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Max Grant and Vinny Chiarenza react to Grant's 2-run home run against Marist at the 2022 MAAC Baseball Championships
Dave Schofield '71
12
Winner Canisius CAN 26-23
1
Marist MARIST 29-16
Winner
Canisius CAN
26-23
12
Final
1
Marist MARIST
29-16
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Canisius CAN 0 0 0 4 3 3 2 12 13 1
Marist MARIST 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1

W: Pouliot, Chris (8-2) L: Erubiel Candelario (8-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Plates 12 Unanswered in Run-Rule Victory over Marist

Canisius scored 12 unanswered runs to aid the No. 3 seed Golden Griffins to its second run-rule victory of the MAAC Baseball Championship, defeating second-seeded Marist, 12-1, in seven innings at Clover Stadium in Pomona, N.Y.
 
Sophomore Max Grant and graduate student Mike Steffan recorded three-hit days for Canisius (27-23). Senior Trevor Henneman went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, a home run and four RBI. Grant was a triple shy of the cycle, going 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored and hitting a two-run home run. Graduate student Gibson Krzeminski also drove in two runs in the victory.
 
Senior Dylan Vincent recorded his 100th career hit with a seventh-inning RBI single.
 
Junior Chris Pouliot earned his eighth victory after pitching five innings, allowing an unearned run on six hits. He walked four and struck out three. Sophomore Levi Abbott fanned three in his two innings of relief, with the lone hit allowed coming on a two-out triple in the seventh.
 
Robbie Armitage had the lone multi-hit performance for Marist (29-17), going 3-for-4 with a triple.
 
Erubiel Candelario was the starting pitcher for Marist, allowing six hits and seven runs (three earned) in 4.2 innings while walking five and striking out six.
 
GAME RECAP
Marist struck first in the scoring column in the second on a two-out fielding error.
 
Canisius scored 12 unanswered runs from the fourth to seventh innings to take a 12-1 lead over the Red Foxes.
 
In the fourth, three consecutive run-scoring plays gave the Griffs a 4-1 lead. Henneman tied the game, 1-1, with a sacrifice fly. Junior Mike DeStefano singled home senior Kyle Kush before Grant increased the lead to 4-1 on a two-run home run hit to the right-center field bleachers.
 
After hitting a sacrifice fly in the inning prior, Henneman clubbed a three-run home run into the left-field bleachers giving Canisius a 7-1 lead in the fifth.
 
Krzeminski hit a two-run single in the sixth before sophomore Carlin Dick added a sacrifice fly later in the inning, increasing the Griffs' lead to 10-1.
 
Steffan singled home Henneman in the seventh to implement the 10-run rule. Vincent tacked on his RBI single to plate the 12th consecutive run scored by Canisius.
 
Head Coach Matt Mazurek's Postgame Comments
"Today was another strong day for our team as a whole. We started slow and were out of sorts at the plate early. We had to get our bearings and we really locked in. Our hitters locked in, committed to our plan and got the job done.
 
"The guys on the mound have been great. They have been locked in hitting spots, throwing all pitches for strikes, and competing. It has been fun to watch.
 
"With a quick turnaround, we need to catch our breath, get some rest to be ready to give it our best tomorrow!"
 
GAME NOTES
• Thursday was the 81st meeting between Canisius and Marist. The Golden Griffins improved to 37-44 over the Red Foxes and have won 10 of the last 13 over its Empire State rival.
• With the victory, Canisius now has a 10-2 record as a No. 3 seed at the MAAC Baseball Championship, having won its last six games.
• Canisius has scored 10-plus runs in consecutive games for the first time in postseason play since stringing three double-digit scoring efforts together during the 2015 MAAC Tournament.
• Over the team's last 24 innings, Canisius has posted a 1.13 ERA. The team has allowed just three earned runs (four runs total), 17 hits, issuing eight walks and striking out 26.
• In 12 games played in May, Canisius pitching has posted a 7-5 record with a 3.28 ERA. They have struck out 105 batters in 107 innings pitched while issuing 54 walks.
• Canisius starters have a 5-2 record and a 1.66 ERA over the last seven games. They have combined to allow eight runs (seven earned) on 36 hits over 38 innings while issuing seven walks and striking out 38.
• The home runs by Grant and Henneman mark Canisius' first multi-home run performance in postseason play since hitting two against Manhattan on May 22, 2009.
• With his three-hit game, Grant increased his season hit total to 85. He is tied with Brett Siddall (2015) for the fourth-most hits by a Griff in a single season.
• With his two-run home run, Grant recorded his 50th RBI of the year. Grant is the second Canisius player to record 50-plus RBI this season, joining Mike Steffan (53). It is the first time Canisius has had multiple players with at least 50 RBI since Connor Panas and Siddall had 68 and 63 RBI, respectively, in 2015.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius will square off against fifth-seeded Rider at 9 a.m. Friday, with game action broadcast on ESPN+. The winner of Friday's game will advance to the MAAC Championship on Saturday.
 
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