CINCINNATI (Interstat) — St. John’s defeated Xavier 12-7 on Friday afternoon at Marge Schott Stadium, improving to 22-19 overall while the Musketeers fell to 19-24.

Will Cowan led the Red Storm offense, finishing 2-for-5 with four RBI. He tripled in two runs in the sixth inning and added a two-run single in the seventh. Adam Agresti homered in the first inning, driving in two, and also scored three times. Jon LeGrande homered in the fifth and finished 3-for-5. Ayden Frey drove in two runs on two doubles.

Victor Frederick earned the win, pitching 3.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts.

For Xavier, Josh Stonehouse went 3-for-4 with two RBI and three runs. Jonathan Fitz collected four hits and an RBI. Jorge Valdes had four hits and scored twice.

St. John’s took an early 2-0 lead on Agresti’s homer. Xavier answered with two runs in the bottom of the first. The Red Storm broke the game open with a seven-run seventh inning, highlighted by Cowan’s single and Frey’s double. Xavier’s Owen Poole allowed three hits and an earned run in one inning of relief.