David Leal

Height:
6-5
Weight:
250
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Houston, Texas

2018: Named Second Team All-Conference USA, Second Team All-Louisiana and ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-Region ... Posted a 2.27 ERA (fourth-best in C-USA) and led the team with 87.1 innings pitched ... His strikeout to walk ratio of 6.23 (81 K, 13 BB) ranked second in the league and 22nd among national leaders ... Led the league with just 1.34 walks allowed per nine innings ... Allowed two or fewer runs in 10 of his 13 starts ... His WHIP of 0.90 ranked second best in C-USA and 14th nationally ... Named C-USA Pitcher of the Week on May 20 ... Pitched a complete game at No. 19 LSU, allowing just two runs while striking out seven and walking none ... Struck out a career-high 12 batters in 6.2 innings against Northwestern State on Feb. 28 ... Picked up a four-inning save in his first relief appearance of the season at No. 9 Southern Miss on May 13.

2016-17 (Wharton County Junior College): Last season as a sophomore, Leal tossed 76.1 innings while striking out 75. He went 5-6 with a 5.07 ERA. In his freshman season with Wharton County, Leal tossed 71.1 innings, striking out 60. He allowed just 18 walks and registered a 5.17 ERA.

High School: Graduated from MacArthur High School in 2015 ... Lettered in baseball for three seasons ... Named pitched of the year in 2015 ... Coached by Ernest Gonzales.

Personal: Son of David and Monica Leal ... Has three siblings: Marisa, Maria and Megan ... Born on April 22, 1997 in Houston.