St. John's Red Storm baseball

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St. John's Red Storm
St. John's Red Storm logo.svg
Founded1906; 115 years ago (1906)
UniversitySt. John's University
Head coachMike Hampton (2nd season)
ConferenceBig East
Home stadiumJack Kaiser Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500)
NicknameRed Storm
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
College World Series appearances
1949, 1960, 1966, 1968, 1978, 1980
NCAA Tournament appearances
1949, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018
Conference tournament champions
1985, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018
Conference champions
1987, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2018

The St. John's Red Storm baseball team represents St. John's University, in New York City in college baseball. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I, and the team competes in the Big East Conference. The team is coached by Mike Hampton. The St. John's baseball team has been to the College World Series six times and have sent more than 100 players on to professional baseball careers.

History[]

St. John's has won nine Big East Championships in 1987, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, and 2018.

It has also won the Big East Tournament nine times, in 1986, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2015, and 2018, the most of any school.

The program has appeared in 37 NCAA Regionals and six College World Series, with its highest place finish being fourth place in 1968 and its most recent appearance in 1980.

Facilities[]

The team plays at the 3,500-seat Jack Kaiser Stadium, dedicated in 2007, to the Hall of Fame Coach and former St. John's Athletic Director. The stadium is one of the largest college baseball stadiums in the northeast, and is a featured venue on the EA Sports MVP NCAA Baseball video game.[citation needed] The stadium was conceived out of a deal between the university and the Giuliani administration. The administration wanted to find a location for a single-A team that would be affiliated with the New York Mets. Expressing concern about quality of life issues and the spending of public money for a private religious institution, surrounding neighborhood civic groups and local politicians protested the plan. In order to placate their concerns, however, the Mets offered to open it up to the communities for local high school games and youth programs.[2] This stadium was built despite large protests by community residents as well as State Senator Frank Padavan[2] (while also using city financing)[3] The Red Storm played the first ever game at the Mets' new ballpark, Citi Field on March 29, 2009.

Coaches[]

* Elected to the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame

Only those who coached 3 or more seasons and 30 or more games.

Coach Years Overall % Conf % SECT % NCAA Post Season
Overall % Super Reg % CWS %
Buck Freeman 1928–1936 89–71 .556
Joe Lapchick 1937–1943 69–36 .657
Frank McGuire 1948–1952 67–30 .691 1–2 .333 0–2 .000
Al DeStefano 1953–1955 39–15–1 .718 1–1 .500
Jack Kaiser 1956–1973 367–133–2 .733 19–16 .543 5–6 .455
Joe Russo 1974–1995 612–310–4 .663 128–81 .612 27–26 .509 1–4 .200
Ed Blankmeyer 1996–2019 829–499–4 .624 347–212 .621 14–21 .400

Notable players[]

MLB First Round Picks[]

Year Player Pick Team
1970 Allan Matson 16 Philadelphia Phillies
1994 C.J. Nitkowski 9 Cincinnati Reds
2005 Craig Hansen 26 Boston Red Sox
2011 Joe Panik 29 San Francisco Giants

First Team All-Americans[]

Year(s) Player Position Selectors
1981 Frank Viola Pitcher Baseball America
2005 Craig Hansen Pitcher Baseball America
2010 Jeremy Baltz Outfielder Baseball America

Individual Awards[]

National Awards[]

  • NCBWA National Freshman Hitter of the Year
Jeremy Baltz (2010)
  • NCBWA National Freshman Pitcher of the Year
Sean Mooney (2017)

Big East Awards[]

  • Rookie/Freshman of the Year
Rich Aurilia (1990)
Mike Maerten (1991)
Jeremy Baltz (2010)
Michael Donadio (2014)
Josh Shaw (2016)
Sean Mooney (2017)
  • Coach of the Year
Joe Russo (1990, 1991)
Ed Blankmeyer (1996, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018)
  • Pitcher of the Year
Tom Migliozzi (1991)
C.J. Nitkowski (1994)
Craig Hansen (2005)
George Brown (2008)
Ryan McCormick (2015)
Thomas Hackimer (2016)
Sean Mooney (2017)

References[]

  1. ^ Primary Colors (PDF). St. John's University Athletics Style Guide. June 21, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Bagli, Charles (February 19, 2000). "Queens Groups Plan to Sue To Stop a Baseball Stadium". The New York Times. p. 1.
  3. ^ Bagli, Charles V. (February 19, 2000). "Queens Groups Plan to Sue To Stop a Baseball Stadium". The New York Times. p. 2. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
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