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TABLE OF CONTENTS/QUICK FACTS
Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2008 Team Roster and Breakdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Coaching Staff Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Player Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
2007 Results and Statisitics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12
Program Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-16
Canisius College Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-30
Media Information
The Canisius College athletic communications office
is always interested in assisting members of the media in their
coverage of Golden Griffin softball. Publicity and media information
for Canisius College softball are handled by director of
athletic communications Matt Reitnour.
Photographs, feature ideas and results are always available
from the Canisius College athletic communications office.
For information and interviews, call Reitnour at (716)-888-
2978, e-mail him at reitnoum@canisius.edu or view the official
web site of the Canisius College athletic department at www.
GoGriffs.com.
Credits
The 2008 Canisius College softball recruiting guide
is a production of the Canisius College athletic communications
office.
It was written, editted and designed by Matt Reitnour
using a Macintosh G5 with Adobe InDesign and Adobe
Photoshop CS2. Editorial assistance was given by Matt Lozar,
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 124)
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980
Overall all-time record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651-362-2
All-Time MAAC Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257-77
No. of years in NCAA Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nine
Last post-season opponent. . . . . . . . . . . . . Cal State Fullerton
Result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 8-0 - 2007 NCAA Regionals
coaching staff
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Rappl
Alma Mater/Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canisius/1977
Record at school (yrs) . . . . . . 651-362-2 (29th season)
Career record (yrs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same
Softball office phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-2975
Best time/day to reach coach . . . . . . . . . . . . Mornings
Assistant Coaches . Kim Dodson, Pete Scott, Kim Griffin
Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete Koehneke
athletic communications
Softball Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Reitnour
Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-2978
Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-316-7362
E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . reitnoum@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
Graduate Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Noto
Office Fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3178
Canisius Sports Hotline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-2979
Mailing Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Koessler Athletic Center
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14208