St. John's University Athletics
Ana Serafinko Earns All-BIG EAST First Team Honors
5/6/2026 11:00:00 AM | Softball
The honor marks the senior’s second consecutive first team nod
NEW YORK — St. John's softball senior pitcher Ana Serafinko has been named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, the conference office announced on Wednesday morning.
Serafinko becomes just the fourth Johnnie in program history to earn All-BIG EAST honors in three consecutive seasons, joining Tori Free, Brittany Garcia and Gretchen Bowie.
As a junior in 2025, Serafinko earned a spot on the league's first team, while being named the BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year after breaking the conference record for strikeouts in a single season. Following her sophomore campaign, the Chino Hills, Calif., native was named to the conference's second team.
In 2026, Serafinko again proved to be one of the nation's top arms, posting the second-most strikeouts (279) in NCAA Division I. Serafinko also finished fifth in the country in complete games (21), seventh in innings pitched (195.1) and eighth in strikeouts per seven innings (10.0).
Throughout conference play, Serafinko's brilliance continued, producing a 3.48 ERA in 20 appearances. The southpaw's 131 strikeouts in league play led the BIG EAST by nearly 80 punchouts, while also topping the league in complete games (12) and innings pitched (100.2).
On May 4, Serafinko was named the BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week for the fifth time this season, surpassing her own previous program record of four set during the 2025 campaign.
Four of Serafinko's pitcher of the week honors came in consecutive weeks, as she earned the award in back-to-back weeks from March 16-23 and again from April 27-May 4. Serafinko was the only BIG EAST pitcher in 2026 to earn the honor in consecutive weeks.
The left-hander surpassed Free to become the Red Storm's all-time strikeout leader on March 14 as part of a complete-game, season-high 15-strikeout performance in the circle in a win over Army. She will depart St. John's having amassed a program-record 751 career punchouts.
A standout two-way player, Serafinko recorded a .329 batting average, logging 48 hits in 146 at bats, nine doubles and three home runs. The senior finishes her career having led the Johnnies to a program record 39 victories and a BIG EAST Regular Season Championship in 2025.
2026 BIG EAST Softball Awards
BIG EAST Player of the Year: Cat Petteys, So., SS, UConn
BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year: Alyssa Twomey, Jr., P, Providence
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year: Ashten Pierson, Jr., SS, Creighton
BIG EAST Freshman of the Year: Keegan Mayhue, Fr., 1B, Creighton
BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year: Providence
All-BIG EAST First Team^
Makena Alexander, Jr., 1B, Butler
Hailey Conger, Sr., OF, Butler
Cate Lehner, Sr., OF, Butler
Cat Petteys, So., SS, UConn
Jessica Walter, Gr., P, UConn
Audrey Gilman, Fr., P, Creighton
Erika Perez, Sr., 3B, Creighton
Tara Vandewater, So., 2B, Creighton
Lily West, Sr., C, Creighton*
Dayanara Campos, Sr., DP, Georgetown
Emily Jonte, Sr., OF, Providence
Alyssa Twomey, Jr., P, Providence*
Ana Serafinko, Sr., P, St. John's
Maranda Runco, Jr., 1B, Villanova
All-BIG EAST Second Team^
Maren Berger, RS-So., P, Butler
Katie Petran, Jr., P, Butler
Caprice Bohmer, Fr., P, UConn
Kaitlyn Kibling, Sr., CF, UConn
Savannah Ring, Sr., 2B, UConn
Ashten Pierson, Jr., SS, Creighton
Kaelan Schultz, Jr., DP, Creighton
Jolie Adams, So., OF, DePaul
Cameron Dunn, Jr., 2B, Providence
Hailey Frantz, Fr., C, Providence
Sofia Peterson, Sr., 3B, Providence
Julia Renny, Sr., 1B, Providence
Angelina Benitez, So., OF, Seton Hall
Erin Howard, Sr., C, Seton Hall
^Denotes a tie in voting
*Denotes a unanimous selection
Serafinko becomes just the fourth Johnnie in program history to earn All-BIG EAST honors in three consecutive seasons, joining Tori Free, Brittany Garcia and Gretchen Bowie.
As a junior in 2025, Serafinko earned a spot on the league's first team, while being named the BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year after breaking the conference record for strikeouts in a single season. Following her sophomore campaign, the Chino Hills, Calif., native was named to the conference's second team.
In 2026, Serafinko again proved to be one of the nation's top arms, posting the second-most strikeouts (279) in NCAA Division I. Serafinko also finished fifth in the country in complete games (21), seventh in innings pitched (195.1) and eighth in strikeouts per seven innings (10.0).
Throughout conference play, Serafinko's brilliance continued, producing a 3.48 ERA in 20 appearances. The southpaw's 131 strikeouts in league play led the BIG EAST by nearly 80 punchouts, while also topping the league in complete games (12) and innings pitched (100.2).
On May 4, Serafinko was named the BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week for the fifth time this season, surpassing her own previous program record of four set during the 2025 campaign.
Four of Serafinko's pitcher of the week honors came in consecutive weeks, as she earned the award in back-to-back weeks from March 16-23 and again from April 27-May 4. Serafinko was the only BIG EAST pitcher in 2026 to earn the honor in consecutive weeks.
The left-hander surpassed Free to become the Red Storm's all-time strikeout leader on March 14 as part of a complete-game, season-high 15-strikeout performance in the circle in a win over Army. She will depart St. John's having amassed a program-record 751 career punchouts.
A standout two-way player, Serafinko recorded a .329 batting average, logging 48 hits in 146 at bats, nine doubles and three home runs. The senior finishes her career having led the Johnnies to a program record 39 victories and a BIG EAST Regular Season Championship in 2025.
2026 BIG EAST Softball Awards
BIG EAST Player of the Year: Cat Petteys, So., SS, UConn
BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year: Alyssa Twomey, Jr., P, Providence
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year: Ashten Pierson, Jr., SS, Creighton
BIG EAST Freshman of the Year: Keegan Mayhue, Fr., 1B, Creighton
BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year: Providence
All-BIG EAST First Team^
Makena Alexander, Jr., 1B, Butler
Hailey Conger, Sr., OF, Butler
Cate Lehner, Sr., OF, Butler
Cat Petteys, So., SS, UConn
Jessica Walter, Gr., P, UConn
Audrey Gilman, Fr., P, Creighton
Erika Perez, Sr., 3B, Creighton
Tara Vandewater, So., 2B, Creighton
Lily West, Sr., C, Creighton*
Dayanara Campos, Sr., DP, Georgetown
Emily Jonte, Sr., OF, Providence
Alyssa Twomey, Jr., P, Providence*
Ana Serafinko, Sr., P, St. John's
Maranda Runco, Jr., 1B, Villanova
All-BIG EAST Second Team^
Maren Berger, RS-So., P, Butler
Katie Petran, Jr., P, Butler
Caprice Bohmer, Fr., P, UConn
Kaitlyn Kibling, Sr., CF, UConn
Savannah Ring, Sr., 2B, UConn
Ashten Pierson, Jr., SS, Creighton
Kaelan Schultz, Jr., DP, Creighton
Jolie Adams, So., OF, DePaul
Cameron Dunn, Jr., 2B, Providence
Hailey Frantz, Fr., C, Providence
Sofia Peterson, Sr., 3B, Providence
Julia Renny, Sr., 1B, Providence
Angelina Benitez, So., OF, Seton Hall
Erin Howard, Sr., C, Seton Hall
^Denotes a tie in voting
*Denotes a unanimous selection
Players Mentioned
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