St. John's University Athletics
Friday, March 10
Queens, N.Y. (Kaiser Stadium)
2 p.m.
St. John's University
vs
UAlbany
St. John’s to Square Off with UAlbany
3/9/2023 12:00:00 PM | Baseball
The Johnnies hold a 20-3 record against the Great Danes entering Friday
QUEENS, N.Y. – Looking to make it three straight wins, the St. John's baseball team will take on UAlbany in its first home weekend series of the season. Friday's game has been adjusted due to forecasted inclement weather beginning on Friday at 2 p.m. The Red Storm will wrap up the three-game slate with a 1 p.m. first pitch on both Saturday and Sunday.
All three contests will have live stats available as well as an audio-only broadcast on RedStormSports.com.
After taking two of three at Marshall to earn its second series win in as many weekends, St. John's (7-4) unloaded 16 hits in an 11-7 win in its home opener against Hofstra. Five players tallied multi-hit performances on Wednesday as Blake Mayberry and Marty Higgins surged with three apiece. Both players factored in the team's scoring as Higgins drove in four runs while Mayberry crossed home plate three times. Right-hander Nick Cirelli picked up his second save of the season in the victory.
Over the last five games, Higgins paces the team hitting .478 with a team-best 11 hits, nine RBIs and six runs scored. Aaron Mann is also hitting an even .400 over that stretch, crossing home plate five times and smacking eight singles. As a team, the Johnnies are batting .299 while averaging over seven runs per contest.
Through 11 contests, the Johnnies pace the BIG EAST with 29 doubles, good for 39th in the nation. Eleven of the 15 Johnnies to see offensive action have tallied at least one double while seven have smacked three or more. St. John's is also tied for the conference lead with UConn at 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings while its 1.41 WHIP is good for second. Cirelli has also found himself in the national conversation with his conference-leading 0.62 WHIP, sitting 15th in Division I.
Furthermore, the trio of Mann (.429), Paul Orbon (.412) and Higgins (.400) are all hitting .400 or better and sit in the top three spots among BIG EAST competitors.
The Red Storm will square off with the Great Danes for the 24th time on Friday, boasting a 20-3 overall record and a 16-2 mark at the Jack. The Johnnies have also won eight-straight over UAlbany since 2014.
In their last meeting on April 9, 2019, the Johnnies used three unanswered runs in the seventh and eighth innings to take down the Great Danes. Ben Greenberg tossed 2.1 innings of no-hit relief to keep the visitors off balance while Brandon Bossard drove in the winning run with an RBI single in the eighth.
UAlbany (1-5-1) enters Friday on the heels of its first win of the season in a 16-3 blowout against Central Connecticut State on Wednesday. This comes after dropping its first five contests of the season and tying with Fairleigh Dickinson, 12-12, in its final game of the series. Against CCSU, the Great Danes tallied 16 runs on just eight hits, capitalizing on three errors and multiple bases-loaded opportunities.
In seven games, UAlbany is averaging 8.4 runs per game, good for 48th in the nation. On the bump, UAlbany has struggled with a 7.74 ERA while surrendering a .327 batting average against.
The Great Danes have four players hitting over .300 this season with Dan Tauken leading the way with a .421 mark. Eights have run wild with the junior outfielder, totaling eight hits, eight runs and eight RBIs through his six appearances this season.
All three contests will have live stats available as well as an audio-only broadcast on RedStormSports.com.
After taking two of three at Marshall to earn its second series win in as many weekends, St. John's (7-4) unloaded 16 hits in an 11-7 win in its home opener against Hofstra. Five players tallied multi-hit performances on Wednesday as Blake Mayberry and Marty Higgins surged with three apiece. Both players factored in the team's scoring as Higgins drove in four runs while Mayberry crossed home plate three times. Right-hander Nick Cirelli picked up his second save of the season in the victory.
Over the last five games, Higgins paces the team hitting .478 with a team-best 11 hits, nine RBIs and six runs scored. Aaron Mann is also hitting an even .400 over that stretch, crossing home plate five times and smacking eight singles. As a team, the Johnnies are batting .299 while averaging over seven runs per contest.
Through 11 contests, the Johnnies pace the BIG EAST with 29 doubles, good for 39th in the nation. Eleven of the 15 Johnnies to see offensive action have tallied at least one double while seven have smacked three or more. St. John's is also tied for the conference lead with UConn at 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings while its 1.41 WHIP is good for second. Cirelli has also found himself in the national conversation with his conference-leading 0.62 WHIP, sitting 15th in Division I.
Furthermore, the trio of Mann (.429), Paul Orbon (.412) and Higgins (.400) are all hitting .400 or better and sit in the top three spots among BIG EAST competitors.
The Red Storm will square off with the Great Danes for the 24th time on Friday, boasting a 20-3 overall record and a 16-2 mark at the Jack. The Johnnies have also won eight-straight over UAlbany since 2014.
In their last meeting on April 9, 2019, the Johnnies used three unanswered runs in the seventh and eighth innings to take down the Great Danes. Ben Greenberg tossed 2.1 innings of no-hit relief to keep the visitors off balance while Brandon Bossard drove in the winning run with an RBI single in the eighth.
UAlbany (1-5-1) enters Friday on the heels of its first win of the season in a 16-3 blowout against Central Connecticut State on Wednesday. This comes after dropping its first five contests of the season and tying with Fairleigh Dickinson, 12-12, in its final game of the series. Against CCSU, the Great Danes tallied 16 runs on just eight hits, capitalizing on three errors and multiple bases-loaded opportunities.
In seven games, UAlbany is averaging 8.4 runs per game, good for 48th in the nation. On the bump, UAlbany has struggled with a 7.74 ERA while surrendering a .327 batting average against.
The Great Danes have four players hitting over .300 this season with Dan Tauken leading the way with a .421 mark. Eights have run wild with the junior outfielder, totaling eight hits, eight runs and eight RBIs through his six appearances this season.
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