St. John's University Athletics
Wednesday, May 21
Mason, Ohio (Prasco Park)
2:30 p.m.
St. John's University
vs
No. 1 Creighton
Fourth-Seeded St. John’s Set for 2025 BIG EAST Baseball Championship Presented by JEEP
5/20/2025 12:39:00 PM | Baseball
The Red Storm will open the conference tournament against first-seeded Creighton on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.
MASON, Ohio – The fourth-seeded St. John's baseball team will look to defend its 2024 conference title when it kicks off the opening round of the 2025 BIG EAST Baseball Championship presented by JEEP against first-seeded Creighton. First pitch from Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio is slated for 2:30 p.m.
The first three days of the double-elimination tournament will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network before Championship Saturday airs on the family of Fox Sports Networks with Anthony Mazzini, Mike Schmaltz, Kacy Standohar, Alex Cohen and Jensen Lewis providing broadcast coverage all week. Live stats will also be available on RedStormSports.com.
After a 1-11 start to the season, the Red Storm completed an impressive turnaround to earn the fourth seed in the BIG EAST Tournament and a chance to defend its 2024 title. St. John's locked up its spot in the league tournament for the second consecutive season and for the second time under Head Coach Mike Hampton.
The tournament appearance will mark the 18th under Hampton's guidance since his arrival in Queens in 2001, assisting the Red Storm in 16 consecutive postseason berths (2004-19) under former head coach Ed Blankmeyer. The Johnnies are 57-42 in the BIG EAST Tournament and 7-3 at Prasco Park since the conference moved its postseason slate to Mason, Ohio. The Johnnies will look to go back-to-back in the BIG EAST tournament for the first time since the 1985-1986 seasons.
The Red Storm earned four nods to the 2025 All-BIG EAST Teams on Tuesday morning. Jon LeGrande, Shaun McMillan and Jayder Raifstanger were named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, while Jared Beebe captured a nod to the conference's second team. The quartet of honors marks the second consecutive season that the Red Storm has placed that amount on the all-league teams.
St. John's boasts a high-scoring and potent offense that has posted five or more runs in 40 contests and 10 or more tallies in 16 meetings. The Johnnies lead the BIG EAST and sit 46th in the nation with 108 doubles. They also rank second in the league and 49th in the country with a .301 batting average. Additionally, St. John's is second in the conference in hits (543), scoring (7.6 R/G), and triples (16), and is ranked third in steals (95). Nationally, the team is 31st in triples, 52nd in hits and 59th in stolen bases. Beebe is seventh in NCAA Division I with 23 doubles and 35th with 79 hits. LeGrande is 23rd in steals (33).
Jackson Tucker is putting the finishing touches on a fantastic career in Queens. The speedy outfielder has become the baseball program's all-time stolen bases leader and the first player in Red Storm history to steal more than 100 bases in a career. The senior surpassed Michael Donadio's all-time career runs scored record, totaling 200 in his four-year tenure. He has also tallied 65 scores this season and is just five tallies away from moving ahead of Tim Morris for the single-season runs record. Tucker sits ninth in the nation with 39 stolen bags, 37th in runs scored (65) and is ranked as the 55th toughest to strikeout batter.
Creighton holds a 24-15 all-time record over St. John's in a series that dates back to 1991. The Red Storm is 3-2 in the BIG EAST Tournament against the Bluejays, with their first meeting coming in the 2015 conference tournament in Omaha, Neb. The Red Storm's last win against Creighton in the tournament was a 10-2 victory in 2017.
Creighton has won nine of its last 10 games, including a BIG EAST sweep against Georgetown in its conference series finale last weekend and a series win over Xavier, the week prior. The Bluejays are ranked 24th in the country with 45 double plays. Creighton also boasts a dominant pitching staff that sits 12th in the nation with a 3.90 ERA and 58th with three shutouts.
Nolan Sailors bats at a .396 clip, the 27th best in the nation and has registered 78 hits, the 47th best in NCAA Division I. BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Wilson Magers checks in at 56th in the nation with a 3.09 ERA, while closer Garrett Langrell is ninth in the country with 11 saves.
The first three days of the double-elimination tournament will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network before Championship Saturday airs on the family of Fox Sports Networks with Anthony Mazzini, Mike Schmaltz, Kacy Standohar, Alex Cohen and Jensen Lewis providing broadcast coverage all week. Live stats will also be available on RedStormSports.com.
After a 1-11 start to the season, the Red Storm completed an impressive turnaround to earn the fourth seed in the BIG EAST Tournament and a chance to defend its 2024 title. St. John's locked up its spot in the league tournament for the second consecutive season and for the second time under Head Coach Mike Hampton.
The tournament appearance will mark the 18th under Hampton's guidance since his arrival in Queens in 2001, assisting the Red Storm in 16 consecutive postseason berths (2004-19) under former head coach Ed Blankmeyer. The Johnnies are 57-42 in the BIG EAST Tournament and 7-3 at Prasco Park since the conference moved its postseason slate to Mason, Ohio. The Johnnies will look to go back-to-back in the BIG EAST tournament for the first time since the 1985-1986 seasons.
The Red Storm earned four nods to the 2025 All-BIG EAST Teams on Tuesday morning. Jon LeGrande, Shaun McMillan and Jayder Raifstanger were named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, while Jared Beebe captured a nod to the conference's second team. The quartet of honors marks the second consecutive season that the Red Storm has placed that amount on the all-league teams.
St. John's boasts a high-scoring and potent offense that has posted five or more runs in 40 contests and 10 or more tallies in 16 meetings. The Johnnies lead the BIG EAST and sit 46th in the nation with 108 doubles. They also rank second in the league and 49th in the country with a .301 batting average. Additionally, St. John's is second in the conference in hits (543), scoring (7.6 R/G), and triples (16), and is ranked third in steals (95). Nationally, the team is 31st in triples, 52nd in hits and 59th in stolen bases. Beebe is seventh in NCAA Division I with 23 doubles and 35th with 79 hits. LeGrande is 23rd in steals (33).
Jackson Tucker is putting the finishing touches on a fantastic career in Queens. The speedy outfielder has become the baseball program's all-time stolen bases leader and the first player in Red Storm history to steal more than 100 bases in a career. The senior surpassed Michael Donadio's all-time career runs scored record, totaling 200 in his four-year tenure. He has also tallied 65 scores this season and is just five tallies away from moving ahead of Tim Morris for the single-season runs record. Tucker sits ninth in the nation with 39 stolen bags, 37th in runs scored (65) and is ranked as the 55th toughest to strikeout batter.
Creighton holds a 24-15 all-time record over St. John's in a series that dates back to 1991. The Red Storm is 3-2 in the BIG EAST Tournament against the Bluejays, with their first meeting coming in the 2015 conference tournament in Omaha, Neb. The Red Storm's last win against Creighton in the tournament was a 10-2 victory in 2017.
Creighton has won nine of its last 10 games, including a BIG EAST sweep against Georgetown in its conference series finale last weekend and a series win over Xavier, the week prior. The Bluejays are ranked 24th in the country with 45 double plays. Creighton also boasts a dominant pitching staff that sits 12th in the nation with a 3.90 ERA and 58th with three shutouts.
Nolan Sailors bats at a .396 clip, the 27th best in the nation and has registered 78 hits, the 47th best in NCAA Division I. BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Wilson Magers checks in at 56th in the nation with a 3.09 ERA, while closer Garrett Langrell is ninth in the country with 11 saves.
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