St. John's University Athletics
Saturday, June 6
Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Sewell-Thomas Stadium)
9 p.m.
St. John's University
36-25
0
vs
8
Alabama
41-19
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Alabama | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 | 11 | 0 |
Photo by: Vasha Hunt
St. John’s Falls to No. 7 Alabama in Tuscaloosa Super Regional
6/7/2026 1:27:00 AM | Baseball
Red Storm will be back in action tomorrow for game two in Tuscaloosa
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.- The St. John's baseball team opened the Tuscaloosa Super Regional with its first loss of the postseason to No. 7 national seed Alabama on Saturday night. 8-0.
The Red Storm took the field for the program's first Super Regionals appearance since 2012 in front of a record crowd of 7,537 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The setback snapped the Johnnies' eight game-winning streak, which marked the longest active stretch in the country entering the contest.
St. John's was led offensively by Adam Agresti, who went 1-for-1 with a double and two walks. Will Cowan recorded a hit with a single in the top of the seventh. Cowan and Ayden Frey both reached base twice in the opener.
Liam O' Leary tied the program's all-time record for innings pitched in a single-season on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. The junior has now tossed 108.2 frames during the 2026 campaign, matching Sean Hagan's mark in 2012. The right-hander punched out four batters in his 17th appearance of the season.
The Red Storm bullpen gave up two runs on four hits and struck out for in 4.2 innings of work. The relief effort was led by sophomore Tyler Longoria, who threw season-high 3.1 innings gave up one hit, struck out three batters and did not record a walk.
Alabama's starter Tyler Fay threw for 7.1 innings of scoreless work surrendering only two hits and struck out nine. Offensively, shortstop Justin Lebron paced The Tide going 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Bryce Fowler and Brennan Holt both drove in a pair of runs.
In the first inning after the Red Storm went down in order, O' Leary logged two punchouts and Rob Mansour recorded the putout to leave a runner on and bring the opening frame to a close.
In the top half of the second, Agresti blooped one into right for a stand-up double. The catcher later advanced to third on a fielder's choice but was left stranded. In the latter half of the frame, the Crimson Tide got on the board courtesy of a two-RBI double from Brennan Holt to grab an early 2-0 edge.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Alabama was able to get the leadoff man on board. O'Leary etched his name into the record books by tying Hagan's single-season record with a strike out of Eric Hines. The Crimson Tide loaded the bases twice and racked up four runs to stretch the advantage to 6-0 at the conclusion of four innings.
St. John's threatened in the top of the seventh frame, Agresti worked a walk to start the inning followed by a single to right field from Cowan. Frey got plunked to load the bases with no outs before the Crimson Tide retired the next three batters to escape the jam.
The Crimson Tide tacked on a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and held off the Red Storm in the final frame to take a 1-0 advantage in the series.
The Johnnies will be back in action for game two of best-of-three series at Alabama tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. on ESPN2.
The Red Storm took the field for the program's first Super Regionals appearance since 2012 in front of a record crowd of 7,537 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The setback snapped the Johnnies' eight game-winning streak, which marked the longest active stretch in the country entering the contest.
St. John's was led offensively by Adam Agresti, who went 1-for-1 with a double and two walks. Will Cowan recorded a hit with a single in the top of the seventh. Cowan and Ayden Frey both reached base twice in the opener.
Liam O' Leary tied the program's all-time record for innings pitched in a single-season on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. The junior has now tossed 108.2 frames during the 2026 campaign, matching Sean Hagan's mark in 2012. The right-hander punched out four batters in his 17th appearance of the season.
The Red Storm bullpen gave up two runs on four hits and struck out for in 4.2 innings of work. The relief effort was led by sophomore Tyler Longoria, who threw season-high 3.1 innings gave up one hit, struck out three batters and did not record a walk.
Alabama's starter Tyler Fay threw for 7.1 innings of scoreless work surrendering only two hits and struck out nine. Offensively, shortstop Justin Lebron paced The Tide going 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Bryce Fowler and Brennan Holt both drove in a pair of runs.
In the first inning after the Red Storm went down in order, O' Leary logged two punchouts and Rob Mansour recorded the putout to leave a runner on and bring the opening frame to a close.
In the top half of the second, Agresti blooped one into right for a stand-up double. The catcher later advanced to third on a fielder's choice but was left stranded. In the latter half of the frame, the Crimson Tide got on the board courtesy of a two-RBI double from Brennan Holt to grab an early 2-0 edge.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Alabama was able to get the leadoff man on board. O'Leary etched his name into the record books by tying Hagan's single-season record with a strike out of Eric Hines. The Crimson Tide loaded the bases twice and racked up four runs to stretch the advantage to 6-0 at the conclusion of four innings.
St. John's threatened in the top of the seventh frame, Agresti worked a walk to start the inning followed by a single to right field from Cowan. Frey got plunked to load the bases with no outs before the Crimson Tide retired the next three batters to escape the jam.
The Crimson Tide tacked on a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and held off the Red Storm in the final frame to take a 1-0 advantage in the series.
The Johnnies will be back in action for game two of best-of-three series at Alabama tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. on ESPN2.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tyler Fay (11-4)
L: O'Leary, Liam (8-5)
Batting:
2B: Agresti, Adam 1
Base Running:
HBP: Frey, Ayden 1
Batting:
2B: Bryce Fowler 1 ; Justin Lebron 1 ; Eric Hines 1 ; Brennan Holt 1
RBI: Bryce Fowler 2 ; Justin Lebron 2 ; Brady Neal 1 ; Brennan Holt 2 ; Peyton Steele 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bryce Fowler 1 ; John Lemm 2 ; Eric Hines 1 ; Brennan Holt 1 ; Luke Vaughn 2 ; Peyton Steele 1
HBP: Bryce Fowler 1 ; Justin Lebron 1 ; Luke Vaughn 1
Game Leaders
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1
RBI
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AB
4
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0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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