The Canisius College baseball team used an efficient day offensively - scoring 17 runs on 14 hits and leaving a combined three runners on base - to defeat Bucknell 10-5 and 7-1 at the Demske Sports Complex on a rainy Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Griffins have now won eight of their last 11 games and stand at 19-11 on the season.

Senior Perry Silverman led the Canisius offense with three hits, including a double and triple, four runs scored and four RBI. Sophomore Drew Pettit and juniors Brian Burton and Steve McQuail each reached base in three of their six plate appearances, scoring a combined five runs. Senior Ian Choy had two hits and three RBI, including his third home run of the season.

Redshirt freshmen Nathan Linseman (1-0) and Billy Martin (3-3) combined to allow two runs in 10 innings pitched, with Linseman earning his first collegiate victory.

In game one, Canisius scored seven consecutive runs to take a 7-1 lead. Pettit and Paul Panik walked to lead off the third and Silverman scored both with an RBI triple. Sean Jamieson then scored Silverman with a sacrifice fly to center. The Griffs added a run in the fourth when McQuail led off with a single, moved to third on a ground-rule double by Burton in the right-center field gap, and scored on an groundout from Shayne Willson.

Canisius grabbed control of the game with a three-run fifth. Will Chomicki led off with a double that snuck inside the third-base bag. Silverman reached on an error, moving to second on the wild throw that allowed Chomicki to score. Choy then hit an opposite-field homer to left to give Canisius the six-run advantage.

Bucknell (12-19) climbed back into the game using a four-run top of the sixth, with reliever Andrew Van'tWout ending the rally on a strikeout with two runners on base. The Griffs scored three insurance runs in the sixth. Pettit led off with a single and Panik beat out a bunt single. After a balk, Chomicki scored Pettit with a sacrifice fly. Jamieson would single to center, scoring Panik, and moved to second on an error. Choy's single to right scored Jamieson.

Van'tWout retired the side in the seventh to earn his third save of the season.

The Bison scored a run in the top of the third, loading the bases with one out. Martin was able to get out of the jam with a pop out to short and comeback groundball to the pitcher's mound. The Griffs then scored five in the third, which was delayed 31 minutes by rain. Pettit led off with a single and a Bucknell error led to four unearned runs in the frame. Chomicki walked to put runners on the corners.

After the rain delay, Silverman doubled to right center, scoring both runners. After advancing 90 feet on a fly ball from Jamieson, Silverman scored on a wild pitch. Choy followed with a walk, stole second and scored on an RBI double from McQuail. Burton closed out the inning with an RBI single.

The Griffs added single runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Silverman led off the fifth with a single, stole second, moved to third on a fly ball to center and scored on a wild pitch. Burton led off the sixth with a walk, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Willson, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on an RBI groundout from Pettit.

Josh Marshall and Shayne Willson combined to throw a scoreless seventh inning, retiring the side on eight pitches.

Canisius resumes conference play this weekend with its first MAAC road series of the season. The Golden Griffins, who are 3-0 in the MAAC, travel to Jersey City, N.J. to face Saint Peter's in a three-game series, with Saturday's doubleheader scheduled for a first pitch of 12 p.m.

Game Notes: Game one started at 1:10 p.m. and featured a rain delay of 45 minutes... Canisius and Bucknell met for the second consecutive season, with Canisius winning three of four in Lewisburg, Pa. last season... McQuail extended his hitting streak to a career-long 11 games, one game longer than his previous career best of 10 games (April 10 to May 2, 2009)... Van'tWout allowed an inherited runner to score in sixth inning of the first game, just the second of 10 inherited runners to score this season on the redshirt senior. It was also the first inherited runner to score off a Canisius reliever since March 21, at Dayton, ending a streak of eight straight inherited runners stranded by Canisius relievers... Martin has allowed two earned runs in his last nine innings pitched... Linseman has allowed one run in eight innings pitched since returning from an injury suffered last season... Bucknell left 15 runners on base, going 7-for-30 with runners on base and 2-for-14 with two outs in the doubleheader.