St. John's University Athletics
2023 Softball Roster
Ana Serafinko
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chino Hills, Calif.
- Prev School:
- St. Lucy's Priory
As a Junior in 2025: Saw action in 45 games with 39 appearances inside the circle ... named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year ... tabbed to the All-BIG EAST First Team ... selected to the NFCA All-Northeast Region Third Team ... named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week four times ... tabbed to the conference's weekly honor roll once ... compiled a 19-9 record and 14 complete games in 191.2 innings pitched ... set the single-season program record with 282 strikeouts ... established a new BIG EAST record with 153 punchouts in conference play ... logged 10 double-digit strikeout performances, including a career-high 17 punchouts against Youngstown St. (Feb. 21) and Georgetown (March 14) ... produced 19 hits and 13 RBIs from the dish ... notched seven runs scored, two doubles and two home runs.
As a Sophomore in 2024: Played in 45 contests with 28 appearances inside the circle … tabbed to the All-BIG EAST Second Team … became the second player in program history to earn both BIG EAST Player and Pitcher of the Week in the same season … led the team in innings pitched (150), strikeouts (174) and maintained a team-low ERA (2.38) … tallied nine doubles, five home runs and 17 RBIs from the batter’s box … struck out a career-high 14 batters against Manhattan (March 13) ... tossed the program’s first no-hitter (run rule) since 2017 at DePaul (March 28) … crushed a grand slam in the same contest of the no-hitter to become the first DI player since 2019 to accomplish the feat … tossed 21.1 innings across three starts at the BIG EAST Tournament while hitting a home run.
As a Freshman in 2023: Only two-way player on roster appearing in 12 games with 5 starts at designated player and two in the circle ... missed six weeks of the season due to a broken jaw suffered at Virginia (Feb. 25) ... at the plate she logged three hits and drove in one ... notched a multi-hit game at Fairfield (Apr. 19) ... in the circle, she notched one victory, struck out 16 and threw one complete game ... pitched 2.2 innings in the BIG EAST Tournament, in which she struck out two and posted a 0.00 ERA.
Before St. John’s: Played at St. Lucy’s Priory High School … named Defensive MVP in 2021 … named to the All-League Second Team in 2022 … tabbed to the PGF High School All-American Watchlist in 2022 … qualified for the PGF Premier in 2021 and 2022 … travel team was the California Cruisers Sievers.
Personal: Born in Fullerton, Calif. … raised in Chino Hills, Calif … parents are Robert and Katrina Serafinko … has one brother, Kenny … grandpa, Mike Black, played football at the University of Washington … was also a four-year starter for the high school basketball team … intended major is communication arts.
Serafinko up close...
Age you started playing softball: 6 years old
Favorite TV Show: Dance Moms
Favorite Pregame Song: I Hate U by SZA
Favorite Food: Sushi
Most Memorable Softball Moment: Winning four games in a day to make it to the semifinals of a tournament
Best piece of softball advice you ever received: “Softball has no memory”