St. John's University Athletics
2023 Softball Roster
Jess Bianco
- Position:
- Shortstop / Outfield
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Cherry Hill West
- Hometown:
- Cherry Hill, N.J.
As a Junior in 2025: Started all 57 games in center field ... All-BIG EAST Second Team Selection ... named to the NFCA All-Northeast Region Third Team ... batted .389 with 54 runs scored, 74 hits, four doubles, one triple, 20 RBIs and 28 stolen bases ... set the single-season program records for runs scored and hits ... active program leader in career stolen bases with 96 ... eclipsed the 100-career hit mark with a single against New Mexico (Feb. 9) ... tabbed BIG EAST Player of the Week on Feb. 24 after going 13-for-15 (.867) with nine runs scored, two doubles, four RBIs and six stolen bags across a five-game stretch ... notched first career triple at Butler (March 22).
As a Sophomore in 2024: Played and started in 44 games all in center field … named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team … selected to the NFCA Great Lakes Region Third Team ... led the team with a .352 batting average that ranked fourth in the conference … totaled 51 hits, 30 runs scored and 25 stolen bases … notched first career extra-base hit with a double against Butler (March 15) … tabbed to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on March 18 after producing an 8-for-16 stretch from the plate that included five runs scored and a pair of stolen bases.
As a Freshman in 2023: Appeared in all 52 games and started 50 all in left field ... named to the NFCA's Top Performance of the Week List on May 1 after her 5-for-5, seven stolen base performance in a doubleheader against Marist and was named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor the same week ... notched the most stolen bases by a freshman in school history (43), second most in a season all-time ... led the BIG EAST in stolen bases overall ... finished second on the team in average (.324) and walks drawn (23) ... only Johnnie to record a perfect fielding percentage with over 25 chances.
Before St. John’s: Played at Cherry Hill West High School for four years and captained the team her junior and senior season … named All South Jersey in 2021 and 2022 … played her travel ball for the New Jersey Gators and was a member of the team that came in fourth place at the USA Gold Nationals in 2022.
Personal: Born in Voorhees, N.J. … raised in Cherry Hill, N.J. … Born January 20, 2004 … Daughter of Thomas and Kristyn Bianco … has a sister, Kaitlyn Bianco …also ran three years of winter track in high school … was a member of her high schools’ athletes against bullying and community service clubs … intended major is biology.
Bianco up close...
Age you started playing softball: 6 years old
Favorite TV Show: Friday Night Lights
Favorite Pregame Song: Empire State of Mind Frank Sinatra Remix
Favorite Food: Pasta
Most Memorable Softball Moment: Beating a top-ten team in the county
Best piece of softball advice you ever received: "If you want to be the best, you have to train like the best"