2010 Canisius College Baseball Yearbook by Canisius College

INTRODUCTION • BASEBALL

Table of Contents Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Head Coach Mike McRae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Assistant Coaches/Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2009 Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Brian Burton/Will Chomicki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ian Choy/Chris Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Shane Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Mike Deuschle/Ryan Fennell/Jarred Flock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 MIke Goemans/Nathan Linseman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Josh Marshall/Billy Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Steve McQuail/Brad Medici . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Benson Merritt/Paul Panik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Perry Silverman/Tim Szalkowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Jon VanRemmen/Andrew Van’tWout/Shayne Willson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Joe Akel/Aaron Barley/Jordan Cave/Sean Jamieson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Josh Lewyckyj/Charlie LoBosco/Drew Pettit/Frank Polino . . . . . . . . . . 21 Adam Sullivan/Matt Thomas/Kevin Whitehead/Scott Whitehead . . . 22 2009 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 2009 Season Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Series History/Coaching History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Career Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27 Season Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29 Canisius College Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31 Canisius College Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33 Demske Sports Complex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-37 City of Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-41 Canisius Tradition of Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-43 Canisius Athletic Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-48 TV/Radio Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

2010 Quick Facts

GENERAL Name of School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canisius College City/Zip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buffalo, NY 14208 Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1870 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,461 Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Golden Griffins or Griffs School Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue (PMS 289) and Gold (PMS 124) Venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Demske Sports Complex Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA, Division I Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metro Atlantic Athletic President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J. Alma Mater, Yr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fordham, ’60 Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Maher Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.S. Canisius College, ’89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M.S. East Stroudsburg, ’90 Faculty Athletic Rep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Shawn O’Rourke Athletic Dept. Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-2970 Athletic Dept. Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3174 Official Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.GoGriffs.com Sports Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716-888-2979

TEAM INFORMATION Overall MAAC Letterwinners Returning/Lost Position Starters Returning/Lost Pitchers Returning/Lost

Total Home Away 36-22 12-5 20-15 8-4 16-8 (2nd) 8-4 16/9 5/4 9/4

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COACHING STAFF Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike McRae Alma Mater/Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby ‘91 Record at school (yrs.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124-144 (5 years) Career record (yrs.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189-230 (8 years) Baseball office phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3207 Best time/day to reach coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contact SID Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Mazurek, Ryan Asis Volunteer Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neal Turvey Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Koki Takano ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Director of Athletic Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Reitnour Assistant Director/Baseball Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Lozar Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3756 Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440-477-3777 E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lozarm@canisius.edu Assistant Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Veniskey Graduate Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindsay Beckinghausen Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-888-3178 Mailing Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Koessler Athletic Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001 Main Street - Buffalo, NY 14208

YEARBOOK CREDITS The Canisius College baseball yearbook was produced on a MacBook Pro, using Adobe InDesign CS4 and Adobe PhotoShop CS4. Editor: Matt Lozar Contributions: Matt Reitnour, Jason Veniskey, Lindsay Becknighausen Photography: Tom Wolf Imaging and Dave Schofield Front Cover (Clockwise): Mike Goemans, Paul Panik, Shayne Willson, Perry Silverman, Ian Choy Back Cover (L to R): Andrew Van’tWout, Mike Deuschle, Chris Cox

BASEBALL • SEASON PREVIEW

There’s no denying the amount of production and experience lost from the 2009 baseball team.

the final 21 games of the season. McQuail can also play shortstop and third base for the Griffs.

It can be seen in the record books from the batters box (five of the top eight in career hits) to the pitching mound (four of the top five in appearances). It can be seen in the numbers of victories (113) by the winningest class in program history. It can be seen in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft — Kevin Mahoney (23rd round, New York Yankees) and Kevin Mailloux (45th round, Seattle Mariners).

The Griffs will have a new left side of the infield with Sean Jamieson moving into the shortstop position, after spending two seasons at Niagara County Community College. Jamieson and NCCC advanced to the NJCAA College World Series for the first time in program history and Jamieson was a two-time NJCAA AllRegion III recipient. The Simcoe, Ontario native is expected to produce offensively and be solid defensively.

Despite all of those losses, one sign on how far the Canisius College baseball program has come under sixth-year coach Mike McRae is that after graduating the most productive class in program history, the Golden Griffins were picked third in the preseason MAAC Coaches’ Poll. That shows Canisius has brought its program to the level of not rebuilding, but reloading the program on a yearly basis, putting the Griffs in consistent contention for the program’s first-ever MAAC Championship. “We progressed well throughout the fall season and winter workouts,” McRae said. “I think we’re very good defensively and will be solid on the mound and in the battling lineup. “If there’s one concern, it’s just getting used to playing together and getting some collegiate game experience under the belt.”

“We have high hopes and expectations for Sean Jamieson,” McRae said. “He is a good all-around Junior Steve McQuail had a breakout 2009 shortstop who will hit campaign as a sophomore near the top of the order and be very good defensively.”

CATCHER The Griffs will use a tandem of sophomore Brad Medici and senior Paul Panik behind the plate. Medici came on strong at the end of his freshman season, starting 14 of the last 19 games on the season and a team-high 25 on the season. Medici ended the season on a five-game hitting streak and went 5-for-11 with four runs scored at the MAAC Championship.

At third base, Pettit will replace Mahoney, who started four years at the hot corner. Pettit is a transfer from Burlington County Community College and hit .413 with 54 runs scored, nine home runs, 54 RBI and a .668 slugging percentage.

Panik appeared in 25 of the last 33 games in 2009, appearing in 20 games for the third consecutive season. The Hopewell Junction, N.Y. native also posted an on-base percentage of .379, more than 100 points higher than his batting average.

Utility infielders Josh Lewyckyj, Mike Deuschle and Jon VanRemmen will provide McRae with options late in games and to provide starts throughout the season to rest the starters.

The other option for the Griffs behind the plate is freshman Frank Polino, who McRae said has shown the ability to play at this level, but just needs to make the transition to the speed of the college game.

OUTFIELD The Griffs have the potential for three seniors starting in the outfield with Ian Choy in left, Perry Silverman in center and Shayne Willson in right. Choy is a two-time all-MAAC First-Team selection and ranks third in program history in hits (173). The 2007 MAAC Rookie of the Year hit .359 overall and hit .451 over the final two and a half months. Choy’s power also increased with eight home runs after the first of April.

INFIELD After platooning during his first two seasons, junior Brian Burton will start the season as the Griffs’ primary first baseman. Burton made 35 starts in 2009, 30 of them at first base. The Kitchener, Ontario native was named to the all-Tournament Team at the MAAC Championship after going 8-for-16, including a three-RBI, game-winning double to force a decisive game. “With Brian, he just needs to do what he’s capable of and not try to do too much,” McRae said of the 2008 all-MAAC Second-Team selection. “If he can carry over his success from the end of last season, he’ll be fine for us this season.”

Silverman had the best season of his career as a junior, starting 34 games across the outfield. This year, Silverman will replace Branson Joseph, who was a four-year starter for the Griffs in centerfield. The Montreal, Quebec native posted career highs in eight offensive categories, with his .299 batting average 45 points higher than his previous best season.

Joining Burton at first base will be freshman Kevin Whitehead, as well as Drew Pettit, who has the versatility to play at either corner infield position.

Willson will start for the second consecutive season in right field and the hard-throwing righty will also be the Griffs’ closer. Willson hit a team-best .414 in MAAC games and was an all-MAAC Second-Team selection. The Surrey, British Columbia native had 27 multi-hit games and also had a walk-off hit in an elimination game at the MAAC Championship.

Junior Steve McQuail will start at second base for the Griffs. McQuail led the country in home runs during the summer with 16 and was named the No. 5 prospect in the Valley League by Baseball America. McQuail had a breakout sophomore campaign, earning all-MAAC Second-Team honors with 10 home runs, 45 RBIs and 42 runs scored while hitting .330 during

Redshirt freshman Jarred Flock had a “great fall season” and McRae says

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Thomas, Adam Sullivan, Charlie LoBosco and Joe Akel.

if he continues to show progress, can move into the left field spot and let Choy settle in at the designated hitter spot. Other options for the Griffs will be freshman Aaron Barley and Will Chomicki, who each provide tremendous speed off the bench.

SCHEDULE AND OUTLOOK Canisius will be tested in the non-conference schedule, starting right from the first weekend at the 2010 USA Baseball Complex Classic in Cary, N.C. The Griffs will take on Wright State on Friday and Sunday, sandwiched around a doubleheader against Illinois-Chicago. Wright State, who won the 2009 Horizon League, was selected as the preseason favorite in the conference, with Illinois-Chicago, who won the regular-season title in 2009 selected second.

STARTING PITCHING The rotation will be led by the duo of redshirt junior Shane Davis and senior Mike Goemans. Davis had an outstanding freshman campaign, earning numerous All-American honors. As a sophomore, Davis struggled with his earned run average, but continued to rack up the wins. The Belmont, Ontario native is the program’s all-time leader and has a 21-3 record in 26 career starts. Davis saved the best start of his season for the MAAC Championship, when he threw a complete game to pick up the 3-2 victory against Manhattan in an elimination game.

After a four-game series against Long Island at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium, the home of the Kannapolis Intimidators, Canisius travels to Lipscomb, who finished second in the Atlantic Sun Conference last season. The Griffs then take on Toledo and Winthrop in Rock Hill, S.C., as Toledo advanced to the finals of the Mid-American Conference tournament and Winthrop advanced to the finals of the Big South Conference tournament last season. The Griffs conclude the early portion of their non-conference schedule at Dayton, who is the preseason favorite in the Atlantic 10 after winning the regular-season title in 2009.

The other veteran in the Canisius rotation is Goemans, who earned allMAAC Second-Team honors in 2009. In eight MAAC starts, Goemans had a 5-3 record with a 3.35 ERA. The senior made two starts in the MAAC Championship, going in the opening game and then rebounding quickly to start the final game of the tournament. In the record books, the 6-foot-4 lefty is second in wins (21), tied for first in career starts (40) and is fifth in career ERA.

“I don’t think people are recognizing how challenging our non-conference schedule actually is,” McRae said. “There aren’t any national powers on the schedule, but a number of quality, Midwestern and Southern teams to prepare us for the MAAC.”

The third spot in the rotation, which is the final weekend spot in MAAC play, is currently being held by redshirt freshman Billy Martin, who McRae says has been “outstanding.” The fourth spot of the rotation is up for grabs between freshmen Jordan Cave and Kevin Whitehead. Those two will make weekend starts during the non-conference schedule but transition into mid-week starts once conference play begins.

The home opener is set for March 23, against Buffalo, as the Griffs will also host St. Bonaventure, Le Moyne and Bucknell. Canisius is set to travel to Buffalo, Youngstown State, Delaware, UMES, Le Moyne and St. Bonaventure.

BULLPEN Canisius opens the MAAC schedThe bullpen has hard-throwing arms ule against against Iona on March at the back end in seniors Shayne 27, and will also host Siena (April Willson and Andrew Van’tWout. 17-18), Rider (April 24-25) and preseason favorite Manhattan Willson was the Griffs closer last (May 8-9). The Griffs have three season and had four saves and a 3-2 record in 13 appearances (4.34 of their final four MAAC series on ERA). After throwing 10.2 innings the road, including May 15-16 at with a 0.84 ERA at the beginning defending league champion Marist of the 2008 season, Van’tWout and the final series of the regular Junior Josh Marshall had a 3.86 ERA in his final eight appearsuffered an arm injury that ended season at Niagara (May 20-21). ances of the 2009 season. his 2008 season and kept Guelph, Ontario native out for the entire 2009 campaign. McRae could see As Canisius has seen the past two years with the No. 4 seed winning those two forming a “two-headed monster” with Willson the righty in 2008 and No. 3 seed winning in 2009, any of the four teams at and Van’tWout the lefty. the MAAC Championship (May 27-30 at Fishkill, N.Y.) can earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. After losing the Returning pitchers who can serve as setup pitchers are senior Chris opening game, the Griffs rallied to force a decisive game in the 2009 Cox, junior Josh Marshall and sophomore Ryan Fennell. Cox didn’t MAAC Championship, advancing to the title game for the first time in pitch in 2009, but picked up a win in his first career start during the program history. 2008 season. Marshall came on strong at the end of the 2009 season, recording a 3.86 ERA with four walks and 12 strikeouts in his final eight “Manhattan is the team to beat, returning just about everyone, and I appearances of the season. Fennell developed during his freshman think the league will be competitive as always,” McRae said. “Some of campaign, allowing one run or fewer in five of his last six appearances the teams who finished in the bottom half of the conference last seaand has “emerged throughout the offseason as a weekend option” acson have improved and can be right in the mix at the end of the season. cording to McRae. “All you have to do is get to the MAAC Tournament and once you’re Freshmen who will get an opportunity out of the bullpen are Matt there, anyone has a shot.”

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Mike McRae

(Cincinnati Reds, 42nd round) and Nathan Linseman (Detroit Tigers, 45th round).

Head Coach • Sixth Season 189-230 (.451) Overall 103-100 (.507) MAAC

McRae has led Canisius to the postseason in each of the past three seasons, winning the program’s first postseason game in 2008 and advancing to the title game of the MAAC Tournament in 2009 for the first time in program history.

On the individual level, Canisius had its first two All-Americans in program history as Shane Davis received a total of eight All-America and

• Most wins by Northeast school last two seasons • Only team in Northeast with 35-plus wins each of past two seasons • 26th in country in wins the last two seasons • One of 30 schools in the country with 35-plus wins each of last two seasons • Ninth among schools from non-power conferences in wins last two seasons

• Had four players drafted during the past two seasons • Led Canisius to the postseason during the past three seasons • Program has won MAAC Player of the Year, MAAC Coach of the Year, MAAC Rookie of the Year (twice) and MAAC Pitcher of the Year during the past three seasons • 2003 and 2008 MAAC Coach of the Year • Won four Big 4 Baseball Classic title in six years, posting a 10-2 record • Assistant coaches have gone to work at Virginia Tech, Hartford and the Toronto Blue Jays

MAAC W L Pct. 9 17 .346 16 10 .615 16 9 .640 5 21 .192 9 18 .333 13 12 .520 19 5 .792 16 8 .667 103 100 .507

In 2008, Canisius posted a 25-6 road record, which ranked fourth in the country. Canisius, along with Miami, Kentucky, Oklahoma State and North Carolina, was one of five programs at the Division I level to finish in the top 50 in scoring, earned run average and fielding percentage.

During the past two seasons, Canisius has won 77 games, making the Griffs the winningest program in the Northeast and giving them a number of other accolades:

• Won 76 games the past two seasons — most wins by Northeast Region school

Overall W L Pct. 12 34 .273 26 25 .510 27 27 .500 9 38 .191 18 36 .333 20 33 .377 41 13 ..759 36 22 .621 189 230 .451

Canisius jumped onto the national scene in 2008 with a 21.5game improvement in its won-loss record from 2007 (20-35), the biggest improvement in the country and second-biggest in the NCAA since 1998. Canisius was one of 31 teams in NCAA Division I with 40-plus victories. The team’s .755 winning percentage ranked ninth in the country as the Golden Griffins were one of four teams in the country with 13 or fewer losses. Canisius finished 82nd in the official NCAA RPI.

Mike McRae begins his sixth season as the head coach of the Canisius College baseball program. McRae has led a total rebuilding project of the Golden Griffins, taking over a team that won four games in 2004 to a school-record 41 victories in 2008. In his career, McRae has a 189-230 career record and is 124-144 in his five seasons at Canisius, including back-to-back 35-win campaigns.

Canisius Baseball Under McRae

McRae Year-by-Year Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Totals

In 2009, Canisius posted a 36-22 record, qualifying for the MAAC Tournament for third consecutive season. After dropping its first game in the postseason, the Griffs battled back and won three consecutive elimination games to force a decisive championship game. Canisius had two players selected in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, giving them four players who were associated with the program to be chosen in the past two drafts. Kevin Mahoney (23rd Round – New York Yankees) and Kevin Mailloux (45th Round – Seattle Mariners) were taken in the 2009 MLB Draft. Two incoming freshmen were selected in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft – Benson Merritt

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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 McCurdy, 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 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.

Freshman All-America honors while Kevin Mailloux was named an AllAmerican by the American Baseball Coaches Association. During the past three seasons, Canisius has won the MAAC Player of the Year, MAAC Coach of the Year, MAAC Rookie of the Year (twice) and MAAC Pitcher of the Year). Canisius has had nine first-team all-MAAC selections and six second-team selections in the past two years. Davis became the first player in league history to earn Pitcher of the Year and Rookie of the Year in the same season. Davis also gave Canisius the MAAC Rookie of the Year for the second consecutive season as Ian Choy won the award in 2007. Choy was the first player in program history to win the award. McRae earned 2008 MAAC Coach of the Year honors and became the first coach in league history to win the award at two schools as McRae also won the award in 2003 at Niagara. He led the Golden Griffins to a breakout season in 2007 as Canisius made its first MAAC playoff appearance since 1994. Kevin Mahoney became the second player in program history to win MAAC Player of the Year honors, winning the award following the 2009 season when he led the conference with 36 runs scored, 14 home runs, 40 RBIs and a .939 slugging percentage in 24 MAAC games. The Griffs made three-straight appearances in the Big 4 Baseball Classic championship game from 2005 to 2007 and won the tournament in 2006, 2007 and 2009 as McRae had a career record of 10-2 in six years (four titles) of the Big 4 Baseball Classic. The 2003 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year came

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Matt Mazurek Assistant Coach Third Season Mazurek is in his third season with the Golden Griffins coaching staff and his first year as an assistant coach after spending the past two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach. Mazurek played professional baseball for three seasons — spending the 2007 season with Joilet Jackhammers of the Northern League and the 2008 and 2009 seasons with the Rockford Riverhawks of the Frontier League. Mazurek played in 75 games each of the past two seasons. Mazurek played for coach Mike McRae during his first two seasons in leading the Blue and Gold. The 2006 Canisius College Male Athlete of the Year hit a team-leading .358 as a senior with 44 RBIs, 18 steals and a school-record 68 hits. As a junior, Mazurek led Canisius with a .351 batting average with seven home runs, 41 RBIs and 54 hits. Mazurek graduated from Canisius in 2006.

Ryan Asis

Koki Takano

Assistant Coach First Season

Athletic Trainer First Season

Ryan Asis is in his first season on the coaching staff for the Golden Griffins and in his third year with the Golden Griffin baseball program.

Koki Takano enters his second year as an assistant athletic trainer at Canisius College. His primary responsibilities lie with hockey and baseball. He also serves as an adjunct professor and clinical instructor in the CAATE Accredited Undergraduate Athletic Training Education Program.

Asis spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons at Canisius after spending two seasons at Delta State University. With the Golden Griffins, Asis played in 89 games, making 72 starts. He posted a .308 batting average in the two seasons, including a .336 batting average as a senior. Asis had 88 hits, 15 doubles, 45 RBIs and a .383 on-base percentage with 13 stolen bases. Asis had 25 multihit games and 12 multi-RBI games in his career. As a senior, Asis was named to the 2008 MAAC All-Academic Team.

Takano comes to Canisius after serving internships with the New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Dragons. During his time at Long Island University, Takano served as a Teaching Fellow within the CAATE Accredited Undergraduate Athletic Training Education Program. He is a certified instructor of CPR/AED through the American Red Cross and a Performance Enhancement Specialist certified through The National Academy of Sports Medicine. The Sapporo, Japan native, is currently an active member of the National Athletic and New York State Athletic Trainers’ Associations.

2010 ROSTER • BASEBALL

No. 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 37

Name Steve McQuail Brad Medici Sean Jamieson Kevin Whitehead Will Chomicki Mike Deuschle Shayne Willson Josh Lewyckyj Aaron Barley Drew Pettit Tim Szalkowski Billy Martin Adam Sullivan Nathan Linseman Ian Choy Frank Polino Mike Goemans Andrew Van’tWout Scott Whitehead Chris Cox Perry Silverman Jarred Flock Ryan Fennell Benson Merritt Jordan Cave Paul Panik Josh Marshall Shane Davis Brian Burton Jon VanRemmen Charlie LoBosco Matt Thomas Joe Akel

Class Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. R-Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr R-Fr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. R-Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr.

Pos. INF C SS C/1B OF INF OF/RHP INF OF/2B 3B/1B/C LHP RHP RHP LHP OF C LHP LHP RHP RHP OF OF RHP RHP RHP C LHP LHP 1B INF RHP LHP RHP

B/T R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R L/L L/R L/R L/L L/L R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/L R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R

Ht 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-8 5-10 6-2 5-9 5-9 5-10 6-1 5-11 5-9 6-2 5-9 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-0 6-1 5-9 5-10 5-11 6-1

Wt 213 170 180 232 175 164 210 145 179 185 188 150 173 197 182 202 205 218 229 190 199 170 193 192 172 232 168 185 213 170 158 172 203

Hometown/Previous School Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur Waterford, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy Simcoe, Ontario/Niagara County CC Tonawanda, N.Y./Kenmore East Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca West Surrey, British Columbia/Iowa Western JC Waterford, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy Pittsford, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta Fonthill, Ontario/Burlington County CC Lockport, N.Y./Starpoint Mississauga, Ontario/Clarkson Pittsford, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit Ariss, Ontario/Our Lady of Lourdes Mississauga, Ontario/Rick Hansen Secondary Williamsville, N.Y./Canisius Guelph, Ontario/Iona College Guelph, Ontario/Genesee CC Tonawanda, N.Y./Kenmore East St. George, Ontario/St. John’s College Montreal, Quebec/American Heritage Youngstown, N.Y./Lewiston-Porter Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland Smithville, Ontario/South Lincoln Cheektowaga, N.Y./Cheektowaga Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Bishop James Mahoney Belmont, Ontario/East Elgin Secondary Kitchener, Ontario/Grand River Collegiate Institute Elma, N.Y./St. Francis Newtown, Conn./Newtown Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine Rochester, N.Y./Churchville-Chili

Pronunciation Guide Brad Medici — Mud-DEE-see Will Chomicki — CHO-mick-ee Mike Deuschle — DEW-shull Josh Lewyckyj — LOU-ick-ee Mike Goemans — GO-mens Andrew Van’tWout — Van-WOOT Ryan Asis — UH-cease Matt Mazurek — MUH-zur-ek

Head Coach: Mike McRae (21) (Colby College, ‘91), sixth season Assistant Coaches: Matt Mazurek (28) (Canisius, ‘06), third season Ryan Asis (6) (Canisius, ‘08), first season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Neal Turvey (16) (Medaille, ‘07), first season

Alphabetical Roster 37 11 33 28 7 17 23 32 8 26 25

Name Joe Akel Aaron Barley Brian Burton Jordan Cave Will Chomicki Ian Choy Chris Cox Shane Davis Mike Deuschle Ryan Fennell Jarred Flock

Year Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. R-Jr. Sr. So. R-Fr.

Pos RHP OF/2B 1B RHP OF OF RHP LHP INF RHP OF

19 4 10 16 35 30 14 2 27 1 29

Name Year Mike Goemans Sr. Sean Jamieson Jr. Josh Lewyckyj Fr. Nathan Linseman R-Fr. Charlie LoBosco Fr. Josh Marshall Jr. Billy Martin R-Fr. Brad Medici So. Benson Merritt So. Steve McQuail Jr. Paul Panik Sr.

Pos LHP SS INF LHP RHP LHP RHP C RHP INF C

12 18 24 15 13 36 34 20 5 22 9

Name Year Pos Drew Pettit So. 3B/1B/C Frank Polino Fr. C Perry Silverman Sr. OF Adam Sullivan Fr. RHP Tim Szalkowski R-Fr. LHP Matt Thomas Fr. LHP Jon VanRemmen So. INF Andrew Van’tWout R-Sr. LHP Kevin Whitehead Fr. C/1B Scott Whitehead Fr. RHP Shayne Willson Sr. OF/RHP

BASEBALL • PLAYER PROFILES

Brian Burton• #33 Junior • First Base • 6-1 • 213 • R/R Kitchener, Ontario/Grand River Collegiate Institute 2009: Played in 45 games, making 35 starts... Made a team-best 30 starts at first base and five starts at designated hitter... Named to all-Tournament Team at the MAAC Championship, going 8-for-16 with three RBI... Ended the season on a five-game hitting streak... Had game-winning, bases-clearing three-RBI double in bottom of eighth of MAAC Championship to force a decisive game... Recorded first multi-HR game of his career with two homers against Gardner-Webb on Feb. 21... Had 11 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games... Named to MAAC All-Academic Team 2008: Named to the all-MAAC Second Team... Played in 45 games, making 39 starts... Made 27 starts at first base and 12 starts at designated hitter... Posted eight multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games... Had game-winning hit in the eighth inning against Rider April 6... Had game-winning two-RBI single against Niagara May 15... MAAC Rookie of the Week Feb. 25 Before Canisius: Played for two years for the Intercounty Terriers as high school didn’t have a team... Hit .420 with six home runs and 80 RBI as a senior while going 6-0 with a 1.75 ERA as a pitcher... Won team’s MVP and top hitter award... As a junior, hit .378 with nine home runs and 60 RBI... Earned two letters on volleyball team and was named First-Team All-Star... Averaged eight kills per game... Earned two letters in hockey on the right wing... First-Team All-Star after totaling 32 goals and 20 assists Personal: Son of Scott and Cathy... Has a sister Nicole... Majoring in education

Burton Career Statistics Year

BA GP-GS AB

2008 .277 45-39 141 2009 .290 45-35 145 Totals .283 90-74 286

25 23 48

H 2B 3B HR RBI

39 6 42 4 81 10

0 0 0

2 6 8

TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP

32 51 .362 20 27 64 .441 14 59 115 .402 34

4 23 6 23 10 46

OBP

4 .380 1 .371 5 .375

1 2 3

SH SB-ATT

1 0 1

E FLD

2-4 261 1-1 273 3-5 534

12 11 23

3 .989 3 .990 6 .989

Will Chomicki• #7 Junior • Outfield • 5-8 • 165 • R/R Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes 2009: Received first start of career against Niagara on May 15, leading off the game with a bunt single... Appeared as a pinch runner in 14 games and scored in six of those appearances... Recorded three stolen bases on the season and scored eight runs 2008: Appeared in six games... Scored runs against Mount St. Mary’s (March 14) and Saint Peter’s (May 3)... Recorded first career hit against Mount St. Mary’s Before Canisius: Three-year starter at Our Lady of Lourdes with a career .426 batting average... Earned all-League and all-County honors in 2006 and 2007... Won New York State Class A Championship in 2006... Won silver medal in 2006 Empire State Games... In 2006 and 2007, as leadoff hitter, hit .430 with .559 on-base pct and .682 slugging pct... Stole 73 bases in 73 attempts in high school... Also pitched 53 innings, had a 3.04 ERA with a 9-2 record... Played four years of football and ran two seasons of indoor track Personal: Son of Ed and Carol... Has a brother Ed and sister Katie... Majoring in criminal justice

Chomicki Career Statistics Year

BA GP-GS AB

2008 .250 2009 .167 Totals .200

6-0 4 19-1 6 25-1 10

2 8 10

H 2B 3B HR RBI

1 1 2

0 0 0

TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP

1 .250 1 .167 2 .200

0 0 0

0 1 1

0 3 3

OBP

0 .250 0 .286 0 .273

0 0 0

SH SB-ATT

0 0 0

0-1 3-4 3-5

E FLD

0 2 2

0 0 0

1 .000 0 1.000 1 .667

PLAYER PROFILES • BASEBALL

Ian Choy• #17 Senior • Outfield • 5-9 • 182 • L/R Mississauga, Ontario/Rick Hansen Secondary 2009: Named to all-MAAC First Team for second time in career... Also named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District... Ranked second on the team in batting average (.359)... Made 45 starts and 53 appearances... Hit eight home runs after the first of April after recording four home runs in previous 121 games... Starting with the March 16 game at Morehead State, 56-for-140 (.451)... Recorded first multi-HR game on May 9, against Fairfield. Both HR came in the seventh inning... Had career-high five RBI against Niagara on April 28... MAAC Player of the Week on April 5 (8-for-12, three HR, five RBI)... Named to MAAC All-Academic Team 2008: Played in 49 games, making 45 starts (43 in left field, two at DH)... Hit .290 with 51 hits, 10 doubles... Went a perfect 7-for-7 on stolen bases... Started the season with 13 hits in first eight games... Had 15 multiple-hit games... Went 3-for-3 with four RBI off the bench against Iona March 30... Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team 2007: Named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American and second-team All-Freshman by Ping! Baseball... Also named the first MAAC Rookie of the Year in Canisius history and earned first-team All-MAAC honors... Tied for the team lead with a .358 batting average to go along with 12 doubles, a triple, a home run and 26 RBIs... Tied for fifth in the MAAC in batting average... Had 18 multiple-hit games, including eight contests with three or more hits... Posted multiple RBIs in six games and had three RBIs in three contests... Had an 11-game hitting streak, the third longest of the season... Struck out just 17 times in 173 at-bats... Posted a 457 slugging percentage and a .437 on-base percentage Before Canisius: Played for Team Ontario from 2003-2005... Owns a .340 career batting average with 13 doubles, 10 homers and 43 RBIs with Team Ontario... A member of the Intercounty Terriers... Won a Gold Medal at the Canadian National Championships in 2003 and a Silver Medal in 2001... Named 2003 Ontario Baseball Association Junior Player of the Year... Also played for the 2004 Ontario Baseball Association champions, the Mississauga Twins Personal: The son of Meena and Charles Choy... Has one older brother, Jeremy, and a younger brother, Zachary... Majoring in economics

Choy Career Statistics Year

BA GP-GS AB

2007 .358 51-46 2008 .290 49-45 2009 .359 53-45 Totals .335 153-136

173 176 167 516

H 2B 3B HR RBI

15 62 32 51 35 60 82 173

12 10 10 32

1 1 0 2 0 9 1 12

TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP

26 79 .457 23 67 .381 36 97 .581 85 243 .471

22 26 24 72

3 17 8 28 14 16 25 61

OBP

5 .437 1 .399 3 .478 9 .438

1 3 0 4

SH SB-ATT

4 1 0 5

2-7 59 7-7 68 1-4 39 10-18 166

FLD

3 6 .912 4 4 .947 0 1 .975 7 11 .940

Chris Cox• #23 Senior • Pitcher • 5-11 • 190 • R/R St. George, Ontario/St. John’s College 2009: Did not appear in any games during the 2009 season 2008: Appeared in six games... Made first career start against St. Bonaventure April 9, went five innings and allowed two hits, four runs and five walks to pick up first career victory... Didn’t allow a run in first four appearances of the season 2007: Threw 2.1 innings in two appearances on the mound... Gave up three hits and struck out two Before Canisius: Played for the Intercounty Terriers the last two seasons, where he compiled a 17-3 record and pitched over 190 innings... Won Most Valuable Pitcher at the St. Mary’s Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Tournament in July of 2005... Played for Team Ontario from 2003-05; complied a career ERA of 4.21 with 65 strikeouts in 153.1 innings pitched... Played in the NABF World Series and the Sunbelt Classic... Also lettered in volleyball and basketball at St. John’s College Personal: The son of Ken and Debbie Cox... Has an older sister, Stephanie... Majoring in digital media arts Year

ERA

2007 19.29 2008 6.75 Totals 9.26

W-L APP GS CG SHO SV

0-0 1-0 1-0

2 6 8

0 1 1

0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0

0 0 0

Cox Career Statistics

2.1 9.1 11.2

3 7 10

5 8 13

5 7 12

2 9 11

2 4 6

2B 3B

1 1 2

0 1 1

BF BAVG

0 1 1

13 .300 46 .206 59 .227

WP HBP BK

4 3 7

1 2 3

0 0 0

BASEBALL • PLAYER PROFILES

Shane Davis• #32 R-Junior • Pitcher • 6-0 • 185 • R/L Belmont, Ontario/East Elgin Secondary Notes: Listed among players to watch on Canadian Baseball Network’s top prospects for the 2010 MLB Draft... Ranks first in program history in career wins (21)... Has a career record of 21-3... Ranks first in program history in complete games (15)... Ranks fourth in program history in ERA (4.49) among pitchers with at least 100 innings pitched... First in fewest walks/9 innings (2.41) among pitchers with at least 100 IP 2009: Named to MAAC All-Tournament Team after a complete-game performance in elimination game against Manhattan. Went nine innings, allowing two runs on five hits... Won eight of his last 10 starts... Set program record for career wins against Iona on April 10... Went at least seven innings in six of final seven starts on the season... Was named to the Golden Spikes Watch List, Wallace Award Watch List... Named preseason All-American by NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball Summer 2008: Named 2008 New York Collegiate Pitcher of the Year... Went 5-0 with 0.33 ERA in 54 innings pitched for Glens Falls. Allowed five runs, two earned, with 31 hits and eight walks while striking out 31... Threw nine-inning no-hitter June 11... Starting pitcher for Eastern Division Team in NYCBL All-Star Game 2008: Named Third-Team All-American by three organizations and Freshman All-American by five organizations... First pitcher in league history to win MAAC Rookie of the Year and Pitcher of the Year honors in same season... Tied for first in the NCAA among freshman pitchers with 12 victories... Ranked in the top 10 in the country among freshman pitchers with 2.42 ERA... Led the MAAC in ERA, victories and complete games (10)... Allowed two or fewer earned runs in 10 of 13 starts... Went 7-1 with 1.61 ERA, 53 hits allowed and 11 walks allowed in 56 innings pitched in eight conference starts... Threw nine-inning complete game against Le Moyne (March 23), allowing one run and five hits... Threw seven-inning shutout of Saint Peter’s May 3, allowing six hits... Four-time MAAC Rookie of the Week... Named to the Rawlings NCAA Northeast Region First Team by ABCA... Set program records for wins (12) and complete games (10)... ERA ranked fourth-all time among all pitchers with at least 30 innings pitched in a season 2007: Redshirted the 2007 season Before Canisius: Selected to Team Canada Junior National Team training roster in 2005... Won a gold medal with Team Ontario in the 2005 Canada Cup... Pitched the semifinal game against Alberta and gave up just two hits in six innings while striking out six... Played for the St. Thomas Jr. Intercounty Tomcats in 2005; compiled a 1.57 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 40.2 innings... Pitched for the London Tecumseh Minor Midget Team in 2004; posted a 2.08 ERA with 124 strikeouts in 70.2 innings Personal: The son of Linda and Scott Davis... Has a sister, Lauren... Majoring in criminal justice

Davis Career Statistics Year

ERA

W-L APP GS CG SHO SV

2007 2008 2.42 12-1 13 13 10 1/0 2009 6.84 9-2 13 13 5 1/0 Totals 4.49 21-3 26 26 15 2/0

2B 3B

Redshirt — Did Not Appear in Any Games 0 89.1 89 31 24 24 47 20 0 79.0 115 71 60 21 55 18 0 168.1 204 102 84 45 102 38

1 4 5

BF BAVG

6 373 .264 18 379 .335 24 752 .300

WP HBP BK

2 5 7

3 7 10

0 1 1

PLAYER PROFILES • BASEBALL

Mike Deuschle• #8 Senior • Infield • 5-10 • 164 • R/R West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca West 2009: Did not appear in any games during the 2009 season 2008: Did not appear in any games during the 2008 season 2007: Played in six games and scored two runs... Registered a walk in his only plate appearance Before Canisius: Named All-Western New York honorable mention after hitting .420 as a senior... Also named first-team All-ECIC and the offensive MVP for West Seneca West... Also earned a letter in basketball Personal: The son of Margaret and Tom Deuschle... Has an older sister, Julianna... Majoring in management

Deuschle Career Statistics Year

BA GP-GS AB

H 2B 3B HR RBI

2007 .000 6-0 0 2 0 0 0 2008 2009

TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP

0 0 .000 1 0 0 Did Not Appear in Any Games Did Not Appear in Any Games

OBP

0 1.000

SH SB-ATT

0-0

E FLD

0 1.000

Ryan Fennell• #26 Sophomore • Pitcher • 6-4 • 193 • R/R Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford-Sutherland 2009: Picked up first career win against St. Bonaventure on April 15. Threw two scoreless innings to earn up the victory... Didn’t allow a run in last three appearances... Allowed one run of fewer in five of last six appearances Before Canisius: Played for two seasons at Pittsford Sutherland Personal: Son of Erin and the late Michael Fennell... Has two sisters – Kaelan and Meghan... Dad and uncle played at LeMoyne... Dad pitched in the New York Yankees organization and served as team’s bullpen catcher... Majoring in marketing

Fennell Career Statistics Year

ERA

2009 14.04

W-L APP GS CG SHO SV

1-0

0 0/1

8.1

2B 3B

BF BAVG

46 .294

WP HBP BK

Jarred Flock• #25 R-Freshman • Outfield • 5-9 • 170 • L/R Youngstown, N.Y./Lewiston-Porter 2009: Redshirted the 2009 season Before Canisius: Played four seasons at Lewiston-Porter... All-Niagara Frontier League and All-Area selection in 2007 and 2008... First-Team All-Western New York in 2007 and Second-Team selection in 2008... Second-Team All-State in 2007... As a senior hit .328 with six doubles, six home runs, 14 stolen bases and 24 walks... Hit .400 in his high school career Personal: Son of Karen Flock... Has two siblings – Joshua and Justiana..... Majoring in finance

BASEBALL • PLAYER PROFILES

Mike Goemans• #19 Senior • Pitcher • 6-4 • 205 • L/L Guelph, Ontario/Centennial C.V.I./Iona College Notes: Ranks fifth in career ERA (4.65) among Canisius pitchers with at least 100 IP... Ranks third in fewest walks per 9 innings (2.78) among pitchers with at least 100 IP... Ranks second in career wins (21)... Enters season tied for first in career starts (40)... Ranks second in innings pitched (255.2) 2009: Named to all-MAAC Second Team... Led the team’s starters with a 4.68 ERA... Held the No. 3 spot in the rotation while serving as the team’s most consistent starting pitcher... Also had a 7-6 overall record... In eight MAAC starts – 5-3 with a 3.35 ERA... Ranked second among starters in the MAAC in ERA in conference starts... Threw a complete game at Siena, allowing one unearned run... Allowed three home runs in last 86 innings pitched... Started two games in the MAAC Championship – the opening game against Marist and the championship game against Marist 2008: Settled into the team’s No. 3 spot in the rotation... Made 13 starts, posting a 7-2 record with a 5.07 earned run average... Threw 76.1 innings... Allowed zero runs in 7.1 innings against Saint Peter’s May 4... Allowed one run on eight hits against Le Moyne March 22... Allowed two walks or fewer in 10 of 14 appearances and walked 26 on the season... In last 33.1 innings pitched of the season, yielded 12 runs... Made MAAC Tournament start for the second consecutive season 2007: Led the Griffs with 89 innings pitched and a 4.25 ERA... Walked just 21 batters... Made 12 starts and 16 appearances... Struck out 41 and logged two complete games... Threw a complete – game two-hitter against Fairfield April 21... Struck out six and allowed three earned runs in 8.1 innings at Iona April 28 Before Canisius: Attended Iona College in fall 2006 before transferring to Canisius... Pitched for Team Canada Junior National Team which won the Bronze Medal at the 2006 World Championships in Cuba... Went 17-2 with a 0.88 ERA in one season for the Intercounty Terriers; Named Pitcher of the Year... Pitched one season for the Guelph Silvercreeks which one the Gold Medal at the Canadian Junior National Championship in 2006 Personal: The son of Paul and Donna Goemans... Has two older sisters and a younger brother... Majoring in biology

Goemans Career Statistics Year

ERA

W-L APP GS CG SHO SV

2007 2008 2009 Totals

4.25 3-4 5.07 7-2 4.68 7-6 4.65 17-12

16 12 14 13 15 15 45 40

2 0 1 3

0/0 0/1 0/1 0/2

0 89.0 105 58 42 0 76.1 92 51 43 0 90.1 104 62 47 0 255.2 301 171 132

2B 3B

21 41 21 26 37 22 32 48 21 79 126 64

1 3 3 7

BF BAVG

6 8 5 19

390 .296 349 .302 406 .295 1145 .297

WP HBP BK

2 4 1 7

5 10 12 27

1 0 0 1

Nathan Linseman• #16 R-Freshman • Pitcher • 6-2 • 197 • L/L Ariss, Ontario/Our Lady of Lourdes 2009: Made three starts before suffering season-ending injury... Allowed four earned runs in 7.1 innings pitched Before Canisius: Drafted in the 45th round by the Detroit Tigers in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft... Member of Team Canada Junior National Team... Pitched for Intercounty Terriers... Had 96 strikeouts and 1.59 earned run average in 70 innings... Threw two no-hitters... Also played nine years of hockey Personal: Son of Leon and Sandy Linseman... Has two sisters – Meaghan and Melissa... Majoring in management

Linseman Career Statistics Year

ERA

2009

4.91

W-L APP GS CG SHO SV

0-0

0 0/0

7.1

2B 3B

BF BAVG

35 .227

WP HBP BK

PLAYER PROFILES • BASEBALL

Josh Marshall• #30 Junior • Pitcher • 5-9 • 168 • L/L Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Bishop James Mahoney 2009: Went 3-1 on the season in 15 appearances... Last eight appearances of the season – 14 innings pitched, four walks, 12 strikeouts and 3.86 ERA... Didn’t allow a run in six of last 10 appearances... Started the season allowing four runs in 10.2 innings pitched (2-0 record in three appearances with 3.38 ERA)... Made a start against Virginia Commonwealth (March 17)... Named to MAAC All-Academic Team 2008: Made 11 appearances, including three starts... Went a season-long 4.1 innings against Delaware State March 25... Picked up first career save against Marist April 13, allowing two runs in 2.1 innings... Struck out four batters twice Before Canisius: Played for three years with the Saskatoon Giants... Last season, had a 2.20 ERA in 65 IP with 102 strikeouts... Opposing batters hit just .170... Played in the 2006 Canada Cup... Attended Bishop James Mahoney Personal: Son of Monte and Karen... Has a brother Jesse and sister Rochelle... Majoring in physical education

Marshall Career Statistics Year

ERA

2008 9.70 2009 7.92 Totals 8.65

W-L APP GS CG SHO SV

0-2 3-1 3-3

11 15 26

3 1 4

0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0

1 0 1

2B 3B

21.1 30.2 52.0

32 41 73

28 28 56

23 27 50

22 23 45

14 21 35

10 8 18

1 0 1

BF BAVG

1 124 .352 3 153 .342 4 277 .346

WP HBP BK

4 2 6

7 3 10

0 1 1

Billy Martin• #14 R-Freshman • Pitcher • 5-11 • 150 • R/R Mississauga, Ontario/Clarkson 2009: Redshirted the 2009 season Before Canisius: Team MVP both seasons... Played with Nathan Linseman and Benson Merritt for the Intercounty Terriers... All-time winningest pitcher for Terriers (21-2, 1.90 ERA) ... Also played a year of basketball and one year of football Personal: Son of Bill and Bonnie Martin... Has one sibling – Cory... Majoring in physical education

BASEBALL • PLAYER PROFILES

Steve McQuail• #1 Junior • Infield • 6-0 • 213 • R/R Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur Notes: Led the country in home runs during summer baseball with 16 homers... Named the No. 2 prospect in the Valley Baseball League and No. 19 in all summer leagues by Perfect Game and was named the No. 5 prospect in the Valley Baseball League by Baseball America 2009: Named to all-MAAC Second Team... Ranked third on the team with 10 home runs, fourth with 45 RBIs, fourth with 42 runs scored and second with 14 doubles... Also hit .314... Last 21 games: .330 (30-for-91) with 21 runs scored and 28 RBIs... Had a 10-game hitting streak... Started 25 games at shortstop, 16 at DH, three at second base and one a third base... Had leadoff homer on first pitch against Saint Peter’s on April 18... Had game-winning two-RBI hits against Buffalo (April 14) and St. Bonaventure (April 15)... Led the team with 16 multi-RBI games and also had 16 multi-hit games 2008: Appeared in 16 games, making 10 starts (one at 2B, three at SS, seven at 3B)... Had two hits on season-opening weekend against Long Island (Feb. 24)... Scored three runs against Delaware State (March 25) Before Canisius: Played for three years for the Generals... Named All-Conference, All-County, All-Long Island, First-Team All-State... Won gold medal at 2006 Empire State Games... Two-time captain... Hit .375 with six home runs and 42 RBI as a senior... Committed just one error... Also pitched 53.1 innings... Had a 1.30 ERA and 86 strikeouts Personal: Son of Steve and Lisa... Has two siblings — Nick and Kelly... Majoring in physical education/health

McQuail Career Statistics Year

BA GP-GS AB

2008 .200 16-10 35 2009 .314 50-45 188 Totals .296 66-55 223

7 42 49

H 2B 3B HR RBI

7 0 59 14 66 14

0 0 0 10 0 10

TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP

3 7 .200 5 45 103 .548 13 48 110 .493 18

1 13 6 33 7 46

OBP

0 .317 4 .370 4 .361

0 4 4

SH SB-ATT

0 4 4

1-1 3-6 4-7

FLD

5 21 3 .897 40 88 7 .948 45 109 10 .939

Brad Medici• #2 Sophomore • Catcher • 5-10 • 170 • R/R Waterford, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy 2009: Started 14 of the last 19 games behind the plate and started a team-best 25 games at catcher... Ended the season on a five-game hitting streak... At the MAAC Tournament — 5-for-11 (.454) with four runs scored... Since April 25, was 14-for-42 (.333) with nine runs scored... Had first multi-hit game of career with three hits against Niagara April 29 Before Canisius: Won three letters... First-Team All-Area selection three times... First-Team Selection by Troy Record... Hit .389 with 21 RBIs, 10 doubles and two triples as a senior... Also played three years of hockey, scoring 23 goals and 17 assists as a senior Personal: Son of Carmen and Karen Medici... Older brother Mike is an area scout for the Toronto Blue Jays... Majoring in criminal justice

Medici Career Statistics Year

BA GP-GS AB

2009 .280 36-25 75

H 2B 3B HR RBI

TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP

22 .293

OBP

2 .360

SH SB-ATT

5-7 134 21

FLD

0 1.000

PLAYER PROFILES • BASEBALL

Benson Merritt• #28 Sophomore • Pitcher • 6-1 • 192 • R/R Smithville, Ontario/South Lincoln 2009: Served as the top mid-week starter for Canisius during the 2009 season... Had 36 strikeouts in 40 innings pitched... Started elimination game in MAAC Tournament, allowing two runs in 4.1 innings pitched... Appeared out of bullpen against Niagara on May 15 — throwing a scoreless inning of relief and striking out two of the three batters he faced... Last four starts: 2-0 with 3.63 ERA, 22.1 innings pitched, 13 hits, 11 walks, 18 strikeouts... Merritt had eight strikeouts against St. Bonaventure on March 24, the most strikeouts by a Canisius freshman since Michael Rees had eight against Buffalo on March 24, 2004... Threw six shutout innings, allowing one hit against Le Moyne on April 22 Before Canisius: Selected in 42nd round of the 2008 MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds... Played on Intercounty Terriers with teammates Nathan Linseman and Billy Martin Personal: Son of Richard and Anita... Has one sibling – Alexander... Majoring in education

Merritt Career Statistics Year

ERA

2009

6.30

W-L APP GS CG SHO SV

2-3

0 0/0

40.0

2B 3B

BF BAVG

1 190 .231

WP HBP BK

Paul Panik• #29 Senior • Catcher • 6-0 • 232 • R/R Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay 2009: Appeared in 25 of last 33 games on the season... Tied career high with three RBI against Marist on March 29... Appeared in 20 games for third consecutive season... Posted an on-base percentage of .379, more than 100 points higher than batting average 2008: Played in 21 games, making 19 starts – all at catcher... Scored 14 runs, recorded 15 hits and 11 RBI in 51 at-bats while posting a .510 slugging percentage... Set school record, along with teammate Alec Cabello, with five runs scored against St. Bonaventure April 9... Homered in back-to-back games April 9-12 2007: Played in 28 contests, making 24 starts behind the dish... Hit .214 with four doubles and 10 RBIs... Made one error in 117 chances Before Canisius: Two-time Poughkeepsie Journal all-star and named All-Dutchess County, allleague and all-section in 2004 and 2005... Has a career batting average of .443 and a slugging percentage of .613 with 10 homers and 109 RBIs... Starting catcher for Hudson Valley at the 2004, 2005 and 2006 Empire State Games; won Bronze Medal in 2004... Starting catcher for the Hudson Valley Hurricanes, who were the 2004 U-18 Connie Mack State Finalists; hit .488 with a .655 onbase percentage that season... Won the Scholar Athlete Award in 2004 and 2005 Personal: The son of Paul and Natalie Panik... Has a younger brother, Joe... Majoring in marketing

Panik Career Statistics Year

BA GP-GS AB

2007 .214 28-24 70 2008 .294 21-19 51 2009 .261 34-24 69 Totals .253 83-67 190

11 14 10 35

H 2B 3B HR RBI

15 15 18 48

4 2 3 9

0 0 0 0

0 3 0 3

10 11 11 32

TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP

19 .271 14 26 .510 7 21 .304 10 66 .347 31

7 17 2 10 5 16 14 43

OBP

3 .391 0 .400 1 .379 4 .389

1 0 3 4

SH SB-ATT

1 3 1 5

1-1 106 10 0-0 78 6 0-0 144 15 1-1 328 31

FLD

1 .991 2 .977 3 .981 6 .984

BASEBALL • PLAYER PROFILES

Perry Silverman• #24 Senior • Outfield • 6-0 • 199 • R/R Montreal, Quebec/American Heritage 2009: Started 34 games (19 in left field, four in center field, 11 in right field)... Posted career highs in batting average, hits, runs, home runs, RBI, slugging, on-base percentage and steals... Raised batting average 45 points from previous career high... Had career-high four hits on April 28 against Niagara... Recorded five assists from the outfield, which tied for the most on the team... Named to MAAC All-Academic Team 2008: Played in 29 games, making 13 starts (six in LF, one in CF, six in RF)... Had three RBI off the bench at Mount St. Mary’s March 14 and had five multi-RBI games on the season... Appeared as a pinch runner in 10 games on the season... Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team’ 2007: Named to MAAC All-Tournament Team... Played in 49 games and made 36 starts in outfield... Hit .235 with five doubles, a triple, a home run and 12 RBIs... Had seven multi-hit games... First career homer was a walk-off over the left field wall in the 11th inning of a 7-6 victory over Saint Peter’s May 6; had three hits in the game Before Canisius: Set high school home run record with eight in 2005... Named to the Lake Highland Prep all-tournament team... Invited to the Canadian Junior National Team training camps in 2004 and 2005... Member of the Canadian Cup championship team in 2004 and named to the tournament all-star team; hit .320 in 206 at-bats with Les Ailes du Quebec Personal: The son of Mary and John Silverman... Has a younger sister, Macy... Majoring in communications

Silverman Career Statistics Year

BA GP-GS AB

2007 .235 49-36 132 2008 .254 29-13 59 2009 .299 53-34 147 Totals .266 131-83 338

18 20 36 74

H 2B 3B HR RBI

31 5 15 4 44 7 90 16

1 0 3 4

1 2 4 7

TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP

12 41 .311 10 12 25 .424 3 27 69 .469 6 51 135 .399 19

3 32 3 17 5 27 11 76

OBP

5 .299 2 .323 3 .342 10 .322

2 0 3 5

SH SB-ATT

4 2 5 11

3-7 74 7 4-5 26 1 8-8 77 5 15-20 177 13

FLD

0 1.000 2 .931 0 1.000 2 .990

Tim Szalkowski• #13 R-Freshman • Pitcher • 6-1 • 188 • L/L Lockport, N.Y./Starpoint 2009: Redshirted the 2009 season Before Canisius: Earned three letters at Starpoint... Three-time All-League selection and three-time All-Greater Niagara Region Selection... Hit .393 with nine doubles, four triples, three home runs during senior seasons... Also had 15 consecutive at-bats with a hit... Threw 35 innings as a senior with a 2.00 ERA and 53 strikeouts... Also earned two letters in basketball and was an all-league selection as a senior Personal: Son of Thomas and Peggy Szalkowski... Has an older brother Jeffrey... Undecided on his major

PLAYER PROFILES • BASEBALL

Jon VanRemmen• #34 Sophomore • Infield • 5-9 • 170 • R/R Elma, N.Y./St. Francis 2009: Appeared as a pinch runner each of last two weekends of the regular season... Had two hits against Iona on April 13 Before Canisius: Played for four seasons at St. Francis... Hit .350 as a senior and had 22 stolen bases... Earned all-State honors, all-Catholic honors and all-Metro honors... Also earned all-Western New York First-Team accolades... Also played four years of football at St. Francis, earning first-team All-Catholic honors ersonal: Son of Jeff and Terri... Has four siblings — Matt, Nathan, Kristin and Isabel... Dad attended Canisius and played P catcher for the Golden Griffins... Majoring in physical education

VanRemmen Career Statistics Year

BA GP-GS AB

2009 .600

6-0

H 2B 3B HR RBI

TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP

3 .600

OBP

0 .600

SH SB-ATT

1 .800

0-0

FLD

Andrew Van’tWout• #20 R-Senior • Pitcher • 6-1 • 218 • L/L Guelph, Ontario/Guelph CVI/Genessee CC 2009: Redshirted the 2009 season 2008: Appeared in six games, throwing 10.2 innings before suffering season-ending arm injury... Totaled 10 strikeouts and recorded a 0.84 ERA... Allowed one earned run in 10.2 innings pitched... Recorded a two-inning save, posting four strikeouts against Long Island (Feb. 24) Before Canisius: Played for two years at Genesee Community College... Two-Time All-Conference and All-Region selection in the WNYAC Personal: Son of Art and Valarie... Has a sister Amanda who plays softball at Wayne State

Van’tWout Career Statistics Year

ERA

2008

0.84

W-L APP GS CG SHO SV

0-0

0 0/0

10.2

2B 3B

BF BAVG

51 .306

WP HBP BK

Shayne Willson• #9 Senior • Outfield/Pitcher • 5-8 • 165 • R/R Surrey, British Columbia/Iowa Western 2009: Named to all-MAAC Second Team... Led the team in hitting in MAAC games — .414 batting average ranked fifth in the league... Second on the team with 20 multi-hit games... Hit HRsin four consecutive games (March 13-16)... Threw a runner out at the plate in the bottom of the ninth in the April 4 game at Rider to extend game into extra innings, a game Canisius won 14-9... Since April 25 — 22-for-44 (.500) with 13 runs scored and nine RBI... Had gamewinning, walk-off hit against Rider in MAAC Championship. Also earned the win in that game... Had 27 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games Before Canisius: Spent two seasons at Iowa Western Community College... Drafted in 16th round of the 2006 MLB Draft by Minnesota Twins... Hit .404 with an .822 slugging percentage and seven home runs... Went 2-1 on the mound in 2008... Played in the NJCAA World Series both seasons... Played three seasons at Langley Blaze in high school... Played for Team Canada Junior National team and was sixth leading hitter in World Cup Personal: Son of Mike and Linda... Has one sibling – Tyler... Majoring in communications

Willson Career Statistics Year

BA GP-GS AB

2009 .340

51-46 194

Year

ERA

2009

6.30

H 2B 3B HR RBI

66 14

W-L APP GS CG SHO SV

2-3

0 0/0

TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP

37 111 .572

40.0

OBP

6 .392

2B 3B

SH SB-ATT

8-11

BF BAVG

1 190 .231

E FLD

1 .989

WP HBP BK

BASEBALL • PLAYER PROFILES

Joe Akel• #37 Freshman • Pitcher • 6-1 • 203 • R/R Rochester, N.Y./Churchville-Chili Before Canisius: Played three seasons at Churchville-Chili... Earned all-county honors in 2008... 2008 Perfect Game Northeast Region High School All-Star... Nationally and state ranked by Perfect Game Personal: Son of Joe and Christine... Has one sister — Gina... Undecided on major

Aaron Barley• #11 Freshman • Infield/Outfield • 6-0 • 179 • R/R Pittsford, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta Before Canisius: Played three seasons at Rush-Henrietta... Named all-county First-Team all three years... Named SecondTeam All-State as a senior... Monroe County Player of the Year as a senior... Earned all-Greater Rochester honors as a sophomore and senior... Led league with a .563 batting average as a sophomore. Also hit .477 as a senior... Stole 37 of 39 bases as a senior Personal: Son of Robert and Pamela... Has three siblings – Justin, Tyler and Kristin... Intends to major in accounting... Uncle Darrell played basketball at Canisius and is a member of the Canisius Athletics Hall of Fame

Jordan Cave• #28 Freshman • Pitcher • 6-0 • 172 • R/R Cheektowaga, N.Y./Cheektowaga Central Before Canisius: Played three years at Cheektowaga... Earned all-state honors in 2008... First-Team all-Western New York in 2008... ECIC First-Team All-Star in 2007 and 2008... Played in the Empire State Games in 2008... Also played volleyball at Cheektowaga, earning First-Team all-Western New York honors and ECIC Division First-Team honors in 2008 Personal: Son of Robert and Mary Ann... Has one brother -- Joshua... Intends to major in physical education/health

Sean Jamieson• #4 Junior • Shortstop • 6-0 • 180 • R/R Simcoe, Ontario/Niagara County Community College Before Canisius: Spent two seasons at Niagara County Community College... Played for former Canisius College baseball player Matt Clingersmith... Two-time National Junior College Athletic Association All-Region III recipient... NCCC went 34-9 in spring 2009 and advanced to NJCAA College World Series for first time in program history… Named Most Outstanding Player of regional tournament... In fall 2008, batted .418 and was a all-Western New York Athletic Conference First-Team selection... Attended Holy Trinity Catholic High School Personal: Son of Brian and Sylvia... Has one sister — Corrie... Majoring in biology

PLAYER PROFILES • BASEBALL

Josh Lewyckyj• #10 Freshman • Infield • 5-9 • 145 • R/R Watertown, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy Before Canisius: Played three seasons at Christian Brothers Academy... Earned all-area honors in 2008... Also received all-Big 10 accolades in 2008 and 2007 Personal: Son of John and Colleen... Has one brother — Jonathan... Intends to major in history

Charlie LoBosco• #35 Freshman • Pitcher • 5-10 • 158 • R/R Newtown, Conn./Newtown Before Canisius: Played three seasons at Newtown High School... Batted .360 with a 2.60 ERA as a senior... Also played football at Newtown, serving as backup quarterback and punter Personal: Son of Charles and Ann... Has one brother — Michael... Intends to major in economics

Drew Pettit• #12 Sophomore • Infield • 5-10 • 185 • R/R Fonthill, Ontario/Burlington County Community College Before Canisius: Played at Burlington County Community College during 2009 season, when team won the Region XIX Championship... Hit .413 with 54 runs scored, nine HR, 54 RBI and a .668 slugging percentage... Also earned all-conference First-Team honors, all-Region XIX First-Team honors and all-District First-Team honors Personal: Son of Fred and Rose... Intends to major in economics

Frank Polino• #18 Freshman • Catcher • 6-0 • 202 • L/R Williamsville, N.Y./Canisius Before Canisius: Played four years at Canisius High School... First-Team All-Catholic League selection... Earned all-State honors... Also earned all-Western New York Second-Team honors... Two-time Western Team member in the Empire State Games... Also played hockey at Canisius High School Personal: Son of Frank and Nancy... Has one sister – Caroline... Intends to major in psychology

BASEBALL • PLAYER PROFILES

Adam Sullivan• #15 Freshman • Pitcher • 5-9 • 173 • R/R Pittsford, N.Y./McQuaid-Jesuit Before Canisius: Pitched for two seasons at McQuaid Jesuit Personal: Son of Brian and Kristin... Has two siblings – Mike and Erin... Intends to major in economics

Matt Thomas• #36 Freshman • Pitcher • 5-11 • 172 • L/L Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine Before Canisius: Played three seasons at Benedictine High School where he was named Pitcher of the Year and “Mr. Baseball” as a senior... Was 5-3 with a 3.13 ERA as a senior with 53 strikeouts and 16 walks in 44.2 innings pitched. Posted a 1.50 ERA and 14-4 record in his high school career... Member of the 2009 all-Ohio Mizuno games... Named 2008-09 all-CRBC First Team, Lakeland Area All-Star, Cleveland All-Star, all-Sun Newspaper Personal: Son of Brian and Theresa... Has one sister -- Katie... Intends to major in marketing

Kevin Whitehead• #5 Freshman • Infield/Catcher • 6-2 • 232 • L/R Tonawanda, N.Y./Kenmore East Before Canisius: Played four years at Kenmore East... Earned all-league First-Team Honors... Named team’s co-MVP... Also played three years of volleyball at Kenmore East, earning all-league First-Team honors three times Personal: Twin brother Scott is also on the Canisius baseball team... Son of Dan and Eileen... Has three siblings – Doug, Erin, Scott... Intends to major in physical education/health

Scott Whitehead• #22 Freshman • Pitcher • 6-1 • 229 • R/R Tonawanda, N.Y./Kenmore East Before Canisius: Played four years at Kenmore East... Two-time all-league selection... Team MVP selection... Also was a three-time all-league selection in volleyball Personal: Son of Dan and Eileen... Twin brother Kevin is on the Canisius baseball team... Has three siblings – Kevin, Doug and Erin... Intends to major in physical education/health

2009 STATISTICS • BASEBALL

Record: 36-22 Home: 12-5 Away: 20-15 Neutral: 4-2 MAAC: 16-8 Player

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%

Mailloux, Kevin .381 56-56 226 59 86 14 2 16 56 152 .673

7 23

6 .446

4 2 12-14 119 159 11 .962

Choy, Ian .359 53-45 167 35 60 10 0

9 36 97 .581

14 16

3 .478

0 0

1-4

39 0 1 .975

Willson, Shayne .340 51-46 194 46 66 14 2

9 37 111 .572

8-11

85 5 1 .989

8 17

6 .392

1 1

39 14 44

1 .462

2 2 19-20 48 132 11 .942

McQuail, Steve .314 50-45 188 42 59 14 0 10 45 103 .548

6 33

4 .370

4 4

Burke, Connor .310 50-33 126 31 39 11 1

1 18 55 .437

4 27

3 .409

1 4 13-15 224 14 5 .979

Joseph, Branson .305 55-54 220 42 67 13 7

7 57 115 .523

7 34

1 .384

4 1 16-21 113 1 3 .974

Silverman, Perry .299 53-34 147 36 44 7 3

4 27 69 .469

5 27

3 .342

3 5

8-8

77 5 0 1.000

Burton, Brian .290 45-35 145 23 42 4 0

6 27 64 .441

6 23

1 .371

2 0

1-1

273 11 3 .990

VanRemmen, Jon .600

3 .600

0 .600

0 0

0-0

Medici, Brad .280 36-25 73 13 21 1 0

2 .293

2 12

2 .360

1 5

5-7

134 21 0 1.000

Gibbs, Brian .274 46-29 106 26 29 8 1

5 18 54 .509

5 25

3 .422

1 1

2-3

54 4 0 1.000

Panik, Paul .261 34-24 69 10 18 3 0

0 11 21 .304

5 16

1 .379

3 1

0-0

144 15 3 .981

Russo, Andrew .222 16-5 18 4 4

7 .389

1 .333

0 1

0-0

34 1 0 1.000

Cabello, Alec .215 42-33 107 20 23 5 0

0 16 28 .262

8 10

1 .339

0 4

3-5

34 119 11 .933

Chomicki, Will .167

0 .286

0 0

3-4

Mahoney, Kevin .330 57-57 209 67 69 19 1 22 62 156 .746

6-0

5 2 3

19-1

6 8 1

0 0

0 0 0 0

6 0

1 .167

3-6

40 88 7 .948

2 1 .800

0 0 1.000

Totals

.314

2008 464 631

123 17 90 423 1058 .527

226 92 312 36 .403 26 31 94-119

1444 661 63 .971

Opponents

.300

1926 381 577

112 14 51 344 870 .452

205 77 332 39 .384 27 28 82-100

1454 641 113 .949

LOB — Canisius (466), Opp (439) DPs turned — Canisius (53), Opp (50) CI — Canisius (1), Panik 1, Opp (1) IBB — Canisius (7), Mahoney 2, Burke 2, Choy 1, Joseph 1, Burton 1, Opp (2). Picked off — Mahoney 3, Willson 1, Gibbs 1, McQuail 1, Joseph 1. Player

Goemans, Mike

ERA W-L APPGS CG SHO/CBO SV IP

H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA

4.68 7-6 15 15 1

0/1

0 90.1 104 62 47 32 48 21 3 5 .295

MacKenzie, Alex

6.21 4-3 14 13 4

0/0

1 87.0 107 66 60 23 63 21 1 14 .304

Davis, Shane

6.84 9-2 13 13 5

1/0

0 79.0 115 71 60 21 55 18 4 18 .335

Willson, Shayne

4.34 3-2 13 0

0/0

4 18.2 17 9 9

9 14 5 0 1 .243

Linseman, Nathan

4.91 0-0

0/0

7.1

6 4

4 2 0 0 .227

Brown, Alek

5.79 0-1 10 2

0/1

0 28.0 34 21 18 8 18 8 0 1 .296

McGorman, Ryan

5.88 3-3 16 0

0/0

3 26.0 27 23 17 13 26 6 1 3 .267

Weber, Matt

6.02 2-1 20 2

0/0

1 40.1 46 28 27 18 2 6 3 3 .288

Merritt, Benson

6.30 2-3 10 8

0/0

0 40.0 34 31 28 29 36 5 1 1 .231

Boag, Aaron

7.36 2-0 14 1

0/0

0 25.2 37 23 21 10 14 9 1 1 .336

Marshall, Josh

7.92 3-1 15 1

0/0

0 30.2 41 28 27 23 21 8 0 3 .342

Fennell, Ryan

14.04 1-0

0/1

Totals

6.19 36-22 58 58 10

2/1

481.1 577 381 331 205 332 112 14

51 .300

Opponents

7.13 22-36 58 58 2

1/1

484.2 631 464 384 226 312 123 17

90 .312

8.1 10 13 13 10 4 3 0 1 .294

PB — Canisius (7), Panik 3, Medici 3, Russo 1. Opp (16) Pickoffs — Canisius (3), Davis 2, MacKenzie 1. Opp (7) SBA/ATT — Panik (35-39), Medici (25-32), Burke (16-17), McGorman (13-15), Goemans (11-15), MacKenzie (10-13), Davis (9-13), Marshall (10-11), Boag (9-9), Merritt (9-9), Brown (5-6), Russo (5-5), Linseman (2-4), Weber (3-3), Willson (1-2).

BASEBALL • 2009 RESULTS

Date Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 27 March 7 March 7 March 8 March 9 March 13 March 15 March 15 March 16 March 17 March 18 March 19 March 20 March 21 March 21 March 22 March 24 March 25 March 28 March 28 March 29 March 31 April 4 April 4 April 5 April 9 April 10 April 10 April 13 April 14 April 15 April 18 April 18 April 19 April 22 April 25 April 25 April 26 April 28 April 29 May 2 May 2 May 3 May 9 May 9 May 10 May 14 May 14 May 15 May 21 May 22 May 22 May 23 May 23

2009 Season Results

Opponent at Gardner-Webb L at Gardner-Webb L at Gardner-Webb W at Gardner-Webb L vs. Oakland W at Radford L at Radford L at Radford L at West Virginia W at Morehead State L at Morehead State W at Morehead State W at Morehead State W at VCU L at Virginia L at Longwood W at Bucknell W at Bucknell W at Bucknell W at Bucknell L at St. Bonaventure L BUFFALO W MARIST* L MARIST* L MARIST* W LE MOYNE L at Rider* W at Rider* W at Rider* L at Binghamton W at Iona* L at Iona* W at Iona* W at Buffalo W ST. BONAVENTURE W SAINT PETER’S* L SAINT PETER’S* W SAINT PETER’S* W at Le Moyne W at Manhattan* L at Manhattan* W at Manhattan* L NIAGARA ! W BUFFALO ! W at Siena* W at Siena* W at SIena* W FAIRFIELD* W FAIRFIELD* W FAIRFIELD* L NIAGARA* W NIAGARA* W NIAGARA* W vs. Marist @ L vs. Rider @ W vs. Manhattan @ W vs. Marist @ W vs. Marist @ L

Score 9-14 4-6 10-7 6-7 9-6 3-6 1-26 11-12 14-8 5-9 10-8 6-4 13-10 2-12 3-11 11-7 9-5 4-3 (8) 4-1 6-13 5-9 7-3 1-2 (11) 5-6 18-0 0-5 14-9 (10) 18-7 2-4 7-5 2-6 6-0 20-2 10-6 8-5 5-7 4-2 7-1 10-1 4-11 9-2 7-11 13-7 6-2 19-13 3-1 7-1 22-5 9-8 (8) 4-7 11-10 12-8 17-6 6-7 9-8 3-2 5-4 9-13

Record 0-1 0-2 1-2 1-3 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 3-6 3-7 4-7 5-7 6-7 6-8 6-9 7-9 8-9 9-9 10-9 10-10 10-11 11-11 11-12, 0-1 MAAC 11-13, 0-2 MAAC 12-13, 1-2 MAAC 12-14 13-14, 2-2 MAAC 14-14, 3-2 MAAC 14-15, 3-3 MAAC 15-15 15-16, 3-4 MAAC 16-16, 4-4 MAAC 17-16, 5-4 MAAC 18-16 19-16 19-17, 5-5 MAAC 20-17, 6-5 MAAC 21-17, 7-5 MAAC 22-17 22-18, 7-6 MAAC 23-18, 8-6 MAAC 23-19, 8-7 MAAC 24-19 25-19 26-19, 9-7 MAAC 27-19, 10-7 MAAC 28-19, 11-7 MAAC 29-19, 12-7 MAAC 30-19, 13-7 MAAC 30-20, 13-8 MAAC 31-20, 14-8 MAAC 32-20, 15-8 MAAC 33-20, 16-8 MAAC 33-21 34-21 35-21 36-21 36-22

! - Big Four Classic @ - MAAC Championship (Trenton, N.J. — Waterfront Park)

Pitcher Goemans (0-1) MacKenzie (0-1) Davis (1-0) McGorman (0-1) Marshall (1-0) McGorman (0-2) Davis (1-1) Willson (0-10 Marshall (2-0) Davis (1-2) MacKenzie (1-1) Goemans (1-1) Willson (1-1) Marshall (2-1) Merritt (0-1) Davis (2-2) Goemans (2-1) MacKenzie (2-1) Weber (1-0) Brown (0-1) Merritt (0-2) McGorman (1-2) McGorman (1-3) Willson (1-2) Goemans (3-1) Merritt (0-3) McGorman (2-3) Davis (3-2) Goemans (3-2) Boag (1-0) MacKenzie (2-2) Davis (4-2) Goemans (4-2) McGorman (3-3) Fennell (1-0) Weber (1-1) Davis (5-2) Goemans (5-2) Merritt (1-3) MacKenzie (2-3) Davis (6-2) Goemans (5-3) Merritt (2-3) Boag (2-0) Davis (7-2) MacKenzie (3-1) Goemans (6-3) Davis (8-2) Willson (2-2) Goemans (6-4) Marshall (3-1) MacKenzie (4-3) Goemans (7-4) Goemans (7-5) Willson (3-2) Davis (9-2) Weber (2-1) Goemans (7-6)

The walkoff win for Canisius against Rider in an elimination game at the MAAC Championship led to the program’s first appearance in the title game.

MAAC Standings

Team Manhattan Canisius Marist Rider Niagara Fairfield Siena Saint Peter’s Iona

MAAC Record 18-6 (.750) 16-8 (.667) 15-9 (.625) 14-10 (.583) 14-10 (.583) 10-14 (.417) 9-15 (.375) 7-17 (.292) 5-19 (.208)

Overall Record 35-18 (.680) 36-22 (.621) 31-28 (.525) 26-23 (.531) 20-35 (.364) 20-27 (.426) 15-35 (.300) 17-37 (.315) 6-40-1 (.138)

2009 MAAC Championship Waterfront Park — Trenton, N.J.

Day One — Thursday, May 21 Game 1: No. 3 Marist 7, No. 2 Canisius 6 Game 2: No. 1 Manhattan 2, No. 4 Rider 1 Day Two — Friday, May 22 Game 3: No. 2 Canisius 9, No. 4 Rider 8 Game 4: No. 3 Marist 4, No. 1 Manhattan 3 Game 5: No. 2 Canisius 3, No. 2 Manhattan 2 Day Three — Saturday, May 23 Game 6: No. 2 Canisius 5, No. 3 Marist 4 Game 7: No. 3 Marist 13, No. 2 Canisius 9

SERIES RECORDS • BASEBALL

A.I.C. 1 Akron 8 Alabama 0 Albany 5 Albright 1 Amherst 1 Appalachian State 3 Augustana (S.D.) 1 Bethel 1 Bethune-Cookman 0 Binghamton 3 Bowling Green 0 Bradley 0 Brockport State 0 Bucknell 3 Buffalo State 6 Buffalo 23 Calvin 2 Catholic 0 Charlotte 0 Cleveland State 6 Coker (S.C.) 0 Colgate 19 Cornell 1 Cortland State 1 Central Connecticut 1 Delaware State 2 Duquesne 4 Eckerd 0 Edinboro 1 Eisenhower 3 Fairfield 16 Fairleigh Dickinson 5 Fordham 0 Fredonia 17 Gannon 3 Gardner-Webb 1 Geneseo State 2 George Mason 0 Georgia Southern 0 Hartwick 1 Harvard 0 Hilbert 1 Hobart 1 Holy Cross 0 Houghton 4 Illinois-Chicago 1 Illinois State 0 Indiana 0 Iona 12 Iowa 0 Ithaca 0 Jacksonville 0 James Madison 0 Kent State 0 Kentucky 0 Lafayette 2 LaSalle 0 Le Moyne 26 Long Island 5 Longwood 1 Louisiana State 0 Lynchburg 0 Maine 2 Manhattan* 14 Mansfield 1 Marion 1 Marist 9

1 .500 23 .258 3 .000 6 .455 0 1.000 1 .500 5 .375 0 1.000 0 1.000 3 .000 3 .500 1 .000 1 .000 6 .000 2 .600 4 .600 43 .348 0 1.000 2 .000 3 .000 19 .240 1 .000 5 .792 9 .100 0 1.000 9 .100 0 1.000 8 .333 7 .000 2 .333 1 .750 20 .444 2 .714 2 .000 7 .708 1 .750 6 .143 0 1.000 3 .000 3 .000 0 1.000 2 .000 0 1.000 1 .500 1 .000 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .000 1 .000 22 .353 1 .000 5 .000 2 .000 4 .000 2 .000 2 .000 4 .333 1 .000 72 .265 0 1.000 0 1.000 2 .000 1 .000 0 1.000 28 .333 1 .500 0 1.000 31 .225

Marshall 0 UMBC 2 Massachusetts 0 Mass. Ins Tech. 1 Mercyhurst 2 Medaille 1 Messiah 1 Miami (Ohio) 0 Missouri-St. Louis 0 Morehead State 7 Mount St. Mary’s 6 Niagara 67 Nicholls State 0 North Dakota 0 North Dakota State 0 North Florida 0 Northeastern 1 Northeastern (Ill.) 0 Oakland 1 Ohio 0 Ohio Dominican 1 Ohio Northern 3 Ohio State 0 Penn State 1 Penn State Behrend 2 Pittsburgh 2 Point Park 0 Radford 0 Rider 13 Robert Morris 2 Rochester 13 Rochester Tech 9 St. Bonaventure 19 Saint John’s 0 Saint Leo’s 0 Saint Peter’s 22 Saint Vincent’s (Pa.) 2 S.E. Lousiana 0 S.W. Lousiana 1 S.W. Missouri State 0 Seton Hall 0 Siena 36 Slippery Rock 0 South Florida 0 Southern Maine 0 Temple 0 Tennessee Tech 3 Toledo 0 Towson 0 Trenton State 1 Utica 6 Valparaiso 1 VCU 0 Virginia 0 Virginia Tech 0 Wayne State 2 Western Illinois 1 West Virginia 1 Wisconsin-Lacrosse 0 Wisconsin-Stevens Pt. 0 Wright State 0 Xavier (Ohio) 1 Youngstown State 4 Total 601

3 .000 3 .400 2 .000 0 1.000 1 .667 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .000 1 .000 5 .583 1 .857 74 .475 4 .000 1 .000 2 .000 1 .000 2 .333 3 .000 0 1.000 3 .000 1 .500 2 .600 8 .000 0 1.000 0 1.000 11 .154 1 .000 3 .000 24 .351 1 .667 12 .520 3 .750 40-2 .328 1 .000 5 .000 17 .564 0 1.000 4 .000 2 .333 1 .000 6 .000 64 .360 1 .000 2 .000 2 .000 2 .000 5 .375 1 .000 2 .000 0 1.000 11 .353 0 1.000 1 .000 1 .000 1 .000 1 .667 0 1.000 2 .333 1 .000 1 .000 1 .000 1 .500 7-1 .375 909-3 .397

* Forfeit win over Manhattan in 2001 not included.

YEAR 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total

W L PCT. COACH 8 4 .667 Bob MacKinnon 9 5 .643 Bob MacKinnon 10 3 .769 Bob MacKinnon 7 2 .778 Bob MacKinnon 12 8 .600 Bob MacKinnon 6 11 .353 Bob Mackinnon 10 5 .667 Dave Markey 10 4 .714 Dave Markey 7 7 .500 Dave Markey 3 6 .333 Dave Markey 3 11 .214 Dave Markey 3 10 .231 Dave Markey 4 7 .364 Dave Markey 3 11 .214 Dave Markey 7 8 .467 Dave Markey 3 4 .429 Dave Markey 7 9 .438 Dave Markey 1 7 .125 Dave Markey 9 4 .692 John Morrison 5 6 .455 James Kennerson 5 9 .357 James Kennerson 5 9 .357 Pete Leo 3 7 .300 Pete Leo 7 19 .269 Don Colpoys 10 12 .455 Don Colpoys 8 20 .286 Don Colpoys 7 23 .233 Don Colpoys 9 14 .391 Don Colpoys 14 15 .483 Don Colpoys 12 11 .522 Don Colpoys 14 10 .583 Don Colpoys 15 13 .536 Don Colpoys 18 6 .750 Don Colpoys 11 12 .478 Don Colpoys 11 17 .393 Don Colpoys 12 23 .343 Don Colpoys 11 20-1 .359 Don Colpoys 13 33 .283 Don Colpoys 13 22 .371 Don Colpoys 13 25-1 .346 Don Colpoys 28 14 .667 Don Colpoys 21 20 .512 Don Colpoys 13 22 .371 Don Colpoys 18 19 .486 Don Colpoys 11 32 .256 Don Colpoys 13 26 .333 Don Colpoys 9 33 .214 Don Colpoys 14 28 .333 Don Colpoys 4 38 .095 Mark Notaro 4 38-1 .105 Mark Notaro 4 43 .085 Mark Notaro 9 38 .191 Mike McRae 18 36 .333 Mike McRae 20 35 .363 Mike McRae 41 13 .759 Mike McRae 36 22 .621 Mike McRae 601 909-3 .397

BASEBALL • RECORD BOOK

Individual Career Records — Hitting

Batting Average (Min. 200 AB) Name 1. Kevin Vogel 2. Greg Dowden 3. Kevin Mailloux 4. Jason Rausch 5. Kevin Reimer Jason Kline 7. Matt Mazurek 8. John Miosi 9. Rick Foit 10. Brian Riniolo

Seasons Average 1985-87 .402 1983-85 .385 2008-09 .379 1990-93 .374 2007-08 .363 1996-97 .363 2005-06 .355 1980-83 .347 1993-94 .342 1994-95 .340

On-Base Percentage (Min. 200 AB) Name 1. John Miosi 2. Jason Rausch 3. Kevin Reimer 4. Matt Mazurek 5. Greg Dowden 6. Kevin Vogel 7. Brian Riniolo 8. Adam Donato Jim Lumadue 10. Kevin Mailloux Ian Choy Jason Kline

Seasons OBP 1980-83 .486 1990-93 .478 2007-08 .474 2005-06 .469 1983-85 .467 1985-87 .452 1994-95 .442 2007-08 .440 1980-83 .440 2008-09 .438 2007-Pres. .438 1996-97 .438

Slugging Percentage (Min. 200 AB) Name 1. Greg Dowden 2. Jason Rausch 3. Kevin Mailloux 4. Todd Schell 5. Kevin Vogel 6. Jason Kline 7. Kevin Mahoney 8. Adam Donato 9. Steve Steniak 10. Rick Foit

Games Played Name 1. Kevin Mahoney 2. Branson Joseph 3. Connor Burke 4. Alec Cabello 5. Gabe Baida 6. Bryan Smith 7. Chris Cox 8. Mark Notaro 9. Connor Burke 10. Ian Choy

Runs Scored Name 1. Kevin Mahoney 2. Branson Joseph 3. Alec Cabello 4. Connor Burke Kevin Mailloux 6. Brian Hennessy 7. Bryan Smith 8. Gabe Baida 9. Matt Novo Kevin Vogel Jeremy Ross

Hits

Name 1. Kevin Mahoney 2. Branson Joseph 3. Ian Choy 4. Gabe Baida

Seasons Slugging 1983-85 .779 1990-93 .675 2008-09 .653 1994-95 .650 1985-87 .618 1996-97 .590 2006-09 .586 2007-08 .565 1984-87 .557 1993-94 .554

Seasons 2006-09 2006-09 2006-09 2006-09 2003-06 2003-06 2000-03 1991-94 1999-02 2007-Pres.

Games 216 213 193 188 184 182 164 161 158 153

Seasons 2006-09 2006-09 2006-09 2006-09 2008-09 1994-97 2003-06 2003-06 1988-92 1985-87 1995-98

Runs 202 166 117 115 115 104 97 96 83 83 83

Seasons 2006-09 2006-09 2007-Pres. 2003-06

5. Connor Burke 6. Chris Cox 7. Alec Cabello Kevin Mailloux 9. Brian Hennessy 10. Bryan Smith

Doubles

Name 1. Kevin Mahoney 2. Branson Joseph 3. Connor Burke 4. Brian Hennessy 5. Ian Choy Gabe Baida 7. Mark Notaro 8. Daryl Besant Paul Fede 10. Kevin Mailloux Matt Novo

Home Runs

Name 1. Kevin Mahoney 2. Kevin Mailloux 3. Jason Rausch 4. Branson Joseph 5. Todd Schell 6. Jesse Burdick Steve Stepniak 8. Greg Dowden 9. Adam Donato Matt Novo

Runs Batted In Name 1. Kevin Mahoney 2. Branson Joseph 3. Kevin Mailloux 4. Connor Burke Brian Hennessy 6. Ian Choy Matt Mazurek Jason Rausch 9. Gabe Baida Steve Stepniak

Walks

Name 1. Kevin Mahoney 2. Branson Joseph 3. Matt Novo 4. Connor Burke 5. Jason Rausch 6. Ian Choy 7. Bryan Smith 8. Gabe Baida 9. Brian Hennessy 10. John Miosi Kevin Reimer

Stolen Bases Name 1. Kyle Domogala 2. Branson Joseph 3. Jeremy Ross 4. Brian Hennessy 5. Kevin Mahoney Chris Cox 7. Bryan Smith 8. Kevin Vogel 9. Connor Burke 10. Alec Cabello

2006-09 2000-03 2006-09 2008-09 1994-97 2003-06

167 164 163 163 162 156

Seasons 2006-09 2006-09 2006-09 1994-97 2007-Pres. 2003-06 1991-94 1995-98 1999-2002 2008-09 1989-92

Doubles 52 42 39 33 32 32 30 29 29 28 28

Seasons 2006-09 2008-09 1990-93 2006-09 1994-95 1998, 2000-02 1984-87 1983-85 2007-08 1989-92

HRs 47 28 27 25 22 18 18 17 14 14

Seasons 2006-09 2006-09 2008-09 2006-09 1994-97 2007-Pres. 2005-06 1990-93 2003-06 1984-87

RBI 187 156 109 95 95 85 85 85 82 82

Seasons 2006-09 2006-09 1989-92 2006-09 1990-93 2007-Pres. 2003-06 2003-06 1994-97 1980-83 2007-08

Walks 116 105 102 78 76 72 71 65 64 60 60

Seasons 1999-2001 2006-09 1995-98 1994-97 2006-09 2000-03 2003-06 1985-87 2006-09 2006-09

SBs 57 54 45 40 39 39 37 36 34 30

RECORD BOOK • BASEBALL

Individual Career Records — Pitching/Fielding Earned Run Average (Min. 60 IP) Name 1. Tim Krawczyk 2. Steve Biancofiore 3. Mike Catanzaro 4. Tom Chester 5. Norm Andrzejewski 6. Joe DeMartino 7. Gary Cordier 8. Mark Lasky 9. Shane Davis 10. Derek Zgoda

Wins

Name 1. Shane Davis 2. Mike Goemans 3. Tim Krawczyk 4. Alex MacKenzie Adam Wertman 6. Bruce Axelson Ryan McGorman Mike Firth 9. Matt Weber Joe DeMartino Tim Smith Aaron Boag Mark West

Saves

Name 1. Ryan McGorman 2. Derek Zgoda 3. Alex Winiewicz 4. Joe Mamott 5. John Davison Shayne Willson

Appearances

Name 1. Ryan McGorman 2. Matt Weber 3. Aaron Boag 4. Marc Muoio 5. Alex MacKenzie 6. Mike Goemans 7. Jeremy Dracup 8. Stephen Gleason 9. Mike Bax 10. Adam Wertman

Games Started Name 1. Alex MacKenzie Mike Goemans 3. Scott Karstedt 4. Bruce Axelson 5. Mark West 6. Jordan Neufeld 7. Jeremy Dracup 8. John Davidson 9. Shane Davis Tyler Hosick

Seasons 1983-86 1983, 85-87 1977-80 1961-62 1960-62 1988-90 1982-84 1977-78 2008-Pres. 1992-95

ERA 2.83 3.38 3.56 3.58 3.80 3.87 4.10 4.28 4.49 4.52

Seasons 2008-Pres. 2007-Pres. 1983-86 2006-09 1993-97 1992-95 2006-09 1984-87 2006-09 1988-90 1995-97 2006-09 1998-00

Wins 21 17 16 15 15 14 14 14 10 10 10 10 10

Seasons 2006-09 1992-95 2005-06 1993-94 1993-94 2009

Saves 11 9 6 5 4 4

Seasons 2006-09 2006-09 2006-09 1996-99 2006-09 2007-Pres. 2001-03 1996-99 2004-07 1993-97

Appearances 68 66 65 62 53 45 44 43 42 41

Seasons 2006-09 2007-Pres. 1995-99 1992-95 1998-2000 2003-06 2001-03 1988-91 2008-Pres. 2000-03

Starts 40 40 34 32 31 30 28 27 26 26

Complete Games Name 1. Shane Davis 2. John Davidson 3. Dave Surowiec Alex MacKenzie 5. Jim DeMartino Tim Smith

Innings Pitched Name 1. Alex MacKenzie 2. Mike Goemans 3. Matt Weber 4. Scott Karstedt 5. Mark West 6. Jeremy Dracup 7. Ryan McGorman 8. Shane Davis 9. John Davidson Bruce Axelson

Strikeouts

Name 1. Mark West 2. Alex MacKenzie 3. John Davidson 4. Scott Karstedt 5. Bruce Axelson 6. Chris Cole 7. Matt Weber Mike Goemans 9. Ryan McGorman Stephen Gleason

Seasons 2008-Pres. 1988-91 1986-89 2006-09 1988-90 1995-97

CGs 15 13 12 12 11 11

Seasons 2006-09 2007-Pres. 2006-09 1995-99 1998-2000 2001-03 2006-09 2008-Pres. 1988-91 1992-95

Innings 284.2 255.2 193.1 193.0 183.2 183.1 174.1 168.1 168.0 168.0

Seasons 1998-2000 2006-09 1988-91 1995-99 1992-95 1999-2002 2006-09 2007-Pres. 2006-09 1996-99

Strikeouts 194 188 149 137 133 132 126 126 122 122

Fielding Percentage (Min. 200 Chances) Name 1. Jesse Burdick 2. Brian Burton Connor Burke 4. Jason Rausch Kevin Reimer 6. Paul Panik Keith Applegate 8. R.J. Crawford 9. Sam LaDuca Dave Herlong

Assists

Name 1. Alec Cabello 2. Kevin Mahoney 3. Bill Doll 4. Connor Burke 5. Bryan Smith 6. Kevin Mailloux 7. Gabe Baida 8. Dave Penafeather 9. Brian Przybysz 10. Brian Hartmann

Seasons Percentage 1998, 2000-02 .995 2008-09 .989 2006-09 .989 1990-93 .985 2007-08 .985 2007-Pres. .984 1992-94 .984 2005 .983 1988-91 .980 1995-96 .980

Seasons 2006-09 2006-09 1998-2001 1999-2002 2003-06 2008-09 2003-06 1991-94 1994-97 2003-06

Assists 561 489 439 433 390 301 289 278 275 235

BASEBALL â&#x20AC;˘ RECORD BOOK

Individual Season Records â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hitting

Batting Average (Min. 100 AB) Name 1. Kevin Vogel 2. Jeremy Ross 3. Brian Hennessy 4. Jason Rausch 5. Kevin Mailloux 6. Jason Kline 7. Kevin Mailloux Todd Schell 9. Daryl Besant 10. Brian Riniolo

Season Average 1985 .436 1997 .400 1994 .390 1993 .389 2009 .381 1997 .378 2008 .377 1994 .377 1998 .376 1995 .373

On-Base Percentage (Min. 100 AB) Name 1. Jason Rausch 2. Kevin Reimer 3. Matt Mazurek 4. Brian rzybysz 5. Ian Choy 6. Adam Donato 7. Kevin Vogel 8. Jason Kline 9. Kevin Mahoney 10. Kevin Reimer

Season OBP 1993 .493 2008 .492 2006 .483 1995 .480 2009 .478 2008 .474 1985 .472 1997 .470 2009 .462 2007 .460

Slugging Percentage (Min. 100 AB) Name 1. Todd Schell 2. Kevin Mahoney 3. Kevin Vogel 4. Jason Kline 5. Jason Rausch 6. Jason Rausch 7. Kevin Mailloux 8. Kevin Mahoney 9. Adam Donato 10. Kevin Mailloux

Season Slugging 1994 .754 2009 .746 1985 .713 1997 .701 1993 .699 1991 .679 2009 .673 2008 .665 2008 .637 2008 .632

Games Played

Name Season 1. Kevin Mahoney 2009 2. Kevin Mailloux 2009 3. Branson Joseph 2009 4. Six Tied 10. Six Tied

Runs Scored

Name Season 1. Kevin Mahoney 2009 2. Kevin Mailloux 2009 3. Kevin Mailloux 2008 4. Adam Donato 2008 5. Kevin Mahoney 2008 6. Branson Joseph 2008 7. Shayne Willson 2009 8. Dave Mahoney 1994 9. Five Tied

Hits

Name 1. Kevin Mailloux 2. Kevin Mailloux 3. Kevin Mahoney 4. Matt Mazurek 5. Branson Joseph 6. Kevin Mahoney Shayne Willson 8. Kevin Mahoney 9. Ian Choy Kevin Reimer Branson Joseph

Season 2009 2008 2009 2006 2009 2008 2009 2006 2007 2007 2008

Games 57 56 55 54 53 Runs 67 59 56 52 51 49 46 44 42 Hits 86 77 69 68 67 66 66 63 62 62 62

Doubles

Name Season 1. Kevin Mahoney 2009 2. Daryl Besant 1998 Dave Mahoney 1994 4. Adam Donato 2008 Branson Joseph 2006 6. Five Tied

Triples

Name Season 1. Branson Joseph 2009 2. Ray Jablonski 1979 Kevin Glover 1996 4. Four Tied

Home Runs

Name Season 1. Kevin Mahoney 2009 2. Kevin Mailloux 2009 3. Todd Schell 1994 4. Kevin Mailloux 2008 Kevin Mahoney 2008 6. Branson Joseph 2008 7. Jessie Burdick 2002 Adam Donato 2008 Steve McQuail 2009 10. Six Tied

Runs Batted In Name 1. Kevin Mahoney 2. Branson Joseph 3. Kevin Mailloux 4. Kevin Mailloux 5. Kevin Mahoney 6. Steve McQuail Todd Schell 8. Matt Mazurek 9. Branson Joseph 10. Kevin Reimer

Walks

Name 1. Kevin Mahoney 2. Branson Joseph 3. Matt Mazurek 4. Kevin Reimer Matt Novo Matt Novo 7. Matt Novo 8. Branson Joseph Kevin Mahoney Kevin Reimer

Stolen Bases

Triples 7 5 5 4 HRs 22 16 13 12 12 11 10 10 10 9

Season 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2009 1994 2006 2008 2008

RBI 62 57 56 53 52 45 45 44 43 42

Season 2009 2006 2006 2008 1991 1990 1992 2008 2007 2007

Walks 39 37 32 31 31 31 30 29 29 29

Name Season 1. Kyle Domogala 2001 2. Kyle Domogala 2000 3. Jeremy Ross 1998 4. Dave Mahoney 1994 Herm Lewis 1980 Kevin Mahoney 2009 7. Matt Mazurek 2006 8. Mark Terry 1988 Jeff Brummer 1988 10. Four Tied

Doubles 19 17 17 15 15 14

SBs 24 22 20 19 19 19 18 17 17 16

RECORD BOOK • BASEBALL

Individual Season Records — Pitching Earned Run Average (Min. 30 IP) Name 1. John Rauh 2. Mike Catanzaro 3. Joe DeMartino 4. Shane Davis 5. Mike Catanzaro 6. Tim Krawczyk 7. Ryan McGorman 8. Brendan Dunford 9. Tim Krawczyk 10. Steve Biancofiore

Wins

Name 1. Shane Davis 2. Shane Davis 3. Mike Box 4. Mike Goemans Ryan McGorman Adam Wertman Mike Goemans 8. Tom Chester Bruce Axelson Alex MacKenzie

Season 1960 (33.2 IP) 1977 (30.1 IP) 1989 (53.2 IP) 2008 (89.1 IP) 1978 (30.0 IP) 1983 (35.0 IP) 2008 (41.0 IP) 1999 (50.0 IP) 1984 (39.1 IP) 1985 (47.0 IP)

Season 2008 2009 1994 2009 2008 1995 2008 1961 1994 2008

Season 2008 2006 1998 2009 2003 2007 1999 2007 2006 2007

Games Started

Name Season 1. Mike Goemans 2009 2. Mark West 2000 John Axford 2006 Matt Wber 2006 Alex MacKenzie 2007 6. Seven Tied

Complete Games Name 1. Shane Davis 2. Joe Mamott Brendan Dunford John Davidson Doug Carlson

Wins 12 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6

Name 1. Mark West 2. Joe Mamott 3. John Axford 4. John Davidson 5. Alex MacKenzie 6. Alex MacKenzie 7. Shane Davis Mark West 9. Alex MacKenzie 10. Alex Nimigon

Season 2008 2009 2008 2007 2000 2009 2009 2007 2008 2003

Innings 95.1 90.1 89.1 89.0 87.2 87.0 79.0 78.1 76.1 71.2

Season 2000 1994 2006 1991 2009 2008 2009 1999 2007 2000

Strikeouts 99 85 75 65 63 56 55 55 54 54

Fielding Percentage (Min. 80 Chances)

Name Season 1. Ryan McGorman 2008 2. Derek Zgoda 1994 3. Shayne Willson 2009 4. Five Tied

Name 1. Ryan McGorman 2. Aaron Boag 3. Marc Muoio Matt Weber Jason Kaczmarak Aaron Boag 7. Marc Muoio 8. Ryan McGorman Alex Winiewicz Mike Bax

Name 1. Alex MacKenzie 2. Mike Goemans 3. Shane Davis 4. Mike Goemans 5. Mark West 6. Alex MacKenzie 7. Shane Davis 8. Alex MacKenzie 9. Mike Goemans Jeremy Dracup

Strikeouts

Saves

Appearances

Innings Pitched

ERA 0.00 1.78 2.18 2.42 2.70 2.83 2.85 2.88 2.97 3.06

Season 2008 1994 1999 1999 1982

Saves 7 5 4 3

Appearances 22 21 20 20 20 20 18 17 17 17

Starts 15 14 14 14 14 13

Name 1. Branson Joseph Adam Donato Perry Silverman Brad Medici Jesse Burdick Kevin O’Donnell Keith Applegate Perry Silverman 9. Dave Herlong Connor Burke

Assists

Name 1. Alec Cabello 2. Alec Cabello 3. Kevin Mailloux 4. Kevin Mailloux 5. Bill Doll Kevin Mahoeny 7. Kevin Mahoney 8. Connor Burke 9. Bill Doll Connor Burke

CGs 10 6 6 6 6

Season Percentage 2008 1.000 2008 1.000 2007 1.000 2009 1.000 2001 1.000 1983 1.000 1992 1.000 2009 1.000 1995 .996 2008 .996

Season 2008 2007 2009 2008 2001 2007 2009 2001 2000 2002

Assists 184 171 159 142 134 134 132 127 123 123

Canisius College

Undergraduate Majors & Programs College of Arts and Sciences Anthropology Art History Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biology Chemistry Clinical Laboratory Science Communication Studies Computer Science (BA and BS) Criminal Justice Digital Media Arts Economics (BA) English Environmental Science European Studies History International Relations Mathematics and Statistics Modern Languages: French, German, Spanish Music Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Urban Studies

Pre-Professional Programs Dental Early Assurance of Admission Joint Degree Programs: Dental Medicine, Optometric Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and Podiatric Medicine Medical Early Assurance of Admission Pre-Dental Pre-Engineering Pre-Law Pre-Medical Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Veterinary

Richard J. Wehle School of Business Accounting Accounting Information Systems Economics (BS) Entrepreneurship Finance Information Systems International Business Management Marketing

School of Education and Human Services Athletic Training/Sports Medicine Physical Education/Health Education Special Education Teacher Education: Early Childhood Education (Birth to Grade 2) Childhood Education (Grades 1 - 6) Adolescence Education (Grades 7 - 12)

Golden Griffin Baseball Highlights Under Head Coach Mike McRae • Won 76 games the past two seasons — most wins by any Northeast Region school at the Division I level • Had four players drafted in the 2008 and 2009 Major League Baseball Drafts • Led Canisius to the postseason during the past three seasons • Program has won MAAC Player of the Year, MAAC Coach of the Year, MAAC Rookie of the Year (twice) and MAAC Pitcher of the Year during the past three seasons • 2003 and 2008 MAAC Coach of the Year • Won four Big 4 Baseball Classic titles in the six years, posting a 10-2 record in the event • Assistant coaches have gone to work at Virginia Tech, Hartford and the Toronto Blue Jays

Demske Sports Complex

The Demske Sports Complex underwent a facelift during the summer of 2008, replacing the old AstroTurf with new FieldTurf. The Center for Athletic Training opened in the summer of 2007.

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2009 MAAC Baseball Review MAAC Standings Conf. Rec. Manhattan 18-6 Canisius 16-8 Marist 15-9 Rider 14-10 Niagara 14-10 Fairfield 10-14 Siena 9-15 Saint Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 7-17 Iona 5-19

Overall 35-18 36-22 31-28 26-23 20-35 20-27 15-35 17-37 6-40-1

MAAC Championship Waterfront Park â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Trenton, N.J. Thursday, May 21, 2009 (3) Marist 7, (2) Canisius 6 (1) Manhatan 2, (4) Rider 1 Friday, May 22, 2009 (2) Canisius 9, (4) Rider 8 (3) Marist 4, (1) Manhattan 3 (11) (2) Canisius 3, (1) Manhattan 2

Saturday, May 23, 2009 (2) Canisius 5, (3) Marist 4 (3) Marist 13, (2) Canisius 9 MAAC at the NCAA Championship NCAA Regional Florida State 16, Marist 4 Marist 6, Ohio State 4

Academic Services Canisius College Academic Services provides academic, personal and career support programs that foster the total development for the studentathletes. A comprehensive program on life skills provides student-athletes with educational experiences. Service programs preparing students for the demands of a well-balanced lifestyle are also provided. Academic Services for Student-Athletes offers the guidance and direction needed to prepare student-athletes for success beyond graduation.

2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I Second Team

Academic Advisor for Athletics Services The Academic Advisor for Athletics provides the following support services to best serve the student-athletes at Canisius: • Provide effective academic advising; conduct individual advising appointments with student-athletes who have concerns abut their major choice, progress toward graduation, grades, or any other aspects that may impede their success toward graduation and NCAA eligibility. • Pay particular attention to the “at-risk” student-athletes and students who have not yet chosen a major course of study. • Schedule meetings with designated student-athletes to assist in the monitoring of academic progress. • Assist student-athletes with the development of academic recovery plans. • Develop travel contracts for student-athletes to share with their course instructors. • Provide assistant with scholarship and award applications.

Ian Choy Economics

Study Hall/ Tutorial Program In order to assist student-athletes in achieving optimal academic performance, the Athletic Department provides a Study Hall Program. Study hall is open to all student-athletes and is an opportunity to do academic work at consistent time in a quiet place where tutors are available to answer questions and concerns.   Study hall is to be used for course work only.  A total of six hours each week are required for all first semester freshmen and first semester transfers.

Tutoring Services   The College offers free tutoring to all Canisius College students. If you have any questions regarding a tutor, or need assistance setting up a time to meet with someone from the College’s Tutorial Program, contact Danielle LaMarre, Academic Advisor for Athletics.

2009 MAAC All-Academic Team

Brian Burton Education

Alec Cabello Finance

Ian Choy Economics

Brian Gibbs History

Josh Marshall Physical Education

Perry Silverman Communications

A new computer lab was added to the Koessler Athletic Center during the 2008-09 season, available to athletes every day during the school year.

Buffalo Fascinating Facts • All Cheerios are made here. • Niagara Falls, one of the seven wonders of the world, is located 20 minutes away from Buffalo. • Chicken wings were first served at the Anchor Bar on Main Street in 1964. • Kleinhans Music Hall, a National Historic Landmark, is considered one of the five acoustically perfect buildings in the world. • In 1905, the NAACP was founded in the region, with its first national conference in Buffalo. • Two hundred miles of fresh water shore border the area. • Buffalo was the first city in the United States to light streets with electricity. • Buffalo is the only city in the United States to boast five Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes. • More bagels are made in Buffalo than any other U.S. city. • Buffalo is home to more than 50 public and private art galleries, the country’s largest intact park system designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux, and more buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright than any other city except Chicago. • The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, formerly the Wilcox residence, was the scene of the inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt as President of the United States on September 14, 1901, following the assassination of William McKinley. • Forest Lawn Cemetery, located across the street from Canisius College, is the resting place of President Millard Fillmore, General Albert J. Meyer (founder of National Weather Service), Chief Red Jacket of the Seneca Indians and William G. Fargo, co-organizer of the first transcontinental Express Service. • Home of Samuel Clemens, who worked as the managing editor of them Buffalo Express Newspapers, Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, and Warren Spahn, the Hall of Fame pitcher, who is the winningest left-hander of all time with 363 victories.

Tradition of Excellence 2008-09 Canisius Athletics Highlights • Natalia Tarasova of the synchronized swimming team won the national championship in the solo event. As a team, Canisius finished third at U.S. Collegiate National Championship. • The Canisius softball team captured its 12th MAAC Championship since 1990 to advanced to the NCAA Tournament. • The women’s basketball team won a schoolrecord 24 games and earned its second postseason invitation in the program’s history with a trip to the Women’s NIT. • Three Griffs were drafted after graduating from Canisius. Matt Friedman of the men’s lacrosse team was taken by the Buffalo Bandits in the sixth round of the NLL Draft, while Kevin Mahoney and Kevin Mailloux were selected in the MLB Draft. • Two former Griffs competed in the Women’s Lacrosse World Cup. • Three Canisius coaches were named the MAAC Coach of the Year. • Marie Warner of the women’s basketball team was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team.

Natalia Tarasova 2009 National Champion

Mark Miyashita No. 1 pick in the 2003 NLL Draft

Kevin Mahoney MAAC Player of the Year NY Yankee Draft Pick

Marie Warner Academic All-American

Department of Athletics What is a Griffin? The Griffin is a mythical creature of supposed gigantic size that has the head, forelegs and wings of an eagle and the hindquarters, tail and ears of a lion. They are well known for their speed, ability to fly and having eyes like an eagle as well as the strength and courage of a lion. Griffins have been known for centuries as symbols of strength and vigilance, have been called “The Hounds of Zeus” in Greek mythology and are said to have mastery of both the land and sky. They are thought to be from India, where the natives of the land made their talons and claws into drinking cups because the talon of a Griffin was said to detect poison in a liquid. Griffins would find gold in the mountains and line their nests with it and as a result, were forced to become great guardians of the nests to keep the hunters away. According to Charles A. Brady in Canisius College The First Hundred Years, “Though the problems of when and where the Griffin began his reign as King Herald of the Canisius College of Arms are not easily settled, the whence is simple to establish. Our Griffin flew to us from the prow of LaSalle’s lost Griffon, the Flying Dutchman of the Great Lakes, which disappeared after making a safe voyage from the Niagara River to the Strait of Detroit. LaSalle’s illfated caravel, the first ship ever built on America’s inland seas, with its 45 tons and five cannons, had its beakhead adorned ‘with a flying Griffin, and an eagle above it,’ in honor of the two heraldic beasts on the armorial bearing of the great Frontenac.” The Griffin became the symbol for Canisius athletics in the mid-1930s. Steve Weller wrote in The Buffalo News Jan. 22, 1962, “You can have your Chihuahuas, Piranhas, Horned Frogs and Iguanas. The best all-around athletic mascot in business today has to be the beast adopted by Canisius College – the Golden Griffin.”

2009 Canisius Male Athlete of the Year Kevin Mailloux was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2009 MLB Draft, while Female Athlete of the Year Natalia Tarasova won the solo event at the U.S. Collegiate Championships.

Battle of the Bridge

Student-Athlete of the Year

During the 2006-07 athletic season, Canisius College and Niagara University developed an all-sports competition, in an effort to enhance the historic rivalry between the Golden Griffins and Purple Eagles. Previous Results 2006-07: Niagara 24, Canisius 10 2007-08: Canisius 21, Niagara 13 2008-09: Canisius 23, Niagara 11

Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Female Athlete Heather Forester (Synchro) Shauna Geronzin (Basketball) Jénel Stevens (Basketball) Jénel Stevens (Basketball) Andrea Bunten (Softball) Whitney Card (Lacrosse) Jess Stackhouse (Volleyball) Katie Miranto (Softball) Natalia Tarasova (Synchro)

Male Athlete Stephen Fabiilli (Hockey) Tom Zabawa (Football) Mark Miyashita (Lacrosse) Rob Martin (Hockey) Matt Vinc (Lacrosse) Matt Mazurek (Baseball) Kevin Ross (Lacrosse) Alan McGreal (Soccer) Kevin Mailloux (Baseball)

Canisius College Head Coaches

Jim Hesch Men’s Soccer

Cathy Hummel Volleyball

Todd Hummel Golf

Mike McRae Baseball

Randy Mearns Men’s Lacrosse

Pete Osmond Cross Country

Tom Parrotta Men’s Basketball

Mike Rappl Softball

Dave Smith Hockey

Scott Teeter Women’s Lacrosse

Scott Vanderzell Swimming & Diving

Jim Wendling Women’s Soccer

Jill Wright Synchro Swimming

Terry Zeh Women’s Basketball

Administration Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J. President President of Canisius College since 1993, Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J. has transformed Canisius College from a commuter college serving primarily the Western New York market into a residential comprehensive university drawing students from across the Northeast and beyond. Under Father Cooke’s leadership, Canisius has invested nearly $142 million in 24 major capital projects on the Main street campus, including $85 million in eight major residence hall projects during this time. Plans to develop Science Hall, an interdisciplinary science center at the college, are underway. Educating students for the demands of an ever-changing world is a high priority for Father Cooke. New majors in emerging fields such as bioinformatics, international business, accounting information systems, health and human performance and digital media arts have recently been added to Canisius’ comprehensive curriculum. Canisius faculty, students and staff are heavily involved in a wide variety of service learning and volunteer activities throughout Western New York and beyond. Father Cooke received high marks in a Buffalo News poll of Western New York leaders which ranked Father Cooke as the second most influential civic leader and the college as the second most influential institution overall in terms of their positive impact on the community. Father Cooke was also recognized by The Buffalo News as one of its Outstanding Citizens for 2001 and named the 2003 Renaissance Man by the Buffalo Renaissance Foundation (BRF). He received the 2005 Humanitarian Award from the Niagara Lutheran Foundation, and the National Federation for Just Communities (NFJC) of Western New York presented Father Cooke with a 2007 Citation Award for his community leadership. In early 2008, Father Cooke served as a delegate at the Jesuits’ General Congregation 35 that elected Father Adolfo Nicolas as the new General of the Society of Jesus. Father Cooke was also a delegate at General Congregation 33 in 1983 that elected Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach as General. Prior to joining the Canisius community, Father Cooke served as executive and academic vice president of John Carroll University. Born in New York and raised in Hoboken, NJ, Father Cooke received a bachelor of arts degree from Fordham University in 1960; a Licentiate in philosophy from Loyola Seminary, Shrub Oak, in 1961; master’s degrees in teaching and philosophy in 1962 and 1965; respectively, from Fordham; advanced theology degrees from Woodstock College in 1967 and Yale University in 1968; and a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1971. Father Cooke’s academic area of expertise focuses on ethics, the theory of knowledge and the philosophy of language. Father Cooke is currently a member of the board of trustees of Fordham University, and a member of the finance committee of the New York Province of the Society of Jesus.

Dr. Ellen Conley Vice President for Student Affairs Ellen O. Conley, PhD, a member of the Canisius Community since 1970, was named vice president for student affairs in 1998. One of her many accomplishments in her role as vice president includes spearheading the upgrade of the athletics program at the college. Dr. Conley earned a bachelor’s degree from Slippery Rock State College (1967), advanced education degrees from the University of Pittsburgh (1968) and Buffalo State (1973) and a doctorate in higher education from the University at Buffalo (1981). During her tenure as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Conley supported the formation of the School of Education and Human Services, developed a mentoring program for new faculty, initiated the development of majors in criminal justice and environmental science and guided the initiative to implement a Master of Science in Organizational Communication and Development. She also established the Fine Arts Department and facilitated the development of MusiCanisius, which has since evolved into the ArtsCanisius program. While acting dean, she coordinated the promotion of the school’s graduate education program to the Canadian market and guided the implementation of the Master in Sport Administration. From 1987-89, Dr. Conley was the assistant director of athletics for women’s sports and financial aid, and from 1987-90, she was the athletic scholarship coordinator. Under her direction, the women’s athletic program was formed and grew from one club level team to seven varsity teams. In addition, she implemented and monitored an athletic scholarship program for men’s and women’s non-revenue producing sports. From 1982-1990 Dr. Conley served as chair of the undergraduate Physical Education Major Program and Coordinator of the Physical Education Graduate Program. In 1989, she developed alternative curricular tracks for physical education majors to enhance enrollment, and in 1986, she co-wrote the New York State Professional Preparation Council’s position paper for “Strengthening Teaching in New York State.”

Bill Maher Director of Athletics Named Director of Athletics in May 2005, Bill Maher is in his fifth year back in the Blue and Gold. Since taking over at Canisius, Golden Griffin athletic teams have won 18 conference or regional championships, with the softball team advancing to the NCAA Tournament in each of the past three seasons and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament 11 times in the last 15 seasons. The 2008-09 women’s basketball team set the program’s Division I record with 24 wins and advanced to the Women’s NIT for the first time in program history. The 2008 women’s soccer team won a program-record six MAAC games and advanced to a four-team MAAC Tournament for the first time since 1994. The synchronized swimming program won its 12th consecutive ECAC Championship in 2009 and also finished second at the U.S. Collegiate Championships for the second consecutive season.

The Maher File Birthplace: Avon, N.Y. Family: Wife Kristin, sons Danny and David

Education Canisius College (B.A. 1989) East Stroudsburg University (M.S. 1990)

Career Canisius College (2005-Present) Director of Athletics University at Buffalo (1998-2005) Interim Athletic Director Senior Associate Athletic Director Assistant Athletic Director/Compliance Canisius College (1991-1998)

The 2008 men’s lacrosse team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program his Assistant AD for Compliance Director of Intramurals and Facility Supervisor tory and won a share of the regular-season MAAC Championship for the second time in three seasons. The 2008 baseball program earned a share of the regular-season title for the first time in 14 years, set a program record with 41 wins and has advanced to the MAAC Tournament each of the past three seasons while qualifying for the MAAC Championship game for the first time in 2009. The 2006 volleyball team set a program record for victories, qualified for a four-team MAAC Tournament in 2008 for the first time since 1994 and during the past three seasons has had the most wins during any three-year stretch in program history. The hockey program has improved its standing in the Atlantic Hockey standings during each of the past three seasons. During the past four seasons, 99 student-athletes have earned all-league honors, 20 have won conference player or rookie of the year awards and 45 were voted to all-tournament teams. On the academic level during the past four athletic seasons, 273 student-athletes were named to the MAAC AllAcademic Honor Roll, while 75 hockey players made the Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team and 15 synchronized swimmers were honored as U.S. Synchro Academic All-Americans. During the past four years, Canisius has had 13 student-athletes recognized on the district level as ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA All-Academic, including six during the 2008-09 academic year. Canisius has claimed the Battle of the Bridge and won the Canal Cup in each of the past two seasons, which is an all-sports competition with rival Niagara University. Maher has overseen renovations to the Koessler Athletic Center and the Demske Sports Complex. A new Center for Athletic Training opened in May 2007. New locker rooms were constructed for all female teams and finished in 2008 while the men and women’s basketball teams each received new locker rooms in the summer of 2008. The Demske Sports Complex received a $1.7 million facelift with the installation of new A-Turf as well as new scoreboards. Starting with the 2007-08 academic year, Maher began a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Management Council. A Canisius graduate and former assistant athletic director at the school, Maher spent seven years at the University at Buffalo and served as the Bulls’ interim athletic director from 2003-05. During his tenure as the interim athletic director at Buffalo, Maher helped UB Athletics oversee $3.6 million in capital improvements to its athletic facilities, restructure the school’s Blue & White Club fund drive for athletics, which generated $1 million during the 2003-04 season, and develop marketing campaigns which increased attendance at athletic events. He also oversaw the development of the men’s basketball program, which set a school record for victories and earned the first postseason bid in school history with an invitation to the 2005 National Invitation Tournament. Under his watch, the Bulls’ RPI increased from 284 in 2003 to as high as 34 during the 2004-05 season. Maher was a four-year letterwinner on the Canisius College football team from 1985-88 and earned All-America honorable mention honors as a senior. He received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Canisius in 1989 and his master’s degree in sport management from East Stroudsburg University in 1990. Following an internship with the New York Knicks, Maher returned to Canisius in 1991, becoming the assistant athletic director for compliance in 1994. He became the director of compliance at the University at Buffalo in 1998, where he moved up the ranks and was named senior associate athletic director in 2002. In that role, he managed the day-to-day operations of the Division of Athletics, including the direct supervision of Buffalo’s football and men’s and women’s basketball programs, in addition to the office of compliance and the office of student-athlete services. Maher resides in East Amherst with his wife, Kristin, and sons, Danny and David.

Administration Traci Murphy

John Maddock

Senior Women’s Administrator/ Associate Athletic Director

Associate Athletic Director External Affairs

Traci Murphy is in her fifth year as Associate Athletic Director and Senior Women’s Administrator for the Golden Griffins. Murphy joined the Canisius staff after spending seven seasons at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Murphy is responsible for all NCAA rules enforcement of Canisius’ 16 Division I athletic programs in addition to all areas of student-athlete welfare. She supervises compliance, academic counseling, strength and conditioning and athletic training. She also oversees the CHAMPS/Life Skills program, and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Murphy is the sport supervisor for women’s soccer, men’s soccer, women’s cross country, men’s cross country, softball. She serves on MAAC committees for Athletic Administration, Finance, Gender and Minority Issues, and chairs the MAAC Swimming and Diving Committee. She also organizes the annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) at Canisius and helped found the WNY Girls in Sports Program. The program, in collaboration with the City of Buffalo Public Schools, area colleges and universities, the Bills and Girl Scout Council, focuses specifically on young girls (ages 9-12) and their involvement in sports. Murphy began her career in 1992 as associate head athletic trainer at St Mary’s and moved to ULM in 1998. She added the responsibility of senior woman administrator in 2001 which involved the monitoring of women’s sports and mentoring the SAAC. In July 2003, she was promoted to the position of director of academics, compliance and student-athlete services. Murphy worked to develop and implement an enhanced academic development and compliance program for ULM’s student-athletes and the athletics department. Prior to ULM, Murphy served five years as the head athletic trainer at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She is a 1989 graduate of West Chester University with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education. In 1992, Murphy earned a master’s degree in health education from the University of Arkansas. The Maryland native and her husband, Pat, have two children, Sean (8) and Sarah (4).

John Maddock is in his 29th year with Canisius College athletics and his 13th as associate athletic director for external affairs. Originally hired as the Golden Griffins’ sports information director, the native of Washington, Ill., was named an assistant athletic director prior to the 1987-88 season and moved into his current position in 1997. Maddock is responsible for corporate partnerships, marketing and promotions, licensing, the Blue & Gold Club and ticket sales. Maddock is the sport supervisor for hockey, baseball, golf, swimming and diving and synchronized swimming. The 54-year-old Maddock oversaw the operation of the department of athletics during Spring 2005 before Bill Maher was named the director of athletics. Maddock also assisted the MAAC with plans for its 25th Anniversary celebration during the 2005-06 athletic season. He chaired the search committee for the Griffs’ head football coach in 2000 and men’s soccer coach in 1998. He serves on the Hall of Fame and the MLK Awards Selection Committees and oversaw the development of the athletic department’s current logo. He was also instrumental in planning the seasonlong 100-year anniversary celebration for men’s basketball in 2003-04. Maddock arrived at Canisius in July 1981 after spending two-and-a-half years as the administrative assistant to the athletic director at Brockport State College. Prior to his job at Brockport, he was the ticket manager for the Atlanta Braves Triple-A farm club in Richmond, Va. A graduate of Western Illinois University, Maddock received his bachelor’s degree in recreation and park administration in 1976 and his master’s degree in athletic administration in 1978. In addition to his duties at Canisius, Maddock is an active member of the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) and the former chair of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Committee on Committees. He also served on the CoSIDA Academic All-America Committee. Maddock spent two seasons as the public relations director for the North Atlantic Conference and served as the host for the 1990 ECAC-SIDA conference at the Buffalo Hilton. He chaired the Baseball Committee for the 1993 World University Games and was the assistant media coordinator for the 2000 NCAA Division I men’s basketball opening round games played at Buffalo’s HSBC Arena. Maddock was honored in 1998 by ECAC-SIDA with the Irving T. Marsh Award for contributions, dedication and excellence in the field of collegiate sports information. John and his wife, Priscilla, reside in Snyder with their daughters Mackenzie and Mikaela.

Canisius Athletic Administration

Judi Caserta Athletics Business Manager

Rachelle Held Director of Compliance

Lynsey Miller Academic Advisor for Athletics

Matt Reitnour Director of Athletic Communications

Jon Rowan Strength and Conditioning Coach

Andy Smith Head Athletic Trainer

Barb Zimmerman Administrative Assistant

Sean Jamieson SS • R/R 6-0 • 180 • Jr. Simcoe, Ontario

Kevin Whitehead INF/C • L/R 6-2 • 232 • Fr. Tonawanda, N.Y.

Will Chomicki OF • R/R 5-8 • 165 • Jr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Mike Deuschle INF • R/R 5-10 • 164 • Sr. West Seneca, N.Y.

Shayne Willson RF/P • R/R 6-2 • 210 • Sr. Surrey, B.C.

Josh Lewyckyj INF • R/R 5-9 • 145 • Fr. Watertown, N.Y.

Aaron Barley INF/OF • R/R 6-0 • 179 • Fr. Pittsford, N.Y.

Drew Pettit INF/C • R/R 5-10 • 180 • Jr. Fonthill, Ontario

Tim Szalkowski P • L/L • 6-1 • 188 • R-Fr. Lockport, N.Y.

Billy Martin P • R/R • 5-11 • 150 • R-Fr.. Mississauga, Ontario

Adam Sullivan P • R/R 5-9 • 173 • Fr. Pittsford, N.Y.

Nathan Linseman P • L/L 6-2 • 197 • R-Fr. Ariss, Ontario

Ian Choy OF • L/R 5-9 • 182 • Sr. Mississauga, Ontario

Frank Polino C • L/R 6-0 • 202 • Fr. Williamsville, N.Y.

Mike Goemans P • L/L 6-4 • 205 • Sr. Guelph, Ontario

Andrew Van’tWout P • L/L 6-1 • 218 • R-Sr. Guelph, Ontario

Scott Whitehead P • R/R 6-1 • 229 • Fr. Tonawanda, N.Y.

Chris Cox P • R/R 5-11 • 190 • Sr. St. George, Ontario

Perry Silverman OF • R/R 6-0 • 199 • Sr. Montreal, Quebec

Steve McQuail INF • R/R 6-0 • 213 • Jr. Wantagh, N.Y.

Brad Medici C • R/R 5-10 • 170 • So. Waterford, N.Y.

Jarred Flock OF • L/R 5-9 • 170 • R-Fr. Youngstown, N.Y.

Ryan Fennell P • R/R 6-4 • 193 • So. Pittsford, N.Y.

Benson Merritt P • R/R 6-1 • 179 • So. Smithville, Ontario

Jordan Cave P • R/R 6-0 • 172 • Fr. Cheektowaga, N.Y.

Paul Panik C • R/R • 6-0 • 232 • Sr. Hopewell Junction, N.Y.

Josh Marshall P • L/L 5-9 • 168 • Jr. Saskatoon, Sask.

Shane Davis P • R/L 6-0 • 185 • RJr. Belmont, Ontario

Brian Burton 1B • R/R 6-1 • 213 • Jr. Kitchener, Ontario

Jon VanRemmen INF • R/R 5-9 • 170 • So. Elma, N.Y.

Charlie LoBosco P • R/R 5-10 • 180 • Fr. Newtown, Conn.

Matt Thomas P • L/L 5-11 • 172 • Fr. Cleveland, Ohio

Joe Akel P • R/R 6-1 • 203 • Fr. Rochester, N.Y.

Mike McRae Head Coach Sixth Season

Matt Mazurek Assistant Coach Third Season Overall

Ryan Asis Assistant Coach First Season

Neal Turvey Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season

Koki Takano Athletic Trainer First Season

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