Five Griffs Earn All-MAAC Baseball Honors

Five Canisius baseball players were honored by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference on Wednesday as the league announced its annual awards.

Freshman Max Grant was honored by the MAAC twice, having earned All-MAAC Rookie Team distinction along with classmates and fellow Canadians Carlin Dick and Matt Duffy while also being named to the All-MAAC Second Team as a utility player.

A native of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Grant has appeared in 22 contests this spring, batting .355 with a double and two triples to his credit. In his 20 starts this season, 11 were at second base, seven as a catcher and two at third base. He has driven in 16 runs and has scored on 19 occasions.

Dick, meanwhile, has appeared in 17 games so far for the Griffs this season, 11 of which have been starts. The Abbotsford, British Columbia, product is batting .348 on the year while driving in eight runs. He has scored 18 times on the year and has nine extra-base hits to his credit (seven doubles, a triple and a home run).

Duffy has made four appearances on the mound for Canisius in his rookie campaign, two having been starts. The Burlington, Ontario, native is 2-0 with a 4.30 ERA in 14.2 innings pitched. He has struck out 16 batters while walking just two.

Graduate student Jake Burlingame and redshirt senior Vinny Chiarenza were also recognized on Wednesday as both were named All-MAAC First Team selections after having breakout seasons.

Burlingame has established numerous career highs so far this season, including batting average (.378), runs (33), home runs (7) and RBI (25). The Horseheads, N.Y., native is currently slugging at a .733 clip while posting an on-base percentage of .486. Both figures are also career highs, adding to his 1.219 OPS.

Chiarenza leads the team in multiple batting categories this season, including home runs (8), RBI (29) and on-base percentage (.509). The Grand Island, N.Y., product is batting .368 this year to go along with four doubles and a triple. He has also committed just one error in 196 fielding opportunities at first base.

The Griffs will open the 2021 MAAC Baseball Championship with a best-of-three quarterfinal round series against Marist at the Demske Sports Complex. The series begins on Thursday with a doubleheader at noon. If needed, a decisive third game will be played on Friday at noon. All games will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Jake Burlingame: OF; 5' 10"; Graduate Student; L/R

#17 Vinny Chiarenza: 1B/OF; 6' 2"; Redshirt Senior; R/R

#8 Max Grant: C/3B; 6' 0"; Freshman; L/R

#14 Matt Duffy: RHP; 6' 1"; Freshman; L/R

#18 Carlin Dick: OF; 5' 8"; Freshman; L/L

Players Mentioned

#2 Jake Burlingame
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student; L/R
: OF

#17 Vinny Chiarenza
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Senior; R/R
: 1B/OF

#8 Max Grant
: 6' 0"; Freshman; L/R
: C/3B

#14 Matt Duffy
: 6' 1"; Freshman; L/R
: RHP

#18 Carlin Dick
: 5' 8"; Freshman; L/L
: OF