sports FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com MAY 14, 2015 • THE COURIER SUN 51 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 fi rst 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 fi rst 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 fi elder’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 fi eld, Matt Harris followed with an RBI triple, giving the Red Storm a 4-0 lead, and Mederos lifted a sacrifi ce fl y to left, bringing the lead to 5-0. McCormick fi nished 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. Maspeth High School tennis teams make playoffs BY ANTHONY GIUDICE [email protected]/@A_GiudiceReport Both the Maspeth High School boys and girls varsity tennis teams have reached the playoffs this year. The girls varsity team holds a 6-6 record and looks forward to the playoffs, while the boys team fi nished the season 9-1 and was crowned the 2015 B-3 League Champions in their fi rst year as a varsity team.
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