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2023 Catamount Baseball Roster

16 Kenny Leiner

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 210
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Raleigh, N.C.
  • High School PRO5 Academy

Biography

PRONUNCIATION: LEAN-nurr

2023 (Junior): Played in 16 games with four starts including three at catcher and once as the designated hitter … Hit .211 (4-of-19) with a double, an RBI, and two runs scored … Added nine walks and two HBPs for a .500 on-base percentage … Made his WCU debut at Presbyterian (Feb. 22) with his first start as the DH against Radford (March 19) … Picked up his first base hit in the Purple & Gold in his third plate appearance, a pinch-hit single to right field in the eighth inning against Radford (March 18) … Doubled in a start at ETSU (April 29) … Drew three walks in the home win over UNC Asheville (May 3) … Made one pitching appearance, tossing a third of an inning against Xavier (Feb. 26).

Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred from Brunswick Community College ... Played in 35 games, posting a .275 batting average with eight doubles, a triple, and five home runs ... Scored 33 runs with 24 RBI ... Drew 21 total walks.

WCU Career Game Highs:
  • At Bats: 3, twice (MR: THE CITADEL, 5/13/23)
  • Hits: 1, four times (MR: at Samford, 5/6/23)
  • Runs: 1, twice (MR: UNC ASHEVILLE, 5/3/23)
  • Doubles: 1, at ETSU (4/29/23)
  • RBI: 1, UNC ASHEVILLE (5/3/23)
  • Walks: 3, UNC ASHEVILLE (5/3/23)
  • Hitting Streak: 2 games (2023)

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