St. John's University Athletics
St. John's Continues Road Trip At Boston College
5/17/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 17, 2010
QUEENS, N.Y. - Following a 2-2 week that included a walk-off win against NYIT and a win against No. 8 Louisville, the St. John's baseball team travels to Massachusetts for a game against former BIG EAST foe Boston College. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. on May 18.
Stat Of The Week
1: Jeremy Baltz ranks No. 1 in the country in home runs by a freshman with 18.
Inside The Series With Boston College
- St. John's and Boston College have met 82 times in a series that dates back to 1984.
- The Red Storm leads the series 53-28-1, but the teams have not met since BC left the BIG EAST after the 2005 season.
Scouting The Eagles (28-23)
- Boston College is coming off a 10-4 win against Dartmouth this past weekend and an 11-7 midweek loss to Connecticut.
- Mickey Wiswall and John Spatola pace the offense with 52 RBI apiece. Wiswall adds 16 home runs, while Spatola has 14.
- Anthony Melchionda has a team-high .358 average and adds 38 RBI.
- The pitching staff has a 6.24 ERA and allows a .303 batting average.
Baltz Sets New Single Season Records For Home Runs And RBI
- With his epic four home run and seven RBI performance against No. 8 Louisville on May 14, freshman Jeremy Baltz set new single season St. John's records in both home runs and RBI.
- Baltz, who entered the game with 14 homers and 61 RBI, finished the day with 18 home runs and 68 RBI.
- The previous school-record for home runs was 16 (Mike Dzurilla-1999, Chris Fallon-2000), while the previous RBI mark was 65 (Dzurilla-1999).
Baltz Homers Four Times In 8-5 Win Against No. 8 Louisville
- Jeremy Baltz blasted four home runs and tallied a career-high seven RBI to lead St. John's past No. 8 Louisville, 8-5, on May 14.
- Baltz, who was 4-for-5 in the game, had a solo home run in the second inning, a two-run blast in the third inning, a solo home run in the eighth inning and a two-run homer in the ninth frame.
Red Storm Wins In Walk-Off Fashion For Fifth Time
- St. John's earned its fifth walk-off win of the season as Josh Daniel drew a bases loaded walk in a 4-3 win against NYIT in 13 innings on May 11.
- The win was the second walk-off in a row as the Red Storm concluded its series against USF on May 9 with a Matt Wessinger walk-off single.
- St. John's also had back-to-back walk-off wins on April 23 and April 24 against Georgetown.
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