102 The QUEE NS Courier • MAY 14, 2015 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com sports ST. JOHN’S CLINCHES BIG EAST REGULAR SEASON TITLE BY ANTHONY GIUDICE [email protected] @A_GiudiceReport The St. John’s Red Storm clinched its conference-record eighth Big East regular season championship Saturday with a 5-0 win over the Xavier Musketeers at Jack Kaiser Stadium. The Red Storm won the game behind a dominant pitching performance by Ryan McCormick, who tossed his first career complete game shutout and recorded a career-high nine strikeouts in the contest. St. John’s got on the board early by sending eight men to the plate in the bottom of the first inning and took a 2-0 lead. Robert Wayman began the rally with a one-out single. Michael Donadio followed with another single and Zach Lauricella got on base on a fielder’s choice to load the bases. Jarred Mederos smacked a two-run single into center, giving his team the early lead. The Red Storm added to its lead in the bottom of the third with a string of singles. Tyler Sanchez started things with a single up the middle. Wayman added another single through the left side and Lauricella singled to left, driving in Sanchez to make it a 3-0 ballgame. Xavier tried to rally back in the top of the fourth, getting the first two batters on base. A single by David Morton led off the inning and Nate Soria followed with a walk, but McCormick retired the next three batters to get out of the jam. St. John’s padded its lead in the bottom of the seventh inning. Donadio drilled a leadoff double into left field, Matt Harris followed with an RBI triple, giving the Red Storm a 4-0 lead, and Mederos lifted a sacrifice fly to left, bringing the lead to 5-0. McCormick finished the game by retiring the last seven batters he faced. The Red Storm completed the three-game sweep of the Musketeers on Sunday by posting an 8-6 win. They continue the season with a game against St. Peter’s on Tuesday, before ending their 2015 campaign with a three-game set against Southern Illinois. Photo courtesy St. John’s Athletics Ryan McCormick during his complete game shutout to help St. John’s clinch the Big East regular season title. Bayside Little League’s Team Duce remains undefeated with big win BY ANTHONY GIUDICE [email protected] @A_GiudiceReport Team Duce, which is part of the Texas Division of Bayside Little League, continued their winning streak on May 9 and improved their record to 4-0 when they defeated team divisional rival W7. Tanner Fried hit for the cycle, drove in eight RBIs and earned his nickname “The Sandman” by closing the game with a scoreless sixth inning. He was named the player of the game for his stellar performance. Charlie Blair, the starting pitcher, earned the win and brought his record to a perfect 4-0. Derek McCreesh came in to relieve Blair and struck out five batters in the relief effort. Bobby Fretwell came in for McCreesh and earned his first strikeout of the season. Tino Famiglietti made a tremendous play in the outfield by throwing out a runner at second. George Diamantopoulos played great at first base and hit for two doubles. John Archbold and Rafael Rufrano both played catcher and got on base a combined six times. Costa Bournias got on base three times and also scored three runs. Duce looks to remain undefeated when they take the field on May 16 at 11:30 a.m. at Valley West Field, located in Crocheron Park.
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