St. John’s to Host Wagner for Midweek Matchup

Tuesday, March 31

Queens, N.Y. (Jack Kaiser Stadium)

3 p.m.

St. John's University

Wagner

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QUEENS, N.Y. – The St. John's baseball team will host Wagner for a non-conference midweek matchup on Tuesday at Jack Kaiser Stadium.

First pitch is set for 3 p.m. in Queens. Fans can tune into the game on ESPN+ and live stats will be available on redstormsports.com.

St. John's (10-17) enters the midweek after dropping a three-game set to California Baptist (CBU) this past weekend.

Red Storm showed fight in the series opener, highlighted by Shaun McMillan's two-run homer and a multi-hit effort, while Jayder Raifstanger added an RBI. St. John's kept it close at 4-3 before CBU used a six-run sixth inning to pull away for a 12-3 result. Brady Clark was effective in relief, tossing 2.1 innings of one-run ball with two strikeouts.

In on Saturday, the Johnnies made a late push behind RBIs from McMillan, Raifstanger and Adam Agresti, while Jon LeGrande went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base, but ultimately fell 5-3. Evan Chaffee turned in a solid five-inning start with four strikeouts, and Evan Hoeckele followed with four innings of one-run relief to keep St. John's within reach.

In the series finale on Sunday, six different players recorded hits, with LeGrande, Agresti and Rob Mansour each reaching base multiple times, while Ian Mowad and Jack Nestler combined for seven strong innings, allowing just one earned run and striking out five. The Red Storm had multiple opportunities to push one across but were unable to capitalize, falling 4-0 to the Lancers.

As a team, St. John's boasts a .975 fielding percentage, ranking second in the BIG EAST and 65th nationally. The bullpen has been a key strength, posting a 1.55 WHIP to rank fourth in the conference while also sitting second in the league by allowing just 9.36 hits per nine innings. Offensively, the Johnnies have emphasized situational execution, totaling 14 sacrifice bunts, good for second in the BIG EAST and 67th nationally.

Individually, Liam O'Leary has been strong on the mound, recording a 2.95 ERA across seven starts to rank second in the conference. Agresti has powered the lineup with nine home runs, which sits second in the BIG EAST, while posting a .652 slugging percentage for third best in the league. Lewis Rodriguez leads the conference with five sacrifice bunts, ranking 28th nationally, while his 0.19 per-game average places him 58th in the country, with Sean Britt close behind at four bunts (second in the BIG EAST, 66th nationally). On the basepaths, LeGrande has swiped 12 bags, averaging 0.48 per game to rank third in the conference.

St. John's and Wagner (9-15, 7-5 NEC) face off for the 94th time, the fourth straight year the pair will meet. Wagner is one of the longest tenured opponents of the Red Storm, with the series dating back to 1937. The Johnnies lead the all-time series 73-19-1 over the Seahawks. St. John's has taken nine of the last 10 contests in Queens and enter the contest on a two-game win streak against Wagner. The last meeting between the two teams was on March 25, 2025, on Staten Island, with St. John's coming away with a 6-3 win over the Seahawks.

Wagner showcased a potent offense in its three-game series against New Haven, dropping close extra-inning games 9-8 and 10-8, before rallying for a 14-5 win in the finale. The Seahawks held leads in the first two contests and even tied game two in the ninth, but New Haven scored late to claim walk-off wins. On Sunday, Wagner erupted for 14 runs on 14 hits, with multiple multi-hit efforts, while Justin Roitman tossed six strong innings and Tyler Vargas closed out the game to avoid the sweep.

The Seahawk infield has been a major strength, leading the NEC and ranking among the nation's best with 23 double plays (32nd nationally). Offensively, Wagner shows patience at the plate, pacing the conference with 143 walks (59th nationally) while also totaling 17 sacrifice flies, good for 21st in the country.

Lukas Torres has been one of the hardest hitters to strike out in the country, fanning just five times in 80 at-bats to rank 17th nationally and second in the NEC. He leads the conference with 29 walks to rank 18^th in Division I. He also paces the league and ranks fifth nationally with a .571 on-base percentage while hitting .425, ranking third in the NEC and 17th in the country.

Following Tuesday's contest, St. John's will travel to Seton Hall for its BIG EAST opener with a three-game series starting on Friday at 3 p.m. in South Orange, N.J.