St. John's University Athletics
Thursday, April 2
Chicago, Ill. (Cacciatore Stadium)
2 p.m.
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DePaul
St. John’s Travels to DePaul for Three-Game BIG EAST Series
4/1/2026 2:56:00 PM | Softball
The Johnnies continue conference play in the Windy City
QUEENS, N.Y. — St. John's softball heads to the Windy City this week for its second BIG EAST road series of the season, taking on DePaul from April 2-4. All three contests will be streamed live on ESPN+, with live stats available on RedStormSports.com.
The Red Storm have enjoyed recent success against the Blue Demons, sweeping each of the last two season series and posting a 6-0 record against DePaul dating back to 2024.
St. John's enters the weekend following a 1-2 weekend against Butler at home from March 27-29.
The Johnnies secured a 4-1 victory in game two of the series before dropping the finale in a narrow 9-8 defeat after nearly completing a late comeback. London Slade delivered one of the top performances of the weekend in the finale, recording her third four-hit game of the season, while Sarah Post matched her season high with three RBIs on three hits. Makenna Meadows also contributed two hits and two RBIs, both of which season career highs.
Following the series, Slade earned the first BIG EAST weekly recognition of her career, being named to the conference's Weekly Honor Roll on March 30. The Bowie, Md., native hit .583 across three starts during the week and extended her hit streak to nine games. Slade ranks second on the team with 46 hits and owns a .393 batting average while leading the Red Storm with seven sacrifice hits.
Ana Serafinko has continued to establish herself among the nation's elite pitchers. Through 35 games, the Chino Hills, Calif., native ranks second in NCAA Division I with 185 strikeouts while also sitting third nationally in complete games (14). She leads the BIG EAST in multiple categories, including victories, strikeouts, innings pitched and ERA.
The program's all-time strikeouts leader most recently earned BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week honors on March 23 after posting a 1.81 ERA with 23 strikeouts across 19.1 innings. This marked the third time in her career that she has secured the honor in back-to-back weeks.
Loreley Francia has also been a steady presence in the circle for the Red Storm. The All-BIG EAST First Team selection from 2025 owns a 10-5 record this season with seven complete games, the second-most in the conference.
Francia reached a significant milestone on March 25, recording the 500th strikeout of her career in the bottom of the fifth inning of the Red Storm's midweek contest at Iona.
Jess Bianco continues to anchor the St. John's offense. The Cherry Hill, N.J., native leads the BIG EAST with 52 hits while batting .402 through 35 games. Bianco also ranks among the NCAA's active leaders in stolen bases with 109 for her career.
The Red Storm are batting .307 as a team with 306 hits and 182 runs scored this season. Elanna Lysiak leads the team with 27 RBIs, while Natasha Limbani sits second with 23 RBIs and three home runs.
St. John's continues to rank among the nation's most effective pitching staffs. The Red Storm sit 11th in NCAA Division I in strikeouts per seven innings (7.70) and 31st nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.32), both of which lead the BIG EAST. The staff also owns a 3.18 team ERA and allows just 6.88 hits per seven innings.
The Johnnies are also just one of five programs with a triple play this season alongside Boise State, Loyola Chicago, Yale and Grambling.
The Blue Demons enter the weekend at 12-22 overall and 3-9 in BIG EAST play. Offensively, DePaul is hitting .284 and averaging 4.12 runs per game, led by Chelsea Parker, who ranks fourth in the BIG EAST with nine home runs, and Jolie Adams, whose .413 batting average sits third in the conference.
DePaul also leads the BIG EAST with 26 sacrifice bunts while ranking second with 55 stolen bases. In the circle, Hannah Messer leads the staff with 91 innings pitched, while the Blue Demons carry a 5.88 ERA as a team.
Following the DePaul series, St. John's returns home to host local opponent Hofstra on April 7 at 3 p.m. at Red Storm Field. The matchup's broadcats information will be released in the coming days, with live stats available on RedStormSports.com.
The Red Storm have enjoyed recent success against the Blue Demons, sweeping each of the last two season series and posting a 6-0 record against DePaul dating back to 2024.
St. John's enters the weekend following a 1-2 weekend against Butler at home from March 27-29.
The Johnnies secured a 4-1 victory in game two of the series before dropping the finale in a narrow 9-8 defeat after nearly completing a late comeback. London Slade delivered one of the top performances of the weekend in the finale, recording her third four-hit game of the season, while Sarah Post matched her season high with three RBIs on three hits. Makenna Meadows also contributed two hits and two RBIs, both of which season career highs.
Following the series, Slade earned the first BIG EAST weekly recognition of her career, being named to the conference's Weekly Honor Roll on March 30. The Bowie, Md., native hit .583 across three starts during the week and extended her hit streak to nine games. Slade ranks second on the team with 46 hits and owns a .393 batting average while leading the Red Storm with seven sacrifice hits.
Ana Serafinko has continued to establish herself among the nation's elite pitchers. Through 35 games, the Chino Hills, Calif., native ranks second in NCAA Division I with 185 strikeouts while also sitting third nationally in complete games (14). She leads the BIG EAST in multiple categories, including victories, strikeouts, innings pitched and ERA.
The program's all-time strikeouts leader most recently earned BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week honors on March 23 after posting a 1.81 ERA with 23 strikeouts across 19.1 innings. This marked the third time in her career that she has secured the honor in back-to-back weeks.
Loreley Francia has also been a steady presence in the circle for the Red Storm. The All-BIG EAST First Team selection from 2025 owns a 10-5 record this season with seven complete games, the second-most in the conference.
Francia reached a significant milestone on March 25, recording the 500th strikeout of her career in the bottom of the fifth inning of the Red Storm's midweek contest at Iona.
Jess Bianco continues to anchor the St. John's offense. The Cherry Hill, N.J., native leads the BIG EAST with 52 hits while batting .402 through 35 games. Bianco also ranks among the NCAA's active leaders in stolen bases with 109 for her career.
The Red Storm are batting .307 as a team with 306 hits and 182 runs scored this season. Elanna Lysiak leads the team with 27 RBIs, while Natasha Limbani sits second with 23 RBIs and three home runs.
St. John's continues to rank among the nation's most effective pitching staffs. The Red Storm sit 11th in NCAA Division I in strikeouts per seven innings (7.70) and 31st nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.32), both of which lead the BIG EAST. The staff also owns a 3.18 team ERA and allows just 6.88 hits per seven innings.
The Johnnies are also just one of five programs with a triple play this season alongside Boise State, Loyola Chicago, Yale and Grambling.
The Blue Demons enter the weekend at 12-22 overall and 3-9 in BIG EAST play. Offensively, DePaul is hitting .284 and averaging 4.12 runs per game, led by Chelsea Parker, who ranks fourth in the BIG EAST with nine home runs, and Jolie Adams, whose .413 batting average sits third in the conference.
DePaul also leads the BIG EAST with 26 sacrifice bunts while ranking second with 55 stolen bases. In the circle, Hannah Messer leads the staff with 91 innings pitched, while the Blue Demons carry a 5.88 ERA as a team.
Following the DePaul series, St. John's returns home to host local opponent Hofstra on April 7 at 3 p.m. at Red Storm Field. The matchup's broadcats information will be released in the coming days, with live stats available on RedStormSports.com.
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