Getting two complete-game performances on the mound and scoring in 10 of the final 16 innings of the day, the Canisius College baseball team started conference play with a doubleheader sweep at Iona College on Saturday. The Golden Griffins won 13-4 and 9-0 to improve to 8-14 overall and start 2-0 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the third time in the last four seasons.

Senior Sean Jamieson reached base in six of his nine plate appearances, hitting two home runs and scoring five runs. Freshman Jose Torralba went 5-for-10 with two doubles, while junior Drew Pettit went 4-for-8 with a homer and four RBI.

Redshirt sophomore Billy Martin (2-1) started the opener, allowed four runs on seven hits, walked one and struck out five in his second complete game of the season. Redshirt senior Shane Davis (3-2) threw his fourth career shutout and 18^th career complete game. Davis matched a career high with nine strikeouts as he allowed seven hits and two walk in his seven innings.

In the opener, Iona scored twice in the bottom of the second before the Griffs scored 13 of the final 15 runs in the game. The Griffs got an RBI single from freshman Shane Zimmer in the fourth and freshman Ryan Coppinger scored on a passed ball in the fifth to tie the game at 2-2.

Canisius took control of the game with a five-run sixth inning, with the rally starting as sophomore Chris Gruarin reached on a passed ball after striking out. Zimmer singled to put runners at the corners while an RBI single from Torralba gave Canisius the lead. Freshman Ralph Alloco reached on an error to load the bases, and Zimmer would score on a passed ball to give Canisius a 4-2 lead. After Coppinger reached on a fielder's choice, with Torralba getting thrown out at home, the Griffs took advantage of the extra outs as Jamieson hit a three-run homer to left to put Canisius up 7-2.

Iona (7-12, 0-2 MAAC) scored single runs in the seventh and eighth as Canisius also added a run in the eighth. The Griffs broke the game open with a five-run ninth inning. Jamieson walked to lead off the inning and scored on an RBI double from senior Brian Burton. Pettit followed with a two-run homer to put Canisius up 11-4. Canisius would get an RBI single from senior Nat Barone and an RBI groundout from freshman Jimmy Luppens to close out the scoring.

In the second game, Canisius jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead as the Griffs scored two runs in each of the first two innings. Torralba led off with a single and Jamieson walked to put runners on first and second. Burton laid down a bunt single to load the bases. After Torralba was forced at home on a grounder from Pettit, Jamieson would score on a wild pitch and Zimmer had a sacrifice fly to put Canisius up 2-0. The Griffs had a two-out rally in the second as Torralba doubled, Jamieson singled and Burton walked to load the bases. Pettit doubled to left to drive in two runs and put Canisius up four.

Jamieson hit his second homer of the day in the fourth. Pettit led off the fifth with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and eventually scored on an RBI groundout from Luppens. Sophomore Frank Polino followed with his first career homer to put Canisius ahead 7-0.

Those seven runs would be more than enough run support for Davis. The redshirt senior allowed the leadoff hitter to reach in two innings, with his only two walks of the game coming to the first two batters of the game. Davis didn't allow a runner to get past second base and retired eight of the last nine batters he faced.

Canisius and Iona wrap up the three-game series on Sunday, with first pitch set for noon.

Notes: Canisius clinches the series win and has won 25 of its last 30 conference series... Davis improves to 19-2 in his career in MAAC play... Davis had nine strikeouts in a game for the third time in his career, most recently on March 27, 2010, against Iona... Alloco batted in the leadoff spot in the opener and Torralba batted first in the second game. Senior Will Chomicki held the leadoff spot in the first 20 games, but is out indefinitely after suffering an injury in Wednesday's game at Kentucky... Jamieson returned to his batting order spot from the 2010 season as he batted in the No. 2 spot in the second game, not batting third for the first time this season... Burton hit third for the first time in his career (170 games) while Pettit hit cleanup for the first time in his career as well... Burton has now reached base in all 21 games he's played in this season... Gruarin and Jamieson each have a five-game hitting streak... Martin has allowed nine runs in 24 innings pitched (3.38 ERA) in his three starts, going at least seven innings in each start... Pettit has two or more hits in five of the last six games... Torralba had five hits on the day after coming into the game with seven hits on the season.