden Griffins • Tied for the most wins (18) since 1997, which is tied for fourth all-time • Most runs scored (336) in program history • Doubled win total from the previous season Canisius Baseball under Mike McRae 2007 Golden Griffins • Qualified for MAAC Tournament for the first time since the 1994 season • Twenty wins the most since the 1995 season • Qualified for MAAC Tournament for the first time since the 1994 season • Qualified for MAAC Tournament for the first time since the 1994 season • Best run differential since the 1999 season • Fewest runs allowed since the 2001 season • Won last nine games at home and went 11-6 at the Demske Sports Complex for second-best home record in school history 2005 .261 Batting Average 8.59 ERA .339 Opponents’ Batting Average 100 Errors .941 Fielding Percentage 2006 .277 Batting Average 7.30 ERA .317 Opponents’ Batting Average 81 Errors .958 Fielding Percentage 2007 .285 Batting Average 5.82 ERA .301 Opponents’ Batting Average 70 Errors .965 Fielding Percentage
WWW.GOGRIFFS.COM 2008 PRESEASON ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 1 Stephen McQuail Fr. INF R/R 6-2 185 Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur 2 Branson Joseph Jr. OF R/R 5-11 180 Mississauga, Ont./St. Francis Xavier 4 Kevin Mahoney Jr. 3B L/R 6-0 203 Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place 5 Connor Burke Jr. 1B/OF R/R 6-0 190 Pleasant Valley, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes 7 Ryan Asis Sr. INF/OF R/R 5-7 185 Mississauga, Ont./Delta State 8 Mike Deuschle So. INF R/R 5-10 148 West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca West 9 Jed Bell Fr. 1B R/R 6-3 225 Dover, Del./Milford 10 Bryan Smith So. P R/R 6-2 190 Cicero, N.Y./Cicero North Syracuse 11 Adam Donato Sr. OF R/R 5-9 180 Jamestown, N.Y./Jamestown CC 12 Kevin Mailloux Jr. INF R/R 5-11 190 Windsor, Ont./St. Annes/Kellogg CC 13 Will Chomicki Fr. OF R/R 5-8 160 Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes 14 Andrew Russo Fr. C R/R 6-1 180 Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph’s 15 Ryan McGorman Jr. P R/R 6-1 173 Arden, Manitoba/Neepawa Collegiate Institute 17 Ian Choy So. OF L/R 5-9 171 Mississauga, Ont./Rick Hansen Secondary 18 Matt Weber Jr. P L/L 6-1 220 Troy, N.Y./Lansingburgh 19 Mike Goemans So. P L/L 6-4 170 Guelph, Ont./Iona College 20 Andrew Van’tWout Jr. P L/L 6-1 220 Guelph, Ont./Genesee CC 22 Alec Cabello Jr. SS R/R 5-10 171 Wappinger Falls, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham 23 Chris Cox So. P R/R 5-11 177 St. George, Ont./St. John’s College 24 Perry Silverman So. OF R/R 5-10 190 Del Ray Beach, Fla./American Heritage 25 Eric Hawes Fr. P R/R 6-0 170 Massena, N.Y./Massena Central 27 Josh Sawatzky Sr.* P R/R 6-4 207 Altona, Manitoba/Niagara University 28 Kevin Reimer Jr. C L/R 6-0 193 Steinbach, Manitoba/Mayville State 29 Paul Panik So. C R/R 5-10 209 Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay 30 Josh Marshall Fr. P L/L 5-9 165 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Bishop James Mahoney 32 Shane Davis Fr. P R/L 6-0 175 Belmont, Ont./East Elgin Secondary 33 Brian Burton Fr. 1B R/R 6-1 180 Kitchener, Ont./Grand River Collegiate Institute 34 Brian Gibbs Jr. DH/1B R/R 6-1 192 Rochester, N.Y./Marist College 35 Alex MacKenzie Jr. P R/R 6-0 180 Keswick, Ont./Keswick 36 Aaron Boag Jr. P L/L 5-11 170 Burlington, Ont./M.M. Robinson * Includes Redshirt Season Head Coach: Mike McRae (Colby College ’91), fourth season Assistant Coaches: Mike Medici (Niagara ’06), Matt Mazurek (Canisius ’06), Jerry Shank (Eastern Mennonite ‘05) Director of Baseball Operations: Gabe Baida (Canisius ’06) By Location Delaware.....................................1 Florida........................................1 Manitoba....................................3 New York..................................13 Ontario.....................................11 Saskatchewan.............................1 Roster Breakdown By Class Freshman................................ 8 Sophomore............................. 7 Junior.......................................12 Senior.........................................3 By Position Catcher.......................................3 Infield.........................................8 Outfield......................................5 Infield/Outfield.........................2 Pitcher......................................12
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