1978 St. John's Redmen baseball team

University baseball team March 2026 August 2023 1978 St. John's Redmen baseball Independent 40–18 Joe Russo 5th Ed Mathes Bill Permakoff Howie Gershberg Tom Cipolla Ed D'Alessio Redman Field Northeast Regional champions College World Series T–7th The 1978 St. John's Redmen baseball team represented the St. John's University in the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Redmen played their home games at Redman Field. The team was coached by Joe Russo in his 5th year at St. John's. The Redmen won the Northeast Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the North Carolina Tar Heels.https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/05/archives/college-baseball-st-johns-ousted.html College Baseball: St. John's Ousted June 5, 1978 The New York Times September 30, 2020 Roster 1978 St. John's Redmen y Patrick Ambrose 14 LHP R L 5 10 170 FR Staten Island, NY Steve Babyak 18 RHP R R 6 0 160 JR N. Massapequa, NY Michael Beatrice SR Steve Bingham 20 RHP R R 6 1 190 SO Wantagh, NY John Blair OF Newburgh, NY Anthony Bonomo SO Brooklyn, NY Sebby Borriello 21 C R R 6 1 195 FR Frank Caporaso OF R R SO Tom Cipolla 3 INF R R 5 11 165 SR Sayville, NY C William Crinnon James Curran SR Ed D'Alessio 32 INF R R 5 10 170 SR Brooklyn, NY C John Gallaro David Goldberg 5 OF L L 5 11 165 Brooklyn, NY Anton Grim Robert Grim INF R R T Hayes 7 INF R R 6 2 180 FR Commack, NY Richard Hille 29 RHP R R 6 4 200 SR Richmond Hill, NY Mike Hoffman RHP R R Mike Kerrigan C R R Ronald Kiene 27 RHP R R 6 3 175 FR Brooklyn, NY Karl Komyathy 17 INF R R 6 1 185 FR Hauppauge, NY Gregory LaCasse 23 RHP R R 6 3 185 SO W. Hempstead, NY Doug Latrenta 4 OF L L 5 10 175 SO Smithtown, NY James Loeffler 16 INF R R 6 1 165 JR Ozone Park, NY Robert Malvagna INF R R JR Tom Marasa INF R R 6 1 170 SO Flushing, NY James Marciano C R R Paul Maruffi OF R R 5 9 170 FR Brooklyn, NY Kevin McCabe INF R R SO Vincent Merolla 22 RHP R R 6 3 200 SO Brooklyn, NY Cliff Morello 31 C R R 5 10 190 SO Plainview, NY Ron Naclerio 8 OF L L 5 10 165 SO Bayside, NY James O'Connor 19 INF L R 6 1 170 JR Bayside, NY Chris Rich 34 RHP R R 6 7 175 FR Levittown, NY Steve Scafa 1 INF S R 5 9 165 FR Brooklyn, NY Jon Schmidt RHP R R James Sepanski LHP L L 6 0 180 SR Middle Village, NY William Smith Ed Strollo 37 C R R 5 10 180 Astoria, N.Y. Donald Troyan 37 INF L L 6 7 215 JR Aquebogue, NY September 21, 2020 Joe Russo Ed Mathes, Bill Permakoff Howie Gershberg Schedule St. John's Redmen 2 white 1978 St. John's Redmen baseball game log ! style="St. John's Redmen 2 white" | Regular season |- valign="top" y St. John's Redmen 2 white; March (6–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || March 23 || at 1978 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia || Foley Field • Athens, Georgia || 4–5 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || March 23 || at Georgia || Foley Field • Athens, Georgia || 13–11 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || March 24 || at 1978 Furman Paladins Furman || Furman Baseball Field • Greenville, South Carolina || 5–3 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || March 27 || at 1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest || Ernie Shore Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 3–2 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || March 28 || at North Carolina Tar Heels || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina || 15–5 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || March 30 || at 1978 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion || Unknown • Norfolk, Virginia || 0–1 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || March 30 || at Old Dominion || Unknown • Norfolk, Virginia || 3–6 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || March 31 || at 1978 VCU Rams VCU || Unknown • Richmond, Virginia || 11–0 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 31 || at VCU || Unknown • Richmond, Virginia || 9–2 || 6–3 |- y St. John's Redmen 2 white; April (20–8) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || April 1 || at 1978 Richmond Spiders Richmond || Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, Virginia || 16–3 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || April 1 || at Richmond || Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond || 3–2 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || April 3 || at 1978 Hofstra Pride Hofstra || University Field • Hempstead, New York || 19–2 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || April 4 || at 1978 Pace Setters Pace || Unknown • New York, New York || 15–7 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || April 5 || at 1978 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall || Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey || 7–1 || 11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || April 6 || 1978 Brooklyn Bulldogs Brooklyn || Redman Field • New York, New York || 5–1 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || April 8 || 1978 Siena Saints Siena || Redman Field • New York, New York || 27–8 || 13–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || April 8 || Siena || Redman Field • New York, New York || 15–7 || 14–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || April 9 || at 1978 Southern Connecticut Fighting Owls Southern Connecticut State || Unknown • New Haven, Connecticut || 10–8 || 15–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 || April 10 || 1978 Adelphi Panthers Adelphi || Redman Field • New York, New York || 1–3 || 15–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || April 11 || 1978 Wagner Seahawks Wagner || Redman Field • New York, New York || 4–5 || 15–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 || April 12 || 1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers || Redman Field • New York, New York || 6–8 || 15–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || April 13 || at 1978 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson || Unknown • Teaneck, New Jersey || 15–2 || 16–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || April 14 || 1978 New Haven Chargers New Haven || Redman Field • New York, New York || 5–4 || 17–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || April 15 || 1978 Catholic University Cardinals Catholic || Redman Field • New York, New York || 3–1 || 18–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 || April 15 || Catholic || Redman Field • New York, New York || 8–11 || 18–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 || April 16 || Seton Hall || Redman Field • New York, New York || 0–7 || 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || April 17 || 1978 Buffalo Bulls Buffalo || Redman Field • New York, New York || 9–0 || 19–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || April 18 || at 1978 Columbia Lions Columbia || Robertson Field at Satow Stadium • New York, New York || 0–10 || 19–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 || April 21 || at Adelphi || Unknown • Garden City, New York || 4–8 || 19–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || April 22 || 1978 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds LIU Brooklyn || Redman Field • New York, New York || 6–0 || 20–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || April 23 || at 1978 Temple Owls Temple || Erny Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || 10–8 || 21–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || April 24 || 1978 Army Black Knights Army || Redman Field • New York, New York || 6–1 || 22–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || April 25 || 1978 Bridgeport Purple Knights Bridgeport || Redman Field • New York, New York || 15–2 || 23–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || April 26 || 1978 Iona Gaels Iona || Redman Field • New York, New York || 11–0 || 24–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || April 27 || Fairleigh Dickinson || Redman Field • New York, New York || 13–10 || 25–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 || April 29 || at 1978 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State || Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 5–6 || 25–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || April 29 || at Penn State || Beaver Field • University Park, Pennsylvania || 10–9 || 26–11 |- y St. John's Redmen 2 white; May (5–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 || May 1 || at 1978 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut || J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut || 5–7 || 26–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || May 2 || 1978 West Chester Golden Rams West Chester || Redman Field • New York, New York || 11–4 || 27–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || May 3 || 1978 CCNY Beavers CCNY || Redman Field • New York, New York || 7–2 || 28–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 || May 4 || 1978 Fordham Rams Fordham || Redman Field • New York, New York || 1–3 || 28–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 || May 7 || at 1978 C.W. Post Pioneers C.W. Post || LIU Baseball Stadium • New York, New York || 2–3 || 28–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || May 13 || 1978 Queens Knights Queens || Redman Field • New York, New York || 2–1 || 29–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || May 13 || Queens || Redman Field • New York, New York || 7–2 || 30–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || May 15 || 1978 Princeton Tigers Princeton || Redman Field • New York, New York || 4–2 || 31–14 |- |- ! style="St. John's Redmen 2 white" | Postseason |- valign="top" y St. John's Redmen 2 white; ECAC Tournament (4–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || May || vs Richmond || Bill Clarke Field• Princeton, NJ|| 7–2 || 32–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 || May || vs 1978 Cornell Big Red Cornell || Bill Clarke Field• Princeton, NJ|| 4–5 || 32–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || May || vs Richmond || Bill Clarke Field• Princeton, NJ|| 2–1 || 33–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || May || vs Cornell || Bill Clarke Field• Princeton, NJ|| 2–0 || 34–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May || vs Cornell || Bill Clarke Field• Princeton, NJ|| 10–1 || 35–15 |- y St. John's Redmen 2 white; Northeast Regional (5–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 || May || vs 1978 Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross || Mackenzie Stadium • Holyoke, Massachusetts || 3–5 || 35–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || May || vs 1978 Harvard Crimson Harvard || Mackenzie Stadium • Holyoke, Massachusetts || 8–0 || 36–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || May || vs Holy Cross || Mackenzie Stadium • Holyoke, Massachusetts || 14–12 || 37–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || May || vs 1978 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware || Mackenzie Stadium • Holyoke, Massachusetts || 7–4 || 38–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || May 28 || vs Temple || Mackenzie Stadium • Holyoke, Massachusetts || 8–5 || 39–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 || May 28 || vs Temple || Mackenzie Stadium • Holyoke, Massachusetts || 15–6 || 40–16 |- y St. John's Redmen 2 white; College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 || June 2 || vs Arizona State || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 2–13 || 40–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 || June 3 || vs North Carolina || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 5–9 || 40–18 |- References Category:St. John's Red Storm baseball seasons St. John's Redmen baseball Category:College World Series seasons