Monique Landini

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

Marissa Rizzi awaits a ball to first base.

Marissa Rizzi to be Inducted into the New York State High School Softball Hall of Fame

Wednesday, July 30

Softball Announces Dates for Red Storm Prospect Camps

Thursday, May 29

Four Johnnies Garner NFCA All-Northeast Region Selections

Thursday, May 15

Top-Seeded St. John’s Falls in BIG EAST Tournament to Sixth-Seeded Providence

Friday, May 09

Height:
5-2
Class:
Senior
High School:
Bellarmine-Jefferson
Hometown:
Los Angeles, Calif.

As a junior in 2015: Started all 49 games at shortstop ... posted a .268 batting average and .377 on-base percentage ... finished the season with a home run, six doubles, 21 runs and 16 RBIs ... swiped three bags ... drew 11 walks during conference play, tied for sixth in the conference ... turned 10 of the team's 16 double plays ... recorded a .941 fielding percentage ... had six multi-hit performances ... went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a double in a win over Samford (March 19) ... scored and registered a career-high three RBIs against Wagner (March 29) ... smashes a home run, tallied three hits, four runs and two RBIs in a doubleheader sweep over Saint Peter's (April 6) ... reached base twice and posted a run and RBI in the BIG EAST Semifinal victory over Villanova (May 13) ... scored twice and drove in a run in the BIG EAST Championship game against Butler (May 14) ... named to the 2015-16 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

As a sophomore in 2015: Earned Second Team All-BIG EAST ... started in all 47 games at either shortstop or third base … posted an impressive .324 batting average … finished the season with 45 hits, 29 runs, 22 RBIs, two home runs and two stolen bases … was third in the BIG EAST with 26 walks … third on the team in on base percentage (.429) and doubles (10) … notched a career-high four hits in four at bats to go with two RBIs and a run scored in a win over Stony Brook (March 7) … went 2-for-4 with a double and scored a career-best three runs at Stony Brook (April 8) … had a season-high six-game hitting streak from April 19-28.

As a freshman in 2014: Played in 49 games, starting in all of them … finished the season with eight doubles, 11 RBIs, four walks, three hit-by-pitches, three sacrifice flies and two sacrifice bunts … went a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen bases … turned 14 of the team’s 27 double plays … hit a two-run double against Creighton on April 26 … went a combined 4-for-6 in a doubleheader against Providence (April 12) … named to the 2013-14 BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

Before St. John's: Four-year member of the varsity softball team at Bellarmine-Jefferson High School ... finished junior and senior season with four home runs each and a .489 and .410 average respectively for the Guards ... helped lead team to four Santa Cruz Division 7 League Championships and a 2013 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Championship ... named a four-time scholar athlete ... member of both All-League First Team and All-Area First Team by Burbank Newspaper all four years ... named All-CIF Player of the Year and Bellarmine-Jefferson Athlete of the Year in 2013 ... named All-American First Team among small schools ... also played three years for the Mizuno Pride 18-Gold team and one for So Cal 3D.

Personal: Parents are Marcelo and Rowena Landini ... has one brother, Matthew.

Career Highs:
At Bats: 5, two times, last at LIU-Brooklyn (4/10/14)
Runs: 3, at Stony Brook (4/8/15)
Hits: 4, vs. Stony Brook (3/7/15)
RBI: 3, vs. Wagner (3/29/16)

Landini Up Close...
Favorite ballpark:Yankee Stadium
Age when you started playing softball: Started playing baseball at4 years old and switched to softball at 11 years old.
Favoriteathlete:Derek Jeter
Most memorable hit: My two homeruns in my CIF game. First one tied it, second one took the lead.
Most memorable catch: A diving catch at second base that earned me Defensive MVP of the tournament (I got a free glove and trophy too).
Best piece of softball advice you ever received: "Play each game like it's your last. Always give it your all because you never know when it can end."
Most influential person in your athletic career: My dad because he always pushed me to do my best. He constantly worked with me to get myself better. He helped me to get me where I am today.