Transfer from Fairfield University… played one season and hit .300 in 10 at-bats with 2 stolen bases, 2 runs scored and an RBI.
2024:
- Second year member of the program, received second varsity letter
- ABCA All-Region Team and D3baseball.com All-Region Team
- D3Baseball.com Team-of-the-Week through March 24 (batted .538, 3 home runs, a triple, 7 rbis, 5 runs scored)
- First Team All-Conference for outfield
- Departmental Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Award
- Little East Conference All-Academic
- Received Little East Conference Player-of-the-Week March 24
- Appeared in 43 games, starting all in center field
- Batted .333, had 31 rbis on 55 hits, 9 of them doubles, 1 triple, and 5 home runs, scored 34 runs, and was walked 18 times
- Slugged .491, had an on base percentage of .426, swiped 14 bags on 21 attempts, and had 81 putouts and 1 assist for a fielding percentage of .976
- Recorded 10 two hit games, 4 three hit games, and 1 four hit game, along with 6 two rbi, 1 three rbi, and 2 four rbi games
- Longest hitting streak was 10 straight games, and longest reached base streak was 18 consecutive games
- Batted a majority in the 2 spot and 5 spot of the lineup
2023: Centerfield was named second-team All-LEC in his first season… appeared in all but one games, starting all but two… primarily batted in the 7
th and 8
th spots… batted .358 and was second on the team with 62 hits… led the team with a 22-game hitting streak and tied for second with 17 multiple-hit games, including a team-high seven three-hit games… on March 26 against Plymouth State University, had three hits, two runs and five RBI and stole two bases… had a season-high five putouts twice, the second time coming May 10 in the LEC tournament opener against UMass Dartmouth…
Before Eastern: Played center fielder as a four-year starter… was a three-year starter in football… in baseball, 2 year captain who was all-conference and all-state…in football, was a senior captain and made second-team all-conference… owns a career batting average of .472… honors with distinction…
PERSONAL: born
Raymond J. Leonzi January 15, 2003…
Parents: Angela and Ray…
Siblings: Ryan and Abby…
Major: Finance…
Career Plans: Finance…
Residence: Trumbull, CT
RAY...REVEALED
Your pre-game ritual: Listen to Hey Daddy by Usher on the way to the field
Personal goal for the season: Have fun
Your most overused phrase: LFG
If you could describe yourself in one word, it would be: 6’1
Biggest waste of money: Zyns
Biggest adjustment to college life: Making my own food consistently
If you were to choose a superpower what would it be?: Ability to grow a thick mustache
Your most bizarre dream: When I saw a ghost
Biggest crisis facing the world: Milk Drinkers
Your hidden talent: Flag football cornerback
Your dream job: General Manager of the Yankees
Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: ECSU Intramural Referee
If you could meet anyone, who would it be?: The Virgin Mary
If your life could be made into a movie, the title would be: Naked & Afraid
What could you give a 30 minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation?: Why I still do not have a girlfriend
What are you most grateful for?: Friends and family
What dumb accomplishment are you most proud of?: Winning my intramural flag football league
What is something your friends would consider “so you”?: Digging into one of my women’s empowerment novels
What are the worst and best things about getting older?: Body is always in shambles, but you learn something new every day
If you could invent one thing, what would it be?: Teleportation device
