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Jersey Number 13
Leo Valenti
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Olympia, Wash.
- High School:
- Pierce JC
Bio
2017 (Senior): Appeared in and started in 54 games at shortstop … held a .253 batting average with a .332 on-base percentage and a .365 slugging percentage … recorded 43 hits, 26 runs scored, 17 RBIs, nine doubles, two triples and two home runs … was a double shy of the cycle with a season-high five hits, three runs and three RBIs against FIU (April 21) … was the only player to record five hits in a single game … also scored a season-best three runs at Western Carolina (Feb. 25) by going 2-for-3 with a double and a triple … had nine multi-hit and two multi-RBI games … reached base safely in 10 straight games and had a six game hit streak … finished with a .932 fielding percentage with 67 putouts, 124 assists and 14 errors … named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2016 (Junior): Appeared in and started in 54 games at shortstop … had 42 hits in 155 at-bats for a .271 batting average with a .421 on-base percentage … was 8-for-12 with five RBIs, three doubles and three home runs in a series at WKU (May 13-15) … had a walk-off home run in extra innings against UAB (May 7) … had five home runs which came against Liberty (Feb. 26), UAB (May 7) and WKU (May 13-14) … had a season-high four hits and three RBIs at WKU (May 13) … registered nine multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games … had a 27-game reached-base streak and a seven-game hit streak … stole six bases .. laid down a team high 13 sacrifice bunts … held a .964 fielding percentage with 75 putouts and 141 assists … finished the season with 26 runs, 14 RBIs and seven doubles ... named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Pierce College (2013-2015): Had a .323 batting average in 2014 and a .285 batting avg. in 2015.
High School: Attended Olympia High School … had a .489 batting average in 2013 … Narrows League MVP … All-Area Player of the Year … first team All-State.
Personal: Born on July 15, 1995 … son of James Valenti and Marianne Kawaguchi … majoring in psychology.
2016 (Junior): Appeared in and started in 54 games at shortstop … had 42 hits in 155 at-bats for a .271 batting average with a .421 on-base percentage … was 8-for-12 with five RBIs, three doubles and three home runs in a series at WKU (May 13-15) … had a walk-off home run in extra innings against UAB (May 7) … had five home runs which came against Liberty (Feb. 26), UAB (May 7) and WKU (May 13-14) … had a season-high four hits and three RBIs at WKU (May 13) … registered nine multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games … had a 27-game reached-base streak and a seven-game hit streak … stole six bases .. laid down a team high 13 sacrifice bunts … held a .964 fielding percentage with 75 putouts and 141 assists … finished the season with 26 runs, 14 RBIs and seven doubles ... named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Pierce College (2013-2015): Had a .323 batting average in 2014 and a .285 batting avg. in 2015.
High School: Attended Olympia High School … had a .489 batting average in 2013 … Narrows League MVP … All-Area Player of the Year … first team All-State.
Personal: Born on July 15, 1995 … son of James Valenti and Marianne Kawaguchi … majoring in psychology.
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