The St. John's offense certainly came to play this weeknd, as the Red Storm posted 12 runs in the first inning of today's game versus Iowa (the Hawkeyes currently are batting in the 3rd, facing a 13-2 deficit). When combined with Friday night's 15-6 win over Penn State, SJU has racked up the following numbers (over the span of 11 innings):
• An eye-popping .580 team batting avg. (29-for-50)
• A 28-8 scoring edge
• An awesome .900 team slugging pct. (with 9 doubles, 2 triples and a home run)
• Two more walks (9) by its offense than strikeouts (7)
The Red Storm nearly batted around twice in their first trip to the plate on Saturday, sending 16 batters to the place while rapping out five singles and five doubles (plus three walks and a stolen base). The offensive explosion included a two-run double from freshman SS Joe Panik, plus two-run singles from three other players (senior LF Carlos Del Rosario, senior 2B Gino Matias and junior 1B Tim Morris).
The amazing five 1st-inning doubles included the two-bagger from Panik, plus leadoff man Brian Kemp (junior CF), junior RF Jimmy Parque (ground-rule), sophomore DH Paul Karmas and sophomore 3B Greg Hopkins. The 8-hole hitter Danny Benedetti was the only SJU player without a hit in the inning, but he did walk and scored a run.
Panik had an earlier bases-loaded walk in the inning, while cleanup man Karmas also walked in his first plate appearance and 2-hole hitter Morris had an RBI single in his first trip to the plate. Kemp's second at-bat produced an RBI single (followed by a stolen base).
Iowa's starting pitcher, sophomore RHP Zach Kenyon (0.1 IP-6R-4H-2BB-K), faced seven batters before leaving the game with a 4-0 deficit on the board. The Hawkeyes went to another pitcher with the same first name, but junior LHP Zach Robertson turned in similar numbers (0.2 IP-6R-6H-BB). Sophomore RHP Patrick Schatz then opened the second inning on the mound for Iowa.
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