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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2007 Softball

7 Teresa Leyden

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Northwood
  • Hometown Irvine, Calif.

Biography

2007 – Led the team in sacrifice hits, with 13 ... Started 27 games in left field ... Finished the season hitting .268, with 12 RBI, six doubles and one home run ... Went 3-for-4 with a double against Lehigh (3/27) ... Went 4-for-7 with two RBI, two runs scored and a double against Dartmouth (4/1) ... Had three RBI in a 2-for-4 performance against Brown (4/8) ... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI against Villanova (4/10) ... In four games against Princeton, hit 5-for-12 with two doubles, a home run, and five RBI ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored against Harvard in the inaugural Ivy League Championship Series (5/5).

2006 - Ranked second in the nation in sacrifice bunts per game (.53), recording 20 sacrifices ... Started 38 games ... Finished the season with a .219 batting average ... Had a team-best five outfield assists ... Went 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI in the season finale at Harvard (4/23) ... Scored two runs at Dartmouth (4/22) ... Had a two-RBI double and scored the winning run in the nightcap against Villanova (4/11) ... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI against Yale (4/10) ... Was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored at Lehigh (3/28) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored against Ursuline (3/5).

2005 - Ranked second in the nation in sacrifice hits per game, recording 14 sacrifices ... Appeared in 32 games, starting 30 ... Finished season with a .227 BA with 20 hits, eight RBI and eight runs ... Drove in three runs in Penn’s game-one win over Columbia (4/10) ... Went a combined 3-for-6 with a run scored against Lafayette (3/31) ... Drove in a run against Lafayette (3/18) ... Went 4-for-5 with two runs scored against Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne (3/10) ... Drove in three runs against Holy Cross (3/10).

2004 - Second-team All-Ivy ... Saw action in 29 games, starting 26 ... Finished second on team in batting average (.276), tied for third in hits (21) and RBI (9) ... Led team in sac bunts (5) ... Went 3-for-3 with an RBI against Brown (4/18) ... Went 2-for-3 with two RBI against Harvard (4/9) ... Went a combined 4-for-6 with an RBI, run scored and a stolen base in collegiate debut against Rider (3/2).

High School - Four-time first-team All-League, All-City and CIF Southern Section selection ... Helped Northwood to four consecutive Pacific Coast League championships ... Named team's Defensive Player of the Year in 2000 ... Named a Scholar Athlete all four seasons ... Recipient of Charter Oak Award for Excellence in Music in 2003.

Personal - Born March 29, 1985 in County Clare, Ireland ... Daughter of Margaret and Timothy Leyden ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as a psychology major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2004Freshman

    SS/OF
    17
  • 17

    2005Sophomore

    SS/OF
    17
  • 7

    2006Junior

    SS/OF
    7
  • 7

    2007Senior

    OF
    7