Leigh McAnally

Position:
Catcher
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Hewitt-Trussville
Hometown:
Trussville, Ala.

McAnally's Statistics
CAREER | 2016 GBG | 2015 GBG

2015 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … helped guide the Cardinals to the Mid-American Conference West Division Championship, the MAC Tournament Championship and a berth in the NCAA South Bend Regional … played in 14 games, including four starts at catcher … hit .304 on the year, with four of her seven hits being doubles … recorded an infield single in her first career at bat at Lipscomb (Feb. 8) … went 2-for-2 in the second game versus IPFW (March 18), entering the game at catcher in the bottom of the third and tallying a two-run single and a double in the top of the fourth … the two RBI were the first of her career … made her first collegiate start at catcher in the first game at Toledo (April 10), going 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles … doubled and drove in two more runs in a pinch hit appearance in the nightcap at Toledo, giving her doubles in three consecutive at bats ... her other three starts at catcher came at Bowling Green (April 11), versus Butler (April 14) and at Akron (April 25) … threw one runner out trying to steal … finished the season with a 1.000 fielding percentage, with 33 putouts and two assists over 35 chances.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned five letters in softball at Hewitt-Trussville High School … help the Huskies to a 33-16 record her senior season by posting a .394 batting average with 54 hits, including 12 doubles, two triples and three home runs … tallied 41 RBI as a senior, while scoring 32 runs … also drew 10 walks and was hit by a pitch to finish the year with a .456 on-base percentage … named All-Area Tournament MVP as a senior … named the All-Metro Northeast Catcher of the Year for the fourth consecutive season as a junior … posted a .426 batting average and 43 RBI her junior season to help guide the Huskies to their fifth consecutive Area Championship … nominated for the Alabama North/South Junior All-Star Team … posted a .407 batting average with a team-best 56 RBI as a sophomore ... also led the Huskies with 19 walks … produced a .403 batting average with 49 RBI as a freshman … was called up to the varsity team for the playoffs as a seventh grader, going 5-for-15 from the plate with three walks … continued to play in the varsity squad in eighth grade, batting .398 with 32 RBI and a team-best 19 walks … In 112 at bats as an eighth grader, McAnally struck out just two times … was also a four-year starter for the Hewitt-Trussville girls basketball team … currently holds the state record for rebounds in a game, at 22, and was named to the All-Area Tournament Team.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Larry and Brett McAnally … has one sister, Abbey … born Dec. 21, 1995 in Birmingham, Ala. … full name is Leigh Anne McAnally … majoring in sport administration … maintains a 3.333 grade-point average.