2007 MAAC All-Academic
2006 MAAC All-Academic
2007:
Played in 41 of 47 games, starting 37 at the corner infield slots...Batted .248 with two home runs and 17 RBIs...Scored 24 runs on 30 hits, including four doubles and two triples...Tied a career-high with 30 hits and 17 RBIs...Recorded seven multiple-hit games, including a three-hit performance...Went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBIs against Buffalo (May 1)...Hit first career home run against VMI on Feb. 23...Went 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs at UMES (March 14)...Hit a home run with two RBIs against Saint Peter’s (April 28).
2006: Appeared in 33 games, starting 17 at third base and eight as the designated hitter…Team was 7-1 when starting at designated hitter…Posted a .297 batting average with 17 RBI, 19 runs scored and seven extra base hits…Batted .317 in 19 games vs. MAAC opponents with nine RBI, 14 runs scored and four doubles…Recorded 10 multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI outings…Posted a .394 batting average against left-handed pitchers…Recorded a .939 fielding percentage…Went 3-5 with three RBI, two runs scored and a double in his first start of the season at Davidson (Feb. 26)…Went 2-2 with a walk, two RBI, and three runs scored in a 14-5 win over Iona (March 26).
2005: Started 15 of 23 games, including eight at third base, two at first and five as the designated hitter...Registered a four-game hitting streak (April 16-27)...Recorded first collegiate hit in the season opener at East Tennessee State (Feb. 18)...Posted a season-high two hits with two runs scored in a loss at West Virginia (March 15)...Scored a season-best two runs at Buffalo (May 17)...Saw action in six MAAC games, collecting three hits, a RBI, a run and a double...Sported a .895 fielding percentage.
Ancaster High School: Four-year member of baseball team…Set school record for most home runs in a season (3)…Helped team to an 18-7-1 overall record…Also a member of the basketball, volleyball and touch football teams…MVP on the baseball and volleyball teams…Named the Senior Athlete of the Year…Ranked the 12th-best Canadian by Baseball America for the 2004 draft…Played for the Hamilton Wildcats…Two-time first-team Ontario All-Star… Hit .379 with a 49 hits, 23 runs, eight doubles, five triples, two home runs and 30 RBI in 40 games…Was 20 for 20 in stolen bases.
Personal: Born Jan. 1, 1986, in Hamilton, Ont.…Son of Ken and Kathy Leendertse…Has two younger brothers, Rick, and Jon.