Big East: St. John's Strikes First

By Adam Caparell - May 24, 2007

Afternoon has turned into evening here at Keyspan Park, with the lights just starting to really take effect and St. John's had something brewing in the top of the first, putting two on with one out. They would capitalize. Sam Deluca singled up the middle to plate Brian Kemp who led off the game with a double, 1-0 St. John's.

Thanks to the stab by 1B Mat Untiet, UConn nearly pulled off a 3-6-1 double play that would have ended the inning. But Odenbach couldn't get there in time to cover and the next batter, Chris Anninos, got an infield hit up the middle to give the Red Storm their second run of the inning. UConn SS Dennis Donovan couln't shovel the grounder to 2B Dale Brannon in time. 2 3 0 St. John's, UConn coming to bat.