St. John’s baseball team will start its BIG EAST schedule against Seton Hall in South Orange, New Jersey, beginning a three-game series on April 1.
The matchup is significant as it marks the 172nd meeting between these two rivals, with St. John’s holding a historical advantage of 94-77. The Red Storm enters conference play after an 11-2 win over Wagner, highlighted by Jon LeGrande’s three hits and three RBIs and Thomas Harding’s scoreless start.
Game one is scheduled for Thursday at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Stadium at Owen T. Carroll Field at 1 p.m., followed by a doubleheader on Saturday starting at noon; both Saturday games will be streamed on ESPN+. St. John’s currently has an overall record of 11-17 and leads the BIG EAST in fielding percentage (.976), ranking them 58th nationally. Six regular starters have fielding percentages above .975, led by Dylan Fitzsimmons who has not committed an error this season.
Key individual performers for St. John’s include Liam O’Leary with a 2.95 ERA over seven starts (second in the conference), Adam Agresti with nine home runs (third in the league) and a .624 slugging percentage (fifth), Fitzsimmons tied for second in triples, and LeGrande third in stolen bases with thirteen steals.
Seton Hall enters the series with an overall record of 11-9 after defeating Princeton last week and allowing only four hits in that game. The Pirates average just over five runs per contest with Ryan Fontera leading offensively (.351 batting average) and Gabe Cavazzoni contributing eight doubles, three triples (leading the conference), and thirteen RBIs so far this season.
After this weekend’s games against Seton Hall, St. John’s will travel to Central Connecticut State for a midweek game scheduled for Tuesday, April 7.
