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Truman State University Athletics

2015 Softball Roster

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8 Liz Leath

  • Position First Base
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Francis Howell Central
  • Hometown St. Charles, Mo.

Biography

Truman
2014: Named to the GLVC first-team after starting all 56 games at first base for the Bulldogs … hit .328 with 10 doubles and seven home runs, including two grand slams … struck out just 15 times in 180 at-bats, hitting primarily out of the six- or seven-spot in the lineup … posted OPS of .858 with 16 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games … had a season-long five game hitting streak from March 10 through March 14 … had season-high five RBI in GLVC tournament opening round game against Lewis, where she totaled three hits, including a grand slam … reached a season-high .358 average in late March … hit .444 with a runner on third and less than two outs … struck out looking only one time all season.

2013: Named Honorable Mention all-MIAA for the second straight season after hitting .365 with eight home runs and six doubles ... made 42 starts and 44 total appearances, recording 137 at-bats ... posted a .989 OPS and a .966 fielding percentage ... recorded 13 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games, along with the team's longest hitting streak of the season (13 games) ... served as the team's DP in 35 games, while making seven starts behind the plate ... had a two home run game against Northeastern State on April 19 and went a perfect 4-for-4 (6-for-8 DH) against Upper Iowa on March 16 ... added a 4-for-5 game with two more HR's against Washburn on April 26 ... was hitting .400+ into mid-April.

2012: Named an all-MIAA Honorable Mention catcher after hitting .350 with 16 doubles and seven home runs … spent the beginning of the year splitting time between third base and the designated player spots before taking over at catcher for the final 16 games of the season – during which she hit .409 … saw action in 49 total games (43 starts) and had 16 doubles and seven home runs with 29 RBI and 85 total bases … recorded an OPS of 1.010 … will carry a four-game hitting streak into 2013 … had three games with at least three hits and 16 total multi-hit games … had a season-best four RBI with a grand slam and a double on March 31 at Northeastern State.

High School
Hit .552 with eight homeruns as a senior infielder for head coach Brenda Ellison at Francis Howell Central in 2010, earning first-team all-Metro, all-district and all-conference honors. She started and lettered all four seasons, picking up district and conference honors each of her final three seasons. She was named to the GAC all-Academic team while also swimming all four years.

Club Team: St. Louis Chaos

Personal
Birthday is June 19 … is the daughter of Charles and Nancy Leath … is majoring in Psychology.

Statistics

Season:
2015

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2012Freshman

    3rd Base/Catcher
    5'8"
    8
  • 8

    2013Sophomore

    1st Base/Catcher
    5'8"
    8
  • 8

    2014Junior

    First Base
    5'8"
    8
  • 8

    2015Senior

    First Base
    5'8"
    8