Jack Kaiser Stadium

Formerly The Ballpark at St. John's, the St. John's baseball team's home venue was renamed Jack Kaiser Stadium in January 2007. Named after Hall of Fame head coach John W. "Jack" Kaiser, the stadium was originally constructed in the spring of 2000 on the site of the former McCallen Field. The facility has seating for 3,500 spectators, an electronic scoreboard in centerfield, a press box, lighting and public address system.

"We have really enjoyed playing in our home field the last six years," St. John's head coach Ed Blankmeyer said. "It helps because it makes our guys want to go to the ballpark. The playing surface puts us in the top three in the league, and the facility is one of the best in this region."

The Red Storm enjoyed five strong seasons at The Ballpark at St. John's, posting a 112-38 record in 150 games, before its renaming this winter. St. John's has won 19 home games in each of the last two seasons, posting a dominant 19-4 home mark in 2006 and a 19-7 record in its BIG EAST championship season in 2005.

Kaiser has been part of the St. John's athletics family for nearly 60 years, first as a baseball, basketball and soccer player in the late 1940's, then as a coach from 1952-1973, the Director of Athletics from 1973-1995 and currently Athletic Director Emeritus. Throughout his career at St. John's, Kaiser has been one of the baseball program's biggest supporters. He led teams to the College World Series as both a player and a coach, then went on to provide department-wide leadership as the Director of Athletics for 23 years.

An American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL) Hall of Famer, Kaiser remains involved with both the St. John's program and the ACBL, a sanctioned summer league that he co-founded. Kaiser also co-founded the BIG EAST Conference in his role as Athletic Director at St. John's, and the league has commemorated Kaiser's achievements for the last 22 years as the namesake for the conference baseball tournament's Most Outstanding Player award.

In its first season at Jack Kaiser Stadium, the Red Storm looks to continue its excellence on its home turf. St. John's begins its home schedule on Wednesday, March 14 against Albany and plays six non-conference home contests before taking on Rutgers (March 30-April 1) in its first BIG EAST series. The three games against the Scarlet Knights are part of a 12-game home stand that also includes conference series against Villanova (April 5-7) and Pittsburgh (April 13-15).

St. John's wraps up its home conference slate with matchups against two of the newest members of the 12-team baseball league. Louisville comes to Queens on May 5-6, and Cincinnati arrives for a three-game series from May 11-13.

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