Big East: Red Storm Overmatched

By Grant Tunkel - May 23, 2007

USF's pitching - starter Chris Delaney and reliever Shawn Sanford - baffled St. John's hitters all night long, holding the Red Storm to a mere 3 hits in a 2-0 victory.

St. John's did have 9 base runners, thanks to 3 walks and 3 hit batsmen, but timely pitching from the Bulls' pair of arms prevented St. John's from doing any further damage. They had a runner in scoring position with less than 2 outs twice in the game but could not push a single run across. Catcher Brendan Monaghan had 2 hits for the Red Storm and Jeff Grantham had a hit and reached base 3 times after being plunked twice. Gil Zayas was 0-4.

USF's runs came in the 1st and 8th.

The Bulls get the day off and will play at 1 pm on Friday, while the Red Storm face UConn tomorrow with their tournament life at stake.