BUFFALO, N.Y. (Interstat) — Thomas Zwirecki drove in five runs with a home run and a double as Canisius blanked Siena 10-0 on Friday afternoon at Demske Sports Complex, completing a three-game Metro Atlantic sweep.

Zwirecki, who had four RBIs in each of the previous two games against Siena, slugged a grand slam in the second inning and added an RBI double in the sixth. Blake Herman contributed a solo home run and an RBI double, finishing 2 for 2. Owen Silliman went 2 for 3 with an RBI.

Canisius sent seven batters to the plate in the second inning, scoring seven runs on four hits, a hit batsman and an error. Noah Albano earned the win with 2 2/3 innings of two-hit, scoreless relief, striking out five. Brian Smith, Weston Elkovitch and Sam Staerker combined for 4 1/3 shutout innings, with Staerker striking out three in the ninth.

Siena managed only five hits and was held scoreless for the second time in the series. Nolan Puglisi took the loss, allowing two runs on no hits over 2 2/3 innings with three strikeouts. The Saints fell to 20-29, while Canisius improved to 21-24.