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Leslie Romero

Position

C

Height

5-4

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Gonzales, Calif.

Previous School

Salinas HS

B/T

R/R

AUDIO PRONUNCIATION

SENIOR (2023): Played in 25 games with 14 starts, eight at catcher and six as designated player… finished with nine hits, one double and four RBI… hit .176  with a .250 on-base percentage and a .196 slugging percentage… finished the season on a three-game hitting streak… went 3-4 in the final game with two RBI, season highs in hits and RBI… named to the MW All-Academic Team.

JUNIOR (2022): Played in 50 games with 46 starts, 24 at catcher and 22 at designated player… finished with 39 hits, 10 doubles and two home runs… accounted for 23 RBI… reached base with 11 walks and stole two bases… had a career-high six RBI on 3-for-3 hitting at New Mexico State on March 22 which included a three-run double and a three-run home run… had 13 multiple hit games… fourth on the team in batting average (.271) and fifth in slugging percentage (.382) and on-base percentage (.313)… fourth in hits (39) and tied for third in RBI… led the team in doubles.

SOPHOMORE (2020):  Played in 15 games, starting in 12 … started 11 games behind the plate and one game as a designated player … finished with seven hits, three RBI, two doubles, one walk and a batting average of .219, an on-base percentage of .235 and a slugging percentage of .281 … recorded her first collegiate hit on Feb. 15 against UCSB … posted two multiple-hit games and one multiple RBI game … tallied two runs batted in against UCSB on Feb. 15 and two hits against UCSB on Feb. 16 and South Dakota on March 1.

FRESHMAN (2019): Played in 10 games, starting in two.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-sport athlete, also played two years of both varsity volleyball and varsity basketball … appeared in 27 games during her junior year, posting a .454 batting average … tallied 44 hits including nine doubles, three triples and three home runs … collected 31 RBIs and scored 32 runs … named 2017 All-Monterey Bay League.