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Monmouth Iona Fairfield Siena Quinnipiac Marist Niagara Canisius Rider Manhattan Saint Peter's
MAAC Overall W L PCT W L PCT Str. 11 1 .917 21 14 .600 W2 9 5 .643 17 21 .447 W1 9 5 .643 19 24 .442 W3 8 6 .571 13 21 .382 L3 7 7 .500 19 25 .432 L3 6 6 .500 19 25 .432 L3 6 6 .500 14 27 .341 W4 5 5 .500 9 28 .243 L2 5 7 .417 14 26 .333 L1 2 10 .167 18 23 .439 W1 0 12 .000 5 33 .132 L4
Saturday, April 21 Canisius 10-7, Saint Peter's 0-1 Fairfield 5-4, Rider 3-1 Manhattan 5-3, Niagara 0-2 Monmouth 4-3, Iona 0-6 Quinnipiac 7-0, Siena 1-5 Sunday, April 22 Canisius 1-2, Manhattan 0-0 Marist 9-1, Iona 2-2 Monmouth 8-7, Quinnipiac 0-3 Niagara 3-8, Saint Peter's 2-0 Siena 3-2, Fairfield 2-3 Tuesday, April 24 Niagara 3-4, Canisius 0-0 Fairfield 7, Sacred Heart 4 Rider 5-1, Villanova 4-12 Siena 2-2, Marist 0-1 Wednesday, April 25 Wagner at Iona (2), ccd. Thursday, April 26 Fairfield 14, Central Connecticut State 4 Rider 5-10, Drexel 4-14 Sacred Heart 4-2, Siena 1-1 Manhattan 4, St. John's 3 Saturday, April 28 Monmouth at Canisius (2), noon Manhattan at Marist (2), noon Rider at Niagara (2), noon Fairfield at Quinnipiac (2), noon Saint Peter's at Siena (2), noon Sunday, April 29 Rider at Canisius (2), noon Iona at Manhattan (2), noon Saint Peter's at Marist (2), noon Monmouth at Niagara (2), noon Tuesday, May 1 Siena at Canisius (2), 3:00 Rhode Island at Fairfield, 3:30 Sacred Heart at Quinnipiac, 3:30
MAAC LEADERS
Team Leaders Batting Average Team Rider Quinnipiac Monmouth Fairfield Marist Manhattan Saint Peter's Siena Niagara Canisius Iona Pitching Team Iona Manhattan Siena Monmouth Marist Quinnipiac Canisius Rider Niagara Fairfield Saint Peter's
GP AB H BA 40 1089 306 .281 44 1146 320 .279 35 948 251 .265 43 1078 270 .250 44 1170 289 .247 41 1110 268 .241 38 931 221 .237 34 872 206 .236 41 1055 249 .236 37 909 196 .216 38 1002 213 .213 W-L ERA IP ER 17-21 2.89 261⅔ 108 18-23 3.24 283 131 13-21 3.39 221 107 21-14 3.45 237⅓ 117 19-25 3.86 293⅓ 151 19-25 3.95 279⅔ 158 9-28 4.07 232 135 14-26 4.14 259 153 14-27 4.55 261⅔ 170 19-23 4.68 275⅓ 184 5-32 6.88 232 228
BASEBALL
Quinnipiac Manhattan Canisius Marist Siena Monmouth Fairfield Rider Niagara Iona Saint Peter's
MAAC Overall W L PCT W L PCT Str. 10 2 .833 19 20 .487 W1 9 3 .750 20 20 .500 L1 10 5 .667 22 15 .595 W1 8 4 .667 19 15 .559 W2 8 7 .533 10 28 .263 L1 6 6 .500 16 20 .444 W4 7 8 .467 17 21 .447 W2 5 6 .455 10 24 .294 L2 4 8 .333 12 22 .353 L5 4 10 .286 10 27 .270 W1 0 12 .000 0 30 .000 L30
Saturday, April 21 Quinnipiac 9-3, Canisius 5-0 Marist 4-0, Iona 1-2 Manhattan 12-4, Rider 2-8 Monmouth 6-8, Niagara 1-5 Siena 5-2, Fairfield 0-4 Sunday, April 22 Canisius 8, Quinnipiac 5 Manhattan 3, Rider 2 Marist 4, Iona 3 Monmouth 8, Niagara 7 Siena 6, Fairfield 0 Tuesday, April 24 Kent State 10, Canisius 1 Brown 7, Siena 2 Fairfield 11, Sacred Heart 4 Fairleigh Dickinson 7, Saint Peter's 1 Hofstra 15, Manhattan 4 Iona 8, LIU Brooklyn 6 Quinnipiac 6, Hartford 5 Youngstown State 11, Niagara 5 Rutgers at Rider, ccd. Wednesday, April 25 Canisius 17, Niagara 10 Rutgers 17, Saint Peter's 0 Saint Joseph's 4, Rider 3 Massachusetts at Quinnipiac, ppd. Iona at Albany, ccd. Siena at Dartmouth, ccd. Thursday, April 26 Fairfield 19, Stony Brook 10 Marist 15, Army West Point 7 Friday, April 27 Abilene Christian at Siena, 3:00 Saturday, April 28 Canisius at Rider (2), noon Fairfield at Marist (2), noon Manhattan at Monmouth (2), noon Iona at Quinnipiac (2), noon Niagara at Saint Peter's (2), noon Abiliene Christian at Siena (2), noon Sunday, April 29 Canisius at Rider, noon Fairfield at Marist, noon Manhattan at Monmouth, noon Iona at Quinnipiac, noon Niagara at Saint Peter's, noon Tuesday, May 1 Canisius at Niagara, 3:00 NJIT at Fairfield, 3:30 Saint Peter's at Seton Hall, 4:00 Iona at St. John's, 6:00
27 April 2018
Sockwell, Mackie shine in weekend sweep
By Marshall Haim Sports Editor
A three-home run weekend for sophomore Brittany Sockwell and a trio of complete game shutouts from senior pitcher Erika Mackie helped Canisius extend their win streak to five games after a trip to the New York City area last weekend. The Griffs got out to a great start scoring six runs in the first inning on the Peacocks, who have yet to win a conference game. Canisius would add a pair of runs in the fourth and fifth innings, enabling the mercy-rule to be put in place after five innings of play. Mackie earned the victory in the circle, scattering five hits while striking out four. In the nightcap of the doubleheader, Saint Peter’s would get an early 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI double but the Griffs would score seven unanswered runs to earn the sweep of the Peacocks. Emily Nicosia would toss a three-hit complete game for the Griffs. The freshman would walk one and strike out five. Lindsi Dennis put the nail in the coffin for Canisius with a twoRBI triple in the sixth inning. The freshman would have a team-high four RBIs while going 3-for-6 at the plate in the two-game series. Fellow freshman Erin Hufford went 6-for-8 in the pair of games while driving home three runs. Gianna Degaltini, Destiny Holani and Sue Vi all chipped in with two RBIs each. As a team, Canisius batted
Brittany Sockwell hit three home runs last weekend for the Griffs.
.423 (22-for-52) against Saint Peter’s while striking out just five times in 63 plate appearances. It was the 23rd and 24th victories over the Peacocks in the last 26 meetings, dating back to 2006. Offense came at a premium last Sunday in Riverdale as both teams would only be able to muster 12 hits combined in the 14 innings. In the first game, Brittany Sockwell had the lone hit for Canisius, a solo home run in the second inning, in a 1-0 victory. Her home run did come with some controversy, however. During the at-bat, Sockwell was hit by a pitch and was awarded first base. Upon discussion from the umpiring crew, it was deemed
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that she had leaned into the pitch and was called back into the batter’s box. Following a foul ball, Sockwell would hit the home run. “The pitch hit me, it did,” she said emphatically. “They said that I leaned into it but that's just apart of my swing. They called me back and that made me really mad. I just used that anger, I guess.” Sockwell also added another home run in the latter game of the doubleheader, giving her three home runs on the weekend. It was the first time a Canisius player had hit three home runs in a single weekend since Lauren Castro last year on April 29 and 30. The three-home run weekend is something that not only Sockwell feeds off of, but the team as a
whole. “I know seeing myself constantly getting hits and helping my team out with the runs, it really gives confidence and that's not just me either,” Sockwell said, “it gives a lot of people confidence knowing they can go in the box and hit it just as well. I know everyone can do it. It not only gives me confidence but it gives everyone else confidence and that's what's going to help us get wins.” Morgan Altman hit her fourth home run of the season in the second game of twinbill, aiding Canisius to the 2-0 victory. It would wind up being the Griffs’ fifth straight victory and would be the first time that Canisius swept the Jaspers since 2009. “It was huge to go on the road and come up with four wins,” Canisius head coach Kim Griffin said. “Four games that we expect to win, but at the same time, dropping a game to one of those teams can be a big deal when it comes down to tournament time.” Mackie pitched both games against Manhattan allowing just eight hits in 14 innings of work. In the weekend, Mackie would pitch 19 innings, yielding 13 hits, no runs, one walk and 13 strikeouts. “Everything just f lowed,” Mackie said. “Jocelyn's [Cater] pitch calling was great. Coach Ray [Hennessy] made a couple of plays with pitchouts. Everything kind of flowed together, everything that we've been working on. My pitches were working, things were staying low and dropping, it just kept rolling.” The pitching was also solid for
the Griffs as they only allowed 16 hits and one run in 26 innings of work, leading to a 0.27 ERA. Both Mackie and Nicosia walked one batter and struck out a combined 18 batters for a 0.69 WHIP. Griffin admitted that it wasn't initially planned to have Mackie start both games on Sunday, either. “My initial thought was to go to Emily in game two and if Emily got in any trouble at all we'd go right back to Erika,” Griffin said. “Jocelyn actually was like, 'Why don't we go to Erika?' She only threw 80 pitches, she's got a lot of gas in the tank. I thought that was a fantastic idea and it paid off, although I did not expect her to go two complete games.” Hufford would hold the best batting average amongst the team, going 6-for-12 in the weekend while driving home three runs. She also earned MAAC Rookie of the Week honors on Tuesday. Sockwell went 5-for-12 at the plate (.417) while driving home four runs, tying a team-best with Dennis. Four of Sockwell’s five hits went for extra bases (one triple, three home runs). She boasted an impressive 1.333 slugging percentage and a 1.795 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS). Canisius opens up a 10-game homestand this weekend with a doubleheader against MAAC-leading Monmouth on Saturday and a twinbill against Rider on Sunday. The Griffs also host Siena on Tuesday for a weekday doubleheader. @mhaim1934 haimm@canisius.edu
Griffs pick up wins over Quinnipiac and Niagara By Nolan Hopkins
Assistant Sports Editor
The baseball team finished off a busy five-game homestand this past week with victories over Quinnipiac and Niagara, 8-5 and 17-10, respectively. After being held to just five runs in last Saturday’s doubleheader against Quinnipiac, the Griffs’ bats woke up from their day-long slumber to score eight runs in the series finale on Sunday. Senior Ryan Stekl put Canisius on the board in the first frame with a bases-clearing triple in the right-center field gap. “I got to a 1-2 count, and I just had to battle,” Stekl said. “He left me a pitch that I could hit and I hit it in the gap — it was a big boost for us.” A Conner Morro squeeze bunt would plate the Griffs’ fourth run of the inning, and another run would cross by way of a fielder’s choice off of the bat of Brett Migliore, giving the Griffs the lead after one inning, 5-0. In the third inning, the Blue and Gold added a run to their lead after outfielder Jake Burlingame’s double scored Christ Conley from second base. In the fourth inning, Stekl
Tyler Smith earned a 10-out save in Sunday's win.
scored Gage Lanning on an RBI single, Stekl’s third hit on the afternoon stretching the lead, 7-0. In the fifth frame, Quinnipiac would get two runs back on Canisius starting pitcher Andrew Sipowicz, as the Bobcats’ Andre Marrero plated two runs on a double down the left field line. Head coach Matt Mazurek dipped into the bullpen three times in the top of the sixth inning,
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as the Bobcats tagged Canisius for three runs. Quinnipiac only tallied one hit in the inning, but scored all three runs off of a bases-loaded walk, and two basesloaded hit batters. Closer Tyler Smith came on to strike out Quinnipiac’s clean-up hitter Liam Scafariello with the bases loaded to end the threat. The Griffs led after the top half of the sixth, 7-5.
The Griffs would add an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth, and Smith would shut down the Bobcat offense for the series finale victory, 8-5. Smith threw 3⅓ innings and recorded the 10-out save, while striking out eight batters. Although it was an extended outing for the senior reliever, his preparation did not change. “It’s not really any different [getting prepared earlier in the game], you’re still coming out in the backend of the game, trying to close it out and keep your team in it while trying to hold the other guys off,” Smith said. “Once you get on the mound it’s just me versus the hitter and it’s a competition every pitch, every batter, so everything kind of stays the same.” Sipowicz recorded the victory, improving to 6-1 on the year, and Stekl recorded his sixth three-hit game of the year. The Blue and Gold then welcomed rival Niagara to Demske Sports Complex Wednesday, where they picked up the win on a rainy afternoon, 17-10. Canisius avenged a 10-1 loss to Kent State from the day prior. Niagara jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning off of a
Peter Battaglia RBI double, and a run-scoring single by Owen Dziados. The Griffs would get one run back in the bottom half of the frame after Cyrus Senior launched a triple into the right field gap, and came around to score after Niagara bobbled the relay throw. Offense was in abundance during the entirety of the fourhour long ball game, but error-free baseball in the field propelled the Griffs to the victory. The Purple Eagles’ eight errors led to eight runs scored for Canisius, effectively turning out to be the difference in the contest. Liam Wilson, Lanning, Morro, and Migliore each collected two RBIs apiece, and Stephen Bennett drove in three runs on the day. It was a team effort on the mound for the squad, as only one pitcher, Jared Kennedy logged more than two innings of work, tossing three innings. The Griffs (22-15 overall, 10-5 MAAC) travel to take on Rider (10-24, 5-6 MAAC). The first pitch for game one of tomorrow’s twinbill is set for noon. @nohop33 hopkin13@canisius.edu
Hanes aids golf to best finish at Track gears up for Penn Relays MAAC Tournament since 2013 Griffin Staff Report
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An eighth-place finish from David Hanes helped Canisius to their best finish at the MAAC Golf Tournament in the last five years. The sophomore shot a 9-overpar 222 in the 54-hole event that spanned over a three-day stretch at Disney’s Magnolia Course in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. last weekend. He opened the tournament with a 2-over-par 74, shooting an even-par 36 on the back nine
holes. Despite carding a 6-overpar 78 on Saturday, Hanes bogeyed four of the first nine holes -- including three in-a-row on the sixth, seventh and eighth holes. The Elma native finished the tournament with a 1-over-par 73, starting the round off with an even-par 36. It is the second consecutive year Hanes has finished in the top 10 at the MAAC Tournament. Matt Genaway was the Griffs’ second-best finisher, ending in a five-way tie for 11th place. The freshman’s first-round was his
best as he had a 2-over-par 74, parring 14 holes in the round, including his last nine. He closed the tournament with a 6-over-par 78 on Saturday before shooting a 3-over-par 75 on Sunday. Sophomores Jaret Chipman and John Dantonio each shot an even-par 72 on Sunday, aiding the Griffs to the fifth-place finish with 910 total strokes. Canisius entered Sunday’s round in second-to-last place. Iona claimed their first MAAC title since 2002 with an 895-stroke total.
In a tune-up for the Penn Relays, the Canisius men’s and women’stracksquadsparticipated in the Alfred State Invitational this past Monday. The men's team finished in fourth place out of the eight competing teams, while the women came in sixth out of nine. Canisius did have impressive showings in multiple races, however. On the men’s side, Canisius had 10 of the top 11 times in the 1500-meter run -- including the top nine overall times. Marcus
Brown had the top overall time (4:03.97). Paul Suflita finished in first place in the 3000-meter steeplechase (10:17.41) winning by almost 30 seconds. Paul Henry won the second heat and claimed the top overall time in the 800-meter run (2:01.19). Henry also aided the 4x400 relay to a first place finish. The men’s 4x800 relay composed of Nicholas Neamtu, Turner Dirrigl, Connor Doran and Jordan Obrochta came in the first place with a time of 8:18.40. On the women’s side, Canisius had six runners finish in the top
10 in the 1500-meter with Mary Manzari winning the race with a time of 4:53.88. Aileen Doyle finished in third place. Leah Wardner, Rachel Joachimi, Isabella Iadicicco and Grace Hausladen all placed in the top 10 of the 800-meter run. Canisius' women's 4x800 relay squad finished in second place trailing Buffalo State's quartet by 6.10 seconds. Siobhan Quinn, Doyle, Manzari and Stewart were the runners for Canisius in the relay. Thursday's results from the Penn Relays were not available before printing of this edition.