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Jersey Number 16
Leah Kesel
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Loose Creek, Mo.
- High School:
- Fatima HS
2019
2018
2017
2016
High School:
Personal
- Appeared in 14 games
- Scored a run against Ball State, Purdue Fort Wayne, and Eastern Illinois
2018
- Appeared in 26 games while starting in 11
- Posted .111 average while scoring eight runs on the seasonÂ
- Stole a base and scored a run against UAB
- Scored two runs against Tennessee TechÂ
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- Named to Google Cloud Academic All-District Team
2017
- Played in 41 games with 12 starts
- Recorded 14 runs on the season
- Had a double against Kennesaw State and Jacksonville State
- Had three putouts against Samford
2016
- Played in 49 games with 35 starts
- Was second on team in batting average at .330
- Did not commit an error as an outfielder
- Had career high four hits and three runs at SEMO on March 20
- Named as a 2016 OVC All-Newcomer selection
- Earned NFCAÂ All-America Scholar Athlete honors
- Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Received OVC Medal of Honor...
High School:
- Four year letterwinner at Fatima HS
- Batted .390 in senior season in fall of 2014 and helped lead Comets to a state title
- Became school's all-time hit leader by hitting .436 in 2011, .474 in 2012, and .439 and 2013
- Was first-team All-Conference in 2013 and 2014, second-team in 2012 and HM in 20112
- Named 2014 first-team All-State by the Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association
- Named 2014 Show-Me Conference Most Valuable Player.
Personal
- Born Leah Marie Kesel on June 2, 1997 in Loose Creek, Missouri
- Daughter of Dave and Laura Kesel
- Has two brothers, Reid and Ryan, and one sister, Emily
- Majoring in elementary education
| Leah Kesel Career Highs |
|
|---|---|
| Hits | 4 (SEMO, 3/20/16) |
| Runs | 3 (SEMO, 3/20/16) |
| RBIs | 1 (7 Times) |
| Walks | 2 (3 Times) |
| Stolen Bases | 1 (13 Times) |
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Casey Brockman
Tuesday, January 20
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2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Alexa Becker
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2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Ivan Roe
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