St. John's University Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Ana Serafinko
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- 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.
Personal: Daughter of Katrina Serafinko and Bob Serafinko... was a four-year starter and varsity letterwinner in basketball and softball at St. Lucy’s Priory High School... competed in travel softball with the California Cruisers Sievers... earned BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year honors and multiple All-BIG EAST selections... named St. John’s Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year... set St. John’s and BIG EAST single-season strikeout records... helped the Red Storm win a BIG EAST regular-season championship... chose St. John’s because she fell in love with the East Coast and the institution’s prestige... cites her dad as the most influential person in her athletic career... favorite food is sushi... favorite sports team is the New York Jets... pursuing an MBA in marketing management.