2023: Appeared in 56 games, making 54 starts in 2023…Finished the season with 174 at-bats, 50 hits, a career-high 11 doubles, two triples, a career-high nine home runs, and 38 RBIs…Drew 36 walks and 12 hit-by-pitches and finished the year with a career-high .438 on-base percentage…In the field, finished with a .908 fielding-percentage, the second highest of his career.
2022: Started 54 games at third base…Hit .226 with 45 runs, six doubles, six home runs and 29 RBI…Was a perfect 7-of-7 in stolen bases…Had multiple hits in 13 contests and drove in two or more runs six times…Had a nine-game hitting streak early in the season from Mar. 5-19…Hit a grand slam and scored two runs in the series-opener vs. Valparaiso (3/12)…Homered in all three games of the Valparaiso series…Hit a home run in four-straight games from Mar. 8-13…Had a season-high three hits when he went 3-for-4 at Austin Peay (4/3)…Drew three walks and had three RBI at Belmont (5/1)…Scored a season-best three runs in Southeast Missouri’s win at Ole Miss (4/19) and vs. Morehead State (4/23)…Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection…Earned SEMO’s first OVC Player of the Week honor of the season on Mar. 14.
2021: Named to the 2021 OVC All-Tournament Team…Started 48 games at third base…Hit .228 with 32 runs scored, 10 doubles, a team-high four triples and 14 RBI…Tied for second in the league in triples and ranked first in sacrifice bunts (9)…Rated 22nd in the nation in sacrifice bunts and 28th in triples…Hit .455 with three runs scored, two doubles, one RBI and two stolen bases at the OVC Tournament…Hit a one-out walk off single to give Southeast Missouri a win over Illinois State (3/5)…Recorded multiple-hits on seven occasions.
2020 (Shortened due to COVID-19): Played in 12 games and logged eight starts at third base…Scored three runs, had two hits and walked five times…First career hit came on a single vs. Ohio (2/28)…Had a single, one walk and scored all three of his runs at UT Martin (3/7)…Drew a pair of walks at UL Monroe (2/14).
Prep: Four-year starter at South Callaway High School…Earned First-Team All-State honors all four of his prep seasons…Two-time Conference and District Most Valuable Player…Hit .442 and went undefeated with a 10-0 record and 0.61 ERA on the mound as a senior…Recorded a 1.15 ERA with 78 strikeouts and hit .410 as a junior…Helped lead South Callaway to a Class 3 State Championship in 2017…Also played football, where he was a two-time All-State defensive back…Earned All-District honors as a defensive back in 2016 and quarterback in 2018.
Personal: Born January 5, 2001…Majoring in Corporate Communication…Son of Richard and Debbie Leeper…His sister, Karli, played softball at Columbia College…His older brother, Hunter, played baseball at SEMO from 2015-16.
