Jayder Raifstanger

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Sunday, May 11

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Saturday, May 10

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Tuesday, April 29

St. John's Baseball vs Rutgers Highlights 4.22.2025

Tuesday, April 22

Jon LeGrande Named Cape Cod Baseball League Playoffs MVP

Wednesday, August 13

Louis Marinaro Signs with the Texas Rangers

Tuesday, July 15

Shaun McMillan Named to NCBWA Freshman All-American Second Team

Tuesday, June 10

The fourth-seeded St. John’s baseball team fell to second-seeded UConn, 13-3, in Thursday afternoon’s elimination game of the BIG EAST Baseball Championship presented by JEEP at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio.

Fourth-Seeded St. John’s Falls in BIG EAST Tournament Elimination Game to Second-Seeded UConn, 13-3

Thursday, May 22

Height:
6-1
Weight:
185
Class:
Freshman
Position:
INF/OF
Hometown:
Great Barrington, Mass.
High School:
Monument Mountain

As a Sophomore (2025)

Selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team… Earned a BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll nod (March 3)... Started in 52 games for the Red Storm… Slashed a .357/.493/.479 with 74 hits… Registered 47 runs coupled with 37 RBIs and four home runs for the season… Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs drove in at Louisville (Feb. 28)... Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs in the win at Louisville (March 1)... Went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs at Ohio State (March 4)... Went 3-for-5 with a double and a home run while adding two RBIs against NJIT (March 7)... Added two hits including a triple and one RBI in the victory over Maine (March 14)... Went 2-for-4 with one double along with two RBIs in the win over Maine (March 16)... Hit 3-for-6 with four runs scored in the win at Winthrop (March 22)... Went 2-for-4 including a home run coupled with two RBIs in the win against Central Connecticut (March 26)... Went 2-for-4 with a double in the victory over Xavier (April 11)... Went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs in the victory over Xavier (April 12)... Went 3-for-4 with a double at Creighton (April 18)... Went 3-for-4 and added an RBI in the win against Villanova (May 10)... Went 4-for-4 including a home run and an RBI against Creighton (May 21)... Earned BIG EAST All-Academic Team honors

As a Freshman (2024)
Appeared in 16 games, making seven starts at third base … slashed .259/.487/.407 with seven hits, seven runs and three RBIs … logged first run scored at Sam Houston (March 2) … produced first collegiate hit during 2-for-3 performance against Stony Brook (March 13) … drew a bases-loaded walk, logging an RBI and a runs scored against Rider (March 15) … went 1-for-2 at the dish with two walks, a hit-by-pitch and an RBI against Wagner (March 20) … registered a hit and a run in back-to-back games at Villanova (April 6-7) … delivered a pinch-hit solo homer, first of career, at UConn (April 14).

Before College:
Played three seasons at Monument Mountain Regional High School … secured Western Massachusetts Class B Championship and a First Team All-Class B selection in 2023 … ranked No. 8 prospect in Class of 2023 New England Top 10 by Prep Baseball Report … appeared in 61 games with Monument Mountain, posting a .533 batting average, 104 hits and 98 RBIs … logged 26 career doubles, 11 triples and nine home runs …

Personal:
Jayder Raifstanger … son of Jay Raifstanger and Rebecca Negrini … has three siblings, Ember, Roman and Ryder … chose St. John’s for its history, the coaches and the many resources offered to help long-term success … pursuing a degree in business.