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2023 Baseball Roster

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8 Max Grant

  • Position Infield
  • B/T L/R
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 188
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Fredericton, New Brunswick
  • High School Vauxhall Academy
  • Twitter max_grant7
  • Instagram max_grant88

Biography

AWARDS
NCBWA PRESEASON THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN (2023)
COLLEGIATE BASEBALL PRESEASON SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN (2023)
NCBWA SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN (2022)
ABCA/RAWLINGS SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN (2022)
MAAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2022)
ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM (2022)
MAAC ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM (2021, 2022)
CANISIUS MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (2022)
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT (2022)
ALL-MAAC SECOND TEAM (2021)
ALL-MAAC ROOKIE TEAM (2021)
CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 4-6x, Last: at Siena (5/29/22)
RBI: 5, vs Marist (5/15/22)
Runs: 4, at Morehead State (2/25/22)
Hit Streak: 8, 4/26/22 - 5/13/22 (.500 - 19-for-38)
2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-American honoree
• NCBWA Second Team All-American pick
• MAAC Player of the Year 
• All-MAAC First Team selection
• Named to MAAC All-Championship Team after hitting .440 (10-of-18) with 6 RBI during four tournament games
• CoSIDA Academic All-District selection
• Named Canisius Male Athlete of the Year 
• Three-time MAAC Player-of-the-Week selection (March 1, April 19 & May 3)
• Ranked 18th-best 2B by DIBaseball.com on May 11
• One of two players to start all 54 games played this season
• Led the MAAC and ranked 14th nationally with a .398 batting average
• Paced league with 90 hits and 1.67 hits per game
• Recorded multiple hits in 27 games played, highlighted by six four-hit performances
• His 90 hits are the second most in a season by a Canisius player in program history
• Led the MAAC and finished 10th nationally with six triples
• Ended season tied for team lead with 30 walks drawn
• Recorded 100th career high with a two-run home run versus Niagara (April 30)
• Hit .625 (10-of-16) with four extra-base hits and 12 RBI during three-game series against Marist (April 13-15)
• MAAC All-Academic Team pick
2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Started 26 of his 28 appearances (17 at 2nd base, seven at catcher, two at third base)
• Batted team-high .386 with a double, two triples and 17 RBI
• Also posted a team-high in on-base percentage (.519)
• Drew 18 walks and struck out just 12 times
• Logged three games with at least three hits
• Drove in a season-high four runs against Quinnipiac (May 9)
• Named to MAAC's All-Championship Team after batting .556 (5-for-9) in the Championship Round at Fairfield
• Concluded season on a six-game hit streak, batting .476 (10-for-21) and logging four multi-hit performances in stretch
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played three seasons of baseball at Vauxhall Academy under Les MacTavish, serving as team captain
• Also played one year of basketball during 2018-19 season and golf during 2019 season
• Played travel baseball for Fredericton Royals
PERSONAL
• Son of Brent and Kelly Grant
• Has a brother, Jack
• Father played hockey at St. Thomas University, and brother is a goalie at Hamilton College
• Majoring in sport management

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2021Freshman

    Catcher / Third Base
    6'0" 188 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2022Sophomore

    Infield
    6'0" 188 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2023Junior

    Infield
    6'0" 188 lbs
    8