St. John's 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

St. John’s Red Storm

Big East (42-11, 13-5)

 
 
Big Wins: 2/20 Coastal Carolina (7-4), 2/24 vs Kansas State (9-2), 3/1 at North Carolina (5-4)
Bad Losses: 4/26 Princeton (2-4), 5/6 at Georgetown (5-13), 5/20 Villanova (6-9)
Coach: Ed Blankmeyer
 
Key Field Players:
Troy Dixon, Senior, C, .394 BA, 34 RBI
Michael Donadio, Senior, OF, .379 BA, 37 RBI, 10 SB
John Valente, Junior, UTL, .372 BA, 33 RBI
Jesse Berardi, Junior, SS/2B, .358 BA, 47 RBI, 12 SB
Gui Gingras, Senior, 1B, .336 BA, 5 HR, 37 RBI
Jamie Galazin, Junior, OF, .327 BA, 34 RBI, 13 SB
Anthony Brocato, Junior, OF, .324 BA, 8 HR, 47 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Sean Mooney, Freshman, P, 1.22 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 96.0 IP, 85 SO
Michael LoPresti, Sophomore, P, 4.66 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 56.0 IP, 44 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .327 (3rd in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 1.00 (21, 1)
Doubles per Game: 1.98 (48, 1)
Earned Run Average: 2.81 (4, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .972 (95, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.67 (157, 3)
Scoring Offense: 7.7 (14, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .459 (34, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.04 (108, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.41 (12, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    Regional                      lost to Oklahoma State, defeated Oral Roberts, defeated Oklahoma State, eliminated by Arkansas
2012    Regional                      defeated East Carolina, defeated North Carolina, defeated North Carolina
2012    Super Regional            lost to Arizona, eliminated by Arizona
2011    Regional                      defeated East Carolina, lost to Virginia, eliminated by East Carolina
2010    Regional                      lost to Mississippi, defeated VCU, defeated Mississippi, defeated Virginia, eliminated by Virginia
2008    Regional                      defeated Texas, lost to Rice, eliminated by Texas
2007    Regional                      lost to Clemson, defeated VCU, eliminated by Coastal Carolina
2005    Regional                      defeated Virginia, lost to Oregon State, defeated Ohio State, eliminated by Oregon State
 
*all team stats through 5/21