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Among program single-season records, through the end of his sophomore season, was tied for 18th in appearances (15, 2012).

As a Sophomore in 2012: Made 15 apperances on the mound for the Ravens, including 12 starts...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Finished tied for 10th in the Northeast-10 in wins (6), ranked 12th in strikeouts (67) and was tied for 16th in innings pitched (72.2)...Led the team in starts (12)...Ranked second on the team in ERA (3.59), innings pitched and opponent batting average (.229, 61-for-266); tied for second in wins; and ranked third in strikeouts...Posted a 6-4 record with one complete game and one shutout...Allowed 33 runs (29 earned) on 61 hits, walked 14, hit 16 batters and threw nine wild pitches...Started, fired seven shutout innings, allowed three hits, walked three, hit two batters and struck out five to pick up the win against West Virginia Wesleyan on 2/26...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 2/26...Started, chucked eight shutout innings, allowed seven hits, walked one and struck out six on the way to the win in the second game of a doubleheader at Dowling on 3/4...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 3/4...Made it 20 scoreless innings to start the season as he started and threw five shutout innings, allowed two hits, walked one and struck out five to earn the win at Philadelphia on 3/10...Started, threw six innings, allowed two runs on eight hits, did not issue a walk, hit three batters and struck out 10, his first career double-digit strikeout performance, to pick up the win, his fourth straight to open the season, against Nyack on 3/15...Threw the eighth no-hitter in program history, and the second at Pappas Field, pitched his first career shutout and complete game, walked two, hit a batter and piled up a career-high 12 strikeouts to pick up the win in the nightcap of a doubleheader against Adelphi on 4/6...Named Northeast-10 Conference and NCBWA East Region Pitcher of the Week for the weekn ending on 4/8...Started, tossed seven innings, allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits, walked two, struck out six and did not factor in the decision in the second game of a dobuleheader against Bentley on 4/14...Started, fired eight innings, allowed one run on four hits, walked one and struck out eight to earn the win in the first game of a doubleheader at Stonehill on 4/21...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 4/22.
2012 Statistics 

As a Freshman in 2011: Made 11 appearances on the mound for the Ravens, including one start...Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Posted a 2-0 record with a 3.08 ERA over 26.1 innings...Allowed 11 runs (nine earned) on 22 hits, walked 10, hit three batters, threw a wild pitch, struck out 34 and held opponents to a .218 batting average (22-for-101)...Made his collegiate debut with five shutout innings of relief, allowed two hits, walked one and struck out five to earn the win out of the bullpen against C.W. Post on 3/6...Made his first career start, tossed six innings, allowed one run on seven hits, walked one and struck out a career-high six to pick up the win against C.W. Post on 3/19...Retired all three batters he faced, including two strikeouts, to strand a pair of inherited baserunners in the eighth inning at Bentley on 3/30...Pitched 2.1 innings out of the bullpen, allowed two unearned runs on two hits, walked one and struck out three in the first game of a doubleheader against Assumption on 4/3...Tossed a perfect ninth with a strikeout to finish the game against Stonehill on 4/17...Pitched a scoreless, hitless seventh inning with a walk and two strikeouts in the first game of a doubleheader against Saint Michael's on 4/21...Fired 3.2 scoreless, hitless innings, walked one and struck out five in the front end of a doubleheader at Adelphi on 4/30.
2011 Statistics 

Before Franklin Pierce: Kennebec Journal All-State selection as a senior at Hall-Dale High School (Maine)...Finalist for the state's Mr. Baseball award as a senior...Conference MVP as a senior...All-Conference selection as a junior and a senior...As a senior, selected to start in Maine vs. New Hampshire and Maine East-West All-Star Games...Also played basketball at Hall-Dale...Maine McDonald's All-Star in basketball as a senior...1,000-point scorer.

Personal: Son of David and Jayne Leach...Has an older sister, Amy...A sports and recreation management major.