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Jersey Number 24
Dallen Leach
- Position:
- Catcher
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 213
- Bats / Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- Lincoln HS
- Previous School:
- Gulf Coast State
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
ASUN Honor Roll (2021-22, 2022-23)
2023
2022
Prior to UNF:
Personal:
Why UNF:
“I chose UNF because it’s close to home and it’s an opportunity to stay in Florida.”
ASUN Honor Roll (2021-22, 2022-23)
2023
- Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors
- Split catching duties, starting 39 games and playing in 91
- Posted 16 runs, 35 hits, three doubles, four home runs and 17 RBI
- Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage across 234 chances
- Went 3-for-4 with two runs, five RBI and two home runs March 3 against Fordham
- Also homered just two days prior in a win against Villanova
- Sent one out of the park on his senior day May 13, driving in two in the process as UNF defeated FGCU
- Had a seven-game hitting streak at the front portion of the season
- Posted a season-best eight-game hitting streak between May 2 and May 18, notching two multi-hit games in that span
2022
- UNF’s primary catcher, making 45 starts and 48 appearances over the 55-game season.
- A solid receiver behind the plate, posting 328 putouts, 27 assists and a .989 fielding percentage.
- Hit .263 with 19 runs, 41 hits, seven doubles, four home runs, 25 RBI and 17 walks.
- Posted a season-best eight-game hitting streak between April 14 and April 29.
- Homered in back-to-back games against Boston College March 5-6, finishing the series 3-for-8 with four runs, five RBI, two home runs and three walks.
- Doubled twice and scored against No. 14 Florida March 1.
- Threw out to would-be base stealers against Florida March 1.
- Provided a big offensive lift in UNF’s 9-6 series-opening win against Jacksonville April 8, hitting a home run while notching a single and walking.
- Knocked in a season-high four runs in a 17-10 win against Boston College March 6.
- Drove in three during a 13-10 slugfest win at USF April 5.
- Homered as part of a 1-for-2 game at Liberty April 22.
- Doubled to both foul lines once while scoring a run and driving in another against FGCU May 20.
Prior to UNF:
- Transferred in from Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, Florida.
- Also played at the University of New Orleans.
- Had a breakout season last year with Gulf Coast State, earning 2021 Panhandle All-Conference, Panhandle Defensive Player of the Year and Florida JUCO Defensive Player of the Year laurels.
- Hit .319 in his first year of junior college ball before clubbing eight home runs and 35 RBI last season.
- Won the 2017 Florida State Baseball Championship.
- Hit .337 as a high school junior and .371 during his senior year.
- Went to high school at Lincoln High School in Tallahassee.
Personal:
- Son of Alison and James Leach.
- Has one sibling, Kolten.
- Cousins, Brayson and Landen, both played collegiate baseball.
- Favorite baseball players are Johnny Bench and Buster Posey.
- Majoring in criminal justice
Why UNF:
“I chose UNF because it’s close to home and it’s an opportunity to stay in Florida.”
Introductory Interview With Head Coach Joe Mercadante - UNF Baseball Head Coach
Thursday, July 06
Tyler Marincov Postgame Interview (April 7, 2013)
Thursday, July 06
Drew Weeks Postgame Interview (March 30, 2013)
Thursday, July 06
Ryan Roberson Postgame Interview (April 30, 2013)
Thursday, July 06
