Julianna Verni

Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
High School:
Nardin Academy
Hometown:
Buffalo, N.Y.
Club Team:
R/R

Junior Year (2025): Verni appeared in 25 games, making 18 starts … She finished the season with an 11-7 record and 3.78 earned run average in 100.0 innings of work ... She collected 79 strikeouts while walking just 34 hitters ... vs LEMOYNE (5/7), Verni totaled 5 strikeouts... Verni again served 3 strikeouts in a win at UNCW (2/8)... She threw eight innings and struck out seven at THE COLUMBUS CLASSIC (2/14-2/15) … She fanned a career-high 11 against BUFFALO (2/21) … Vernie secured the sixth win of the season against DELAWARE (2/28), allowing one run in a complete-game effort … She tossed a complete-game seven-hitter and struck out five while earning the win against BOSTON COLLEGE (4/27) ... She earned 2025 Academic All-District, selected by College Sports Communicators (at least a sophomore, 3.5 cumulative grade-point-average, participated in 90 percent of contests) ... She was named to the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better semester g.p.a.).

Sophomore Year (2024): She took the mound in 17 contests, including two as a starter … Verni threw 36.1 innings … She posted a 4-3 record with four saves ... The four saves were the most by a sophomore in program history and tied for the third-most in a single season ... It represented the most saves by an Orange pitcher since 2016 ... Verni allowed three-or-fewer runs in 13 appearances ... She logged 10 scoreless outings ... Verni made her Syracuse debut at COASTAL CAROLINA (2/9) … She struck out season-high four batters twice, versus QUINNIPIAC (3/12) and against GEORGIA TECH (3/30) … She was 3-0 with three saves across seven straight appearances (3/24-4/13) ... She allowed just two earned runs in 16.2 innings during the stretch ... Verni was named to the 2024 Softball All-ACC Academic Team (3.0 g.p.a. in the most recent semester, 3.0 cumulative g.p.a.) ... She was named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll (3.0-or-better cumulative grade-point-average for the full academic year) ... Verni earned Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Purdue (2023): Verni played one season at Purdue ... She made eight appearances and one start ... Verni struck out eight batters over 8.1 innings in the circle ... In her lone start on March 31 at Rutgers, Verni struck out five in 4.2 innings of work.

High School: She attended Nardin Academy ... She was ranked by Extra Inning Softball as a top-60 pitcher in the nation among 2022 recruits ... She was selected the 2021 Monsignor Martin High School Athletic Association (MMHSAA) Pitcher of the Year ... Verni led MMHSAA in strikeouts, ERA and shutouts ... She was an All-Western New York First Team and All State selection in 2021.

Personal: Verni is a native of Buffalo, N.Y. ... She is majoring in biology and pre-health in the College of Arts and Sciences.