1968 St. John's Redmen baseball team

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.

1968 St. John's Redmen baseball
District II Champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Independent
1968 record	25–10
Head coach	John Kaiser (13th season)
Home stadium	Alley Pond Park

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
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home 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 Current redshirt

Schedule

1968 St. John's Redmen Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March (2–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record 1 March 26 C.W. Post Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 3–0 1–0 2 March 27 Colgate Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 5–3 2–0 3 March 29 at Adelphi Unknown • Garden City, New York 4–5 2–1
April (11–6) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record 4 April 2 Kings Point Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 3–0 3–1 5 April 3 New Haven Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 3–2 4–1 6 April 4 Rhode Island Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 2–1 5–1 7 April 5 Adelphi Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 5–0 6–1 8 April 6 at St. Francis Unknown • New York, New York 0–2 6–2 9 April 10 Fordham Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 1–0 7–2 10 April 11 at C.W. Post Unknown • New York, New York 1–2 7–3 11 April 13 Manhattan Alley Pont Park • New York, New York 7–2 8–3 12 April 16 Wagner Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 6–0 9–3 13 April 17 at Southern Connecticut State Unknown • New Haven, Connecticut 5–6 9–4 14 April 18 at Princeton Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 1–2 9–5 15 April 20 LIU Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 0–1 9–6 16 April 22 Pace Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 8–1 10–6 17 April 26 Rutgers Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 1–3 10–7 18 April 27 at Iona Unknown • New Rochelle, New York 2–1 11–7 19 April 28 at CCNY Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 10–0 12–7 20 April 29 Bridgeport Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 4–0 13–7
May (7–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record 21 May 1 at Hofstra University Field • Hempstead, New York 7–1 14–7 22 May 3 Fairfield Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 7–2 15–7 23 May 4 at NYU Unknown • New York, New York 11–3 16–7 24 May 6 Central Connecticut State Alley Pond Park • New York, New York 11–9 17–7 25 May 7 at Seton Hall Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey 0–3 17–8 26 May 8 at Army Doubleday Field • West Point, New York 4–0 18–8 27 May 11 at Fairleigh Dickinson Unknown • Teaneck, New Jersey 5–3 19–8 28 May 14 at Queens College Unknown • New York, New York 4–0 20–8
Postseason
NCAA District II Playoff (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record 29 May 31 vs Rutgers Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 12–0 21–8 30 June 1 vs Temple Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 2–0 22–8 31 June 2 vs NYU Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, New Jersey 2–0 23–8
College World Series (2–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record 32 June 10 vs Harvard Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–0 24–8 33 June 12 vs NC State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–2 25–8 34 June 13 vs Southern California Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 6–7 25–9 35 June 14 vs Southern Illinois Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 0–15 25–10

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. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved September 26, 2020.