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 Carrie Leerberg 2
Carrie Leerberg
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Colorado Springs, Colo.

High School:
Manitou Springs

Height:
5-6

Position:
2B/C

Birthdate:
12/31/1982

Experience:
3L

Career at Baylor
Ranks second with 55 stolen bases ... Ranks second with 66 stolen base attempts ... Has a stolen base percentage of .883 to rank second on the all-time list ... Batting average of .299 ranks ninth all-time ... Ranks fourth on Baylor's all-time list with six triples ... Ranks ninth in hit-by-pitch with seven in her career.

2004
Was a first-team NFCA All-Region selection ... First-team All-Big 12 Conference selection ... Was also named to the Big 12 Conference all-tournament team ... Saw action and started in 63 games on the season ... Led the team with a .372 batting average which also ranked second in the conference ... Led the team and the conference with five triples on the season ... Tied for first on the team with 28 stolen bases and ranked third in the conference in the category ... Ranked first on the team and fourth in the conference with 67 hits... Led the team with a 10-game hitting streak from March 17, 2004, to April 1, 2004 ... Tied for the team lead and ranked seventh in the conference with 79 total bases on the season ... Led the team with 18 multiple-hit games on the year, including three hits against Louisiana Tech, Oklahoma and Texas ... Team was 17-1 on the season when she had at least two hits in a game ... Scored at least two runs on five different occasions on the year, against Northern Iowa, Northern Illinois, Sam Houston St., Oklahoma Christian and North Texas ... Ranked first on the team and eighth in the conference with a .347 batting average during conference play ... Tied with Harmony Schwethelm for the team lead with 17 hits during conference play ... Named to the Getterman Classic All-Tournament team for the second time in her career, collecting five hits, four RBI and three runs scored at the tournament ... Was also named to the Compass Bank Invitational All-Tournament team, collecting eight hits while scoring two runs and driving in two more ... Was 3-for-3 with a run scored in the win over Texas at the Big 12 Conference Tournament ... Recorded triples in back-to-back games against Oklahoma Christian ... Stole at least two bases on five separate occasions this year, including two steals in back-to-back wins over Lipscomb and No. 11 Tennessee ... Saw her batting average climb to a season high .409 after a two for three outing against Oklahoma Christian ... Collected three hits and a run scored in the loss to No. 3 LSU in the NCAA Softball Championships.

2003
Hit .224 on the season with 22 hits and three RBI ... Scored 13 runs with a .232 on base percentage ... Recorded 10 stolen bases in 13 attempts ... Appeared in 45 games, making 35 starts ... Started 20 games at third base, 14 games as designated hitter and one game as catcher ... Had four multiple-hit games and one multiple-RBI game ... Reached base safely in 15 of 32 leadoff opportunities (46.9 percent) ... Fly-ball-to-ground-ball ratio of 0.5 ranked second on team ... Successfully advanced the runner 40.6 percent of the time (13-of-32) ... Started season with a 2-for-4 day with two runs scored and a stolen base Jan. 31 against Centenary ... Went 1-for-2 with one walk, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base Feb. 22 against Louisiana Tech.

2002
Fourth on team with a .260 batting average ... One of five Lady Bears to reach the 40-hit plateau ... Scored 18 runs with two doubles and one triple ... Finished third on team and 10th in the Big 12 with 17 stolen bases, a figure that tied for fifth in school history ... Appeared in 62 games, making 56 starts ... Started 38 games at left field, 13 games at catcher, three games at right field and two games at designated player ... Tied for second on team in batting average with the bases loaded, going 2-for-5 (.400) ... Reached base safely in 12 of 36 leadoff opportunities (33.3 percent) ... Successfully advanced the runner 35 times in 74 opportunities (47.3 percent) ... Hit .319 with one double, one triple, 10 RBI, a .361 slugging percentage and a .372 on base percentage in 29 games at Getterman Stadium ... Posted six multiple-hit games, including one four-hit game, and three multiple-RBI games, including one four-RBI game ... Longest hitting streak of the season was five games, which came in the first five games of the season ... Hit .714 (10-for-14) in that stretch with five runs, four RBI, one triple and a stolen base ... That five-game run propelled her to all-tournament honors at the Getterman Classic ... Started season with a 4-for-5 day against Southern, tying the school record for hits in a game ... Scored three times and drove in four runs with a triple and a stolen base in that game ... Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base Feb. 21 against Stephen F. Austin ... Enjoyed a 1-for-2 night with an RBI double and a stolen base March 13 against Texas-Arlington ... Went 1-for-2 with a run scored, a walk and a stolen base May 3 against Oklahoma State at the Big 12 Tournament.

High School
Prepped at Manitou Springs High School in Manitou Springs, Colo. ... Earned three letters for coach Jeff Poshusta ... Mustangs reached regionals in 2000 and Colorado Sweet 16 in 2001 ... Selected first-team all-conference all three seasons ... Three-time academic all-state honoree ... Named first-team all-area at catcher as a sophomore ... Established school record for home runs that season, ranking third state-wide ... First-team all-state and second-team all-area selection at catcher as a junior ... Also named to Don McCall All-Tournament team that season ... Established a school-record fielding percentage of .987 as a junior ... Team captain as a senior ... Named Player of the Year by the Gazette Telegraph ... Earned MVP honors at Senior All-State Game ... Chosen as team MVP during junior and senior seasons ... Named team defensive player of the year as a sophomore and again as a senior ... All-Colorado honorable mention as a senior ... Also lettered in basketball, volleyball and baseball at Manitou Springs ... Led Mustangs' basketball team to regionals in 2000 and 2001 ... Named first-team all-conference as a senior ... Also earned team MVP, Team Leadership Award and Gatorade "Will to Win" Award as a senior ... Earned academic all-state honors four times in basketball, once in volleyball ... Pitched for Mustangs' baseball team during freshman and sophomore seasons ... Played wide receiver and returned kicks for Manitou Middle School ... Led team in touchdowns during eighth-grade season ... Teammates Nicole Trimboli and Brianna Bates play at Nebraska ... National Honor Society member and NSMA National Science Merit Award recipient.

Personal
Full name is Carrie Lynn Leerberg ... Born Dec. 31, 1982, in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... Daughter of Craig and Barb Leerberg ... Business major.