28 The Queens Courier • june 4, 2015 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com St. John’s men’s baseball season ends in regional round BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com/@A_GiudiceReport The St. John’s Red Storm saw their season come to an end on May 31 when they lost to the Arkansas Razorbacks, 4-3, in the finals of the Stillwater Regional bracket of the NCAA Tournament at Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Red Storm finish the season with an overall record of 41-16 as the Stillwater Regional finalists, Big East Tournament champions and Big East regular season champions. The game was a close contest throughout and Arkansas managed to score a run in the ninth inning to seal the victory and knock St. John’s out of the tournament. It was a scoreless game heading into the fifth inning, when the Razorbacks grabbed the lead. They led off the inning with back-to-back singles and a sacrifice bunt moved the runners to second and third base. Arkansas’ catcher, Tucker Pennell, hit a sacrifice fly, bringing in one run, and left fielder, Joseph Serrano added an RBI single to give the Razorbacks a 2-0 lead. Arkansas increased their lead to 3-0 in the top of the sixth when Tyler Spoon launched a solo home run off Red Storm relief pitcher Shawn Heide. St. John’s managed to get on the scoreboard with a two-run sixth inning. Center fielder Alex Caruso single from Jarred Mederos. He quickly stole second worked a leadoff walk and second baseman, Robert base and scored on an RBI single by Robbie Wayman, reached base on a throwing error, but Knighties to tie the game at three runs apiece. the ball soared into the dugout and Caruso was In the top of the ninth, Arkansas had runners on awarded home, while Wayman was given second. first and second before a sacrifice bunt moved the Michael Donadio then smacked an RBI single to runners into scoring position. After an intentional right field, cutting the Razorbacks’ lead to 3-2. walk loaded the bases, Serrano lined a one-out RBI The Red Storm led off the seventh inning with a single into left to give the Razorbacks a 4-3 lead. Arkansas’ closer, Zach Johnson, struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth for the save and the win. Wayman, Knightes and first baseman Matt Harris were each named to the Stillwater Regional All-Tournament Team at their respective positions after St. John’s was eliminated from tournament play. Photo courtesy St. John’s Athletics St. John’s coach, Ed Blankmeyer, during St. John’s run in the NCAA Tournament. ANTIQUES WANTED Buyer of Fine Arts Careful management of your precious estate heirlooms and buying and liquidation of your estate is our top priority. In addition to antique buying, we also can provide estate clean out services. We’re your premier antique buyers. • Antiques • Oil Paintings • Sterling Silver • Jewelry • Porcelains • Bronzes • Carved Furniture • Clocks • Bronze Statues Member of the American Society of Appraisers and the Better Business Bureau Garden City Antiques and Fine Arts, Ltd. HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID IMMEDIATELY 718-347-0900 www.gardencityantiques.com IF BUSY 516-524-6000 and Antiques for Over 30 Years
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