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2015 Softball

14 Maria Leichty

  • Height 0-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mason, Ohio
  • Highschool Ursuline Academy

Biography

Leichty Career Stats

*2013-14 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
*2013 NFCA Scholar-Athlete
* Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2015:  Saw action in 30 games, including 11 as a starter...batted .260 with one double and six RBIs...had three multiple-hit games...had a career-best four hits in five trips to the plate against Northern Kentucky...recorded 14 putouts in a game against Miami (Ohio).

2014:  Played in 49 games, including 42 as a starter...batted .210 with three doubles, two home runs and 17 runs batted in...shared the team lead with eight sacrifice bunts...named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on April 21, after batting .667 with two home runs and five RBIs in three games against Georgetown...had five multiple-hit games...was three-for-four with a home run and three RBIs in Butler's series' opener against Georgetown.

2013: Leitchy finished the season with a .252 batting average and 19 runs batted in. She started all 46 games she appeared in during the season and finished with a .994 fielding percentage. To top it off, Leichty was named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete for maintaining a 3.5 GPA throughout the school year.

2012:  Played in 38 games, including 16 as a starter...batted .261 with eight doubles, one home run and nine runs batted in...had four multi-hit games...hit a double and a home run against Detroit (Evansville Tournament) in her first collegiate game...had two hits and two RBIs in Butler's 3-0 victory over Drake...drove in a pair of runs with a double in Butler's initial Horizon League meeting with Detroit.

High School:  First team All-Conference player at Ursuline Academy...two time "Most Valuable Player" Award...member of the 2011 and 2012 area all-star team...batted .469 with five homeruns and 14 stolen bases during her senior year...earned two varsity softball letters...member of the National Honor Society...Head Coach: Brian Eve.

Personal:  Born on June 8th, 1994...daughter of Keith and Mary Leichty...History and Political Science major. 

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Historical Player Information

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    2012Freshman

    C
    14
  • 14

    2013Sophomore

    C
    14
  • 14

    2014Junior

    C
    14
  • 14

    2015Senior

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    14
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