St. John's University Athletics
Serafinko, Limbani and Bianco Collect NFCA All-Region Recognition
5/14/2026 1:05:00 PM | Softball
Ana Serafinko earned first-team honors while Natasha Limbani and Jess Bianco collected third-team nods
QUEENS, N.Y. – Following the St. John's softball program's third consecutive season with 31 wins or more, three Johnnies garnered NFCA All-Northeast Region selections, the organization announced on Thursday.
Ana Serafinko was named to the first team, while Natasha Limbani and Jess Bianco earned third-team honors. The three NFCA All-Region selections mark the second straight season that the Red Storm has produced at least three all-region honorees.
Bianco earned the third NFCA All-Region selection of her career. Serafinko secures her second consecutive honor, while Limbani garnered her first All-Region nod.
Serafinko earned NFCA All-Northeast Region First Team honors after another historic season inside the circle for the Red Storm. The Chino Hills, Calif., native posted 279 strikeouts in 195.1 innings pitched, ranking second in NCAA Division I in strikeouts while also finishing fifth nationally in complete games (21), seventh in innings pitched and eighth in strikeouts per seven innings (10.0).
The senior became just the fourth player in program history to earn All-BIG EAST honors in three consecutive seasons, joining Tori Free, Brittany Garcia and Gretchen Bowie.
On March 14 against Army, Serafinko surpassed Free to become St. John's all-time strikeout leader following a complete-game, 15-strikeout performance. The left-hander closes her collegiate career with a program-record 751 strikeouts.
Serafinko also rewrote the program record book throughout the regular season, earning a program-record five BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week honors in 2026 after previously setting the mark with four in 2025. Four of those weekly honors came in consecutive weeks, making her the only BIG EAST pitcher during the 2026 campaign to accomplish the feat.
A standout two-way player, Serafinko also batted .329 with 48 hits, nine doubles and three home runs during her senior season.
Limbani earned the first NFCA All-Northeast Region selection of her career following her first season in Queens. The do-it-all junior appeared in all 55 games while playing shortstop, second base, catcher, first base and designated player throughout the season.
Limbani posted a .366 batting average with 60 hits, 32 RBIs, eight doubles and three home runs while compiling a .455 on-base percentage and .470 slugging percentage. The Mississauga, Ontario, native also earned two BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selections during the season.
Bianco garnered NFCA All-Northeast Region Third Team honors after another record-setting campaign in center field for the Red Storm. The Cherry Hill, N.J., product started all 55 games and broke the single-season hits record she set in 2025, totaling 75 hits while batting .387 with 41 runs scored and a .439 on-base percentage.
The senior also added 20 stolen bases, 18 walks and seven three-hit performances throughout the season while earning BIG EAST Player of the Week honors on Feb. 23 alongside two BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selections.
Bianco concludes her career in Queens as St. John's all-time leader in hits (245), stolen bases (116) and runs scored (158).
Ana Serafinko was named to the first team, while Natasha Limbani and Jess Bianco earned third-team honors. The three NFCA All-Region selections mark the second straight season that the Red Storm has produced at least three all-region honorees.
Bianco earned the third NFCA All-Region selection of her career. Serafinko secures her second consecutive honor, while Limbani garnered her first All-Region nod.
Serafinko earned NFCA All-Northeast Region First Team honors after another historic season inside the circle for the Red Storm. The Chino Hills, Calif., native posted 279 strikeouts in 195.1 innings pitched, ranking second in NCAA Division I in strikeouts while also finishing fifth nationally in complete games (21), seventh in innings pitched and eighth in strikeouts per seven innings (10.0).
The senior became just the fourth player in program history to earn All-BIG EAST honors in three consecutive seasons, joining Tori Free, Brittany Garcia and Gretchen Bowie.
On March 14 against Army, Serafinko surpassed Free to become St. John's all-time strikeout leader following a complete-game, 15-strikeout performance. The left-hander closes her collegiate career with a program-record 751 strikeouts.
Serafinko also rewrote the program record book throughout the regular season, earning a program-record five BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week honors in 2026 after previously setting the mark with four in 2025. Four of those weekly honors came in consecutive weeks, making her the only BIG EAST pitcher during the 2026 campaign to accomplish the feat.
A standout two-way player, Serafinko also batted .329 with 48 hits, nine doubles and three home runs during her senior season.
Limbani earned the first NFCA All-Northeast Region selection of her career following her first season in Queens. The do-it-all junior appeared in all 55 games while playing shortstop, second base, catcher, first base and designated player throughout the season.
Limbani posted a .366 batting average with 60 hits, 32 RBIs, eight doubles and three home runs while compiling a .455 on-base percentage and .470 slugging percentage. The Mississauga, Ontario, native also earned two BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selections during the season.
Bianco garnered NFCA All-Northeast Region Third Team honors after another record-setting campaign in center field for the Red Storm. The Cherry Hill, N.J., product started all 55 games and broke the single-season hits record she set in 2025, totaling 75 hits while batting .387 with 41 runs scored and a .439 on-base percentage.
The senior also added 20 stolen bases, 18 walks and seven three-hit performances throughout the season while earning BIG EAST Player of the Week honors on Feb. 23 alongside two BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selections.
Bianco concludes her career in Queens as St. John's all-time leader in hits (245), stolen bases (116) and runs scored (158).
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