WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (Interstat) — Merrimack’s Warriors shut out the Canisius Golden Griffins 7-0 on Wednesday afternoon in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship at Dutchess Stadium. The Warriors improved to 27-27, while Canisius fell to 21-25.

Merrimack scored two runs in the first inning on J. Hamilton’s RBI single and a fielding error. A fifth-inning RBI single by M. DeShiro made it 3-0. In the seventh, B. Craigue doubled home two runs, and Frammartino added a two-run double to cap the scoring.

Canisius managed four hits, with Thomas Zwirecki and Owen Silliman each going 1-for-4 and 1-for-2, respectively. Felix Morin pitched 6⅓ innings, allowing no hits but two earned runs with four strikeouts. Noah Albano and Trent Rudge each threw scoreless relief. For Merrimack, the pitching staff limited Canisius to a .125 batting average. The game was part of a single-elimination format at the neutral site.