Canisius University Athletics

AWARDS
ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM (2022)
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT (2022)
MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 4-2x, Last: vs Niagara (5/8/22)
RBI: 5-4x, Last: vs Iona (4/9/22)
Runs: 3-3x, Last: vs Niagara (5/8/22)
Longest Hit Streak: 7-3x, Last: 5/1/22-5/15/22 (.470 - 15-for-32

2022 • REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON 
• All-MAAC First Team selection
• 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-American and District 1 First Team selection
• Started all 50 games played
• Recorded a hit in 27 of his final 32 games of the season
• Ranked fourth on the squad with .342 batting average and 69 base hits
• Finished second on the team with nine home runs
• Turned in three five-RBI performances, the most in a season by a Canisius player since Connor Panas (3 in 2015)
• Went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in season-opening contest versus Pittsburgh (Feb. 18) 
• Recorded four hits in six plate appearances with five RBI in series finale against the Panthers (Feb. 20)
• Went 2-for-2 with three walks, five RBI and two runs scored against Iona (April 8) 
• Recorded one base hit and four RBI in MAAC Championship contest versus Rider (May 29) 
• Was 3-for-5 at the plate with a double and two RBI in Coral Gables Regional opener against No. 6 seed Miami (June 3)  
• MAAC All-Academic Team selection

2021 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
• Started 21 of his 26 games
• Batted .209 with five doubles, a triple, three home runs and 21 RBI
• Hit first collegiate home run against Saint Peter's (May 12) before hitting another in following game at Monmouth (May 15)
• Third home run of season came in team's eventual season finale at Fairfield (May 28) at MAAC Baseball Championships

2020 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Started in 10 of 12 appearances
• Recorded two multi-hit performances (Feb. 18 at West Virginia and March 1 at Marshall)
• Logged triples in back-to-back games (Feb. 15 vs. UMass Lowell and Feb. 18 at West Virginia) • Posted doubles in both games of twin bill at Marshall (March 1)
• Drove in a run on three separate occasions
• Registered career-high 11 putouts in season-opener vs. UMass Lowell (Feb. 14); had four games with 7+ putouts, including three of last five

2019 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
• Played in 44 games, making 40 starts
• Tallied 33 hits, including six doubles and two triples, to produce 18 runs scored and 22 RBI
• Recorded four stolen bases on six attempts
• Drew 16 walks to post a .291 on-base clip
• Registered at least one hit in nine of his first 11 games, including a seven-game hit streak from Feb. 19 to March 2
• Had seven multi-hit performances, notching a pair of three-hit games on Feb. 25 at Charlotte and March 19 at Kansas State
• Had back-to-back three-RBI games against Saint Peter’s on April 19-20, then did so again on May 16 at Niagara
• Recorded team-best four walks in opening game of series at Quinnipiac ... scored three times and also recorded a hit in the win
• Earned MAAC Rookie of the Week honors (Feb. 26)

2018 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Did not appear in a game

BEFORE CANISIUS 
• Played three years at Williamsville East High School
• Twice named to ECIC II First Team
• Tabbed ECIC II Player of the Year in 2016
• Earned Second Team All-Western New York honors in 2016
• Was a Third Team All-New York State
• Batted .517 with 46 hits, five home runs, 44 RBI and .820 slugging percentage in career with Flames
• Also lettered in hockey for four years
• On the ice, named First Team All-Western New York and First Team All-New York State in 2016 ... was awarded Second Team All-Western New York in 2017 

PERSONAL
• Born Nov. 18, 1998
• Son of Jim and Sue Steffan
• Has a brother, Matt, and a sister, Rachel
• Six family members have attended Canisius
• Uncles, Tom and Paul Steffan, played baseball at Canisius
• Majoring in finance