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St. John’s Hosts DePaul in Second BIG EAST Series
3/23/2023 11:07:00 AM | Softball
The Red Storm will host the Blue Demons for a three-game series opening on Friday
QUEENS, N.Y. – The St. John's softball team will host DePaul for a three-game series opening on Friday at 1 p.m. at Red Storm Field.
The first and third games of the series will be streamed on Flo Softball, with the middle game streamed on BEDN. Live Stats will be provided on StatBroadcast for all three contests.
Freshman Loreley Francia was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll following her first collegiate win against Fordham on Saturday. The Spring, Tex. native pitched a complete-game shutout with 10 strikeouts against the Rams in the Red Storm's lone game of the week.
Sophomore London Jarrard is establishing herself as a top player not only in the BIG EAST but nationally, as well. Jarrard ranks in the top 50 of four categories nationally, and in the top 3 of the conference in seven statistical categories. Her .552 OBP tops the league and is 16th in the country.
On Wednesday, the Red Storm edged Stony Brook 2-0 in nine innings. Hannah Mearns and Carolina Zamudio engaged in classic pitchers duel against Ashton Melaas. Neither side allowed a run until the ninth inning. In the final inning, Katie Whittaker emerged as the hero blasting a two-run shot to give the Red Storm a 2-0 lead. Zamudio closed out the Seawolves in the bottom of the frame to secure the Johnnies' tenth victory of the season.
Last weekend, the Red Storm were scheduled to travel to Butler, but cold temperatures forced the cancelation of the trip. The Johnnies audibled and traveled to the Bronx for a single game against Fordham. St. John's knocked off the 2022 NCAA Tournament team 9-0 in five innings. Jarrard and Amy Mallah belted home runs, and the pair teamed up with Sydney Totarsky to combine for all nine RBIs.
Head Coach Bob Guerriero is in his fifth year as head coach of the St. John's Softball team and is assisted by Grace Kramer and Marissa Rizzi. Kramer, a 2017 St. John's graduate, is in her fourth season as an assistant coach while Rizzi, a 2020 graduate, is in her second season as a coach as a part of the Red Storm program.
Last weekend DePaul traveled to Lexington, Kent. to partake in the John Cropp Classic. DePaul dropped to Kentucky and Longwood before the final game of the weekend was canceled due to inclement weather. On Tuesday, the Blue Demons fell at Illinois State, 10-3.
Sophomore Anna Wohlers has paced DePaul slugging a team-high six homers and hitting at a .361 clip. In the circle, Bella Nigey leads the way with four wins and 35 strikeouts.
After earning the fourth seed in last season's conference tournament, Head Coach Tracie Adix-Zins' squad was selected as the preseason favorite this spring. Adix-Zins is in her fourth season with the Blue Demons, and has finished in the top four of the conference in each of the three four seasons.
In the all-time series, DePaul leads St. John's 35-7. Last spring, the Blue Demons won all three games of the series in Chicago. London Jarrard went 2-for-4 in the final game of the series driving in three Johnnies.
Next week, St. John's will play four road contests starting with LIU on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Then, the Red Storm will embark on its first conference road series of the season with a three-game set at Seton Hall.
