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2009 Baseball Roster

2 Branson Joseph

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mississauga, Ont.
  • High School St. Francis Xavier

Biography

2008: Named to the all-MAAC Second Team... Only Golden Griffin to appear in all 54 games, making 53 starts, all in center field... Career highs in batting average (.312), runs scored (49), hits (62), home runs (11), RBI (43), slugging percentage (.518) and stolen bases (14)... Didn’t commit an error in 94 chances in center field... Ranked third on the team in home runs and RBI and second in steals... Posted 17 multiple-hit games and 12 multiple-RBI games... Had two multi-HR games... Hit a home run in MAAC Tournament game against Manhattan May 23... Had walk-off three-run home run against Siena April 20... Third in the MAAC in home runs... Ranked in the top five on Canisius single-season list in four offensive categories

2007: Played in 51 games and made 50 starts... Hit. 279 with six doubles, a triple and three home runs... Led the squad with 13 stolen bases and recorded 29 RBIs... Had 15 multiple-hit games, including five with three or more hits... Posted five multiple-RBI games... Played a majority of the season with an injured wrist

2006: Played in 53 games and started 52 in centerfield... Led the team with 15 doubles to go along with one triple, four homers and 30 RBIs... Ranked second on the club with 11 stolen bases... Was third in the MAAC with 37 walks... Had a .259 batting average, a .418 on-base percentage and a .434 slugging percentage... Had 10 multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI outings... Tied a school record with three homers in 4-for-4, six-RBI performance vs. Manhattan in the last game of the season... Was 7-for-8 in a doubleheader at Fairfield May 6... Had 20 hits in the last 12 contests

Before Canisius: Played for Team Canada in the 2005 World Junior Championships; hit .273 with a double and four RBIs in seven games... Helped Team Ontario to the gold medal at the Canada Summer Games after going 6-for-21 with seven runs and four RBIs... Selected by Baseball Canada to attend the Adidas Jr. Elite Training Camp in 2003... Participated in the Okalahoma Junior Sunbelt Classic in June 2004... Lettered three seasons on high school team; named MVP... Involved in Team Ontario Program since age 15... Picked to attend Team Canada's Junior National Team fall training camp... Member of Mississauga North baseball club, which won the 2002 Ontario Elimination tournament and the Canadian Championships... Member of the Central Ontario All-Stars in 2002 Ontario Summer Games

Personal: The son of Gerade and Cynthia Joseph... Majoring in physical education... Has one brother, Gerry


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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2006Freshman

    Outfield
    5'11" 180 lbs
    27
  • 20

    2007Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'11" 180 lbs
    20
  • 2

    2008Junior

    Outfield
    5'11" 180 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2009Senior

    Outfield
    6'0" 190 lbs
    2