Leandra Maly

Photo by: Buffy Massey

Position:
Designated Player
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Pearland, Texas
High School:
Pearland HS
Prev School:
Blinn College

All-Sun Belt Second Team (2015)
All-Louisiana Honorable Mention (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2015)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2014)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2013)

2015 (Senior)
Took over as starting designated player on Feb. 21 vs. Missouri State...Posted at least one hit in 28 of 41 games started…Posted her highest hits total in a Cajuns uniform (47)…Slap-hitter by trade, but produced an RBI in nine games…Fifth on the team with 14 multiple-hit games, reaching three hits three times…Top 100 NCAA toughest to strikeout…Only seven strikeouts in 138 plate appearances…Maintained a .400 or higher average through Apr. 24 (first 40 games)…Average remained above .380 the entire season...Collected a hit each game at #4 Alabama (Feb. 28-Mar. 1), five hits in doubleheader at #24 South Alabama (Mar. 7) and had a three-hit game vs. #14 Baylor (Apr. 11)...Posted at least one multiple-hit game in seven of eight Sun Belt series...Was 5-for-6 at the plate in doubleheader sweep of #24 South Alabama on Mar. 7...Went 3-for-3 at the plate in the opener in helping the Cajuns to a 3-2 win...Collected an RBI all three games of the Troy series (Mar. 21-22)...Brought home the go-ahead run in first inning of the second game on Mar. 21 with an RBI ground out...Singled to center in the first inning of the finale for second run of a seven-run frame...Drew a season-high three walks and scored two runs in Georgia State series opener on Apr. 3...Posted two of her game-high three hits during the fourth inning of game two vs. Baylor on Apr. 11, the first triggering a 12-run frame that erased a 2-0 deficit and put the game out of reach (it was Louisiana's inning of 10-plus runs since Apr. 2013)...Followed up with a three-hit effort (3-of-4) at Appalachian State on Apr. 18...Singled home a run in the fourth inning of game two at #2 Oregon on Apr. 25 for a 1-0 lead Louisiana held until the bottom of the seventh inning...The RBI single started a personal-best eight-game hitting streak which ran through the NCAA Lafayette Regional opener vs. Weber State on May 15...RBI single through the left side of the third inning vs. Weber State ignited a seven-run, third inning that stretched the Cajuns lead to 11-0...Received All-Sun Belt Conference honors for the first time in her career after being selected at designated player on the second team.

2014 (Junior)
Appeared in 44 contests with two starts, one in left field and as a designated hitter … scored 18 runs on the season … registered three hits, all against ULM (5/3-4, 5/9), in six at-bats … 4-for-5 in stolen bases … scored in the seventh inning in a 10-1 win over Texas (5/18) that sent Louisiana to the Super Regionals … scored runs in each game of a doubleheader sweep on the road over No. 14 Baylor (4/22).

2013 (Sophomore)
Appeared in all 62 games, starting 51 of them in the outfield … batted .268 (30-for-112) with 29 runs scored and five RBI … did not record an extra-base hit, singling for all 30 hits … was 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts … made her Ragin’ Cajuns debut in the season opener, pinch running and then moving to the outfield for the remainder of the game … went 3-for-5 with a run scored against Western Kentucky (5/11).

Prior to Louisana (Blinn College)
Played one year at Blinn Junior College … received NJCAA Division I All-America honors … led Blinn in batting, hitting .457 on the season (96-for-210) … ranked in the top 40 in the NJCAA in batting … played in all 61 games, leading Blinn to a 49-8 record and an NJCAA Region 14 Championship.

High School
Played at Pearland High School in Pearland, Texas … was a three-time letterwinner, advancing to the state championship in her sophomore and junior seasons, winning it in her junior season … helped lead Pearland back to the state tournament as a senior.

Personal
Born August 7, 1993 in Clear Lake, Texas … daughter of David and Lisa Maly … has an older brother, Brian, and a younger brother, Caleb … is majoring in Sport Management.