St. John's University Athletics
Friday, March 8
Queens, N.Y. (Red Storm Field)
12 p.m.
St. John's University
vs
Creighton
St. John’s to Welcome Creighton for Home Opener to Start BIG EAST Play
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Red Storm set to start three-game series against Bluejays with a doubleheader on Friday
QUEENS, N.Y. – The St. John's softball team (8-10) is set to begin BIG EAST play when it welcomes the Creighton Bluejays (11-7) to Red Storm Field for a three-game series from March 8-9.
Due to expected inclement weather on Sunday, the series will start with a doubleheader on Friday at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. before wrapping up on Saturday at 12 p.m. The series against the Bluejays will start a nine-game homestand, the longest of the season.
The entire series will be broadcast on FloSports with Live Stats available on RedStormSports.com. Admission at Red Storm Field is free for all fans.
St. John's starts BIG EAST play after spending spring break in California. The squad went 4-4 in The Golden State and finished the trip with a 3-1 record at the Lancers Invite hosted by California Baptist. After starting the year 0-5 at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla., the Red Storm finished preseason non-conference play with an 8-5 combined mark during the West Coast swing and at the CSU Blue / Gold Classic in Charleston, S.C.
London Jarrard capped a spectacular return to her home state of California by being named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on March 4. The Carlsbad, Calif. native batted .400 with three home runs and three doubles, bringing home 15 runs to bring her total to a conference-leading 21 RBIs in 2024.
The Red Storm pitching staff has enjoyed a terrific start to the 2024 campaign. Loreley Francia, Hannah Mearns, Carolina Zamudio and Ana Serafinko have combined for a 2.87 ERA in 122 innings pitched, marking the lowest team ERA in the BIG EAST. The staff has totaled 100 strikeouts this season to lead the conference and have allowed just four home runs in 18 games.
Francia has led the staff to start the season, holding a 2.25 ERA in 46.2 innings with 49 strikeouts. In St. John's eight victories this year, the sophomore has either started or appeared in seven of them to accumulate four wins and two saves. The Spring, Texas native recorded a career-high 14 strikeouts to lead the Johnnies to a 4-2 win against Northern Colorado on Feb. 25.
Middle infielder Cassidy Stouffer has also sprung a hot start to her sophomore season in the Red Storm lineup. Stouffer is currently slashing .347/.407/.531 to hold the team lead in the batting average and on-base percentage categories. The Miami, Fla. native launched her first home run of the season against California Baptist on March 1 to break the game open and lead the Red Storm to a 9-2 victory.
Creighton enters the weekend in first place in the BIG EAST standings with an 11-7 mark to start 2024. The Bluejays recently competed at the Cougar Invite hosted by SIUE, picking up three wins against Loyola (Chicago), St. Thomas and Illinois State. Catcher Sydney Potter was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on March 4 for her efforts in the tournament, totaling three home runs and two doubles with 11 RBIs throughout the weekend.
St. John's holds an all-time record of 18-8 against Creighton. Last year, in the final conference series of 2023, the Red Storm managed to take two of three at Creighton to go finish 7-3 in its final 10 games and secure a spot in the BIG EAST tournament. Jarrard crushed a three-run home run in the rubber match of the series to give the Johnnies a 12-7 victory and the fifth seed in the tournament.
Following this weekend, the Red Storm will remain in Queens for a midweek tilt against Manhattan on Wednesday before battling Butler next weekend.
Due to expected inclement weather on Sunday, the series will start with a doubleheader on Friday at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. before wrapping up on Saturday at 12 p.m. The series against the Bluejays will start a nine-game homestand, the longest of the season.
The entire series will be broadcast on FloSports with Live Stats available on RedStormSports.com. Admission at Red Storm Field is free for all fans.
St. John's starts BIG EAST play after spending spring break in California. The squad went 4-4 in The Golden State and finished the trip with a 3-1 record at the Lancers Invite hosted by California Baptist. After starting the year 0-5 at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla., the Red Storm finished preseason non-conference play with an 8-5 combined mark during the West Coast swing and at the CSU Blue / Gold Classic in Charleston, S.C.
London Jarrard capped a spectacular return to her home state of California by being named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on March 4. The Carlsbad, Calif. native batted .400 with three home runs and three doubles, bringing home 15 runs to bring her total to a conference-leading 21 RBIs in 2024.
The Red Storm pitching staff has enjoyed a terrific start to the 2024 campaign. Loreley Francia, Hannah Mearns, Carolina Zamudio and Ana Serafinko have combined for a 2.87 ERA in 122 innings pitched, marking the lowest team ERA in the BIG EAST. The staff has totaled 100 strikeouts this season to lead the conference and have allowed just four home runs in 18 games.
Francia has led the staff to start the season, holding a 2.25 ERA in 46.2 innings with 49 strikeouts. In St. John's eight victories this year, the sophomore has either started or appeared in seven of them to accumulate four wins and two saves. The Spring, Texas native recorded a career-high 14 strikeouts to lead the Johnnies to a 4-2 win against Northern Colorado on Feb. 25.
Middle infielder Cassidy Stouffer has also sprung a hot start to her sophomore season in the Red Storm lineup. Stouffer is currently slashing .347/.407/.531 to hold the team lead in the batting average and on-base percentage categories. The Miami, Fla. native launched her first home run of the season against California Baptist on March 1 to break the game open and lead the Red Storm to a 9-2 victory.
Creighton enters the weekend in first place in the BIG EAST standings with an 11-7 mark to start 2024. The Bluejays recently competed at the Cougar Invite hosted by SIUE, picking up three wins against Loyola (Chicago), St. Thomas and Illinois State. Catcher Sydney Potter was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on March 4 for her efforts in the tournament, totaling three home runs and two doubles with 11 RBIs throughout the weekend.
St. John's holds an all-time record of 18-8 against Creighton. Last year, in the final conference series of 2023, the Red Storm managed to take two of three at Creighton to go finish 7-3 in its final 10 games and secure a spot in the BIG EAST tournament. Jarrard crushed a three-run home run in the rubber match of the series to give the Johnnies a 12-7 victory and the fifth seed in the tournament.
Following this weekend, the Red Storm will remain in Queens for a midweek tilt against Manhattan on Wednesday before battling Butler next weekend.
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