The St. John’s baseball team (20-16- 1, 5-4) went 1-2 in a BIG EAST weekend series against Xavier University (16-26, 2-3).
In game one, the Red Storm rallied for two runs in the eighth inning to register a 4-2 win. Xavier used six home runs to defeat St. John’s, 11-8, in game two. St. John’s stranded 13 runners in game three, losing 1-0 to Xavier.
Junior catcher Troy Dixon went 2-for- 4 with a tie breaking two-run double to lead the Red Storm in game one, while classmate Robbie Knightes was 4-for- 4 with a run scored.