Score: St. John's 6, UAlbany 1

Location: Jack Kaiser Stadium in Queens, N.Y.

Records: UAlbany (10-15, 2-7 AE); St. John's (18-10, 3-0 Big East)

Short Story: UAlbany took an early lead but ultimately fell 6-1 at St. John's in the first of two mid-week games.

Coach Mueller: "We had 10 hits and had opportunities to get back in the game but St Johns pitched out of trouble when they had too."

Key Stats

• J.T. Genovese lasted 5.0 innings, allowing five runs with three strikeouts
• Brendan Cournoyer pitched 3.0 relief innings, allowing one run on three hits with one strikeout
• Travis Collins hit 2-5 with a run scored
• UAlbany scored one run on 10 hits; St. John's scored six runs on eight hits

How it happened

• UAlbany struck first, scoring one run in the top of the first.  Travis Collins hit a leadoff single through the right side, and advanced to second when Marc Wangenstein drew a walk.  Collins scored in the next at bat when Connor Powers hit a single through the right side.
• St. John's tied the game at one in the bottom of the first
• St. John's scored twice in the bottom of the third to take a 3-1 lead
• St. John's scored one run in the fourth
• UAlbany loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the sixth but came away with no runs
• St. John's added two runs in the sixth to bring the final score to 6-1
• UAlbany loaded the bases again in the top of the ninth with one out, but St. John's' relief pitcher Aaron Herr recorded two strikeouts to end the game

Next: UAlbany will host Manhattan on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. ahead of a weekend series against Stony Brook at Varsity Field.