St. John's University Athletics
Friday, April 11
Queens, N.Y. (Kaiser Stadium)
1 p.m.
St. John's University
17-13, 4-0
6
vs
5
Xavier
19-16, 5-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| St. John's | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
Jon LeGrande’s 10th Inning Home Run Walks Off Xavier, 6-5
4/11/2025 7:14:00 PM | Baseball
LeGrande went 3-for-5 with four RBIs and a home run
QUEENS, N.Y. – The St. John's baseball team (17-13, 4-0 BIG EAST) walked off Xavier (19-16, 5-2 BIG EAST), 6-5, behind Jon LeGrande's 10th inning home run on Friday afternoon at Jack Kaiser Stadium in Queens, N.Y.
With the win, the Red Storm has started BIG EAST play at 4-0 for the first time since the 2018 season, when the team finished with a 40-17 overall record and 15-3 mark in the BIG EAST.
LeGrande shined in the Red Storm's series opener, going 3-for-5 at the dish with four RBIs and a home run. The speedy outfielder is now batting .296 with 23 RBIs, 21 runs scored and three long balls, this season.
Luke Orbon and Adam Agresti each went 3-for-5 on the day with a double, two runs scored and an RBI. Shaun McMillan posted three hits with a run scored against the Musketeers. Jared Beebe and Jayder Raifstanger also contributed a pair of hits in the contest.
Jed Boyle picked up his team-leading fifth win of the season, after tossing 2.0 shutout inning of relief with a trio of strikeouts.
Following a 1-2-3 top of the first inning for the Red Storm's starting pitcher, David Rodriguez, the Johnnies put runners on the corners from a Raifstanger double into left field and a Beebe single through the right side. Xavier was able to put away the side with a strikeout and a popup, keeping the game scoreless.
The Musketeers put the first score of the contest on the board in the top of the second. Xavier earned runners on the corners off a double and a single, with one runner scoring off a balk issued to St. John's to go ahead 1-0.
The Red Storm tied things up in the bottom of the second frame. Orbon smacked a double down the left field line, before advancing to third on a groundout. LeGrande took advantage of the runner on third base, taking a 1-0 pitch to the opposite field to score Orbon and knot the contest, 1-1.
Rodriguez posted another 1-2-3 inning in the fourth, as the Johnnies went in front with a two-spot in the bottom of the stanza. Agresti opened the side by sending a single into right-center field, ahead of Orbon reaching off a bunt. The pair of runners moved into scoring position from a sacrifice bunt, ahead of LeGrande whacking a two-run single through the right side to give the home team a 3-1 advantage.
In the home half of the fifth inning, the Johnnies extended their advantage with another two runs. McMillan jump-started the stanza with a single up the middle, before he moved over to second base on a wild pitch. Agresti proceeded to double into deep center field, bringing McMillan home, while Orbon scored him on an RBI one-bagger that pushed St. John's lead to four, 5-1.
The Musketeers tacked on a trio of tallies in the top of the sixth frame. The away squad put two runners on base from a hit-by-pitch and a single, scoring one from an Aeden Anderson base knock. Three straight walks loaded the bases and posted another two runs for Xavier, as it cut its deficit down to one, 5-4.
Xavier tied the game in the away side of the ninth frame. A pair of walks with a combination of three stolen bases put two runners in scoring position for Connor Misch, who hit a sacrifice fly that scored one and tied the game. Boyle came on in relief and flipped the side, engineering a strikeout and a groundout. The Johnnies couldn't score in the bottom of the stanza, moving the game into extra innings.
Boyle sat the Musketeers down in order with two strikeouts and a flyout to kick off the 10th inning. LeGrande led off the bottom of the frame and wasted no time, crushing a 2-0 pitch into the visiting bullpen to walk off the Musketeers, 6-5.
The Red Storm will continue its series against Xavier tomorrow afternoon at Jack Kaiser Stadium. First pitch from Queens, N.Y., is slated for 1 p.m.
With the win, the Red Storm has started BIG EAST play at 4-0 for the first time since the 2018 season, when the team finished with a 40-17 overall record and 15-3 mark in the BIG EAST.
LeGrande shined in the Red Storm's series opener, going 3-for-5 at the dish with four RBIs and a home run. The speedy outfielder is now batting .296 with 23 RBIs, 21 runs scored and three long balls, this season.
Luke Orbon and Adam Agresti each went 3-for-5 on the day with a double, two runs scored and an RBI. Shaun McMillan posted three hits with a run scored against the Musketeers. Jared Beebe and Jayder Raifstanger also contributed a pair of hits in the contest.
Jed Boyle picked up his team-leading fifth win of the season, after tossing 2.0 shutout inning of relief with a trio of strikeouts.
Following a 1-2-3 top of the first inning for the Red Storm's starting pitcher, David Rodriguez, the Johnnies put runners on the corners from a Raifstanger double into left field and a Beebe single through the right side. Xavier was able to put away the side with a strikeout and a popup, keeping the game scoreless.
The Musketeers put the first score of the contest on the board in the top of the second. Xavier earned runners on the corners off a double and a single, with one runner scoring off a balk issued to St. John's to go ahead 1-0.
The Red Storm tied things up in the bottom of the second frame. Orbon smacked a double down the left field line, before advancing to third on a groundout. LeGrande took advantage of the runner on third base, taking a 1-0 pitch to the opposite field to score Orbon and knot the contest, 1-1.
Rodriguez posted another 1-2-3 inning in the fourth, as the Johnnies went in front with a two-spot in the bottom of the stanza. Agresti opened the side by sending a single into right-center field, ahead of Orbon reaching off a bunt. The pair of runners moved into scoring position from a sacrifice bunt, ahead of LeGrande whacking a two-run single through the right side to give the home team a 3-1 advantage.
In the home half of the fifth inning, the Johnnies extended their advantage with another two runs. McMillan jump-started the stanza with a single up the middle, before he moved over to second base on a wild pitch. Agresti proceeded to double into deep center field, bringing McMillan home, while Orbon scored him on an RBI one-bagger that pushed St. John's lead to four, 5-1.
The Musketeers tacked on a trio of tallies in the top of the sixth frame. The away squad put two runners on base from a hit-by-pitch and a single, scoring one from an Aeden Anderson base knock. Three straight walks loaded the bases and posted another two runs for Xavier, as it cut its deficit down to one, 5-4.
Xavier tied the game in the away side of the ninth frame. A pair of walks with a combination of three stolen bases put two runners in scoring position for Connor Misch, who hit a sacrifice fly that scored one and tied the game. Boyle came on in relief and flipped the side, engineering a strikeout and a groundout. The Johnnies couldn't score in the bottom of the stanza, moving the game into extra innings.
Boyle sat the Musketeers down in order with two strikeouts and a flyout to kick off the 10th inning. LeGrande led off the bottom of the frame and wasted no time, crushing a 2-0 pitch into the visiting bullpen to walk off the Musketeers, 6-5.
The Red Storm will continue its series against Xavier tomorrow afternoon at Jack Kaiser Stadium. First pitch from Queens, N.Y., is slated for 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Boyle, Jed (5-1)
L: SCHMIDT, Logan (1-3)
Batting:
2B: TUCKER, Nolan 1
RBI: MISCH, Connor 1 ; ANDERSON, Aedan 1 ; WACHSMANN, Isaac 1 ; HAMMOND, Luke 1
SF: MISCH, Connor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: LAMBDIN, Jake 1 ; BURDETTE, Clay 1 ; TUCKER, Nolan 2 ; ANDERSON, Aedan 1
SB: LAMBDIN, Jake 2 ; HENDRICKSON, Carter 1
HBP: MISCH, Connor 1 ; BURDETTE, Clay 1
Batting:
2B: Raifstanger, Jayder 1 ; Agresti, Adam 1 ; Orbon, Luke 1
HR: LeGrande, Jon 1
RBI: Agresti, Adam 1 ; Orbon, Luke 1 ; LeGrande, Jon 4
SH: Jeremiah, Jace 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McMillan, Shaun 1 ; Agresti, Adam 2 ; Orbon, Luke 2 ; LeGrande, Jon 1
SB: Orbon, Luke 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
3
RBI
0
AB
5
R
2
H
3
RBI
1
AB
5
R
2
H
3
RBI
1
AB
5
R
1
H
3
RBI
4
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