Canisius Golden Griffins
2023 Canisius Golden Griffins baseball team
Founded1954 (1954)
UniversityCanisius College
Head coachMatt Mazurek (6th season)
ConferenceMAAC
LocationBuffalo, New York
Home stadiumDemske Sports Complex
(Capacity: 1,200)
NicknameGolden Griffins
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2013, 2015, 2018, 2022
Conference tournament champions
MAAC: 2013, 2015, 2018, 2022
Regular season conference champions
MAAC Northern: 1994
MAAC: 2008, 2010, 2014, 2019

The Canisius Golden Griffins baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays home games at the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo, New York. The Golden Griffins are coached by Matt Mazurek.

Year-by-year results

Below is a table of the program's yearly records.[3][4][5]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (1954–1989)
1954 Bob MacKinnon 8-4
1955 Bob MacKinnon 9-5
1956 Bob MacKinnon 10-3
1957 Bob MacKinnon 7-2
1958 Bob MacKinnon 12-8
1959 Bob MacKinnon 6-11
1960 Dave Markey 10-5
1961 Dave Markey 10-4
1962 Dave Markey 7-7
1963 Dave Markey 3-6
1964 Dave Markey 3-11
1965 Dave Markey 3-10
1966 Dave Markey 4-7
1967 Dave Markey 3-11
1968 Dave Markey 7-8
1969 Dave Markey 3-4
1970 Dave Markey 7-9
1971 Dave Markey 1-7
1972 John Morrison 9-4
1973 James Kennerson 5-6
1974 James Kennerson 5-9
1975 Pete Leo 5-9
1976 Pete Leo 3-7
1977 Don Colpoys 7-19
1978 Don Colpoys 10-12
1979 Don Colpoys 8-20
1980 Don Colpoys 7-23
1981 Don Colpoys 9-14
1982 Don Colpoys 14-15
1983 Don Colpoys 12-11
1984 Don Colpoys 14-10
1985 Don Colpoys 15-13
1986 Don Colpoys 18-6
1987 Don Colpoys 11-12
1988 Don Colpoys 11-17
1989 Don Colpoys 12-23
Independent: 288-352
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (1990–present)
1990 Don Colpoys 11-20-1 6-6 2nd (Northern)
1991 Don Colpoys 13-33 6-11 3rd (Northern)
1992 Don Colpoys 13-22 8-10 2nd (Northern)
1993 Don Colpoys 13-25-1 7-11 t-2nd (Northern)
1994 Don Colpoys 28-14 17-1 1st (Northern) MAAC tournament
1995 Don Colpoys 21-20 7-11 3rd (Northern)
1996 Don Colpoys 13-22 5-13 4th (Northern)
1997 Don Colpoys 18-19 5-13 4th (Northern)
1998 Don Colpoys 11-32 7-19 5th (Northern)
1999 Don Colpoys 13-26 8-18 5th (Northern)
2000 Don Colpoys 9-33 4-23 10th
2001 Don Colpoys 14-28 10-17 8th
2002 Mark Notaro 4-38 3-24 10th
2003 Mark Notaro 4-38-1 3-23 10th
2004 Mark Notaro 4-43 4-23 t-9th
2005 Mike McRae 9-38 5-21 9th
2006 Mike McRae 18-36 9-18 8th
2007 Mike McRae 20-35 13-12 4th MAAC tournament
2008 Mike McRae 41-13 19-5 t-1st MAAC tournament
2009 Mike McRae 36-22 16-8 2nd MAAC tournament
2010 Mike McRae 39-21 19-5 1st MAAC tournament
2011 Mike McRae 26-32 12-10 t-4th MAAC tournament
2012 Mike McRae 33-27 16-8 2nd MAAC tournament
2013 Mike McRae 42-17 15-9 t-3rd NCAA Regional
2014 Mike McRae 40-16 20-4 1st MAAC tournament
2015 Mike McRae 34-30 16-8 2nd NCAA Regional
2016 Mike McRae 32-27 16-8 t-2nd MAAC tournament
2017 Mike McRae 35-22 16-8 t-2nd MAAC tournament
2018 Matt Mazurek 35-22 16-8 t-2nd NCAA Regional
2019 Matt Mazurek 24-29 17-7 t-1st MAAC tournament
2020 Matt Mazurek 3-11-1 0-0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Matt Mazurek 20-16 17-13 4th MAAC tournament
2022 Matt Mazurek 29-25 15-9 3rd NCAA Regional
MAAC: 705-852–4 357-386
Total: 993-1,204-4

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Major League Baseball

Canisius has had 15 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Canisius College Style Guide 2014". Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Canisius Golden Griffins". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-01-07.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Boyd's World Yearly Standings Archived 2013-02-20 at the Wayback Machine at BoydsWorld.com. Accessed 25 January 2013.
  5. ^ "2013 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy and Cynthia Mills. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  6. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Canisius College (Buffalo, NY)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.

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