2023 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 8
Dayne Leonard
- Position:
- Catcher/Infielder
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Spring Green, Wis.
- High School:
- River Valley HS
- Prev School:
- Virginia Tech
2023 (r-Sr.)
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- Started all 60 games, 45 at catcher and 15 at designated hitter
- Hit .265 with four home runs, 13 doubles, 48 RBI, and 44 runs scored
- Led the team with 19 hit-by-pitches
- Threw out 11 of 23 base stealers from behind the plate (47.8%)
- Went 3-for-6 with a run scored at Arizona (Feb. 24)
- Hit a home run and rove in four at VCU (March 4)
- Had two hits with a home run at Richmond (March 5)
- Drove in four a scored two runs against App State (March 15)
- Went 4-for-4 with two RBI and four runs scored at UNC Greensboro (March 18)
- Went 3-for-4 with two RBI against Xavier (March 26)
- Had three hits and two RBI at Oklahoma State (April 14)
- Went 3-for-4 with two RBI and three runs scored against TCU (April 23)
- Hit a home run and drove in four at Baylor (April 30)
- Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored against Indiana in NCAA Lexington Regional (June 2)
- Hit a home run, drove in three, and scored two runs against Ball State in NCAA Lexington Regional (June 3)
2022 (r-Jr.)
- Co-Big 12 Newcomer of the Week – May 9
- Hit .331 in 48 games, with three home runs and 23 RBI
- Also tallied seven doubles and 23 runs scored
- Split time as a catcher and third baseman
- Hit first career home run vs Ohio State on March 11
- Had back-to-back, three-hit performances against Penn State (April 27) and at Kansas (April 29)
- Enjoyed a four-RBI day against Texas on May 8
- Ended the season on an 11-game hit streak
2021 (r-So.) – Virginia Tech
- Played one season at Virginia Tech for coach John Szefc
- Appeared in 34 games, including 28 starts
- Hit .212 at the plate with six doubles, a home run and 14 RBI
2019-20 – Des Moines Area C.C.
- Played in 14 games in a shortened, 2020 campaign at Des Moines Area C.C.
- Totaled three doubles with three runs scored and eight RBI for the Bears
- Redshirted in 2019
High School
- Played at River Valley High for former MLB pitcher and coach Bob Wickman
- All-conference
- All-area
- Accumulated six varsity letters – three in baseball, three in hockey
Personal
- Son of Tim and Robin Leonard
- Has one brother and one sister
- Earned Regents Bachelor of Arts in May 2022
- Currently enrolled in sport coaching master’s program
- Birthday is May 1
Kentucky TV Highlights (NCAA Clemson Regional Final) | June 1
Monday, June 02
Clemson TV Highlights (NCAA Clemson Regional) | May 31
Saturday, May 31
BSB: Clemson Regional Game 1 Recap (vs. Kentucky)
Saturday, May 31
Kentucky TV Highlights (NCAA Clemson Regional) | May 30
Friday, May 30
