Northern Illinois Huskies vs St. John's Red Storm
NCAA Baseball Championship - Tallahassee Regional

St. John's Red StormSt John'sSJU
35-24
21
35-24
Final

Northern Illinois HuskiesN IllinoisNIU
36-19
8
36-19
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 0 |
| 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
St. John's Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. LeGrande CF |
J. Raifstanger 3B |
S. McMillan 1B |
A. Agresti C |
W. Cowan DH |
a J. Tate PH-DH |
A. Frey 2B |
C. Bernardini LF |
R. Mansour SS |
D. Fitzsimmons RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .329 | .420 | .478 |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .335 | .422 | .438 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .318 | .399 | .500 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .288 | .431 | .608 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .222 | .327 | .413 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .250 | .263 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .236 | .344 | .288 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .290 | .328 | .435 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .255 | .349 | .280 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .283 | .383 | .483 |
| 43 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
a-flied out to right for W. Cowan in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ. Raifstanger (16, B. Kasten); W. Cowan (3, M. Tarr); A. Frey (10, M. Tarr); D. Fitzsimmons (14, G. Micklinghoff); R. Mansour (5, N. Bassi)
- HRD. Fitzsimmons (6, 5th inning off G. Micklinghoff 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIA. Agresti (50), C. Bernardini (21), J. Raifstanger (49), W. Cowan 2 (33), J. LeGrande 3 (45), S. McMillan 2 (42), A. Frey 2 (19), D. Fitzsimmons 4 (31), R. Mansour 3 (26)
- 2Out RBIR. Mansour
- SFJ. LeGrande; A. Frey
- GIDPA. Frey; R. Mansour
- Team LOB14
- Team RISP11-27 (A. Agresti 1-5, C. Bernardini 2-4, J. Raifstanger 0-1, W. Cowan 1-3, J. LeGrande 1-2, S. McMillan 1-1, A. Frey 1-2, D. Fitzsimmons 1-3, J. Tate 0-1, R. Mansour 3-5)
- Baserunning
- CSJ. LeGrande (12, 2nd base by B. Gaskey/I. Dahlberg)
- SBA. Agresti (9, 2nd base off M. Tarr/I. Dahlberg); C. Bernardini (6, 2nd base off G. Micklinghoff/C. Mendell); J. LeGrande 2 (27, 2nd base off C. Cohn/I. Dahlberg, 2nd base off B. Gaskey/I. Dahlberg)
Northern Illinois Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
W. Wawro LF |
C. Smith 2B |
c K. Jennings PH-2B |
N. Sandee SS |
G. Baldwin 1B |
M. Romero DH |
V. Spotofora 3B |
a W. Couchman PH-3B |
C. Robertson RF |
I. Dahlberg C |
b C. Mendell PH-C |
C. Parcell CF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .366 | .498 | .457 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .443 | .595 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .389 | .625 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .310 | .481 | .452 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .376 | .537 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .345 | .462 | .493 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .270 | .340 | .420 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .312 | .414 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .280 | .344 | .518 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .441 | .432 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .120 | .241 | .200 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .236 | .355 | .300 |
| 36 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
a-doubled to center for V. Spotofora in the 6th
b-walked for I. Dahlberg in the 6th
c-homered to right center for C. Smith in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BC. Smith (19, E. Chaffee); C. Mendell (2, T. Longoria); W. Couchman (5, E. Chaffee)
- HRK. Jennings (1, 7th inning off J. Nestler 0 on, 0 Out); M. Romero 2 (3, 2nd inning off E. Chaffee 0 on, 0 Out, 7th inning off J. Nestler 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIK. Jennings (5), C. Parcell (21), C. Smith (48), M. Romero 2 (24), C. Robertson 2 (63)
- 2Out RBIC. Robertson 2
- SHN. Sandee
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP4-12 (C. Parcell 1-2, C. Smith 1-1, W. Couchman 0-1, I. Dahlberg 0-1, W. Wawro 1-2, M. Romero 0-2, C. Robertson 1-3)
- Baserunning
- SBC. Parcell (18, 2nd base off E. Chaffee/A. Agresti)
- Fielding
- EV. Spotofora (9, fielding)
- PBC. Mendell; I. Dahlberg ( 2 )
St. John's Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
E. Chaffee (W, 7-4) |
J. Nestler |
T. Longoria |
N. Romer |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 106-63 | 4.85 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24-17 | 3.38 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-12 | 7.13 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-12 | 2.38 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 168-104 |
- Pitching
- WPE. Chaffee
- HBPG. Baldwin 2 (by E. Chaffee, N. Romer)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedE. Chaffee 18/26; N. Romer 2/5; J. Nestler 3/7; T. Longoria 4/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesE. Chaffee-24-12-15-12; N. Romer-4-3-3-2; J. Nestler-5-4-2-6; T. Longoria-5-2-1-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsE. Chaffee 4-3; N. Romer 0-1; J. Nestler 0-4; T. Longoria 1-1
Northern Illinois Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Gaskey |
C. Cohn (L, 2-1) |
M. Tarr |
N. Bassi |
G. Micklinghoff |
T. Deleskiewicz |
B. Kasten |
A. Day |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60-28 | 4.99 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24-11 | 1.74 |
| 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-8 | 6.31 |
| 1.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 53-30 | 10.45 |
| 1.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37-21 | 18.75 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-9 | 11.57 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25-13 | 12.60 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21-7 | 8.31 |
| 9.0 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 256-127 |
- Pitching
- WPT. Deleskiewicz ( 3); B. Kasten
- HBPJ. Raifstanger (by T. Deleskiewicz); A. Frey (by B. Gaskey)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedN. Bassi 5/11; B. Gaskey 6/15; A. Day 0/5; G. Micklinghoff 7/10; T. Deleskiewicz 3/5; M. Tarr 1/3; B. Kasten 4/7; C. Cohn 0/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesN. Bassi-4-2-17-7; B. Gaskey-8-2-9-9; A. Day-2-0-3-2; G. Micklinghoff-5-0-7-9; T. Deleskiewicz-3-3-1-2; M. Tarr-4-0-1-3; B. Kasten-3-1-4-5; C. Cohn-1-1-6-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsN. Bassi 1-2; B. Gaskey 1-5; A. Day 0-2; G. Micklinghoff 3-1; T. Deleskiewicz 0-2; B. Kasten 2-1; C. Cohn 1-0
Scoring Summary
Inning | SJU | NIU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | M. Romero homered to left. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | C. Smith doubled to deep left, C. Parcell and W. Wawro scored. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | C. Robertson singled to left, C. Smith and G. Baldwin scored, V. Spotofora to second. | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4th | R. Mansour singled to left, W. Cowan scored, A. Frey to third, C. Bernardini to second. | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4th | D. Fitzsimmons walked, A. Frey scored, C. Bernardini to third, R. Mansour to second. | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4th | J. LeGrande singled to center, C. Bernardini and R. Mansour scored, D. Fitzsimmons to third. | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4th | J. Raifstanger grounded out to second, D. Fitzsimmons scored, J. LeGrande to third. | 5 | 5 | ||
| 4th | A. Agresti singled to shallow center, J. LeGrande scored, S. McMillan to third. | 6 | 5 | ||
| 4th | W. Cowan doubled to deep left, S. McMillan and A. Agresti scored. | 8 | 5 | ||
| 4th | A. Frey doubled to deep right center, W. Cowan scored. | 9 | 5 | ||
| 5th | A. Frey hit sacrifice fly to right, J. Raifstanger scored. | 10 | 5 | ||
| 5th | C. Bernardini singled to center, S. McMillan scored, W. Cowan to third. | 11 | 5 | ||
| 5th | R. Mansour doubled to left, W. Cowan scored, C. Bernardini to third. | 12 | 5 | ||
| 5th | D. Fitzsimmons homered to right, C. Bernardini and R. Mansour scored. | 15 | 5 | ||
| 7th | R. Mansour singled to right, C. Bernardini scored. | 16 | 5 | ||
| 7th | J. LeGrande hit sacrifice fly to left, R. Mansour scored, D. Fitzsimmons to third. | 17 | 5 | ||
| 7th | D. Fitzsimmons scored, J. Raifstanger to second on wild pitch by T. Deleskiewicz. | 18 | 5 | ||
| 7th | K. Jennings homered to right center. | 18 | 6 | ||
| 7th | M. Romero homered to left. | 18 | 7 | ||
| 8th | R. Mansour grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A. Frey scored, C. Bernardini out at second. | 19 | 7 | ||
| 8th | C. Parcell singled to shallow right center, C. Mendell scored. | 19 | 8 | ||
| 9th | S. McMillan singled to center, J. LeGrande and J. Raifstanger scored. | 21 | 8 | ||
SJU vs NIU Videos
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Game Information
Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium
11:30 PM, 31 May 2026
Tallahassee, Florida
Attendance: 3,962