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2008 CANISIUS COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Athletic Facilities
Canisius has several excellent indoor and outdoor
facilities that host Golden Griffin athletic
events as well as high school athletic events.
Canisius facilities have been host to the Empire
State Games three times as well as numerous
high school playoff contests. Plans are underway
to improve the Koessler Athletic Center,
which houses the Canisius athletic department,
and the Demske Sports Complex, a multi-sport
facility that six Canisius teams call home. In
addition a state-of-the-art training room and
rehabilitation center that opened in the fall of
2007, locker room space for all 16 varsity sports
and more office space will be added within the
next two years.
Demske Sports Complex
• The Rev. James M. Demske, S.J. Sports
Complex provides a home field for Golden
Griffin soccer, lacrosse, baseball and softball
teams.
• It has been hailed by The New York Times,
USA Today, and The NCAA News as a model
for urban campuses.
• The all-weather AstroTurf field, which is
fully lit for evening activities, features grandstand
seating for 1,000 and portable bleachers
for 150.
• Adjacent to the field are locker rooms for
Canisius men’s soccer, men’s lacrosse, women’s
lacrosse and softball teams.
• Prior to the 1999 season, Canisius replaced
the old turf with AstroTurf 12. Cushioned by
an E-layer, the new turf features inlaid lines,
a crushed red rubber track, a portable baseball
pitcher’s mound and breakaway bases.
• The Demske Sports Complex hosted the
men’s lacrosse tournament at the 2003 Empire
State Games, and the 2004 and 2006 MAAC
Men’s Lacrosse Championship.
Koessler Athletic Center
• Built in 1968, the KAC houses both the
physical education and athletic departments
and is the site of intercollegiate, intramural,
recreation and local high school sporting
events.
• The KAC consists of a multi-purpose gymnasium,
swimming pool, the brand new Center of
Athletic Training, a weight room and several
classrooms and offices.
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