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2019 Softball Roster
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Leach, Aubrey
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Jersey Number 10
Aubrey Leach
- Position:
- Infield
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-4
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- The Woodlands, Texas
- High School:
- The Woodlands
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- At Bats: 5 (3x), last vs. Kentucky (4/27/18)
- Runs: 4 vs. Texas A&M (4/10/16)
- Hits: 4 (2x), last vs. Charleston Southern (G1)(3/2/18)
- Hit Streak: 18 games (2/2/18 - 3/25/18)
- RBIs: 4 (2x), last vs. Charleston Southern (G1)(3/2/18)
- Doubles: 2 (4x), last vs. Bradley (2/24/19)
- Triples: 1 (6x), last vs. ETSU (4/17/18)
- Home Runs: 1 (8x), last vs. Florida (3/9/19)
- Walks: 3 (5x), last vs. Monmouth (5/18/18)
- Stolen Bases: 3 (2x), last vs. Kentucky (4/27/18)
CAREER HONORS
- Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll -- 2019
- Softball America First-Team All-American -- 2019
- NFCA Third-Team All-American -- 2019
- Senior CLASS Award All-American Second Team --02019
- NFCA First-Team All-Region -- 2019
- All-SEC Second Team -- 2019
- Ranked No. 5 in Softball America’s Top 100 Ranking -- 2019
- JWOS Preseason All-American --2019
- FPN Preseason All-American -- 2019
- Preseason All-SEC Team -- 2019
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll -- 2018
- NCAA Leader in runs per game (1.31) --2018
- NFCA Division I All-American (1st Team) -- 2018
- Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete -- 2018
- NFCA All-Region (1st Team) -- 2018
- All-SEC (1st Team) -- 2018
- Set Tennessee single-season record runs record with 80 -- 2018
- USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist -- 2018
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll -- 2017
- Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete -- 2017
- NFCA Division I All-Southeast Region (2nd Team) -- 2017
- Member of the VOLeaders -- 2016-17
- Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete -- 2016
- SEC All-Freshman Team -- 2016
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll -- 2015-16
- Went 4-for-7 with five runs, two stolen bases and a walk in two games against UIC in the Kickin' Chicken Classic. (2/8-2/10)
- Tallied two hits in three at bats against Coastal Carolina (2/8)
- Notched one hit and one RBI in a 4-0 victory against Boston.
- Closed out the Kickin' Chicken Classic going 3-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs in an 18-0 victory over Rider.
- Registered two runs while driving in an RBI, stole a base and drew a walk vs. UTSA (2/28)
- Notched a double and drove in two runs against Fresno State (2/28)
- In the last game of the Judi Garman Classic, drove in three RBI and tallied two hits, while drawing a season-high two walks against New Mexico (2/28)
- Tallied a home run in a 3-0 victory over No. 4 Florida (G2) (3/9)
- Stuffed the stat sheet against MTSU as she notched three runs, two hits, and a stolen base (3/12)
- Went two for two against BYU with three RBI, a double and three runs (G1) (3/14)
- Went 2-for-4 with a run against North Carolina on March 20
- Registered three hits including a double, two RBI and a run against Arkansas (G1) (3/22)
- Went one for three with two RBI and drew a walk at Missouri (G1) on March 31
- Scored two runs and drew two walks against Mississippi State (G2) (4/13)
- Led team with .411 batting average, 65 runs, 72 hits and 20 stolen bases on 22 attempts
- Batting averaged ranked fourth in the SEC and 33rd in the nation
- Total hits ranked fifth in the league and 37th nationally
- OBP ranked 17th nationally (.525)
- Led the SEC in runs per game (1.08) which ranked 12th nationally
- Ranked seventh in the conference and 28th nationally in walks per game (0.73)
AS A JUNIOR (2018)
- Leads the SEC in batting average (.447) and runs scored (79)
- Set a Tennessee single-season record for runs scored with 80
- Reached base in every game but two
- Started in all 59 games played
- Leads team in batting avg., runs scored, hits (80), and on base percentage (.571)
- Went 3-for-3 with a RBI double in win over James Madison (5/19)
- Recorded three stolen bases against Kentucky (4/27)
- Drew a season-high three walks against South Carolina (3/23)
- Compiled an 18-game hit streak from 2/24 to 3/25
- Recorded 11 hits and scored seven runs in five games at the Tennessee Invitational
- Went 4-for-4 with four RBIs to lead Tennessee to a 13-1 win over Charleston Southern (3/2)
- Went 2-for-2 with a home run in win over Western Michigan (2/9)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
- Led the SEC with 60 runs scored
- Finished second on the team with 22 stolen bases
- Tied a season high with three hits and also drove in a run in NCAA Super Regional loss to No. 9 Texas A&M ((5/27)
- Had a hit, scored a run and drove in a run in NCAA Super Regional win over No. 9 Texas A&M (5/26)
- Hit game-winning three-run homer in the seventh inning of a dramatic comeback win over No. 25 USC Upstate (5/20)
- Had a hit and scored a run in SEC Tournament loss to No. 21 LSU (5/11)
- Went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI in win at No. 6 Texas A&M (5/6)
- Went 2-for-2 with two runs, two walks, two steals and a double in series-clinching win at #16 LSU (4/22)
- Had a hit and scored three runs in win over Tennessee State (4/11)
- Had two hits, including a double in series-clinching win at #20 Kentucky (4/8)
- Had two hits, an RBI and scored a run in win over NC State (4/2)
- Tripled and scored a run in series-opening win over #23 Ole Miss (3/24)
- Went 2-for-2 with two runs and a walk in win over #25 North Carolina (3/22)
- Went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in win over #25 Arkansas (3/19)
- Had two hits, three runs and an RBI in win over South Carolina (3/11)
- Had an RBI and tied a career high with three walks in loss to South Carolina (3/10)
- Went 2-for-3 with a run in win over SE Louisiana (3/2)
- Had two of UT's five hits in loss to Utah (2/24)
- Drew a career high three walks and scored two runs in win over UC Santa Barbara (2/23)
- Had two hits and scored three runs in win over Northern Colorado (2/18)
- Had two hits and scored a pair of runs in win over Bradley (2/18)
- Led off Tennessee's win over UNC Greensboro with her first-career home run (2/12)
- Doubled, scored a run and had two RBIs in victory over Georgia Southern (2/11)
- Went 2-for-3 and scored three runs in season-opening win over Tennessee Tech (2/10)
AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
- Had two hits and scored three runs in NCAA Regional win over Ohio State (5/22)
- Went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in 11-1 series-clinching win at Ole Miss (5/8)
- Hit 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI vs. No. 3 Auburn (5/1)
- Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run vs. Lipscomb (4/24)
- Recorded 12-game hit streak (19 overall hits) from March 25 to April 16
- Posted a career-high four hits and career-high four runs with two doubles and three RBIs vs. No. 20 Texas A&M (4/10)
- Roped her first triple of her career as part of a 2-for-3 performance vs. Kennesaw State (4/5)
- Hit 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI at No. 15 Mizzou (4/1)
- Recorded two RBIs, scored two runs and walked vs. Arkansas (3/11)
- Went 2-for-2 with one RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases vs. Green Bay (3/5)
- Drove in one run in a 2-for-3 performance vs. USF (2/20)
- Hit 2-for-3 with one double and two runs scored vs. Fordham (2/20)
- Ripped a double and scored a run while going 2-for-2 vs. Northwestern (2/13)
- Posted four RBIs and two runs in a 3-for-5 performance vs. BYU (2/11)
- Went 2-for-3 with one double and scored a run in her collegiate debut vs. Creighton (2/11)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Ranked as the No. 22 player in Full Count Softball's 2015 class
- In four years at The Woodlands High School, Leach posted a .523 batting average, 241 hits, 223 runs, 113 RBIs, 11 homers and 172 stolen bases
- Earned FloSoftball All-America first-team honors in 2015
- Named a 2015 USA Today First-Team All-American after batting .594 with 55 runs, 29 RBIs and 49 stolen bases in her senior season
- Named a 2014 NFCA First-Team All American after hitting .586 with six homers, eight triples and 48 RBIs en route to a Texas state runner-up finish
- Earned honors as a MaxPreps Underclass All-American in 2013 and 2014
- Named All-Montgomery County Player of the Year as a senior in 2015
- Helped lead the Lady Highlanders to back-to-back state semifinal appearances in 2014 and 2015
- Captain in the Texas Sudden Impact organization for four years
PERSONAL
- Majoring in Political Science
- Chose Tennessee over Stanford, UCLA and Michigan
- Says her biggest softball thrill was playing in the 2014 Texas State Championship
- Chose Tennessee because of the "combination of coaching, academic standards and winning tradition"
- Biggest sports influence in her life is her father because "he is an incredible athlete who has pushed me every day to be the best I can be"
- Her grandmother, Wilma Ann Williams-Leach, played professional baseball for the Rockford Peaches in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Models her game after former UCLA Bruin and Olympic Gold Medalist Natasha Watley
- Just the third player from the state of Texas to play softball for Tennessee (first under Ralph & Karen Weekly)
- Favorite musical group is Zac Brown Band
- Wears two pairs of socks and sliding shorts inside out in games
- Earned Academic All-District honors in 2012, 2013 and 2014
- Parents are Todd and Kaye Leach
- Has three younger sisters--Kelcy, Alannah and Gabrielle
- Born Aubrey Lynne Leach on August 20, 1996, in Bolivar, Mo.
- Recipient of the Ron & Mary Rimer Softball Endowed Scholarship
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
