Baseball Falls in the Ninth Inning at St. John's

March 26, 2025

The Central Connecticut baseball team lost at St. John's, 9-8, on Wednesday in Queens, NY. The loss snapped a seven-game win streak for the Blue Devils, while the Red Storm scored four runs in the bottom of the ninth.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score: CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 7, ST. JOHN'S 8
Pitching Record: W: Mettert (1-1) | L: Cameron (2-1) | Save: - -
Records: CCSU (11-4), SJU (12-12)
Location: Kaiser Stadium | Queens, NY

KEY MOMENTS

The Blue Devils took a one-run lead in the fifth inning Colby Brouillette reached on a fielder's choice with two outs. He scored on the next batter when Owen Arias doubled to left field to drive Brouillette in.
Central pushed across four runs in the top of the seventh inning after loading the bases with one out. Kyle Gordon singled in a run, followed by a two-run single by Aidan Redahan to make it 4-1. A wild pitch would bring across another run to make it 5-1.
St. John's would get on the board with four runs in the seventh. Adam Agresti had an RBI double and Jace Jeremiah singled in a run. Jon LeGrande added an RBI-single, while a sac fly would cut the lead to 5-4.
CCSU put runners on second and third with one out in the eighth. Redahan delivered a two-run single to push the lead to 7-4.
The Red Storm won with fourruns in the ninth. After an RBI groundout, Raifstangeerhit a solo homerun to tie the game. A pair of singles put runners on the corners before a balk allowed the winning run to score.

NOTES

Brock Pare started and tossed 5.0 shutout innings. He allowed just one hit, while striking out three.
Central had 11 hits as a team – its ninth straight game with 10+ hits.
Redahan went 3-for-5 with four RBIs.
Arias was 2-for-2 with two runs, while Gordon and Brady Short each added two hits.
The teams were meeting for just the second time. SJU has won both meetings.

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils welcome Coppin State for three games beginning Friday.

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