SJU Baseball Game vs. Columbia Postponed

3/21/2001 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

JAMAICA, N.Y. -- The St. Johns University baseball game scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. against Columbia has been postponed due to inclement weather in the New York City area. A makeup date has not been set for the game.

The Red Storm will play next on Friday, March 23 at Virginia Tech, a new member of the BIG EAST. The Hokies enter this weekends competition with a 10-8 overall record and a 3-0 mark in the conference following a sweep of Boston College. The teams have met only twice, splitting both games. St. Johns beat the Hokies, 11-5, last season in the Winn-Dixie Shootout.

On Saturday, the team will travel to Georgetown for a doubleheader beginning at noon. The Hoyas lost two of three games last weekend to Pittsburgh and enter this weekend with a 6-13 overall mark and a 1-2 record in the BIG EAST. The Red Storm lead the head-to-head series, 23-7, and have won six of the last seven games overall.