UC San Diego

MEDIA

• Fab FIve

PROFESSIONAL
Agreed to terms with the Tampa Bay Rays as a free agent on July 13, 2021.

AS A SENIOR IN 2021
Big West All-Academic ... Big West Pitcher of the Week (3/15) ... Team Captain ... Played 13 games making 12 starts ... Series opening starter all season with a record of 5-6 and ERA of 4.70  ... Threw 35 strikeouts through 74.2 innings ... Threw a season high six strikeouts against Santa Clara on 3/12 and did not give up a run in his first D1 win ... Pitched a seven inning complete game against UC Riverside on 4/30 ... Went a career high eight innings in a loss to UC Davis.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2020
2020 CCAA All-Star Team...Triton Athletes' Council (TAC) team representative...Team Captain...Started six games and posted a 3-0 record...Pitched a team high 31.1 innings and fanned 29 strikeouts...Only allowed five walks...Had an ERA of 2.30...First appearance came in game two against Concordia Portland on Feb 1...Threw a career high seven strikeouts against Sonoma State on Feb 21.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2019
Made seven appearances with five being starts ... Made his first appearance of the season against Chico State on March 30 ... Only allowed three walks on the season ... Earned his first win of the season against Cal State East Bay on May 4.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018
Drew 14 appearances, all in relief, with 3.10 ERA, 2-0 record, three saves, and 34 strikeouts against 11 walks over 29.0 innings pitched ... Opponents hit just .208 ... Made college debut in home opener vs. No. 4 Colorado Mesa (2/9), tossing perfect seventh with first career strikeout ... Best outing came in postseason debut at CCAA Championship, closing out 19-1 romp vs. Cal State LA with five shutout, near-perfect frames ... Retired final 15 batters in order after walking initial batter to lead off fifth, striking out four.

SUMMER BALL
Pitched for independent Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks during 2018 summer.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Hemet High School ... Four-year varsity Scholar-Athlete for the Bulldogs ... Aided Hemet into first round of CIF Southern Section Division 4 playoffs as a senior ... Pitched and played shortstop ... All-Mountain Pass League (MPL) honors as a junior ... Winning pitcher and MVP of 2015 CIF-SS Division 5 championship game.

PERSONAL
Born July 26 ... Parents are Robert and Denise Leonard ... Psychology major at Sixth College ... Most memorable baseball moment is 2018 road to Cary ... Favorite UC San Diego moment is comeback win at Azusa Pacific in West Region finals ... Enjoys photography, traveling, video games, camping and surfing ... Roots for Los Angeles Angels ... Favorite athlete is Max Scherzer ... Top movie is Interstellar ... Listens to Kings of Leon.

CAREER PITCHING HIGHS (current through 2021 season)
Innings Pitched: 8, 5/14/21 vs. UC Davis
Hits: 12, 4/1/21 vs LBSU
Runs: 8, Twice (Last 4/23/21 vs CSUB)
Earned Runs: 8, 4/23/21 vs CSUB
Walks: 3, 3 times (last 3/4/21 vs USD)
Strikeouts: 7, 2/21/20 at Sonoma State.

FLD%
2018: 1.000 (1-4-0)
2019: 1.000 (1-4-0)
2020: .833 (2-3-1)
2021: 1.000 (4-10-0)
TOTALS: .967 (8-21-1)