St. John's University Athletics
2024 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 16
Hannah Mearns
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Windward School
- Hometown:
- Santa Monica, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Binghamton
As a Senior in 2024: Appeared in 16 games with nine starts inside the circle … totaled three wins, five complete games and a save … finished with a 3.81 ERA and 47 punchouts in 64.1 innings of work … matched a career-high with nine strikeouts against UMass Lowell (Feb. 17) … named to NFCA Lead-Off Classic All-Tournament Team after tossing 15.1 innings across three appearances in Clearwater, Fla. (Feb. 9-11).
As a Junior in 2023: Made 29 appearances with 22 starts ... tallied seven wins, nine complete games, and two shutouts ... in 125.2 innings in the circle she struck out a team-high 94 and compiled a 4.34 ERA ... one of four Johnnie student-athletes inducted to the President's Honor Society ... named CSC Academic All-District ... selected to NFCA Lead-Off Classic All-Tournament Team ... finished third in strikeouts looking in the BIG EAST.
As a Sophomore in 2022: Appeared in 25 games with 20 starts … recorded 77 punch-outs across a team-high 108.2 innings … pitched her first collegiate shutouts against Fairfield matching her career-high of nine strikeouts (Feb. 25) … recorded her second shutout at Georgetown as she allowed just three hits while tallying five punch-outs to keep the Hoyas scoreless (April 29)
As a Freshman in 2021 (Binghamton University): Appeared in 12 games with 5 starts ... member of the Fall 2020 AD Honor Roll … scattered one run on five hits and struck out six batters over 6.1 innings to get the win against Albany on April 4 … pitched a career-high 8.0 innings, allowing one run on five hits and striking out six batters against UMBC on April 11 … tied a career high with 8.0 innings pitched and allowed just two runs and struck out a career-high nine batters against UMass Lowell on May 1.
Before College: Was a four-year varsity softball player at Windward School … All-Southern Section CIF selection as a junior … two-time Gold Coast League selection … First Team honors in 2019 … club Team was Irvine Sting
Personal: Born and raised in Santa Monica, Calif. … Born Oct. 2, 2002 … daughter of Susan Mearns and Scott McFarland … also played varsity volleyball and varsity soccer …. played club soccer for Santa Monica Breakers through 2017 … intended major is Environmental Science
Mearns Up Close...
Age you started playing softball: 5 years old
Favorite TV show: New Girl
Favorite food: Mashed Potatoes
Most memorable softball moment: Beating Creighton in Nebraska at the end of the 2022-23 regular season securing a place in the BIG EAST Tournament.
Best piece of softball advice you ever received: Control what yoy can control.
As a Junior in 2023: Made 29 appearances with 22 starts ... tallied seven wins, nine complete games, and two shutouts ... in 125.2 innings in the circle she struck out a team-high 94 and compiled a 4.34 ERA ... one of four Johnnie student-athletes inducted to the President's Honor Society ... named CSC Academic All-District ... selected to NFCA Lead-Off Classic All-Tournament Team ... finished third in strikeouts looking in the BIG EAST.
As a Sophomore in 2022: Appeared in 25 games with 20 starts … recorded 77 punch-outs across a team-high 108.2 innings … pitched her first collegiate shutouts against Fairfield matching her career-high of nine strikeouts (Feb. 25) … recorded her second shutout at Georgetown as she allowed just three hits while tallying five punch-outs to keep the Hoyas scoreless (April 29)
As a Freshman in 2021 (Binghamton University): Appeared in 12 games with 5 starts ... member of the Fall 2020 AD Honor Roll … scattered one run on five hits and struck out six batters over 6.1 innings to get the win against Albany on April 4 … pitched a career-high 8.0 innings, allowing one run on five hits and striking out six batters against UMBC on April 11 … tied a career high with 8.0 innings pitched and allowed just two runs and struck out a career-high nine batters against UMass Lowell on May 1.
Before College: Was a four-year varsity softball player at Windward School … All-Southern Section CIF selection as a junior … two-time Gold Coast League selection … First Team honors in 2019 … club Team was Irvine Sting
Personal: Born and raised in Santa Monica, Calif. … Born Oct. 2, 2002 … daughter of Susan Mearns and Scott McFarland … also played varsity volleyball and varsity soccer …. played club soccer for Santa Monica Breakers through 2017 … intended major is Environmental Science
Mearns Up Close...
Age you started playing softball: 5 years old
Favorite TV show: New Girl
Favorite food: Mashed Potatoes
Most memorable softball moment: Beating Creighton in Nebraska at the end of the 2022-23 regular season securing a place in the BIG EAST Tournament.
Best piece of softball advice you ever received: Control what yoy can control.