Courtesy of GoGriffs.com With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, Cyrus Senior drew a two-out walk to lift the Canisius baseball team over the Manhattan Jaspers, 3-2 at the Demske Sports Complex on Sunday. The walk-off win clinched the Griffs 11th-straight MAAC tournament appearance, the longest such streak in the conference. With the win Canisius improved to … [Read more...] about Canisius walks off to clinch post-season berth
MAAC
Canisius escapes Quinnipiac with 3-2 victory
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com Despite loading the bases with two outs in the ninth inning on Sunday, closer Tyler Smith did his job and shut the door on a Quinnipiac comeback bid, as Canisius baseball bested the Bobcats, 3-2. The Canisius hurler, who had been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year watch list, earned his eighth save of … [Read more...] about Canisius escapes Quinnipiac with 3-2 victory
Canisius blanks Niagara
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com In what could have been a dress rehersal for the 2017 MAAC baseball tournament, the Canisius Baseball team blanked rival Niagara, 8-0, at Sal Maglie Field on Wednesday. The Griffs scored all eight runs in the final four innings to tally the victory in the non-conference mid-week contest. With the win Canisius is now 24-16 while Niagara is … [Read more...] about Canisius blanks Niagara
Marist drops Canisius, 13-3
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com The Canisius Baseball team was unable to avoid the series sweep, falling to Marist on Sunday, 13-3 at James McCann Field in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Marist opened up the scoring in the first inning, plating five runs, and never looked back, improving to 15-11 overall and 5-4 in conference play, while Canisius drops to 16-13 overall and 2-4 in MAAC … [Read more...] about Marist drops Canisius, 13-3
Griffs’ Valenti earns MAAC All-Academic honors
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com Canisius senior forward Phil Valenti is one of 14 men’s basketball players in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference to be named to the 2017 MAAC All-Academic Team, the conference office announced late last week. This marks the first time Valenti has earned academic all-league accolades in his career. A native of Victor, New York, Valenti earned … [Read more...] about Griffs’ Valenti earns MAAC All-Academic honors