St. John's University Athletics
Inclement Weather Pushes Back Midland College Classic Schedule
2/14/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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Cold temperatures in Texas and icy conditions in New York have postponed Thursday's games at this weekend's Midland College Classic. Action now begins on Friday with Texas Tech playing Dallas Baptist at 6 p.m., while the Red Storm begins its season on Saturday with an 11 a.m. (noon EST) contest versus DBU and a 5 p.m. (6 p.m. EST) matchup with Tech. A second game versus Texas Tech concludes the tournament's schedule on Sunday at 2 p.m. (3 p.m. EST).
Wednesday's snow and ice forced the cancellation of St. John's flight out of New York, so the team instead leaves on Thursday afternoon.
A fourth participant, Eastern Michigan, backed out of tournament action to leave the three remaining institutions to play in Midland's third annual event. Last season, St. John's fell to Texas Tech, 5-4, in the 2006 season opener in the only all-time meeting between STJ and either of the two schools.
Tech comes into the weekend on a three-game win streak and has hit 14 home runs in its first seven games. Dallas Baptist, Baseball America's No. 1 ranked Division I independent school, fell for the first time (3-1) on Tuesday, 6-5 in 12 innings at No. 16 TCU.
