St. John's University Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
St. John's Softball Highlights at UConn 5.4
Sunday, May 04
St. John's Softball vs Villanova Highlights Game 3 4.27.25
Sunday, April 27
St. John's Softball vs Villanova Game 2 Highlights 4.25.2025
Friday, April 25
St. John's Softball vs Villanova Game 1 Highlights 4.25
Friday, April 25
Jersey Number 14
Loreley Francia
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Klein Collins
- Hometown:
- Spring, Texas
As a Junior in 2025: Appeared in 37 contests with 28 starts on the rubber ... tabbed to the All-BIG EAST First Team ... selected to the NFCA All-Northeast Region Second Team ... maintained a team-low 1.84 ERA in 156.1 innings pitched ... recorded 19 wins and 189 strikeouts inside the circle ... named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week four times throughout the season ... notched a run-rule no hitter, striking out 12 batters in five innings against Rider (Feb. 28) ... reached 400 career strikeouts with a seven-punchout performance at Creighton (April 17).
As a Sophomore in 2024: Made 31 appearances with 20 starts inside the circle … led the Red Storm with 14 wins and two saves … maintained a 2.74 ERA in 138 innings of work … ranked second on the team and fourth in the conference with 149 strikeouts … selected to the BIG Weekly Honor roll on Feb. 19 after tossing 16 strikeouts in 15 innings at the CSU Blue / Gold Classic … notched a career-high 14 punchouts against Northern Colorado (Feb. 25) ... threw two complete game shutouts at Iona (March 26) and DePaul (March 29) to earn BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on April 1.
As a Freshman in 2023: Appeared in the circle in 26 games with 11 starts ... named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on March 20 following a 10-K performance at Fordham ... logged 83.0 innings with 11 starts and six complete games and two shutouts ... tallied six wins and notched a pair of saves ... struck out at least five batters in 11 of her appearances.
Personal: Daughter of Douglas Francia and Nancy Linares ... competed in club softball with Sudden Impact and played at Klein Collins High School ... helped her team win district championships from 2019 to 2022 and an area championship in 2021 ... named District 15-6A MVP, team MVP and earned the team leadership award during her senior season ... selected to the Academic All-State Team by the Texas High School Coaches Association and Texas Army National Guard in 2022 ... named to the District 15-6A all-academic team for the last three years of her high school career ... chose St. John’s because of the close, tight-knit team atmosphere ... cites her parents as the most influential people in her athletic career for pushing her to strive for more even when she didn’t always believe in herself ... favorite food is pasta ... favorite sports team is the Houston Astros ... major is biology with minors in psychology and chemistry.
As a Sophomore in 2024: Made 31 appearances with 20 starts inside the circle … led the Red Storm with 14 wins and two saves … maintained a 2.74 ERA in 138 innings of work … ranked second on the team and fourth in the conference with 149 strikeouts … selected to the BIG Weekly Honor roll on Feb. 19 after tossing 16 strikeouts in 15 innings at the CSU Blue / Gold Classic … notched a career-high 14 punchouts against Northern Colorado (Feb. 25) ... threw two complete game shutouts at Iona (March 26) and DePaul (March 29) to earn BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on April 1.
As a Freshman in 2023: Appeared in the circle in 26 games with 11 starts ... named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on March 20 following a 10-K performance at Fordham ... logged 83.0 innings with 11 starts and six complete games and two shutouts ... tallied six wins and notched a pair of saves ... struck out at least five batters in 11 of her appearances.
Personal: Daughter of Douglas Francia and Nancy Linares ... competed in club softball with Sudden Impact and played at Klein Collins High School ... helped her team win district championships from 2019 to 2022 and an area championship in 2021 ... named District 15-6A MVP, team MVP and earned the team leadership award during her senior season ... selected to the Academic All-State Team by the Texas High School Coaches Association and Texas Army National Guard in 2022 ... named to the District 15-6A all-academic team for the last three years of her high school career ... chose St. John’s because of the close, tight-knit team atmosphere ... cites her parents as the most influential people in her athletic career for pushing her to strive for more even when she didn’t always believe in herself ... favorite food is pasta ... favorite sports team is the Houston Astros ... major is biology with minors in psychology and chemistry.