St. John's University Athletics
St. John's Concludes Homestand Against Hofstra
4/13/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 13, 2010
QUEENS, N.Y. - After taking two of three games from West Virginia in a weekend BIG EAST series, St. John's concludes a four-game homestand with a non-conference game against Hofstra. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Kaiser Stadium
Stat Of The Week
.342: St. John's is batting .342 (125-for-366) with two outs this season. Greg Hopkins leads the squad in two-out hitting with a .429 average.
Inside The Series With Hofstra
- St. John's and Hofstra have met 62 times in an all-time series that dates back to 1956.
- The Red Storm leads the all-time series, 53-9, including a 25-2 record at home. The Red Storm is 14-2 against the Pride since 1996.
Scouting The Pride (10-16)
- Hofstra was swept in a three-game set against Georgia State this past weekend to snap a four-game winning streak.
- Matt Prokopowicz paces the offense with a team-best .395 average, while adding four home runs and 17 RBI.
- Ethan Paquette leads the team in home runs (5) and RBI (29) and John Kenny has 15 RBI and is 13-for-15 in stolen bases.
- The Pride's pitching staff has an 8.18 ERA and is allowing a .342 batting average.
- Andrew Barbarino leads the charge out of the bullpen with two saves and a 1.54 ERA in eight appearances.
Baltz Earns Second-Straight BIG EAST Honor Roll Selection
- Freshman Jeremy Baltz has been named to the BIG EAST weekly honor roll for the second-straight week.
- Baltz batted .412 with five RBI for the week and homered in all three games in the a series against West Virginia.
- In three games against WVU, the outfielder led the team with a .538 average, a 1.385 slugging percentage and a .625 on-base percentage. The outfielder also led the team with six runs scored, while tying for the team lead with five RBI and adding three multi-hit games.
Baltz Homers For Third-Straight Game
- Jeremy Baltz homered for the third-straight game with a solo blast in the bottom of the 13th inning against West Virginia on April 11.
- After a solo home run in the fifth inning on April 9, the freshman added a solo home run in the seventh inning on April 10.
Kern Tallies Career- High 12 K's In Win Against West Virginia
- Bruce Kern racked up 12 strikeouts in 7.0 innings of work against West Virginia on April 9 to establish a new-career high.
- In addition to striking out the side in the fifth inning, Kern had two strikeouts in the third, fourth, sixth and seventh innings.
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