Trey Leonard

The Cardinals celebrate a Trey Leonard home run at Virginia.

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Trey Leonard celebrates after hitting a home run against Florida State.

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Trey Leonard on the bases against Murray State.

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Trey Leonard, Luke Brown and Levi Usher in the outfield at Jim Patterson Stadium.

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ACC Atlantic Division Champions after the Cardinals game with Florida State at Jim Patterson Stadium on May 18.

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B/T:
L/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
High School:
George Washington

2021: Played in 45 games, starting 37 ... Posted a .313 average with seven doubles, a triple and four home runs ... Drove in 25 and scored 20 runs ... Made starts at DH and in left field in the opening series against Bellarmine, stealing a base in both games he played in ... Had a hit in both starts against Western Illinois, including a two-run double in the series opener on Feb. 26 ... Came off the bench and picked up a pair of hits against Morehead State on March 2 ... Entered in the seventh inning and picked up two hits, including a two-run homer, at Georgia Tech on March 5 ... Had two hits, a walk and two runs scored in the win over Murray State on March 9 ... Registered a career-high four hits and three RBIs at Cincinnati on March 30, going 4-for-6 with two doubles and a home run ... Went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs and two stolen bases against Wake Forest on April 2 ... Tallied three hits, including a pair of doubles, driving in two against Kentucky on April 6 ... Went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored in the series finale against Florida State on April 11 ... Had a pair of multi-hit games at Virginia, including a triple and a home run in the finale on April 18.

2020: Played in 11 games before the season was halted, making his lone start against Wright State on Feb. 19... Went 2-for-8 at the plate with six runs scored... Got the start in centerfield against Wright State, reaching base three times and scoring two of Louisville’s three runs... Picked up a run-scoring single off the bench in the finale versus Western Michigan.

2019: Appeared in 50 games with eight starts, hitting .264 with a home run and nine RBIs. Scored the game-winning run in Louisville’s walk-off victory in the NCAA Regional final against Illinois State on June 3. Had two hits, including a double, in the finale against Miami on April 20. Went 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs at NC State on April 13. Stole a pair of bases and scored two runs against Wake Forest on March 29. Scored twice and notched a stolen base against Miami (Ohio) on March 26. Hit a walk-off two-run single in the ninth to beat Georgia Tech on March 24. Went 2-for-4 with first career home run at Eastern Kentucky on March 19. Made his first career start in CF against Boston College on March 9. Had a RBI single in the win over James Madison on March 2. Picked up his first career hit and RBI in the finale against Brown on Feb. 23. Stole his first base and scored the game-winning run in the 10th inning versus Brown on Feb. 22. Flied out in his first collegiate at-bat versus UConn on Feb. 16. Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 15 as a pinch runner in the ninth inning against UConn.

2018: Did not see game action during first collegiate season.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Cedar Rapids Washington High School where he was coached by Scott Brune… Ranked No. 253 in the nation in the class of 2017 by Perfect Game, including No. 3 in the state of Iowa… 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American… Named to the All-District first team and All-Metro first team … Finished senior season with a .410 batting average, two home runs, 17 stolen bases, 22 RBIs and 30 runs scored… Set school record for stolen bases in a season with 36 as a sophomore in 2015 while also hitting .385… Hit .414 with 34 stolen bases as a prep freshman… Also a three-year letterwinner in track and field earning two-time Elite All-State honors.

Personal: Born Trey Steven Leonard on October 2, 1998 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa… Parents are Mike and Jessi Leonard… Has two siblings - Sydney and Jaydon… Majoring in sport administration… Signed with Louisville after seriously considering Iowa, Dallas Baptist and Iowa Western… Person with greatest influence on athletic career is hitting coach Tim Evans who makes him work everyday… Hobbies and interests include sleeping, watching Netflix and eating food… Favorite movie is The Rookie… Favorite TV show is Game of Thrones… Favorite athlete is Ken Griffey, Jr… Favorite cereal is Cinnamon Toast Crunch… Favorite candy bar is Snickers… Favorite teams are the Chicago Cubs and Green Bay Packers… Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse… Cousin played baseball at Iowa Western.