St. John's University Athletics
St. John's Opens Four-Game Road Swing At Wagner
4/2/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 2, 2012
QUEENS, N.Y. - After taking two-of-three games against West Virginia to win its second-straight BIG EAST series and conclude a four-game homestand with a 2-2 mark, St. John's (15-12) opens a four-game road trip with a non-conference game against Wagner (11-17). The Red Storm and Seahawks take to the field for a 3:30 p.m. game on April 3.
Leading Off
- After hitting at just a .210 clip in the first nine games (3-6), the Red Storm is batting .290 in the past 18 games (12-6) to up its team batting average to .264 through 27 games this season.
- Red Storm batters have drawn the most walks in the BIG EAST (129) and have the second-fewest strikeouts (146). Sean O'Hare is tied for the league-lead in walks (20), while Matt Wessinger ranks tied for fourth (18)
- St. John's has totaled 56 two-out RBI on the year, a total that accounts for 41.5 percent of the team's total RBI (135). Wessinger (12), O'Hare (9) and Jeremy Baltz (7) are among the team leaders in two-out RBI.
- Wessinger continues to move up the list in the all-time hits category and now ranks eighth with 229. Next up on the list: Charlie Bilezikjian with 232.
Inside The Series With Wagner
- This will be the 63rd meeting between the teams in a series that dates back to 1956.
- St. John's leads the series 53-9, including a 27-8 mark on the road.
- The teams have met in each of the past 17 seasons dating back to 1995 with the Red Storm posting a 15-2 record in that stretch.
Scouting The Seahawks
- Wagner is 11-17 on the year after splitting a four-game set against Mount St. Mary's in Northeast Conference action.
- Bill Murphy is batting a team-high .333, while Eddie Brown bats .316 with 19 RBI and team-highs in doubles (8) and slugging percentage (.461).
- Jayson Keel has a team-best 20 RBI, while Ian Miller (13-for-15) and Brown (12-for-12) lead the team in stolen bases.
- The pitching staff has a 6.24 ERA and allows a .332 opponent average. Anthony Battaglia (1-0, 0.73) has three saves in a team-high 10 appearances to lead the charge out of the bullpen.
Walk-Off Win No. 2: O'Hare Sac Fly Lifts St. John's Past West Virginia
- Sean O'Hare lifted a bases loaded sacrifice fly into deep left center field to plate the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth and give St. John's a 7-6 walk-off win against West Virginia (March 30).
- The walk-off win was the second of the season for St. John's, which previously notched an 11-9 win against Northern Illinois (Feb. 25) courtesy of a Matt Wessinger two-run blast in the bottom of the 10th inning.
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