Men's Baseball History 2020-2021

Men’s Baseball History

2020-2021 SEASON CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2019-20

Reg. Season Record: 10-2 (1st in OUA standings) OUA Championship Tournament: Eliminated following round robin stage (2-1 record during round robin play) 2019 Canadian University National Invitational Baseball Tournament: Champions (defeated WLU 2-1 in final)

The Gryphon baseball team put together a memorable 2019 season, which included finishing the regular season portion of the schedule atop the OUA standings, followed by a postseason run that culminated in the team taking home the title of national champions.

During the regular season, in which the Gryphons boasted a league-best 10-2 record, U of G rookie second baseman Braedon Walsh helped lead the team with a .459 batting average in 11 games. Pitching-wise, the Gryphs were led by fellow rookie Dylan Clark who posted a 1.75 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 25 innings of work. The OUA Championship Tournament in Ajax started off well for the Gryphons who won their first two games 3-0 against Brock and 2-1 against Waterloo. However, in their last round robin game, the Gryphons fell 8-3 to Ryerson and ended up on the wrong side of a tiebreaking scenario, which saw the Gryphons eliminated from the conference championship tournament, failing to reach the knockout stage despite their 2-1 record in round robin play.

One week after their disappointing exit from the OUA Championship tournament, the Gryphons would re-group in a big way as they would make their way back to Ajax to take part in the inaugural “Canadian University National Invitational Baseball Tournament.” The three-day event, which took place from Oct. 18-20, 2019, featured a total of 6 different schools representing three different provinces, with Concordia, McGill, Acadia, Guelph, Laurier and McMaster all in attendance. The Gryphons started the tournament with a 4-1 win over the Concordia Stingers, followed by a 7-6 win over the Marauders to earn a spot in the gold medal game against Laurier. The Gryphons would go on to complete a perfect weekend, earning a 2-1 win over the Golden Hawks to claim gold at the inaugural Canadian University National Invitational Baseball Tournament.

Team Awards: MVP: Dylan Clark

Head Coach: Dean Mariani (2nd season) Assistants: Marek Deska, Alex Hawley, Justin Interisano, Blair Gignac, Tim Schell, Andrew Van Wout, Brandon Washkevich Graduate Assistants: Paul Neophytou, Sam Salemi

2019-2020 Roster: Hayden Adair Thomas Henderson Ashton Patterson David Bruinsma Craig Henning Cipriano Primicias Brendan Callaghan Jordon Inkol Zachary Rachar Dylan Clark Nicholas Interisano Tyler Randa Mason Copeland Evan Kiser Michael Rourke Alexander DeVos Arthur Kowara Braedon Walsh Alex Drouillard Troy Lacoste Luke Whitehouse Ryan Freemantle Jonathan Lay Graham Wilmot Robbie Gauthier Garret Morgan Peter Zytner Matthew Gravelle Mitchell Over

2018-19

Season Record: 11-7 (4th in the OUA) Playoff Record: 3-1 (lost to Toronto OUA semi-final)

The Gryphons’ baseball program began a new chapter after former four-year player Dean Mariani took over the head coaching duties on an interim basis in 2018. Guelph certainly responded to the new boss. A team that featured 11 rookies, including a few returnees from schools in the United States, enjoyed an excellent regular season that that began with wins in six of the first eight games. The Gryphons were anchored by a pair of OUA All-Stars in outfielder Mason Copeland and infielder Robert Wolfer, who was named the Team MVP. Veteran Sam Salemi was the team’s ace, finishing the regular season with a 4-0 record, including four complete games, a 2.45 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 33 innings. Guelph wrapped up the regular season with a sweep of Western and rode that momentum into the playoffs. The Gryphons, making their seventh consecutive playoff appearance, came out strong at the OUA Championship Tournament with three straight wins in round-robin play over Queen’s, Laurier and Ryerson. The season eventually came to an end in the OUA semi-final in a 5-2 loss to perennial power Toronto.

Team Awards: MVP: Robert Wolfer

OUA All-Stars: OUA First Team All- Star: Robert Wolfer (2B) OUA Second Team All- Star: Mason Copeland (CF)

Head Coach: Dean Mariani (1st season) Assistants: Marek Deska, Alex Hawley, Justin Interisano, Tim Schell, Brandon Wazkevich Trainer: Danielle Stark

Hayden Adair Jonathan Lay Lennon Richards Evan Britt Connor Mitchell Michael Rourke Brendan Callaghan Garret Morgan Samuel Salemi Matthew Carscadden Avery Moxey Steven Shum Mason Copeland Chase Nelson Grayson Wesley Alexander Devos Paul Neophytou Luke Whitehouse Alexander Fishback Mitchell Over Graham Wilmot Ryan Freemantle Ashton Patterson Robert Wolfer Thomas Henderson Cipriano Primicias Peter Zytner Craig Henning Tyler Randa Jordon Inkol Tanner Rankine

2017-18

Season Record: 8-8 (5th in the OUA) Playoff Record: 0-1 (lost to Toronto OUA quarter-final)

The Gryphons entered the 2017 OUA season with one of the best collections of depth and pitching in head coach Matt Griffin’s nine-year tenure. Those characteristics played a big part in Guelph manufacturing a five-game win streak that culminated with a doubleheader sweep of Waterloo on Sunday, Oct. 1. It proved to be a special day as Griffin earned his 100th career coaching victory. The Gryphons made their sixth straight appearance in the OUA playoffs, with a new single-elimination format, knowing the bats would have to come through in a one-and-done situation. The hopes of making a run to the program’s first provincial title were high but they drew the eventual champion Toronto Varsity Blues, and their ace pitcher Graham Tebbitt, in the opening round. Guelph fell behind early and couldn’t recover in a 6-0 loss.

Outfielder Kyle Kinsey was an offensive catalyst for the 2017 Gryphons, batting .386 with a home run, 11 RBI and four stolen bases. Departing third baseman Nick Interisano hit a solid .304, while fourth-year veteran Sam Salemi became Griffin’s go-to pitcher, striking out 14 batters in 22 innings of work.

Hayden Adair 1L Ryan Freemantle 1L Christopher Parsons 1L Matthew Allen 4H Craig Henning 1L Brett Pond 2L Nicholas Boyd 4H Jordon Inkol 3L Tyler Randa 3L Evan Britt 2L Nicholas Interisano 4H Evan Ross 2L Brendan Callaghan 2L Kyle Kinsey 4H Michael Rourke 1L Matthew Carscadden1L Marshall Kovacs 4H Samuel Salemi 4H Denver Carter 5L Nathan Kramer 3L Grayson Wesley 3L Joseph Ciccia 5L Troy Lacoste 3L Luke Whitehouse 2L Mason Copeland 3L Nathaniel Lewko 2L Graham Wilmot 1L Aaron Dahan 1L Sean McLean 3L Robert Wilson 2L Alexander Devos 3L Avery Moxey 1L Robert Wolfer 3L Philip Drewniak 1L Paul Neophytou 1L Peter Zytner 1L Mitchell Ewing 5L Mitchell Over 3L

Head Coach: Matt Griffin Assistants: Pat Griffin, Alex Hawley, Justin Interisano, Dean Mariani, Marc Walton Trainers: Agostina Franco, Keara Maynard, Danielle Stark Special Assistants: Jeff Jarockis, Charlie Toth

2016-17

Season Record: 11-7 (4th in OUA) Playoff Record: 2-2 (lost to Western in semifinal)

Thanks to an impressive 6-game win streak to end the regular season, the Gryphons finished 4th in the OUA standings with an 11-7 record and qualified for the OUA Championship Tournament in Toronto (top 6 teams in the 10-team OUA field qualify). In the opening game of the OUA Championship Tournament, the Gryphons led 5-1 over No. 2-seeded Brock before eventually falling 7-6 to the Badgers. Despite the loss, the Gryphs still had life in the double knockout format. After winning 13-5 over the host Varsity Blues, the Gryphons would go on to defeat Laurier 11-8, ending the Golden Hawks season. Having to play their third game of the day, the Gryphons would see their season come to an end in a lopsided loss in a semifinal matchup versus the eventual OUA champion Western Mustangs.

DH Nick Interisano was the lone Gryphon to be named as an OUA First Team All-Star after an impressive regular season that saw him hit .439 to go along with five doubles and 16 RBIs. Sam Salemi established himself as the ace of the staff during the regular season, posting an ERA of 2.86 with 15 strikeouts in 22.0 innings.

Matthew Allen 2L Jacob Gerovac 2L Peter Ricciardi 5L C. Bouillere-Howard 2L Jordon Inkol 1L Liam Rivard 2L Nicholas Boyd 2L Nicholas Interisano 2L Kyle Carey 2L Kyle Kinsey 2L Evan Ross 1L Denver Carter 3L Daniel Kolominsky 2L Wade Sage 4H Alexander Chow 4H Marshall Kovacs 2L Samuel Salemi 2L Joseph Ciccia 3L Nathan Kramer 1L Jeffrey Snelgrove 4H Mason Copeland 1L Troy Lacoste 1L Cooper Stocco 3L Alexander Devos 1L Jamie May 3L Gordon Walmsley 3L Mitchell Ewing 3L Sean McLean 1L Grayson Wesley 1L Matthew Forer 3L Mitchell Over 2L Robert Wolfer 1L Stephen Fried 4H Tyler Randa 1L

Head Coach: Matt Griffin Pitching Coach: Marc Walton Assistant Coach: Alex Hawley Assistant Coach: Justin Interisano Third Base/Infield Coach: Dean Mariani First Base Coach: Pat Griffin Special Assistant: Jeff Jarockis Special Assistant: Charlie Toth Trainer: Agostina Franco Trainer: Kira Mortimer Trainer: Keara Maynard

Team Awards: MVP: Nick Interisano

OUA Awards: OUA First Team All- Star: Nick Interisano (Designated Hitter) OUA Second Team All- Star: Troy Lacoste (Catcher)

2015-16

Season Record: 12-6 (4th in OUA) Playoff Record: 0-2 (lost to Western & Ryerson at OUA Championship tournament)

The Gryphons varsity baseball team started their 2015-2016 season with a loud statement by sweeping a doubleheader versus the defending OUA champion Brock Badgers. It was part of a red hot start to the season that saw the Gryphons jump out to a perfect 8- 0 start to the season. Through the team’s first 13 games the Gryphons boasted an 11-2 record before dropping 4 of their final 5 to finish the regular season fourth in the OUA with a 12-6 record.

The Gryphons entered the six-team OUA Championship tournament in London as the No. 4-seed. In their opening game of the double-knockout style tournament, the Gryphons suffered a 4-3 loss to the host Western Mustangs at Labatt Park. The Gryphons season would officially come to an end in their next game after losing in a wild 13-12 game to the Ryerson Rams.

During the season, a total of four Gryphons were named OUA All-Stars while head coach Matt Griffin was named the OUA Coach of the Year.

Matthew Allen 2L Kyle Kinsey 2L Jeffrey Snelgrove 4H C. Bouillere-Howard 2L Daniel Kolominsky 2L Cooper Stocco 3L Nicholas Boyd 2L Marshall Kovacs 2L Gordon Walmsley 3L Kyle Carey 2L Nathan Kramer 1L Grayson Wesley 1L Denver Carter 3L Troy Lacoste 1L Robert Wolfer 1L Alexander Chow 4H Jamie May 3L Joseph Ciccia 3L Sean McLean 1L Mason Copeland 1L Mitchell Over 2L Alexander Devos 1L Tyler Randa 1L Mitchell Ewing 3L Peter Ricciardi 5L Matthew Forer 3L Liam Rivard 2L Stephen Fried 4H Jacob Gerovac 2L Evan Ross 1L Jordon Inkol 1L Wade Sage 4H Nicholas Interisano 2L Samuel Salemi 2L

Coach: Matt Griffin Trainers: Agostina Franco, Jessica MacDonald, Kira Mortimer Assistants: Shawn Boyle, Alex Hawley, Dean Mariani Marc Walton

2014-15 Season Record: 12-6 Playoff Record: 2-2 (eliminated by Laurier in 3rd round of double knockout OUA Championship tournament)

The Gryphon baseball team finished third in the OUA standings with a 12-6 regular season record. The 2014 OUA Baseball Championship was held at Bernie Arbour Stadium in Hamilton and Nelson Park in Burlington. In 2014, the OUA changed its playoff format to a six team double-knockout, bracket-styled tournament (previously there were just four teams). The Gryphons were eliminated in the third round of the tournament after suffering an 8-4 loss to Laurier.

During the regular season, the Gryphons owned the best offence in the province, thanks in large part to fifth year catcher Justin Interisano who led the OUA in both home runs (4) and RBI’s (30). Fourth year first baseman Kyle Westwater batted .356 and was fourth in the conference with 20 RBI’s, while Wesley Romak recorded a hit in all but one of the 16 regular season games he appeared in.

The Gryphons opened up their playoffs with a mercy-shortened 10-0 win over Western in 8 innings. In the next round, the Gryphons gave top-seeded Brock (who went 17-1 during the regular season) all they could handle but eventually fell a few runs short as the Badgers held on to win 4-2. Now facing a win-or-go-home situation, the Gryphons were able to outlast McMaster in 16 innings, winning 10-9. Up next for the Gryphons was the No. 2 seed and defending OUA champion Laurier Golden Hawks. The Gryphons season would come to an end as Laurier won 8-4.

The Gryphons had four players named OUA All-Stars (First Team: Peter Ricciardi, Wesley Romak and Kyle Westwater; Second Team: Justin Interisano) and led the OUA in runs scored during the regular season with 146.

Jordan Abram 4H Tyler Clark 2L Kyle Kinsey 1L Travis Rumney 2L Matthew Allen 1L Connor Cressman 1L Daniel Kolominsky 1L Wade Sage 3L Daniel Birnberg 1L Mitchell Ewing 2L Marshall Kovacs 1L Samuel Salemi 1L C. Bouillere-Howard 1L Matthew Forer 2L Jamie May 2L Adam Scarcello 2L Nicholas Boyd 1L Stephen Fried 3L Mitchell Over 1L Jeffrey Snelgrove 3L Kyle Carey 1L Jacob Gerovac 1L Mitchell Pike 2L Gordon Walmsley 2L Denver Carter 2L Matthew Hill 1L Peter Ricciardi 4H Kyle Westwater 4H Alexander Chow 3L Justin Interisano 5L Liam Rivard 1L Carson White 1L Joseph Ciccia 2L Nicholas Interisano 1L Wesley Romak 4H

Coach: Matt Griffin Statistician: Richard Horne Assistants: Alex Hawley, Dean Mariani, Paul McKenna Trainers: Anna Beenackers, Hannah DeSoto Marc Walton

Team Awards: MVP of the Year: Peter Ricciardi

OUA Awards: OUA First Team All- Star: Peter Ricciardi OUA First Team All- Star: Wesley Romak OUA First Team All- Star: Kyle Westwater OUA Second Team All- Star: Justin Interisano

2013-14 Season Record: 17-7 Playoff Record: 1-2

The baseball team finished an impressive season with a school record of 17 wins, placing second in the OUA standings, advancing to the OUA Championships. After defeating Western (10-1) on the first day of the Championships, the Gryphons fell to the Laurier Golden Hawks (3-2) and the Brock Badgers (3-2), narrowly missing the finals.

The Gryphons earned themselves three major awards and five spots on the OUA all-star team. Catcher Justin Interisano was named the OUA's top hitter for the second consecutive season, leading the league with a .529 batting average, while recording 22 RBIs and six home runs. Interisano was also named an all-star for his defensive play at catcher. Brendan Sorichetti received the OUA pitcher of the year award after posting four wins, an ERA of just 1.00 and led the league in strikeouts with 35. Bench boss, Matt Griffin, took home the OUA coach of the year award, his second major award, after being named coach of the year in 2010.

Sean Molony, Peter Ricciardi and Matthew Forer joined teammates Interisano and Sorichetti on the all-star roster. Forer earned the top DH spot with his 23 RBIs, while right fielder Ricciardi recorded a .95 fielding percentage and hit for eight doubles. Senior third baseman Molony committed just five errors in 23 games played and posted a .338 batting average.

Jordan Abram 3L Stephen Fried 2L Sean Molony 4H Jeffrey Snelgrove 2L Mitchell Armstrong 2L Gregory Hewitt 2L Mitchell Pike 1L Brendan Sorichetti 5L Lucas Borges 5L Justin Interisano 4H Brandon Poole 3L Cooper Stocco 2L Denver Carter 1L Kevin Lagerquist 4H Peter Ricciardi 3L Brendan Tink 1L Alexander Chow 2L Aaron Loder 1L Wesley Romak 3L Gordon Walmsley 1L Joseph Ciccia 1L Dean Mariani 4H Travis Rumney 1L Noah Weldman 5L Tyler Clark 1L Jamie May 1L Wade Sage 2L Kyle Westwater 3L Mitchell Ewing 1L Sean McLean 1L Adam Scarcello 1L Kevin Winters 4H Matthew Forer 1L Justin Miller 1L Assistants: Shawn Boyle, Anna Beenackers, Hannah Statistician: Richard Alex Hawley, Marc Walton DeSoto, Emily Gagnier Coach: Matt Griffin Horne Trainers:

Coach: Matt Griffin Statistician: Richard Horne Assistants: Shawn Boyle, Alex Hawley, Marc Walton Trainers: Anna Beenackers, Hannah DeSoto, Emily Gagnier

Awards Summary

OUA All-Stars: Matt Forer Justin Interisano Sean Molony Peter Ricciardi Brendan Sorichetti

OUA Awards: Justin Interisano - OUA Baseball Most Valuable Hitter Brendan Sorichetti - OUA Baseball Most Valuable Pitcher Matt Griffin - OUA Baseball Coach of the Year

Team Awards: MVP of the Year – Justin Interisano

University of Guelph Awards: Fred Ramprashad Award – Justin Interisano

2012-2013 Season Record: 14-7 Playoff Record: 1-2

The baseball team finished one of its best seasons in history with a 14-7 record, placing second in the OUA standings and advancing to the OUA Championship Tournament hosted by Brock. After taking the Western Mustangs in a 1-0 matchup, they dropped the next two games to Toronto 6-5 and Brock 11-4 to end the season.

Justin Interisano (Guelph, Ont.) was named the OUA top hitter and earned his first nod as an OUA All-Star after leading the OUA with eight home runs. He also led the Gryphons with a .426 batting average and 31 RBI's. On defence, Interisano provided exceptional defence behind the plate to grab the title of OUA All-Star Catcher.

Jordan Abram 2L Stephen Fried 1L Marc Mongillo 4H Brendan Sorichetti 4H Kyle Arbuthnott 3L Gregory Hewitt 1L Brandon Poole 2L Cooper Stocco 1L Mitchell Armstrong 1L Justin Interisano 3L Peter Ricciardi 2L Ryan Thompson 5L Lucas Borges 4H Kevin Lagerquist 3L Wesley Romak 2L Noah Weldman 4H Alexander Chow 1L Andrew Lindley 5L Wade Sage 1L Kyle Westwater 2L Brook Coatsworth 3L Dean Mariani 3L Matthew Schwan 3L Kevin Winters 3L Benjamin Elliott 1L Sean Molony 3L Jeffrey Snelgrove 1L Leonard Wood 2L Steven Fleischer 4H

Coach: Matt Griffin Statistician: Richard Horne Assistants: Shawn Boyle, Alex Hawley, Marc Walton Trainers: Emily Gagnier, Carley Graham

Awards Summary OUA All-Star Justin Interisano

Team Awards MVP of the Year – Justin Interisano

2011-2012 Season Record: 10-11

The Gryphon baseball team finished with a 10-11 regular season record, placing sixth in the OUA standings and failing to make the playoffs.

Marc Mongillo (Toronto, ON) was the lone Gryphon to claim OUA All-Star status. He posted a .323 batting average, good for third on the team, and his 18 RBI’s put him third in the OUA. Mongillo had a strong showing in right-field, only committing one error in 19 games and was a major factor in Guelph posting a 10-11 record, just missing out on the playoffs

Logan Abernethy 1L Matthew Hill 1L Daniel McMullan 4H Brendan Sorichetti 3L Jordan Abram 1L Craig Howse 4H Sean Molony 2L Ryan Thompson 4H Kyle Arbuthnott 2L Justin Interisano 2L Marc Mongillo 3L Noah Weldman 3L Lucas Borges 3L Joshua Kennedy 3L Michael Nieukirk 1L Kyle Westwater 1L Jordan Cleveland 1L Kevin Lagerquist 2L Brandon Poole 1L Dave Wilson 3L Brook Coatsworth 2L Andrew Lindley 4H Peter Ricciardi 1L Kevin Winters 2L Steven Fleischer 3L Dean Mariani 2L Wesley Romak 1L Leonard Wood 1L Brendan Higgins 4H Robert Marsiglio 3L Matthew Schwan 2L

Coach: Matt Griffin Statistician: Richard Horne Assistants: Shawn Boyle, Alex Hawley, Marc Walton Trainer: Alison Seto Special Assistants: Kirk McNabb, Charlie Toth

Awards Summary OUA All-Star Marc Mongillo

Team Awards MVP of the Year – Marc Mongillo

2010-2011 Season Record: 6-14

The Gryphon baseball team finished with a 6-8 regular season record, placing fifth in OUA standings and failing to make playoffs. With only four top teams making it into the finals, the Gryphons just missed out on post season play.

The Gryphons had a number of players gain OUA all-star recognition and other major awards this season. Gryphon coach Matt Griffin earned Coach of the Year honours after leading the young team with great improvements from last season.

Stephen Fleisher (Brampton, Ont.) was ranked fifth in OUA standings for his batting average, and ranked second in hits with 22, scoring 13 runs. Fleisher was also named an all-star for his position at second base, finishing with a .431 batting average and a .530 on-base percentage. Craig Howse (Milton, Ont.), who had 91 put outs this season, was named an all-star at first base, finishing with a .358 batting average and a .430 on-base percentage. Josh Kennedy (Guelph, Ont.) was one of three players in the OUA named to the all-star outfield, finishing with a .490 batting average and a .530 on-base percentage. He was tied for first in OUA standings for homeruns, and had 15 RBI’s.

Kyle Arbuthnott 1L Cory Garbutt 1L Kevin Lagerqiust 1L Marc Mongillo 2L Nolan Benoit 1L Max George-Lane 5L Andrew Lindley 3L John Murray 3L Lucas Borges 2L Brendan Higgins 3L Dean Mariani 1L Matthew Schwann 1L Ryan Dale 4H Richard Horne 5L Robert Marsiglio 2L Brendan Sorichetti 2L Shawn Dunsmore 3L Craig Howse 3L Dan McMullan 3L Ryan Thompson 3L Spencer Emmerson 4H Tony Interisano 1L Adam Mills 3L Noah Weldman 2L Stephen Fleischer 2L Joshua Kennedy 2L Sean Molony 1L Dave Wilson 2L

Coach: Matt Griffin Statistician: Dave Aubrey Assistants: Shawn Boyle, Alex Hawley, Marc Walton Trainers: Lauren Jenkinson, Alicia Kokoszka

Awards Summary OUA First Team All-Star Stephen Fleisher Craig Howse Josh Kennedy

OUA Coach of the Year Matt Griffin

Team Awards MVP of the Year – Josh Kennedy

2009-2010 Season Record: 4-14

The Gryphon baseball team finished with a 4-14 regular season record, placing seventh in OUA standings and missed the playoffs. With 18 players in their first and second year, this young squad is looking forward to a promising future.

The Gryphons had three players in the OUA top 20 in batting; Craig Howse (Milton, ON) finished ninth in the OUA with a .394 batting average and 14th in on-base percentage with a .460; Brendan Higgins (Guelph, ON) came close behind in 10th place with a .345 batting average; and Robert Marsiglio (Newmarket, ON) ranked 12th with a .318 batting average and 18th in on-base percentage with a .430. Fourth-year Adam Reynolds (Guelph, ON) led the Gryphons on the mound sporting an impressive 2.25 earned run average, ranking him seventh in the OUA.

Lucas Borges 1L Max George-Lane 4H Robert Marsiglio 1L Joseph Ruggiero 3L Colin Calvert 2L Brendan Higgins 2L Dan McMullan 2L Brendan Sorichetti 1L Ryan Dale 3L Richard Horne 4H Adam Mills 2L Nick Swerdlyk 5L Shawn Dunsmore 2L Craig Howse 2L Marc Mongillo 1L Ryan Thompson 2L Blake Emmerson 1L Joshua Kennedy 1L Matt Pickering 1L Noah Weldman 1L Spencer Emmerson 3L Andrew Lindley 2L Adam Reynolds 4H Dave Wilson 1L

Coach: Matt Griffin Statistician: Neil Srivastava Assistants: Alex Hawley, Kirk McNabb, Marc Walton Trainer: Amelia Balsillie

Awards Summary Adam Reynolds - OUA First Team All-Star Craig Howse - OUA First Team All-Star

Team Awards MVP of the Year – Criag Howse

2008-2009 The Baseball Gryphons finished the season with a 4-14 regular season record, seventh in the OUA. The Gryphs had 3 players in the OUA top 20 in batting: Thomas Fear (Kitchener, ON) was third in the OUA in on-base percentage with a .480 average and 6th in batting average at .320; rookie Steve Fleischer (Brampton, ON) was 10th in batting average at .300 and 14th in on-base percentage at .390; rookie Jordan Motruk (Harrow, ON) was 15th in batting average at .290. On the mound, rookie Colin Calvert (Burlington, ON) made 4 starts, going 1–1 with a 2.60 ERA, while fourth-year year Tyler Dale (Ottawa, ON) appeared in 5 games with a stellar 1.48 ERA. The team was one of the youngest squads in the OUA that featured 14 rookies.

Jordan Albaum 1L Gregory Evans 1L Dave House 1L Kyle Plumpton 2L Steven Ardron 1L Thomas Fear 4H Craig Howse 1L Adam Reynolds 3L Greg Bedard 1L Steven Fleischer 1L Andrew Lindley 1L Joseph Ruggiero 2L Colin Calvert 1L Max George-Lane 3L Adam Long 3L Steve Spiers 2L Ryan Dale 2L Alex Hawley 5L Dan McMullan 1L Nick Swerdlyk 4H Tyler Dale 5L Brendan Higgins 1L Jordan Motruk 1L Ryan Thompson 1L Spencer Emmerson 2L Richard Horne 3L John Murray 2L

Coach: David Parris Statistician: Neil Srivastava Assistants: Brandon Cunliffe, Eric Schefski Trainer: Amelia Balsillie

Team Awards MVP of the Year – Steven Fleischer

2007-2008 After finishing a disappointing 2-16 this season and failing to make the playoffs, the team hopes to put 2007 behind them and look ahead to overall improvements next season. The team experienced growing pains along the way as one of the youngest squads in the OUA that featured 13 rookies.

Michael Blachford 1L Thomas Fear 3 Tim Loch 5 Alex Schmitz 1L Chris Bloom 1L Max George-Lane 2 Adam Mills 1L Jason Smith 1L Ryan Dale 1L Matt Hawes 1L John Murray 1L Brandon Speranza 1L Tyler Dale 4H Alex Hawley 4H Kyle Plumpton 1L Steve Spiers 1L Shawn Dunsmore 1L Richard Horne 2 Blake Prior 3 Eric Stickney 3 Spencer Emmerson 1L Thomas Karthaus 3 Adam Reynolds 2 Nick Swerdlyk 3 Cameron Toth 2

Coach: David Parris Statistician: Neil Srivastava Assistant: Brendan Cunliffe

Team Awards MVP of the Year – Adam Reynolds

2006-2007 The young squad finished the campaign with a 7-11 regular season record rounding out league play in sixth-place. Third-baseman Matt Bylow was the lone Gryphon named to the All-Star team. The fifth year veteran was named an OUA Second Team All-Star holding a share of the team lead with four home runs and finishing second on the team with 12 runs batted in.

Shawn Boyle 1L Matt George Lane 1L Blake Prior 2 Matt Bylow 5 Tim Loch 4H Adam Reynolds 1L Tyler Dale 3 Adam Long 2 Joseph Ruggiero 1L Thomas Fear 2 Matthew Longo 4H Eric Stickney 2 Matthew Griffin 5 Calvin Mui - Nick Swerdlyk 2 Alex Hawley 3 Dan O’Connor 4H Cameron Toth 1L Richard Horne 1L Mark Parris 4H Kevin Wallace 4H Aaron Ingram 5 Christopher Peckover 1L Karl Wulf 4H Thomas Karthaus 2 Andrew Pierce 4H

Coach: David Parris Student Assistant: Lauren Pekalski Assistant: Kirk McNabb Statistician: Neil Srivastava

2005-2006 In the first CIBA Top Ten rankings of the year, the Gryphons were ranked #2. They rounded out league play in 5th place with a 7-11 record. Guelph’s Alex Hawley was the league’s Most Valuable Pitcher while Kris Klassen was awarded First Team All-Star for the third year in a row. With a .320 batting average with 21 hits, 15 runs, 9 runs batted in and 4 doubles, Kris was the league’s 11th top batter. He also recorded 12 stolen bases. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, 1L: indicates 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Matt Bylow 4H Aaron Ingram 4H Marc Medeiros 3 Eric Stickney 1L Tyler Dale 2 Thomas Karthaus 1L Calvin Mui -1 David Swerdlyk 3 Jason Dodd 4H Kris Klassen 5 Dan O’Connor 3 Nick Swerdlyk 1L Thomas Fear 1L Tim Loch 3 Mark Parris 3 Kevin Wallace 3 Matthew Griffin 4H Adam Long 1L Andrew Pierce 3 Karl Wulf 1L Alex Hawley 2 Matthew Longo 3 Blake Prior 1L

Coaches: Kevin Lilley, Mark Brohman, Kirk McNabb (7-11-0) Student Assistant: Jeffrey Malenfant Statistician: Neil Srivastava

Academic All-Canadians Matt Bylow, Mark Parris

OUA Awards OUA 1st Team All-Stars – Kris Klassen OUA MVP Pitcher – Alex Hawley

Team Awards MVP of the Year - Kris Klassen

OUA LEADERS

Rank ## Player GP BAVG SLG% OB% Hits Runs RBI Doub' Trip' HR W SB 1 2 Darren Sawyers - Brock 7 .450 .440 .500 10 3 3 1 0 0 3 4 2 0 Benjamin Rich - Western 16 .420 .450 .500 22 6 7 1 0 1 6 4 3 12 Pat Kropf - Laurier 18 .420 .490 .520 27 11 9 5 1 0 4 2 4 16 Jon Roth - Laurier 11 .380 .390 .430 10 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 5 15 Matthew Bekar - Western 16 .370 .360 .420 22 14 6 2 0 0 6 5 6 14 Devlin Connelly - McMaster 16 .350 .370 .440 19 4 6 4 0 0 8 0 7 22 Brandon Wittig - Waterloo 15 .340 .340 .400 17 10 7 2 0 0 6 1 8 5 Jeffrey Gruchy - Brock 13 .330 .370 .440 11 7 3 3 0 0 5 1 9 8 Bruce Craine - Western 16 .330 .330 .380 18 8 13 2 0 0 5 3 10 29 Brett Prosper - Brock 14 .320 .370 .390 15 4 11 3 0 0 2 1 11 5 Kris Klassen - Guelph 18 .320 .330 .400 21 15 9 4 0 0 9 12 12 0 Andrew Morales - Western 7 .310 .380 .380 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 13 46 Mike Walker - Brock 17 .310 .350 .420 17 5 9 5 0 0 7 2 14 11 Adam Vella - Brock 17 .310 .450 .510 17 11 8 11 0 0 7 9 15 27 Sean Grimes - Western 16 .310 .430 .470 15 10 12 2 0 2 5 1 16 15 Andy Wilson - Brock 16 .310 .320 .330 15 9 10 1 0 0 1 5 17 24 Mike Winter - Western 17 .310 .320 .360 18 9 5 2 0 0 4 6 18 0 Adam Long - Guelph 17 .300 .480 .530 17 10 7 3 2 2 6 2 19 25 Travis Skelton - Toronto 18 .300 .310 .370 20 7 5 3 0 0 8 7 20 26 Scott Reynolds - Waterloo 15 .300 .320 .360 13 5 5 2 0 0 3 4

2004-2005 In the 2004 campaign, the Gryphons rounded out league play in 1st place with a 13-5 record and were ranked #2 in the Canadian University Top Ten rankings. In the first round of the playoffs, the Gryphs lost a best of three series 2-1 to Toronto. Guelph’s Andrew Pierce tied for the league’s Most Valuable Pitcher. The Gryphons also received two First Team All-Star distinctions in Kris Klassen and Jason Dodd. Klassen was the league’s top batter with a .350 batting average with 24 hits, 17 runs and 19 runs batted in, 3 doubles and 1 homerun. Dodd was 5th leading batter with a .300 batting average and stole 15 bases. Second baseman Matt Longo and pitcher Andrew Pierce were selected as Second Team All-Stars. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, 1L: indicates 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Matt Blacklaws 3 Andrew Fairfull 4H Matthew Longo 2 Andrew Pierce 2 Matt Bylow 3 Matthew Griffin 3 Marc Medeiros 2 Matthew Stockley 1L Tyler Dale 1L Alex Hawley 1L Calvin Mui 1L David Swerdlyk 2 Jason Dodd 3 Aaron Ingram 3 Dan O’Connor 2 Kevin Wallace 2 John Dungavell 1L Kris Klassen 4H Mark Parris 2 Wes Walters 3 Michael Durigon 2 Tim Loch 2 Emerson Pendleton 4H

Coaches: Kevin Lilley, Kirk McNabb, Mark Brohman (13-5) Ben Wenke (Student Assistant) Trainer: Ashley Clark

Academic All-Canadians Matt Bylow

OUA Awards OUA 1st Team All-Stars - Kris Klassen, Jason Dodd OUA 2nd Team All-Stars – Matt Longo, Andrew Pierce OUA MVP Pitcher – Andrew Pierce (co-winner)

Team Awards MVP of the Year – Kris Klassen

OUA LEADERS

Rank ## Player GP BAVG SLG% OB% Hits Runs RBI Doub' Trip' HR W SB 1 0 Chris Coughlin - Brock 9 .550 .560 .670 6 1 6 3 0 0 5 0 2 0 Dan Baribeau - Brock 14 .440 .520 .600 15 11 10 7 0 0 8 0 3 7 Tim Loch - Guelph 11 .440 .300 .500 7 5 5 1 0 0 11 2 4 16 Harmon Brar - Toronto 17 .430 .490 .560 23 4 17 8 0 0 10 1 5 33 Bryan Rock - Toronto 14 .420 .680 .680 23 12 14 5 2 2 1 0 6 5 Kris Klassen - Guelph 18 .410 .430 .510 24 17 19 3 0 1 10 13 7 12 Patrick Kropf - Laurier 18 .390 .420 .480 22 14 5 5 0 0 8 2 8 0 Andy Wilson - Brock 14 .380 .360 .430 15 10 7 1 0 0 6 6 9 0 Jonathan Rush - Brock 15 .380 .240 .450 8 10 0 0 0 0 13 4 10 38 Jamie Cryer - McMaster 13 .380 .370 .380 14 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 11 25 Travis Skelton - Toronto 15 .370 .310 .430 17 20 4 1 0 0 13 8 12 11 Scott Schmidt - Waterloo 17 .370 .340 .440 15 4 6 2 0 0 9 1 13 0 Adam Vella - Brock 12 .360 .440 .500 13 6 5 5 0 0 5 3 14 15 Robin Mckim - McMaster 14 .360 .560 .610 13 7 4 5 1 1 5 0 15 2 Jason Dodd - Guelph 16 .350 .300 .390 19 19 3 0 0 0 9 15 16 1 Jeremy Paikin - McMaster 13 .350 .360 .420 14 11 4 2 0 0 5 4 17 0 Devlin Connelly - McMaster 8 .320 .320 .320 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 7 Joe Bondy-denomy - Waterloo 9 .320 .380 .430 6 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 19 34 Anthony Iafrate - Laurier 18 .320 .350 .410 18 9 12 1 0 1 6 2 20 5 Nick Guiler - Laurier 11 .310 .260 .370 10 7 6 0 0 0 7 0

2003-2004 In the 2003 campaign, the Gryphons ended up in a 5-way tie for 3rd place with identical 8-9 records with Laurier, Toronto, Western and Waterloo. After comparing point differential and head to head competition, Guelph was awarded 5th spot. Outfielder Kris Klassen, shortstop Andrew Kirwin and second baseman Matt Longo were selected as OUA All-Stars. Klassen had 23 hits and a .400 batting average that earned him 2nd and 5th spots in the league respectively. He was also 3rd in stolen bases with 9 while Jason Dodd followed up with 8. Kirwin was 2nd in the RBI category with 16. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Matt Blacklaws 2 Colin Grosney 2 Matthew Longo 1G Andrew Pierce 1G Matt Bylow 2 Craig Hobin 3 Jeffrey Malenfant 1G James Sabo 3 Jason Dodd 2 Aaron Ingram 2 Marc Medeiros 1G David Swerdlyk 1G Michael Durigon 1G Andrew Kirwin 3 Dan O’Connor 1G Kevin Wallace 1G Andrew Fairfull 3 Kris Klassen 3 Brad Painter 3 Wes Walters 2 Joe Giacomelli 3 Garry Lee 1G Mark Parris 1G Matt Griffin 2 Tim Lock 1G Emerson Pendleton 3

Coaches: Kevin Lilley, Kirk McNabb (8-9) Manager: Mark Brohman Stats: Neil Srivastava Trainer: Jill Geisberger

OUA Awards OUA All-Stars - Kris Klassen, Andrew Kirwin, Matt Longo

Team Awards MVP of the Year – Kris Klassen

2002-2003 The Gryphons finished their season with a team high 11-6-0 record tied for 3rd place in the OUA. However, based on a tiebreaker with McMaster they finished 4th as Mac swept the season series 2-0. A lack of clutch hitting in post season play led to an early exit from the OUA playoffs for the Gryphons as they lost 2 straight to Brock. The season was not without its highlights as designated hitter, Marc Sgrignoli, earned OUA All-Star status and head coach, Kirk McNabb, was selected Coach of the Year. Kris Klassen set the OUA record for most stolen bases with 18 in 20 attempts while Dan Fiorita tied the Gryphon mark for most wins in a season with 3. Overall, the team also set a new high for runs scored, runs batted, hits and homeruns in a season. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Matt Blacklaws 1G Dan Fiorita 2 Aaron Ingram 1G Jamie Sabo 2 Mark Brohman 2 Owen Gallupe 2 Jay Jarvie 2 Ian Sider 2 Matt Bylow 1G Joe Giacomelli 2 Andrew Kirwin 2 Marc Sgrignoli 2 Dave Caron 2 Matt Griffin 1G Kris Klassen 2 Mike Wallace 2 Jason Dodd 1G Collin Grosney 1G Ryan Mellor 2 Wes Walters 1G Erik Enns 1G Craig Hobin 2 Brad Painter 2 Ben Watson 2 Andrew Fairfull 2 John Holden 1G Emerson Pendleton 2

Coach: Kirk McNabb (11-6-0) Assistant: Kevin Lilley Manager: Darryl Kruger Trainer: Jennifer Perry 2

Academic All-Canadians Owen Gallupe

OUA Awards OUA All-Stars – Marc Sgrignoli OUA Coach of the Year – Kirk McNabb

Team Awards MVP of the Year – Andrew Kirwin

2001-2002 The Baseball team had a .385 win percentage for a 5-8 record on the season with one rain out which saw them finish 6th in the 8-team OUA conference. The Gryphons strength was in team fielding as they led the league with a .961 percentage with 194 put outs, 77 assists, 11 errors and 4 double plays. On September 12th, the Gryphons had a game-high 11 strikeouts against Western and on September 29th, a game-high 3 triples against Laurier. Individual highlights include: Andrew Fairfull's .400 batting average with 6 hits in 15 at bats; Jamie Sabo's .296 batting average, a .444 slugging percentage and a .387 on base percentage; pitcher, Mark Brohman, collected 7 runs batted in and 11 strikeouts on the season and Andrew Kirwin had 10 hits. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Steven Ardron 1G Daniel Fiorita 1G Kris Klassen 1G Ian Sider 1G Mark Brohman 1G Owen Gallupe 1G Kyle Martin 1G Cory Snyder 1G Dave Caron 1G Joe Giacomelli 1G Ryan Mellor 1G Todd Stronks 1G Ming Chou 1G Matt Harrison 1G Brad Painter 1G Mike Wallace 1G Steve Clarke 1G Craig Hobin 1G Emerson Pendleton 1G Ben Watson 1G Paul Dwyer 1G Jay Jarvie 1G James Sabo 1G Andrew Fairfull 1G Andrew Kirwin 1G Marc Sgrignoli 1G

Coach: Marc Lepage (5-8) Assistants: Matt Durocher, Kirk McNabb Manager: Darryl Kruger Trainer: Jennifer Perry

Academic All-Canadians Owen Gallupe, Todd Stronks

Team Awards MVP of the Year - Todd Stronks

2000-2001 The Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Championships were staged in Guelph for the first time ever. In their first game, the Gryphons upset the top- seeded Toronto Blues 4-3. They finished the round robin portion of the tournament 1-2 including 1-0 and 2-0 losses to Laval and Ottawa respectively. The Gryphs then advanced to the semis where they met Ontario West Division champion, Brock, and prevailed 4-0. In the final, they lost 4-0 to Laval. Highlights of the Gryphons season included 1st baseman, Mark Brohman and shortstop, Andrew Kirwin, being selected as National Tournament All Stars. Brohman also received accolades as the top hitter in the 2000 campaign as he led the league with a .545 batting average. Pitcher, Ryan Mellor, capped off the season with an incredible ERA of 0.00 in 20 1/3 innings. His stats include 76 batters faced, 2 unearned runs, 8 hits, 8 walks and 24 strikeouts.

Mark Brohman Andrew Harrison Kyle Martin Marc Sgrignoli Brett Boniface Craig Hobin Jeremy McDooling Todd Stronks Matt Durocher Dennis Hodgkinson Ryan Mellor Burke Thompson Owen Gallupe Jay Jarvie Emerson Pendleton Mike Wallace Joe Giacomelli Andrew Kirwin Adam Sarginson Ben Watson

Coaches: Kevin Baxter, Marc Lepage, Kirk McNabb Manager: Darryl Kruger

Academic All-Canadians Matt Durocher, Andrew Harrison

CIBA Awards CIBA All-Star – Mark Brohman, Andrew Kirwin CIBA Top Hitter – Mark Brohman

1999-2000 The Gryphon Baseball squad had its best season ever closing with a 7-8 record in regular season play to finish third in the Central Ontario Division of the Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association. The Gryphs advanced to the playoffs for the first time in their short history, losing to York in a very close series. Dave Stermole and Ryan O’Neill were nominated for the CIBA’s Top Pitcher of the Year Award.

Gbenga Ajasin Kyle Martin Kevin Baxter Tom Matthews Mark Brohman Matt Moir Mark Brohman Ryan O’Neill Matt Durocher Cory Snyder John (Marcus) Flannery Dave Stermole Chad Helm Todd Stronks Dennis Hodge Konrad Szcezpanik Bill Ioannou Dave Teboekhorst Andrew Kirwin Alfred (Burke) Thompson Mike Wallace Coach: Rich Moccia (7-8) Assistants: Casey Cooper, Darryl Kruger Trainer: Krista Braiden

1998-1999

Gbenga Ajasin Tom Matthews Darrin Bausch Jeremy McDooling Kevin Baxter Brent Minacs Mike Bottoms Jason Montgomery Kevin Callahan Cory Snyder Matt Durocher Dave Stermole Geoff Gravett Todd Stronks Chad Helm Lyndon Swing Bill Ioannou Dave Teboekhorst Ben Kelly Burke Thompson Simon Mallett Matt Vrooman Kyle Martin

Coaching Staff: Neil Srivastava - Head Coach Rich Moccia, Casey Cooper Lee Piccoli, Sean Travers