St. John’s baseball reaches NCAA regional final with historic offensive outburst to top Northern Illinois
St. John's baseball team achieved a historic victory by scoring 21 runs against Northern Illinois, securing a spot in the NCAA regional final. This win marked the largest margin of victory for the program in NCAA Tournament history. The team is now one win away from reaching the Super Regional for the first time in 14 years.
- ▪St. John's scored 18 unanswered runs to win 21-8 against Northern Illinois.
- ▪The victory tied a program record for the largest margin of victory in the NCAA Tournament.
- ▪St. John's offense scored nine runs in a single inning, a record for the program in NCAA tournament games.
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Sports St. John's Red Storm St. John’s baseball reaches NCAA regional final with historic offensive outburst to top Northern Illinois By Christian Arnold Published June 1, 2026, 12:38 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google There was a Red Storm in Tallahassee on Sunday as St. John’s baseball rained down 18 unanswered runs on Northern Illinois to erase an early deficit and punch their ticket to the Tallahassee Regional Final. The 21-8 win for St. John’s tied a program record for the largest margin of victory in the NCAA Tournament, and the 21 runs were the second most the Red Storm have scored in a tournament game in program history. John LeGrande and St. John’s have reached the NCAA regional final.
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