March 17, 2008
QUEENS, N.Y. - After four straight home games, the St. John's baseball team returns to the road to complete its season series with the Fairfield Stags. The Red Storm won both ends of a double-header against the Stags on Saturday, March 15. Including the 14-4 and 10-1 wins this season, St. John's is now 20-3 all-time against the Stags. Check out live stats from the game here.
STORMTRACKER
Brian Kemp now has a 13-game hitting streak and has at least one hit in 15 of 16 games this season. Kemp leads the team with 26 hits and is also tops on the squad with 13 RBI.
Over the past four games, Tim Morris is batting .600 (6-for-10) with one home run and eight RBI. The first baseman also has a 1.000 slugging percentage during this stretch.
St. John's had a season best 18 hits in a 14-4 win over Fairfield in the first game of a double-header against the Stags.
The Red Storm has had 10 or more hits in each of the past four games.
St. John's is batting .312 as a team, while holding opponents to just a .223 average.
Projected Starter/2008 Statistics
Matt Tosoni/1-0, 1.88 ERA, one shutout, 14.1 innings, 4 strikeouts, .192 opp/avg
Scouting The Fairfield Stags
The Stags are 2-11 after dropping both ends of a double-header to St. John's on Saturday.
The game will mark the 2008 home opener for Fairfield. The team was 6-8 on Alumni Diamond in 2007.
Matt Tiagwad leads the team with a .397 batting average and has three doubles and four RBI.
Brian Rudolph is tied for the team lead with six RBI and also leads the team with six doubles.
Albie Desimone is batting .244, but is tied for the team lead with six RBI and has one double, one triple and one home run on the year.
Expected to start, Kevin Fico is 0-3 with a 9.72 ERA. In five appearances, two starts, the righty has tossed 16.2 innings and has 14 strikeouts.
Projected Starter/2008 Statistics
Kevin Fico/0-3, 9.72 ERA, 16.2 innings, 14 strikeouts
