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2019 Baseball Roster

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Robert M. Pimpsner
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Jenna Hiscock
Marshal Filipowicz
Eric Miller
Austin Mariasy
Marshall Haim

25 Mark McKenna

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 188
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Grand Island, N.Y.
  • High School Grand Island

Biography

2019 ALL-MAAC SECOND TEAM
2019 MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
2019 PRESEASON ALL-MAAC TEAM
2018 MAAC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 
4 (7x) last: vs. Monmouth (5/5/19)
RBI: 3 (Twice) last: vs. Bowling Green (3/3/18)
Runs: 3 (4x) last: vs. Kent State (4/9/19)


2019 • SENIOR SEASON
• Earned 2019 All-MAAC Second Team honors.
• Named to 2019 MAAC All-Academic Team.
• Selected to 2019 Preseason All-MAAC Team.
• Played in 39 contests for the Griffs, making 36 starts.
• Led team with .303 batting average and .451 slugging percentage.
• Was second on team with nine doubles, also knocking out three triples and two homers.
• Accounted for 21 runs and 17 RBI at the plate and eight steals on the bases.
• Had nine multi-hit games, recording three-or-more hits four times.
• Matched his career-high four hits on April 27 at Fairfield.
• Notched four hits again by tallying a double and three singles against Monmouth on May 5.
• Totaled three runs and one RBI on April 9 versus Kent State, launching a homer to go with a single and a walk.
• Hit second home run of campaign on April 13 at Marist, driving in two runs.
• Tallied a hit in each of his last five games with the Golden Griffins.
• Ended Canisius career with a pair of doubles at the MAAC Championship against Fairfield.
• Put together a seven-game hitting streak from April 9-20.
• Ends career tied for tenth in program history with 29 hit-by-pitches.

2018 • JUNIOR SEASON
• Selected as a member to the MAAC Championship All-Tournament Team.
• Made 40 starts for the Griffs out of 50 appearances.
• Registered a .333 batting average to rank third on the squad and tenth in the MAAC.
• Scored 38 runs and drove in 20 RBI.
• Mashed eight doubles and three triples, slugging at a .418 clip.
• Drew 14 walks and was plunked nine times to reach base at a .406 percentage.
• Recorded 13 stolen bases and was caught stealing once.
• Tallied 14 multi-hit games, racking up four hits twice, first doing it on February 24 at Western Carolina.
• Drove in in multiple RBI six times.
• Had a seven-game hit streak from February 17 to March 3, compiling 12 hits and two doubles over that span.
• Notched multi-hit games in all four MAAC Championship games, putting up 11 hits and seven RBI over 17 at-bats.
• Knocked in a season-high three RBI in the MAAC Championship game vs Quinnipiac on May 24, raking four hits and scoring two runs.
2017 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Played in 40 games for the Blue and Gold, making 35 starts.
• Finished the season with 40 hits, 19 RBI, and a .328 batting percentage.
• Collected 14 walks and three hit-by-pitch, which helped post a .407 on-base percentage.
• Swiped two stolen bases on four attempts.
• Posted two four-hit games (March 25 vs. Kennesaw State & April 26 vs. Niagara).
• Tallied a nine-game hit streak, spanning April 15 through April 29 which saw four two-hit games and a four-hit contest.

2016 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Appeared in 42 games and started 31 for the Blue and Gold. 
• Finished the season with a .267 batting average with 27 hits, 19 runs, three doubles, and 14 RBI.
• Tallied a season-best three hits, twice during the course of the year, accomplishing the feat against Fordham (Feb. 28) and Marist (May 25). 
• Recorded a season-high two RBI four times during the season.
• Completed the year with a .378 on base percentage and a .297 slugging mark.


BEFORE CANISIUS
• Was a four-year starter at Grand Island.
• Was a first team all-league player at the conclusion of his sophomore season.
• Named first team all-league and First-Team All-Western New York in his junior year.
• A second team all-league in his senior year. 
• Served as team captain his junior and senior seasons.
• Finished his career with a .424 batting average, 26 RBI, and only three strikeouts in his four-year career. 
• Also played hockey at Grand Island earning first team all-league and First-Team All-Western New York his junior and senior seasons.
•Led his team in goals his sophomore and junior seasons and led the squad in points in his senior season.


PERSONAL
• Son of John and Sandra.
• He has two brothers, Matt and Dan.
• Majoring in environmental studies. 
• Born Oct. 3, 1996.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    Outfield
    5'11" 176 lbs
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    2017Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'11" 176 lbs
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    2018Junior

    Outfield
    5'11" 184 lbs
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    2019Senior

    Outfield
    5'10" 188 lbs
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