2022 Softball Roster
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Leach, Kelcy
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Jersey Number 10
Kelcy Leach
- Position:
- Catcher
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 5-5
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- The Woodlands, Texas
- High School:
- The Woodlands
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- At Bats: 6 at LSU (5/18/19)
- Runs: 2 (11x), last vs. Texas A&M (4/17/22)
- Hits: 3 (3x), last vs. Notre Dame (2/17/22)
- RBIs: 5 vs. Texas A&M (4/17/22)
- Doubles: 2 (2x), last vs. UNC Greensboro (4/23/22)
- Triples: 1 vs. UTEP (3/19/21)
- Home Runs: 2 (2x), last vs. Louisiana Tech (2/8/20)
- Walks: 3 (3x), last vs. UC Davis (2/24/22)
- Hit By Pitch: 2 (2x), last vs. USF (2/15/20)
- Stolen Bases: 1 vs. Auburn (5/8/22)
CAREER HONORS
- 2022 All-SEC Second Team
- 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- 2020 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- 2019 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- 2018 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
2022 - GRADUATE STUDENT
- FEATURE: Erin Edmoundson, Kelcy Leach stick together through 5 years of changes
- Appeared in 47 games with 42 starts behind the plate in her lone season on Rocky Top
- Finished the year with a career-best .278 batting average, 32 hits, seven doubles and a .394 on-base percentage
- Shined for UT in conference play, ranking second on the team with a .319 average in league action
- Crushed five homers and 13 RBIs against SEC competition and ranked third on the squad with a 1.078 OPS vs. league foes
- Doubled and scored a run in Tennessee's NCAA Tournament opener vs. Campbell (5/20)
- Knocked an RBI single and recorded her first career stolen base in a 3-1 win over No. 16 Auburn (5/8)
- Went 2-for-3 and hit a solo shot in Tennessee's 7-4 win over No. 16 Auburn (5/7)
- Roped a pair of doubles as Tennessee defeated UNC Greensboro (4/23) at the Lady Vol Challenge
- Destroyed a walk-off grand slam to cap a five RBI day and give the Lady Vols an 11-8 victory over Texas A&M (4/17)
- Crushed her third homer of the season with a three-run shot over left field in UT's 11-5 win at No. 16 Georgia (4/9)
- Blasted a solo home run in Tennessee's 10-1 run-rule victory over Mississippi State (4/3)
- Crushed her first home run as a Lady Vol in a 9-1 Tennessee victory over Mississippi State (4/1)
- Roped her 10th hit of the season with single through the right side vs. Virginia (3/4)
- Scored in the second inning as UT run-ruled Dartmouth (3/4)
- Went 1-for-2 with a single in UT's win against Tennessee Tech (3/2)
- Scored a go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (2/26)
- Tied a career-high with three walks vs. UC Davis (2/24)
- Reached on a single and scored in the first inning vs. BYU (2/24) at the Mary Nutter Classic
- Went 2-for-4 and scored a run in UT's 6-2 win over No. 24 UCF (2/19)
- Hit 3-for-3 with two RBI doubles to open the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational vs. Notre Dame (2/17)
- Made her first start as a Lady Vol behind the plate on opening day vs. Maryland (2/11)
2021 - SENIOR (AT TEXAS TECH)
- Saw action in 27 games with 26 starts at catcher during her fourth and final season in Lubbock
- Hit .231 on the year with nine runs scored, one triple, three home runs and nine RBI
- Caught nine base runners stealing and touted a .995 fielding percentage behind the dish
- Roped a pinch-hit single and scored a run in the regular season finale vs. Iowa State (5/2)
- Went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in the series opener at Kansas (4/17)
- Knocked a pair of singles, walked once and a scored a run vs. Oklahoma State (4/11)
- Cranked her second home run of the season with a solo shot vs. Baylor (3/26)
- Hit three RBI singles and scored twice in TTU's 23-0 rout of Tarleton State (3/21)
- Went 2-for-3 with an RBI triple in an 8-0 run-rule victory over UTEP (3/19)
- Cranked a two-run home run for her first hit of the season vs. Texas State (3/3)
2020 - JUNIOR (AT TEXAS TECH)
- Made 20 starts and 24 appearances behind the plate in her third season with the Red Raiders
- Totaled 11 hits, five runs scored, three home runs and eight RBIs during the COVID shortened season
- Led the team with 168 putouts and caught a pair of runners stealing
- Knocked two singles as part of a 2-for-3 performance vs. Delaware State (3/8)
- Collected one hit, one RBI and one run scored against Delaware State (3/6)
- Drew a pair of walks against Syracuse (2/23)
- Tallied one hit, one RBI and one walk at Houston (2/22)
- Went 2-for-2 at the plate with one home run, two RBIs and two runs scored in the home-opening win over Kent State (2/18)
- Produced one RBI on one hit in a 5-2 win against No. 15 Georgia (2/15)
- Blasted two home runs and picked up three RBIs against Louisiana Tech (2/8)
- Started the season with a 1-for-3 outing against Houston Baptist (2/7)
2019 - SOPHOMORE (AT TEXAS TECH)
- Made 57 appearances and 56 starts behind the plate as a sophomore
- Hit .225 at the dish, collecting 25 hits, 21 runs scored, one double, nine home runs and 25 RBIs
- Led the team with 332 putouts and 10 runners caught stealing, posting a .989 fielding percentage on the season
- Finished the campaign with six multi-RBI games and three multi-hit games
- Logged one hit against Louisiana Tech (5/17) in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional opener
- Belted her last home run of the season against Kansas at the Big 12 Conference tournament (5/10)
- Matched a career-high three walks at New Mexico State (4/30)
- Posted a 1-for-2 outing with one solo homer at No. 12 Oklahoma State (4/27)
- Drew a pair of walks against Northern Colorado (3/8), No. 2 Oklahoma (3/22), Kansas (4/19), and No. 1 Oklahoma (5/10)
- Went 2-for-3 with one home run, one RBI and two runs in the series-clinching game at Baylor (4/13)
- Helped the Red Raiders to a series win at Iowa State with a solo home run in game three (3/31)
- Collected hits in back-to-back games against Memphis (3/16) and Maine (3/17)
- Lined a two-run homer out of the park to help Tech defeat Murray State (3/15)
- Tallied a career-high four RBIs with a grand slam against Northern Colorado (3/8)
- Recorded a career-high three hits against UT Arlington (3/2) and also tallied two RBI
- Drove in three runs and belted one home run in the Red Raiders’ home opener against UT Arlington (3/1)
- Launched a solo homer in Tech’s 7-0 victory over San Diego State (2/23)
- Blasted a three-run homer against No. 13 Arizona State (2/21) to help Tech to an 8-0 run-rule in five innings
2018 - FRESHMAN (AT TEXAS TECH)
- Played in 49 games, making 37 starts behind the plate for the Red Raiders
- Started 14 of the final 15 games of her rookie season
- Batted .250 with 26 hits, 10 runs, seven doubles, five home runs and 19 RBI
- Slugged .462 and touted a .319 on-base percentage
- Registered 162 putouts on the season and caught eight base runners stealing
- Posted four multi-hit games, including two during Big 12 play and one in the NISC Conway Regional
- Recorded five multi-RBI games as a true freshman
- Hit a game-tying RBI single against No. 15 Baylor (5/11) in the first round of the Big 12 tournament
- Matched her season-best with three RBI against Abilene Christian (5/1)
- Hit her first multi-home run game at Kansas (4/28), going 2-for-4 with a season-high three RBI and two runs
- Drew a career-high three walks at CSUN (3/9)
- Crushed her first career home run to lift the Red Raiders past Boston College (2/9) in the season opener
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Tenacious catcher from a softball family out of The Woodlands, Texas
- Attended The Woodlands High School where she played softball all four years
- Ranked as high as No. 75 nationally in the 2017 recruiting class according to FloSoftball.com
- Named to the Texas 6A All-State Team and received All-Montgomery Country Defensive MVP honors in 2016
- Earned All-District and All-Montgomery County accolades each year from 2014-16
- Selected to the Texas 5A State All-Tournament Team as a freshman in 2014 after picking up district and All-Montgomery Country newcomer of the year laurels
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Todd and Kaye Leach
- Older sister Aubrey was a four-year letterwinner and two-time All-American for the Lady Vols from 2016-19 and currently serves the program as a graduate assistant
- Has two younger twin sisters, Alannah and Gabby
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.25.25)
Sunday, May 25
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.24.25)
Saturday, May 24
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.23.25)
Friday, May 23
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Ohio State (5.18.25)
Sunday, May 18
