{"id":213922,"date":"2026-03-21T04:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T04:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/213922\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T04:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T04:08:29","slug":"oleary-pitches-a-gem-as-st-johns-cruises-past-ut-arlington-in-series-opener-8-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/213922\/","title":{"rendered":"O\u2019Leary Pitches a Gem as St. John\u2019s Cruises Past UT Arlington in Series Opener, 8-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARLINGTON, TEXAS\u00a0(March 20, 2026)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The St. John’s baseball team opened its weekend series with a dominant pitching performance from junior\u00a0Liam O’Leary<\/a>\u00a0and a career night for\u00a0Jayder Raifstanger<\/a>\u00a0to cruise past UT Arlington, 8-1.<\/p>\n

The Red Storm (8-12) used a season-high 15 hits to power past the Mavericks (7-14) at Clay Gould Ballpark. One of the 15 was Raifstanger’s RBI single in the top of the eighth inning, serving as his 100th career hit as a Johnnie.<\/p>\n

O’Leary had his best outing so far this season. The right hander pitched 8.0 innings, allowing just one run on five hits and struck out two to record his second win of the season.\u00a0Victor Frederick<\/a>\u00a0came in the ninth inning to close out the game, registering two strikeouts.<\/p>\n

Eight Johnnies recorded a hit, as\u00a0Shaun McMillan<\/a>\u00a0led the way with four and scored three runs. Raifstanger,\u00a0Jon LeGrande<\/a>,\u00a0Adam Agresti<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ayden Frey<\/a>\u00a0all recorded multi-hit games, with Agresti and\u00a0Jack Tate<\/a>\u00a0leading the way with two RBIs. Agresti and\u00a0Cristian Bernardini<\/a>\u00a0added a stolen base to their lines.<\/p>\n

St. John’s was hot from the jump, scoring two runs in the first inning. Back-to-back singles from Raifstanger and McMillan set the table for Agresti, who roped a single through the right side to score Raifstanger with one out. Tate followed up with a sacrifice fly to plate McMillan and make it 2-0.<\/p>\n

The Mavericks plated their only run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 2-1.<\/p>\n

After a scoreless set of middle innings, the Red Storm broke the game open in the seventh frame. Back-to-back singles from Raifstanger and McMillan and an Agresti walk loaded the bases with no outs. Following a Tate pop out, Frey blooped a single into shallow right-center to score Raifstanger. Bernardini lifted a ball to center field to drive in McMillan and make it 4-1.<\/p>\n

In the top of the eighth, the Johnnies plated three runs.\u00a0Lewis Rodriguez<\/a>\u00a0singled and advanced to second on an error before scoring on Raifstanger’s 100th\u00a0career hit. McMillan tallied his third hit of the evening to advance Raifstanger to third with no outs. Agresti laced a double off the\u00a0\u00a0left field wall to bring Raifstanger home. Tate then lifted his second sacrifice fly to score

\nMcMillan and make it 7-1.<\/p>\n

In the top of the ninth, Bernardini singled through the right side to open the frame, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. With two outs, LeGrande ripped a single off the glove of the second baseman and scored Bernardini to put the finishing touches on the 8-1 victory.<\/p>\n

The Red Storm aim for the series win tomorrow at Clay Gould Ballpark. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. ET \/ 2 p.m. CT.\u00a0

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