STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2024 (Fall) Bachelor of Business Administration – Marketing
» 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2022-23 Hawai‘i Hilo Student-Athlete Academic Honors
» 2022 A.S. Business Administration (Modesto JC)
» 2022 A.A. Social & Behavioral Sciences (Modesto JC)
2024 (Senior): Made two appearances on the mound before being sidelined the rest of the season. Totaled 6.0 innings with seven strikeouts and two saves ... Tossed 4.0 innings to close out a 15-6 win vs Cal State LA for the save (Feb. 4). Threw the final two innings to hold onto a 4-1 win for the save vs Saint Martin's (Feb. 8).
2023 (Junior): Made (team-high) 20 pitching appearances out of the bullpen, totaling 25.1 innings with 25 strikeouts and a 3.91 ERA to finish with a 1-1 record ... Struck out two batters in 1.0 inning of scoreless work as part of a 4-0 season-opening win vs No. 15 Augustana (Feb. 1). Earned the win after entering in T7 and throwing 2.0 scoreless innings in a 7-6 win vs Northwest Nazarene (Feb. 9). Enter T6 to get out of a one-out bases-loaded jam in an 11-3 win vs Northwest Nazarene (Feb. 10). Threw a scoreless T7 as part of a 7-5 win vs Northwest Nazarene (Feb. 10). Struck out two batters to close out the T8 in a 5-4 win vs Concordia (Feb. 25). Closed out the final 2.0 innings of a 7-1 win vs Biola (March 2). Threw a scoreless T8 frame as part of a 2-1 win vs No. 11 Point Loma (March 6). Tossed a scoreless B7 with two strikeouts in a 7-4 win vs Academy of Art (April 5). Got out of a T4 jam and tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in an 8-4 win vs HPU (April 23).
2020-2022 (Modesto JC): Appeared in 22 total games through two seasons with the Pirates (3C2A), making 17 appearances on the mound to total 16.1 innings and finishing with a 1-1 record with 18 strikeouts.
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» Spent three years at Modesto Junior College (California) playing for coaches Zeb Brayton, Nate Gregory, Alex Leach
» 2019 graduate of Central Catholic High School (California)
» Played three seasons of varsity baseball for coach Danny Ayala
» 2019 San Joaquin Section Runner-Up
» Played club for NorCal Valley
» Honors: CIF All-State, All-League First Team
PERSONAL
» Born August 2001 in California
» Parents: Paula and Orlando Leon
» Has one older and one younger sibling
» Career Aspirations: Professional Baseball Player Somewhere Around the World or Entrepreneur
» Major: Communication
» Summer Teams: Sonoma Stompers
WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "Awesome location."
FAVORITES
» Sports Teams: Chicago Bears, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Lakers
» Movie: Hustle
