St. John's Red Storm baseball

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.

St. John's Red Storm
2023 St. John's Red Storm baseball
Founded1906 (1906)
UniversitySt. John's University
Head coachMike Hampton (4th 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 regional champions
1978, 1980, 2012
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
Regular season conference champions
1987, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2018

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. 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.

CoachYearsOverall%Conf%SECT%NCAA Post Season
Overall%Super Reg%CWS%
Buck Freeman1928–193689–71.556
Joe Lapchick1937–194369–36.657
Frank McGuire1948–195267–30.6911–2.3330–2.000
Al DeStefano1953–195539–15–1.7181–1.500
Jack Kaiser1956–1973367–133–2.73319–16.5435–6.455
Joe Russo1974–1995612–310–4.663128–81.61227–26.5091–4.200
Ed Blankmeyer1996–2019829–499–4.624347–212.62114–21.400
Mike Hampton2020–present46–59–1.43917–28–1.3801–1.500

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

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)
  • Player of the Year
John Valente (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". St. John's University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). June 21, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. 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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