St. John's University Athletics
St. John's Welcomes USF For BIG EAST Series
5/5/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 5, 2010
QUEENS, N.Y. - Winners of five-straight BIG EAST series, the St. John's baseball team continues a five-game homestand with a three-game BIG EAST set against USF. The teams are currently tied for fourth in the BIG EAST standings with identical 12-6 conference records. The series opens with a 6 p.m. game on May 7 and continues at 1 p.m. on May 8. The teams will conclude the series on May 9 with a noon contest.
Stat Of The Week
.337: Team batting average for St. John's, the second-best average in the BIG EAST.
Inside The Series With USF
- St. John's and USF have met just 11 times in an all-time series that dates back to 2006.
- The Red Storm leads the series 7-4, including a 4-2 mark at home. The two teams did not meet in 2009, but the Red Storm took two of three at home in 2008.
Scouting The Bulls (21-24, 12-6)
- The Bulls are coming of a series win against Seton Hall, taking two of three games at home.
- Stephen Hunt leads the offense in average (.320), doubles (17), home runs (6) and RBI (37).
- Junior Carlin has 29 RBI, while Todd Brazeal has 28 RBI.
- Randy Fontanez leads a rotation that has a 4.56 ERA and allows just a .262 average. Fontanez threw a no-hitter earlier this season on March 26 against Notre Dame.
- Andrew Barbosa has 84 strikeouts in 73.0 innings, while Kevin Quackenbush has four saves.
Blankmeyer Records 500th Career Victory
- Head coach Ed Blankmeyer recorded his 500th career victory on May 4 with an 11-2 triumph at home against Iona.
- Blankmeyer, who recorded his 400th win on Feb. 24, 2008, needed just 801 games (500-298-3) to reach the 500 milestone.
Baltz, Hansen Named To BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
- Following a 3-1 week that included a series win at Notre Dame, freshmen Jeremy Baltz and Kyle Hansen have each been named to the BIG EAST weekly honor roll.
- A three-time honor roll selection, Baltz batted .471 (8-for-17) with two doubles and led the team in home runs (3), RBI (7), total bases (19) and slugging percentage (1.118).
- Hansen won his third-straight start, improving his record to 6-1, after striking out nine and allowing just one run in a career-high 7.2 innings.
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