St. John’s Falls to Xavier in Series Finale, 16-6

CINCINNATI – The St. John's baseball team fell in the series finale against Xavier,16-6, in seven innings on Sunday afternoon at Hayden Field. Despite jumping out to an early lead, the Red Storm (23-20, 9-3 BIG EAST) fell victim to the Musketeers long ball. The Johnnies won the first two games of the three-game set, marking four straight series victories to open conference play. Offensively, St. John's was led by Cristian Bernardini who recorded his second three-run home run in as many games and Shaun McMillan who went 2-for-3 with a single, a solo homer and three runs. Ayden Frey...