St. John’s Wins Ninth in a Row; Takes Down Seton Hall, 5-4

Friday, April 11

South Orange, N.J. (Essex County Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field)

2 p.m.

St. John's University

32-10-1, 0

Seton Hall

23-18, 0

St. John's

Seton Hall

St. John’s Wins Ninth in a Row; Takes Down Seton Hall, 5-4

4/11/2025 5:22:00 PM | Softball

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The Red Storm match the program record set in 1990 and 2017 with its 32nd win this season

By: Josh McLaren

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The St. John's softball team (32-10-1, 12-1 BIG EAST) took down Seton Hall, 5-4, in the series opener on Friday afternoon in South Orange, N.J.

The win marked No. 32 on the season, matching the program record set in the 1990 and 2017 seasons. The Red Storm also extended its win streak to nine games and improved to 12-1 in the BIG EAST, signifying the program's longest streak and best start in the conference since the 2015 season when it appeared in its only NCAA Tournament.

London Jarrard blasted her fifth home run in the last six games during the first inning of today's contest. The senior is riding a seven-game hitting streak and leads the Red Storm with a .435 batting average, 11 home runs and 49 RBIs this season.

Anese Thompson and Melanie Santos paced the offense with a pair of hits in the contest. Thompson laced a crucial two-RBI double into right-center to put St. John's up four runs in the third. The Ventura, Calif., product now has five two-baggers and 20 RBIs in 2025.

Celia Macari collected her 100^th career hit with an RBI single on Friday. The graduate student has now totaled 19 RBIs this year.

Ana Serafinko picked up her 15^th win inside the circle, striking out seven batters in 5.2 innings pitched. Loreley Francia earned her third save, tossing a scoreless inning and a third, while punching out three.

The Red Storm jumped out to a quick lead on Seton Hall (23-18, 8-8 BIG EAST) in the opening frame as Jess Bianco led off with a bunt single before Jarrard mashed a two-run home run to right field, 2-0.

Serafinko started off the contest with four punchouts in the first two innings, including striking out the side in the second to keep St. John's up two runs.

The Johnnies continued its attack in the top of the third with Jarrard drawing a walk and Elanna Lysiak recording a bunt single to put two on with one out. Thompson then drove a two-run double into the right-center gap, giving St. John's a 4-0 advantage. The inning continued as Cassidy Stouffer drew a walk ahead of Macari lining an RBI single through the right side, plating Thompson and extending the Red Storm lead to 5-0.

In the bottom of the third, Serafinko continued to roll, adding another punchout to her total and received some defensive help as Stouffer made a sprawling diving catch in left field to end the inning, 5-0.

Madison Konopka led off the top of the fourth by lacing a double to the centerfield wall ahead of a Jarrard walk and Lysiak reaching on an error to load the bases with one out. However, Pirates' starter Kelsey Carr left the frame unscathed, recording the next two outs to hold St. John's advantage to five runs.

Andrea Perez cracked the run column for Seton Hall in the bottom of the fourth, hitting a two-run home run to center field, 5-2.

The Pirates added two more runs on a Naya Martinez RBI single and a Perez bases-loaded walk to make the score 5-4 after five innings of play.

Seton Hall threatened in the bottom of the sixth, loading the bases with two outs. Francia then entered the circle in relief, striking out the final out on three pitches to hold St. John's one-run lead.

Francia closed out the contest in the bottom of the seventh, striking out two more batters while working around a walk and single to seal the 5-4 St. John's win.

The Red Storm and Pirates will wrap up the series with a doubleheader on Sunday due to forecasted inclement weather on Saturday. The opening contest will begin at noon with the finale at approximately 2 p.m.