St. John's University Athletics
St. John's University
1-6
Arizona State
7-0
St. John’s Drops Series Finale to Arizona State
2/22/2026 7:32:00 PM | Baseball
The Red Storm (1-6) jumped out to an early lead, but the Sun Devils (7-0) used three high-scoring innings to take control of the game.
Seven different Johnnies collected a hit, including two hit outings from Jon LeGrande and Dylan Fitzsimmons, each of whom went 2-for-4 with a walk.
Ayden Frey and Adam Agresti knocked in two runs apiece while Jayder Raifstanger went 1-for-2 with a double, two walks and two runs scored.
Shaun McMillan went 1-for-4 with a walk and scored a run. Jack Tate went 1-for-3 with a single in his second start as a Johnnie.
After two scoreless frames, the Johnnies got on the board first in the third inning. After Raifstanger and McMillan drew walks, Frey sent a sac fly into right field and brought home Raifstanger. In the following at-bat, Agresti reached on an error to bring home McMillan, putting St. John's ahead 2-0.
Arizona State roared back in the bottom of the frame, tacking on five runs on a series of defensive miscues.
St. John's threatened in the top half of the fifth frame, loading the bases with no outs on a Raifstanger double, a Fitzsimmons single and an error that allowed McMillan to reach. The
Red Storm brought home one of those runners, as Agresti lifted a one-out sac fly to make it 5-3 Sun Devils.
In the home half of the sixth, the home team extended its lead with a six-run inning, 11-3. Arizona State tacked on five more runs in the eighth to make it 16-3.
St. John's plated three runs in the ninth, as Fitzsimmons, Frey and Agresti logged RBIs to make it 16-6.
The Red Storm will return to action with a three-game set against No. 18 Kentucky beginning on Feb. 27, in Lexington, Ky. First pitch in Friday's opener is set for 4 p.m. at Kentucky Proud Park.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Alba, Jaden (1-0)
L: Frederick, Victor (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Raifstanger, Jayder 1
RBI: Fitzimmons, Dylan 1 ; Frey, Ayden 2 ; Agresti, Adam 2
SH: Mansour, Rob 1
SF: Frey, Ayden 1 ; Agresti, Adam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Raifstanger, Jayder 2 ; Fitzimmons, Dylan 1 ; McMillan, Shaun 1 ; Jacobsen, Robert 1 ; LeGrande, Jon 1
CS: LeGrande, Jon 1
Batting:
2B: Zavorek, Beckett 1 ; Smaldino, Dominic 1
RBI: Moutzouridis, PJ 2 ; Niclai, Coen 2 ; Zavorek, Beckett 2 ; Smaldino, Dominic 1 ; Michel, Garrett 2 ; Hairston, Landon 1 ; Toigo, Dean 1 ; Contrades, Nu'u 1
SF: Michel, Garrett 1 ; Hairston, Landon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Moutzouridis, PJ 2 ; Niclai, Coen 1 ; McGary, Ky 3 ; Zavorek, Beckett 1 ; Smaldino, Dominic 1 ; Michel, Garrett 1 ; Hairston, Landon 2 ; Clouser, Cooper 1 ; Toigo, Dean 2 ; Contrades, Nu'u 1 ; Briggs, Brody 1
SB: Zavorek, Beckett 2
CS: McGary, Ky 1
HBP: Smaldino, Dominic 1 ; Darrah, Ryan 1
