Canisius University

• Location: Buffalo, NY
• Nickname: Golden Griffins
• Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 1990-present; ECAC Upstate New York Conference 1985-1989
• Ballpark: Demske Sports Complex

Canisius University was known as Canisius College until August 2023. The school has sponsored baseball since 1903.

Luke Urban coached football and basketball here.

Notable Alumni

• John Axford, pitcher
• Michael Buczkowski, minor league executive
• Danny Carnevale, minor league infielder and manager
• Jack Clement, USA Olympic team player
• Matt Clingersmith, college coach
• Sean Cunningham, trainer
• Billy Goeckel, infielder
• Sean Jamieson, minor league infielder
• Bob MacKinnon, minor league infielder
• Kevin Mahoney, minor league infielder
• David Markey, minor league infielder
• Connor Panas, minor league outfielder
• Paul Panik, college coach

Coaches

• Bob MacKinnon, 1954-1959
• Dave Markey, 1960-1971
• John Morrison, 1972
• James Kennerson, 1973-1974
• Pete Leo, 1975-1976
• Don Colpoys, 1977-1979, 1981-2001
• Tom Hallet, 1980
• Mark Notaro, 2002-2004
• Mike McRae, 2005-2017
• Matt Mazurek, 2018-present

Assistant Coaches

• Matt Clingersmith, 2006
• Tom Hallett
• Frank Jagoda, 2012-2014
• Paul Panik, 2015-2016
• Mason Sherill, 2023-2024

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Post Season
1954	8-4
1955	9-5
1956	10-3
1957	7-2
1958	12-8
1959	6-11
1960	10-5
1961	10-4
1962	7-7
1963	3-6
1964	3-11
1965	3-10
1966	4-7
1967	3-11
1968	7-8
1969	3-4
1970	7-9
1971	1-7
1972	9-4
1973	5-6
1974	5-6
1975	5-9
1976	3-7
1977	7-19
1978	10-12
1979	8-20
1980	7-23
1981	9-14
1982	14-15	2-4
1983	12-11	1-7
1984	14-10	6-2
1985	15-13	9-6
1986	18-6	11-3
1987	11-12	5-10
1988	11-17	7-7
1989	12-23	5-7
1990	11-20-1	6-6
1991	13-33	6-11
1992	13-22	8-10
1993	13-25-1	7-11
1994	28-14	17-1	MAAC
1995	21-20	7-11
1996	13-22	5-13
1997	18-19	5-13
1998	11-32	7-19
1999	13-26	8-18
2000	9-33	4-23
2001	14-28	10-17
2002	4-38	3-24
2003	4-38-1	3-23
2004	4-43	4-23
2005	9-38	5-21
2006	18-36	9-18
2007	20-35	13-12	MAAC
2008	41-13	19-5	MAAC
2009	36-22	16-8	MAAC
2010	39-21	19-5	MAAC
2011	26-32	12-10	MAAC
2012	33-27	16-8	MAAC
2013	42-17	15-9	MAAC / CWS Regionals
2014	40-16	20-4	MAAC
2015	34-30	16-8	MAAC / CWS Regionals
2016	33-26	16-8	MAAC
2017	35-22	16-8	MAAC
2018	35-22	16-8	MAAC / CWS Regionals
2019	24-29	17-7	MAAC
2020	3-11-1	0-0
2021	20-16	17-13	MAAC
2022	29-25	15-9	MAAC / CWS Regionals
2023	26-25-1	16-8	MAAC
2024	18-30	11-13	MAAC
2025	14-31	10-19
2026		17-13	MAAC