Leanna Gearhart

Position:
Infielder
Class:
Junior
High School:
Robbinsville
Hometown:
Robbinsville, N.J.
Major:
Exercise Science

AT DELAWARE
• Earned four letters during her Blue Hen career
• Ended her career as the UD and CAA career leader with 24 triples and 111 stolen bases
• Also is Delaware’s career leader with 157 runs scored
• Ranks third with 294 total bases, tied for third with 205 hits and 201 games played, fifth with 621 at bats, tied for seventh with a .330 batting average, 10th with 75 RBI and tied for 14th with eight home runs

2018 SEASON (GAME BY GAME STATISTICS)
• Started 46 games on the year, including 35 at shortstop
• Led the CAA with 23 stolen bases and tied for the conference lead with four triples
• First team CoSIDA Academic All-District selection
• Batted .300 on the year while leading the team with 30 runs scored
• Ranked third with 42 hits
• Posted three hits and three RBI vs. Baylor
• Recorded 17 hits in the final 13 games of the season, including seven two-hit contests
• Named to National College Athlete Honor Society and CAA Academic Honor Roll

2017 SEASON (GAME BY GAME STATISTICS)
• Led UD with 36 runs scored, tied for fifth in a single season
• Led the CAA for the second straight year with 33 steals, second most in a UD single season
• Appeared in 51 games while starting 50, all at shortstop
• Ranked second on the team with 19 walks and third with 51 hits
• Posted 12 multi-hit games on the year
• Had three hits vs. LIU Brooklyn, Campbell, Coppin State and Charleston
• Belted home runs against Towson and Coppin State
• Scored three runs during a win over Drexel
• Named to CAA All-Academic Team
• Selected to National College Athlete Honor Society and CAA Academic Honor Roll
• Tabbed National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American
• Served as team captain for the second straight year

2016 SEASON (GAME BY GAME STATISTICS)
• Named UD Alumni Association Team MVP
• Second team All-CAA selection
• Named to CAA All-Academic Team
• Started all 51 games at shortstop, and batted leadoff in all but two contests
• Served as team captain
• Led the CAA for the second straight year with eight triples, tied for fifth most in the nation
• Led the league and ranked eighth in the country with 44 steals, shattering the previous UD single season record of 23
• Stole 17 more bases than any other player in the league
• Swiped 22 consecutive bases without getting caught, setting a school record
• Set a UD single season mark and led the conference with 54 runs scored
• Her 44 steals and 54 runs scored totals are both second in CAA single season history
• Ranked ninth in the CAA and second on the team with a .343 batting average
• Was second on the Blue Hens with 16 multi-hit games
• Hit safely in nine consecutive games from Apr. 6 through Apr. 23
• Drove home a run in eight straight contests while going 14 for 29 at the plate from Mar. 6 through Mar. 19
• Had three hits, including a double and a triple, and scored twice vs. Delaware State
• Drove home three runs vs. Charleston and Mount St. Mary’s
• Homered in the CAA Tournament game vs. Charleston
• Named CAA Player of the Week and National 5&10 Best of the Blue Hens Athlete of the Week on Apr. 11

2015 SEASON (GAME BY GAME STATISTICS)
• CAA All-Rookie Team selection
• Named team’s Defensive MVP
• Tied for the Division I lead and set a UD single season record with 11 triples, six more than any other player in the CAA
• Appeared in all 53 games while starting 52, including 41 at shortstop
• Batted .360 on the season, ranking third on the Blue Hens with 54 hits
• Scored 37 runs, second on the team and third in a UD single season
• Ranked third on the squad with 28 RBI
• Tied the school single game mark by hitting two triples at Rider
• Recorded 14 multi-hit games during the year
• Led the Blue Hens with a .333 batting average in conference games
• Went 5 for 8 with five runs scored, three RBI, a triple and a homer during the doubleheader sweep at UMES
• Finished with six hits, five runs scored, five RBI, a double and a homer in the twinbill sweep at Saint Peter’s
• Recorded seven triples in an eight-game span from Apr. 1-11
• Ended the season with an 11-game hitting streak, the longest by a Blue Hen during the season

HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year member of the varsity softball team at Robbinsville High School
• Helped lead Robbinsville to 2011 and 2013 Group II State Championships, and state runner-up finishes in 2012 and 2014
• Team won the Mercer County title in 2011 and 2014, and was runner-up in 2012
• First team All-Colonial Valley Conference honoree during her final two years, and was named the CVC Player of the Year as a senior
• Selected first team All-Area and Trentonian All-Area in 2014
• Led the league in batting average, on base percentage, hits, runs, stolen bases, and triples during her senior year while hitting safely in every game
• Named 2014 Rancocas Valley Tournament MVP
• Chosen for the Carpenter Cup All-Stars in 2013
• Played four years of soccer at Robbinsville, leading the team to the 2011 Group 11 State Championship and the 2012 Group II State runner-up
• Named first team All-CVC and All-State as a senior
• Mercer 33 recipient and was selected to the Mercer County Hall of Fame Team
• Named Robbinsville’s 2014 Female Athlete of the Year
• Received the 2014 United States Marine Corp Distinguished Athlete Award
• Earned academic achievement awards during all four years of high school
• 2014 Washington Wellness Center Scholarship Award winner

PERSONAL
• Leanna Noelle Gearhart
• Born July 4, 1996
• Daughter of Jamie and Susie Gearhart
• Has an older brother, CJ, who played baseball for The College of New Jersey
• Father played soccer at Cornell, while grandfather played baseball and basketball at Wagner
• Earned her degree at Delaware in exercise science

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR	AVG.	GP/GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OB%	SF	SH	SB-ATT	PO	A	E	FLD%
2015	.360	53/52	150	37	54	4	11	2	28	86	.573	7	1	26	0	.390	1	7	11-12	86	93	13	.932
2016	.343	51/51	169	54	58	5	8	4	28	91	.538	19	4	16	0	.418	2	6	44-50	104	114	19	.920
2017	.315	51/50	162	36	51	6	1	2	10	65	.401	19	4	24	0	.400	0	3	33-41	95	116	18	.921
2018	.300	46/46	140	30	42	2	4	0	9	52	.371	16	2	32	0	.375	2	4	23-27	74	79	14	.916
TOTALS	.330	201/199	621	157	205	17	24	8	75	294	.473	61	11	98	0	.397	5	20	111-130	359	402	64	.922