QUEENS, N.Y.\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Fresh off its conference-leading 11th BIG EAST Tournament Championship, the St. John’s baseball team will begin its Road to Omaha as the fourth-seed at the Tallahassee Regional, hosted by Florida State.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Monday’s selection marks the 39th\u00a0time in storied history of the program that Red Storm have been selected to the NCAA Tournament, a mark that’s tied for the 11th\u00a0most amongst Division I programs. The Johnnies have tallied at least one win in nine of their last 10 NCAA Regional appearances and have advanced to six College World Series.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Johnnies will open the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 3 p.m., against the 10th\u00a0national-seeded Seminoles on the ACC Network. This will be the fourth all-time meeting between St. John’s and Florida State. The Red Storm last faced Florida State in a three-game series from March 4-6, 2016, in Tallahassee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Entering the regional with a record of 33-24, the Red Storm is riding a five-game winning streak, highlighted by a perfect 3-0 showing at the BIG EAST Tournament in Mason, Ohio.<\/p>\n
St. John’s will be making its second NCAA Regional appearance in the last three seasons. Nine players from the 2024 squad will make their second trip to the Big Dance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Head Coach\u00a0Mike Hampton<\/a>\u00a0will make his 13th NCAA Tournament appearance since arriving in Queens as an assistant coach in 2001. It will be his second as the skipper, a role that he assumed prior to the 2020 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Johnnies are now one of 11 schools at the Division I level to capture double-digit league championships in the same conference with their 5-3 win over fourth-seeded Creighton at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio on Sunday.\u00a0Will Cowan<\/a>,\u00a0Jayder Raifstanger<\/a>,\u00a0Liam O’Leary<\/a>,\u00a0Shaun McMillan<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Lewis Rodriguez<\/a>\u00a0were all recognized on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team.<\/p>\n Seven members of the Red Storm earned All-BIG EAST distinction at the end of the regular season, led by First Team selections O’Leary,\u00a0Adam Agresti<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Jon LeGrande<\/a>. Hampton also led the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year for the second time in three seasons.
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