Canisius Baseball Game Notes 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, N.Y., 14208 P: (716) 888-8473 | F: (716) 888-8444
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CANISIUS BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2001 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO, N.Y., 14208 P: (716) 888-8473 | F: (716) 888-8444 CANISIUS COMMUNICATIONS @GOGRIFFS | @GRIFFSBASEBALL | @MAACSPORTS | GOGRIFFS.COM | MAACSPORTS.COM red foxes golden griffins 17-9 17-9 —/—/— 17-13 17-13 —/—/— OVERALL MAAC RANKS (D1B/NCBWA/USAT) OVERALL MAAC RANKS (D1B/NCBWA/USAT) at Chris Tracz 286-264-2 (.520) Matt Mazurek 79-75-1 (.513) HEAD COACH, 12TH SEASON RECORD AT MARIST, 12TH SEASON HEAD COACH, 4TH SEASON RECORD AT CANISIUS, 4TH SEASON 2021 SCHEDULE GAMEs 5-MARIST AT 4-CANISIUS series history Buffalo, N.Y. • Demske Sports Complex DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Thursday, May 20, 2021 (DH) • 12:00 p.m. / 3:30 p.m. OVERALL MARIST LEADS, 42-32 MARCH (3-5) 31-32 Webcast: ESPN+ at Canisius Marist leads, 16-15 3/20 at Fairfield* L, 4-7 at Marist Marist leads, 21-13 3/20 at Fairfield* L, 4-13 Play-by-Play: Matt Reitnour at Neutral Site Marist leads, 5-4 3/21 at Fairfield* L, 3-6 3/21 at Fairfield* L, 0-8 PLAY BALL! First Meeting March 12, 1996 - L, 8-9 3/27 at Iona* W, 5-3 (14 inn.) Canisius, the No. 4 seed in this year's MAAC Baseball Championship, Last Meeting April 14, 2019 - at Marist - W, 8-6 3/27 at Iona* W, 8-5 welcomes fifth-seeded Marist to the Demske Sports Complex for a Additional Series History on page 12 3/28 at Iona* W, 5-0 best-of-three series in the quarterfinal round. 3/28 at Iona* L, 6-8 SCOUTING REPORT APRIL (8-4) The series begins Thursday's with a doubleheader beginning at noon. 4/3 SAINT PETER’S* POSTPONED Both games will be nine-inning contests. The decisive third game, if 4/3 SAINT PETER’S* POSTPONED needed, will be played on Friday, also a noon first pitch. 4/7 at Niagara* W, 6-3 FAMILIAR TERRITORY 4/7 at Niagara* L, 3-4 4/10 MANHATTAN* W, 10-3 Canisius is making its 14th consecutive appearance in the MAAC 4/10 MANHATTAN* W, 7-2 Baseball Championship. The last time the Griffs did not qualify for BATTING << 4/11 MANHATTAN* W, 4-2 the postseason was 2006. Of the eight teams that qualified for this .309 AVERAGE .292 4/11 MANHATTAN* W, 13-2 (7 inn.) year's championhip, Canisius' opponent, Marist, has the second-longest 4/14 at Niagara* L, 2-3 streak of appearing in the MAAC Championship (six years). 4/14 at Niagara* W, 20-2 (7 inn.) 195 RUNS >> 217 4/25 RIDER* W, 8-0 The Griffs are looking for their first postseason victory since 2018 when 4/25 RIDER* L, 3-4 the team went 4-0, appearing in their third NCAA Tournament. Canisius DOUBLES >> 4/26 RIDER* L, 2-5 dropped both of its contests in the 2019 MAAC Championship held in 41 52 4/26 RIDER* W, 5-4 Staten Island, N.Y. MAY (6-4) Thursday's twin bill marks the ninth and 10th times Canisius and Marist TRIPLES >> 5/9 QUINNIPIAC* W, 5-1 6 18 5/9 QUINNIPIAC* W, 15-5 (7 inn.) will square off in the MAAC Championship. Marist defeated Canisius in its last meeting in the playoffs, 6-2, in 2017 at Sal Maglie Stadium in 5/10 QUINNIPIAC* L, 1-2 HOME RUNS >> 5/10 QUINNIPIAC* W, 10-2 Niagara Falls, N.Y. 20 21 5/12 SAINT PETER'S* W, 20-11 LAST SERIES 5/12 SAINT PETER'S* W, 21-0 (7 inn.) RBI >> 5/15 at Monmouth* L, 5-8 Canisius lost three of its four games against Monmouth last weekend at 175 191 5/15 at Monmouth* L, 11-12 (10 inn.) MU Baseball Field in West Long Branch, N.J. ON-BASE 5/16 at Monmouth* L, 4-7 << Monmouth won the first three games of the series before the Griffs .423 PERCENTAGE .407 5/16 at Monmouth* W, 7-1 salvaged the series in the finale, 7-1. MAAC QUARTERFINALS (Buffalo, N.Y.) SLUGGING 5/20 5-Marist 12 p.m. Jacob Martins batted .556 (5-for-9) in the series, while Gibson .452 >> .455 5/20 5-Marist 3:30 p.m. Krzeminski had a .417 average (5-for-12) with a pair of doubles and a PERCENTAGE 5/21 5-Marist (If necessary) 12 p.m. home run. Mike Steffan drove in a team-high seven runs in the series. MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND (Site TBD) 19/25 SB/ATT >> 38/48 26-30 at Highest remaining seed TBA SERIES HISTORY (.760) (SB PCT.) (.792) Home games in Bold and CAPS Canisius and Marist will be meeting for the 75th and 76th times today. All times Eastern, subject to change The Red Foxes have the advantage in the all-time series, 42-32, despite 3.65 << ERA 4.53 the Griffs winning 18 of the last 25 meetings, dating back to 2012. In 31 all-time meetings in Buffalo, Marist has a slight 16-15 advantage. 208 << STRIKEOUTS 196 WINNING FORMULA OPPONENT Canisius has had vast success both << at the plate and on the mound in its griffs by result .240 BATTING AVG. .251 17 victories this season. The Griffs BATTING are batting .344 with 67 extra-base Result GP AVG XBH OBP SLG OPS 1.42 WHIP >> 1.31 hits and a 1.006 OPS when coming Win 17 .344 67 .462 .544 1.006 away with a win. The team has 39 Loss 13 .221 24 .325 .333 .658 FIELDING PITCHING >> doubles, 16 triples and 12 home runs .954 PERCENTAGE .974 in those contests. Result GP ERA IP ER SO WHIP Win 17 2.55 134 38 126 1.04 Opponents are hitting just .193 off Loss 13 7.32 94⅔ 77 70 1.68 communications Canisius pitching when the Griffs win, as the staff has compiled a 2.55 ERA and 1.04 WHIP. MARSHALL HAIM In losses, Canisius is batting .221 with a .658 OPS, while the pitching Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant staff has a combined 7.32 ERA and a WHIP of 1.68. Opponents are also Email: [email protected] batting .325 off Canisius when the Griffs lose. Phone: (716) 465-4945 (mobile) GAME NOTES // may 20 VS. marist roster by position NUMERICAL roster PITCHERS (16) # NAME POS B/T HT WT YR NO. NAME POS B/T HT WT. CLASS HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL(S) 1 Aaron Snyder RHP R/R 6’0” 185 So. 1 Aaron Snyder RHP R/R 6’0” 185 So. Lancaster, Pa. / Lampeter-Strasburg 2 Jake Burlingame OF L/R 5’10” 185 Gr. 14 Matt Duffy RHP L/R 6’0” 184 Fr. Burlington, Ontario / Assumption Catholic Secondary 3 Jack Migliore OF R/R 6’0” 190 So. 16 Brett Kochanski RHP R/R 5’11” 167 Jr. Cheektowaga, N.Y. / Cleveland Hill 4 Mike DeStefano INF L/R 6’0” 170 So. 19 Tom Peltier LHP L/L 6’1” 165 So. Wheatfield, N.Y. / Niagara Wheatfield 5 Max Felsenstein OF R/R 5’9” 180 Gr. 20 David Yankowski RHP R/R 5’10” 180 Jr. Valatie, N.Y. / Ichabod Crane 6 Kyle Kush INF L/R 5’9” 165 Jr. 21 Kyle Warner LHP R/L 6’0” 225 Gr. Springville, N.Y. / Springville Griffith Institute 7 Mike Steffan 1B/OF S/R 6’2” 200 R-Jr. 23 Jeff DeStefano LHP R/L 6’2” 207 Sr. Liverpool, N.Y. / Liverpool 8 Max Grant C/3B L/R 6’0” 188 Fr. 25 Joe Barberio RHP R/R 5’11” 170 Sr. Lancaster, N.Y. / St. Mary’s / Niagara CCC 9 Aidan Morrison C R/R 6’1” 190 So. 26 Will Frank RHP R/R 6’0” 209 Gr. Grand Island, N.Y. / St. Joseph’s 10 Mike Mazzara C/INF R/R 5’11” 195 R-Jr. 27 Rockne Seidel RHP L/R 6’1” 190 So. Edinboro, Pa. / Cathedral Prep 11 Jacob Martins INF R/R 6’1” 195 Sr. 28 Levi Abbott RHP R/R 6’3” 194 Fr. Lethbridge, Alberta / Vauxhall Academy 12 Kenny Dodson INF R/R 5’11” 155 So. 30 Ryan Boyer RHP R/R 6’2” 215 Gr. Bradford, Pa. / Bradford Area / Pitt-Bradford 13 Jake Zurat C R/R 5’10” 196 Sr. 32 Andrew Fron RHP R/R 6’3” 210 Jr. Buffalo, N.Y. / Kenmore West 14 Matt Duffy RHP L/R 6’0” 184 Fr. 36 Jarod Burmaster RHP R/R 5’9” 173 Gr. Fredonia, N.Y. / Fredonia / Niagara CCC 15 Jacob Victor OF R/R 6’1” 196 Gr. 40 CJ Tucker LHP L/L 5’7” 160 Sr. Whitesboro, N.Y. / Utica Notre Dame 16 Brett Kochanski RHP R/R 5’11” 167 Jr. 42 Justin Guiliano LHP L/L 6’4” 210 Fr. Ellenville, N.Y. / Ellenville 17 Vinny Chiarenza 1B/OF R/R 6’2” 210 R-Sr. 18 Carlin Dick OF L/L 5’8” 215 Fr. CATCHERS (6) 19 Tom Peltier LHP L/L 6’1” 165 So. No. Name POS B/T Ht Wt. Class Hometown / Previous School(s) 20 David Yankowski RHP R/R 5’10” 180 Jr. 8 Max Grant C/3B L/R 6’0” 188 Fr. Fredericton, New Brunswick / Vauxhall Academy 21 Kyle Warner LHP R/L 6’0” 225 Gr. 9 Aidan Morrison C R/R 6’1” 190 So. Warren, Pa. / Warren Area 22 Trevor Henneman C/1B R/R 6’0” 208 Jr.