St. John's University Athletics
St. John's Opens Homestand Against Princeton And Fordham
4/19/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 19, 2010
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QUEENS, N.Y. - After taking two of three games in a BIG EAST series at Cincinnati, St. John's returns home and opens a five-game homestand with a pair of non-conference games against Princeton and Fordham. The Red Storm hosts Princeton at 7 p.m. on April 20 and takes on Fordham at 6 p.m. on April 21.
Stat Of The Week
10.5: St. John's has scored 136 runs in 13 home games this year, an average of 10.5 runs per game.
Inside The Series With Princeton
- St. John's and Princeton have met 35 times in an all-time series that dates back to 1967.
- The Red Storm leads the series 20-15, including a 7-4 mark at home. St. John's has won the five-straight dating back to 2004.
Scouting The Tigers (9-23)
- Princeton dropped three of four games in a conference series against Columbia this past weekend.
- Jon Broscious is batting just .235, but leads the team with eight home runs and is tied for the team-lead with 24 RBI.
- Sam Mulroy has six home runs and 24 RBI, while Noel Gonzales-Luna leads the team with a .322 batting average.
- The pitching staff has a 7.68 ERA and is allowing a .317 batting average.
Inside The Series With Fordham
- St. John's and Fordham have met 52 times in an all-time series that dates back to 1956.
- The Red Storm leads the series 41-11, including a 21-3 mark at home. St. John's has won five-straight dating back to 1999.
Scouting The Rams (12-22)
- The Rams took two of three games from Saint Louis in conference action this past weekend.
- Chris Walker has a team-best 18 doubles and leads the team with 29 RBI.
- Mike Mobbs is leading the team with a .344 average and has a team-high three home runs.
- The pitching staff has a 5.73 ERA and is allowing a .289 batting average.
Hansen Racks Up Career-High 12 K's In Win At Cincinnati
- Freshman Kyle Hansen tallied a career-high 12 strikeouts in 7.1 innings of work in a 7-1 win at Cincinnati on April 18.
- The righty retired 14-straight batters after a two-out walk in the third inning, a stretch that included striking out the side in both the fifth and seventh innings.
- Hansen added two strikeouts in both the second and fourth innings and one strikeout in the first and third innings.
- After allowing three singles in the first frame, Hansen did not allow another hit until a one-out single in the eighth inning.
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