BUFFALO, N.Y. (April 26, 2025) – Mount St. Mary's baseball was defeated by Canisius by a score of 10-2 on Saturday afternoon in upstate New York. With the loss, the Mountaineers fall to 9-11 record in the MAAC and a 16-25 overall record.

The Mount was held scoreless through the first five innings of the game while the Golden Griffins took a 6-0 lead. Evan Smith broke the shutout for the Mountaineers in the top of the sixth, reaching base on a fielder's choice while Mateo Zeppieri crossed home plate. Later, in the top of the seventh, Sam Grube hit out a sacrifice fly to centerfield, scoring Bryce Rudisill from third and ending the Mount's scoring efforts on the second day of the series.

Five Mountaineers recorded hits against the Golden Griffins including Grube, Rudisill, Alex Mendes, Nolan Book, and Kyle Cincinnati. A combination of Ryan Brown, Eli DeRossi, and Andrew Cheripka pitched during the game for the Mount, with the trio accruing 10 combine strikeouts during the outing.

Team               1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  R  H  E
Mount St. Mary's   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0  2  5  0
Canisius           0   1   3   0   2   0   2   2   X  10 11 1

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The Mountaineers and Golden Griffins return tomorrow, April 27 at 3:30 p.m. to face off in the rubber match of the series in Buffalo.