1968 St. John's Redmen baseball
College World Series, 4th
ConferenceIndependent
Record25–10
Head coach
Home stadiumAlley Pond Park

The 1968 St. John's Redmen baseball team represented the St. John's University in the 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Redmen played their home games at Alley Pond Park. The team was coached by Jack Kaiser in his St. John's University in his 13th year at St. John's.

The Redmen won District II to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern Illinois Salukis.[1]

Roster

1968 St. John's Redmen baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
C Ralph Addonizio R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr
Adam Alberico /
Sr
Frank Amoroso /
John Arbucho /
So
Stan Babieracki /
Jr
Larry Bubla /
Fr
Bob Cantono /
Mike Cello /
Jr
INF Frank Ciaramella R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So
INF Dan Colombo R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Floral Park, New York
Devin Connors /
Sal D'Esposito /
Bob Franks /
Paul Fricchione /
Jr
Wally Gross /
Sr
Jim Healy /
Jr
Bob Hirshfield /
So
Don Lizak /
Fr
INF Steve Lizak R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr
Jack Lyons /
So
Ken Manfre /
Al Matson L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So
Bob May /
Bob Morton /
Sr
Albert Moschetti /
Sr
RHP Augie Napolitano R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So
Tom Neal /
So
John Pagano /
Sr
Frank Palmieri /
Sr
Ken Ruane /
Chuck Senig /
RHP Tom Sowinski R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr
LHP Rick Swartz L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr
Ed Waters /
Jr
Chet Wydrinski /
So
Larry Zepernick /
So
Head coach

Jack Kaiser

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule

1968 St. John's Redmen baseball game log
Regular season
March (2–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
1March 26C.W. PostAlley Pond ParkNew York, New York3–01–0
2March 27ColgateAlley Pond Park • New York, New York5–32–0
3March 29at AdelphiUnknown • Garden City, New York4–52–1
April (11–6)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
4April 2Kings PointAlley Pond Park • New York, New York3–03–1
5April 3New HavenAlley Pond Park • New York, New York3–24–1
6April 4Rhode IslandAlley Pond Park • New York, New York2–15–1
7April 5AdelphiAlley Pond Park • New York, New York5–06–1
8April 6at St. FrancisUnknown • New York, New York0–26–2
9April 10FordhamAlley Pond Park • New York, New York1–07–2
10April 11at C.W. PostUnknown • New York, New York1–27–3
11April 13ManhattanAlley Pont Park • New York, New York7–28–3
12April 16WagnerAlley Pond Park • New York, New York6–09–3
13April 17at Southern Connecticut StateUnknown • New Haven, Connecticut5–69–4
14April 18at PrincetonBill Clarke FieldPrinceton, New Jersey1–29–5
15April 20LIUAlley Pond Park • New York, New York0–19–6
16April 22PaceAlley Pond Park • New York, New York8–110–6
17April 26RutgersAlley Pond Park • New York, New York1–310–7
18April 27at IonaUnknown • New Rochelle, New York2–111–7
19April 28at CCNYAlley Pond Park • New York, New York10–012–7
20April 29BridgeportAlley Pond Park • New York, New York4–013–7
May (7–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
21May 1at HofstraUniversity FieldHempstead, New York7–114–7
22May 3FairfieldAlley Pond Park • New York, New York7–215–7
23May 4at NYUUnknown • New York, New York11–316–7
24May 6Central Connecticut StateAlley Pond Park • New York, New York11–917–7
25May 7at Seton HallOwen T. Carroll FieldSouth Orange, New Jersey0–317–8
26May 8at ArmyDoubleday FieldWest Point, New York4–018–8
27May 11at Fairleigh DickinsonUnknown • Teaneck, New Jersey5–319–8
28May 14at Queens CollegeUnknown • New York, New York4–020–8
Postseason
NCAA District II Playoff (3–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
29May 31vs RutgersBill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey12–021–8
30June 1vs TempleBill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey2–022–8
31June 2vs NYUBill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey2–023–8
College World Series (2–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
32June 10vs HarvardJohnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska2–024–8
33June 12vs NC StateJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska3–225–8
34June 13vs Southern CaliforniaJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska6–725–9
35June 14vs Southern IllinoisJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska0–1525–10

Awards and honors

Ralph Addonizio
  • All Tournament Team[2]
Tom Sowinski
  • All Tournament Team[2]

References

  1. Bill Esposito (June 1968). "1967-68 Season:"One of Greatest"". www.digitalmemory.stjohns.edu. St. John's University. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
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