2019 Softball Roster
Leah Murray
- Position:
- OF/1B
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Huntersville, N.C.
- High School:
- William A. Hough
Career:
» Ranks third all-time at UNC with 78 stolen bases.
2018 (Junior): Started 49 games, appearing in 51 • Recorded the third-best average on the team of .344 off of 55 hits • Swiped a team-best 34 bases to rank fifth in the UNC single-season records • Swiped a single-game high of three stolen bases vs. Providence (2/11) • Stole more than one base six times • Logged 16 multi-hit games with an 11-game hitting streak from March 28 to April 21 • Started the season with a 10-game hitting streak and four consecutive multi-hit games at the UCF Friends of Jaclyn Tournament (3/10-11) • Went 3-for-4 vs. Wisconsin (2/17), at Charlotte (3/7) and at Winthrop (3/28) • Registered two hits in four consecutive games vs. NC State (4/16), ECU (4/28) and Georgia Tech (4/20-21) • Ended the season on a three-game hitting streak.
2017 Honors:
» All-ACC Second Team
» ACC All-Tournament Team
» Carolina Classic All-Tournament Team
2017 (Sophomore): Had a breakout sophomore campaign, appearing in 59 of 61 games and making 57 starts in the outfield • Hit .370 with 74 hits, four doubles, two triples, 15 walks, 11 RBIs and 47 runs scored • Led the ACC, ranked seventh all time at UNC and 35th in the nation in hits • Helped UNC break its stolen bases record, swiping an ACC-leading 38 bases, which ranked 15th in the NCAA and fourth all time at UNC • Struck out just six times in 200 at-bats, the fourth-best strikeout ratio in school history and 19th best in the nation • Ranked sixth in the ACC and 40th in the nation in runs while ranking ninth in the league in batting average • Led the team with 24 multi-hit performances • Posted a 10-game hitting streak from March 8-19, extending it to a 20-game reached base streak through April 14 • UNC’s leadoff batter, she reached base safely in 47 of 80 leadoff opportunities (.588), including getting on base as the first batter of the game in 25 of 41 starts at leadoff, with 13 first-inning runs • Named to the Carolina Classic All-Tournament Team after hitting .471 with six runs and four stolen bases in UNC’s 4-0 weekend • A force at the plate against Miami (OH), reaching base five times with four singles, two stolen bases and the game-tying RBI in the bottom of the seventh • Scored all three of UNC’s runs in the series at #2 Florida State, with two hits, two walks and a stolen base on the weekend • Went 2-for-4 against both Syracuse and NC State in the ACC Tournament with a stolen base, a run and an RBI, to land a place on the ACC All-Tournament Team • Was unbelievable at NCAA Regionals, hitting .643 (9-14) with three stolen bases, three runs, a walk and an RBI, posting a multi-hit performance in all four games, including 3-for-3 with a walk, a run and a stolen base against SIU.
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2016 (Freshman): Appeared in 54 games as a freshman, making 40 starts • Saw action at first base and in the outfield, as well as as a pinch runner • Hit .316 with six doubles, 10 walks and 10 RBIs • Laid down three sacrifice bunts and went 6-for-8 on steals • Had 10 multi-hit performances.
Click for expanded season detailsPrep: Two-time MECKA 4A Conference Player of the Year (2014, 2015) • Two-time All-Lake Norman Softball Player of the Year (2014, 2015) • Named to the 2014 Champions Elite National All-Star Team • 2015 Greater Charlotte Hot Stove Softball Player of the Year • Two-time Charlotte Observer All-Observer Team (2014, 2015) • Four-time all-conference • Four-time all-district • Two-time all-state • 2012 Team Rookie of the Year • 2014 Team MVP • Hit .640 with an .860 slugging percentage and 11 stolen bases as a senior at William A. Hough High School • Broke Hough career records for hits (142), batting average (.582) and stolen bases (39) • Played travel ball for the Charlotte Starz, earning a career batting average of .582, on-base percentage of .632 and 148 career stolen bases • Had a 4.2 high school GPA.
Personal: Born Leah Murray on June 5 • Daughter of Jackie and Graham Murray • Has two siblings, TJ and Taylor • Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Leadership Academy as a member of the Rising Stars program and serves as a CREED Mentor • Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science.
