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Carlin Dick celebrating a home run on March 28, 2023 vs Binghamton at the Demske Sports Complex.
Ken Morey
7
Binghamton BING 11-9
22
Winner Canisius CAN 7-11
Binghamton BING
11-9
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Final
22
Canisius CAN
7-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Binghamton BING 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 7 10 1
Canisius CAN 2 6 1 1 1 1 10 0 X 22 20 2

W: Abbott, Levi (1-0) L: Aidan Pawlak (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Slugs Way to Win Over Binghamton

Senior Mike DeStefano had a team-high four hits as Canisius slugged its way to a 22-7 victory over Binghamton Tuesday afternoon in collegiate baseball action from the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo, N.Y.

The Golden Griffins (7-11) collected a season-high 20 hits in the win, the most in a game since April 2, 2022 versus Quinnipiac.

Binghamton (10-10) was led by Kevin Gsell, who went 3-4 with 3 RBI for the Bearcats.

Sophomore Jackson Strong began his hot day at the plate with a two-run single in the bottom of the first to give Canisius the early advantage.

The Griffs added to their lead with a six-spot in the second frame, highlighted by Strong's three-run shot.

The sophomore drove in his sixth run of the contest in the third on an RBI groundout to the first baseman, scoring junior Max Grant for a 9-0 lead.

Leading 10-1 in the bottom of the fifth, graduate Kyle Kush hit the second home run of the day for Canisius, a solo shot to the deepest part of the park in center.

Following Binghamton's three-run top of the seventh to cut the Griffs' lead to 12-4, Canisius responded in the home half with a 10-run frame that sent 16 batters to the plate.

Junior Carlin Dick got the inning started in a big way, crushing a three-run homer off Bearcats reliever Andrew Fingleton.

Following DeStefano's RBI infield single to make it a 16-4 ballgame, Canisius worked five straight free passes that eventually led to a 20-4 contest.

Dick drove in his fourth run of the inning with a single to center before sophomore Trent Rumley followed suit with an RBI single of his own.

Binghamton looked to mount a comeback in the eighth when Christian Perez hit a two-run home run and Gsell connected on a two-out single to center, but were unable to get any more runners across.

Senior Chris Pouliot earned the start for Canisius, fanning a pair of batters in his lone inning of action.

Junior Levi Abbott picked up his first victory of the season, tossing four innings of relief, yielding just one run on a pair of hits while striking out five.
 
Game Notes
• Canisius has now won four straight games and have totaled 69 runs on 67 hits and 41 walks across the winning streak.
• Canisius won its fifth game in nine meetings against Binghamton and just the second as the home team.
• DeStefano, Grant and graduate Dylan Vincent all scored three runs in the win Tuesday.
• The Griffs won their fourth home opener in the last five seasons, dating back to the 2018 campaign.
• The Canisius pitching staff struck out a season-high 15 batters, highlighted by redshirt sophomore Justin Guiliano's six strikeouts and Abbott's five strikeouts.
• Strong had a career-high six RBI on the day and has now driven in at least one run in four straight games.

Up Next
• Canisius continues its homestand when it plays host to Iona for a three-game set beginning Friday. First pitch from the Demske Sports Complex is set for 3 p.m. with the contest being broadcasted live on ESPN+.

For complete coverage of Canisius baseball, please follow @griffsbaseball on Instagram and Twitter.
 
 
 
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