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2019 Baseball Roster

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Marshal Filipowicz
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Jenna Hiscock
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Dave Schofield '71

28 Billy Krull

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 208
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Coraopolis, Pa.
  • High School Montour

Biography

2019 MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
2019 BUSTER POSEY AWARD WATCH LIST
2018 MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
2017 MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 
4, vs. Siena (3/23/19)
RBI: 5, at Kansas State (3/19/19)
Runs: 3 (Twice) last: vs. Siena (3/23/19)

2019 • SENIOR SEASON
• Selected to the 2019 Buster Posey Award Watch List.
• Named to 2019 MAAC All-Academic Team.
• Appeared in 47 contests, making 46 starts for the Griffs.
• Totaled 39 hits, including eight doubles and four homers.
• Ranked second on squad with 31 RBI, also scoring 19 runs.
• Drew 23 walks and was plunked four times to post a .328 on-base percentage.
• Had 10 multi-hit games and nine contests with multiple RBI.
• Notched three hits at Kentucky on March 2, roping two doubles and scoring a run.
• Drove in a career-high five RBI on March 19 in a win at Kansas State, collecting three hits and two runs scored as well.
• Registered a career-high four hits in a March 23 win over Siena, including a homer, to record three runs scored and two RBI.
• Had three hits against Manhattan on March 31, knocking out a double and home run in the win.
• Finished 10th in school history with a .989 career fielding percentage.


2018 • JUNIOR SEASON
• Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
• Appeared in 37 games for Canisius, making 28 starts.
• Posted a .286 batting average, mashing five doubles and three homers.
• Drove in 16 RBI, registering a .419 slugging percentage.
• Notched a .394 on-base percentage, drawing 14 walks and six hit-by-pitches.
• Recorded one stolen base, swiping a bag against Saint Peter’s on April 8.
• Tallied nine multi-hit games.
• Drove in four RBI at Saint Bonaventure on May 6, hitting a home run and slapping another hit in the win.
• Powered in three RBI versus Quinnipiac in the MAAC Championship, raking two hits including a double and drawing a walk.


2017 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Made 41 appearances for the Blue and Gold, starting 24 games.
• Collected 20 hits, 14 runs and eight RBI en-route to a .208 batting average.
• Raked two doubles and a home run, finishing with a .260 slugging percentage.
• Walked 15 times and was plunked five times to help post a .327 on-base percentage for the campaign.
• Mashed his first collegiate home run on February 26, hitting a solo shot against Fort Wayne, and recorded two singles in the same game to post a season-high three hits.
• Had a season-best two RBI versus St. Bonaventure on May 16.
• Walked a season-best three times against Youngstown State on April 25.
• Posted a season-high three-game hit streak from May 24 to May 26.


2016 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Did not compete in 2016.


BEFORE CANISIUS
• A four-year letter winner at Montour High School.
• Finished his career with a .400 batting average.
• In his senior year, he posted a .395 batting average, a .429 on-base percentage and 22 RBI.
• Was all-section in 2015.


PERSONAL
• Son of Bill and Tammie.
• Has three siblings, Tiffany, Rheanna and Rebecca.
• Majoring in political science.
• Born July 15, 1997.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    Catcher
    5'10" 204 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2017Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'10" 204 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'11" 215 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2019Redshirt Junior

    Catcher
    6'0" 208 lbs
    28