2018 Softball Roster
Roster
Chase LeeHong
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Santa Catalina HS
- Hometown:
- Monterey, Calif.
• 2018 Academic All-MW
• 2017 Academic All-MW
• 2015 Academic All-MW
• 2015 MW Scholar-Athlete
2018 (Senior): Appeared in 39 games with 11 starts ... started eight games in right field, two games in left field, and one game at first base ... started each of the last seven games of the season in right field ... hit .194 with 1 home run, 5 RBIs, and 7 runs scored ... had a .306 on-base percentage with five walks and a hit-by-pitch ... was 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a game at Nevada for a career-high five total bases ... five of her seven hits on the season came in MW play ... hit 3-for-11 (.273) with runners in scoring position ... was 1-for-2 as a pinch hitter ... had a six-game reached base streak ... drew a career-high two walks in one game against UNLV ... appeared as a pinch runner in 13 games ... recorded one sacrifice fly and one sacrifice bunt ... totaled 49 putouts and one assist with a .962 fielding percentage
2017 (Junior): Appeared in 41 games starting 13, mostly in the flex position at first base ... started 12 games at first base and one game in right field ... hit .222 with a .222 on-base percentage and .389 slugging percentage ... went 4-for-18, including a three-run pinch-hit home run against Stanford on Feb. 12 ... notched three singles: against Florida Gulf Coast on Feb. 16, Boise State on March 26 and Santa Clara on April 13 ... scored two runs ... recorded 90 putouts on the year, including a season-high 11 against Boise State on March 26 ... notched an assist in two games, against San Diego State on March 18 and Utah State on April 7.
2016 (Sophomore): Appeared in 19 games … pinch-hit five times, made six plate appearances and served as a pinch-runner on five occasions … scored three runs and swiped two bases … made one start and registered a season-high two at-bats and seven putouts on Feb. 28 versus Cal State Northridge … lone hit of the year came against San Diego State on April 2.
2015 (Freshman): 2014-15 NFCA Division Scholar-Athlete … made her collegiate debut during the season opener versus Fordham on Feb. 6 ... led the five-person freshmen class with 39 game starts and 46 total appearances ... had a team-leading 12 putouts versus San Diego State on April 8 and finished the year with 234 putouts while posting a near perfect fielding mark (.992) ... first collegiate hit came vs. Ole Miss on Feb. 7 and registered a home run on March 20 against Colorado State ... ranked among the league’s top 10 in overall fielding percentage (.996) and putouts (153) during conference play ... had a game-high two runs scored and three hits against Providence on March 12 … also had three hits on April 2 facing San Diego State and three RBIs vs. Colorado State on March 20 ... stole safely in both attempts against Fordham and Boise State ... made her first postseason appearance at the 2015 NCAA Eugene Regional, posting one hit against BYU (May 15) and a total of nine putouts at first base.
High School: Four-time Mission Trail Athletic League first-team selection and three-time all-county honoree … was the starting shortstop while capturing the 2014 MTAL title … hit .329 (25-for-76), drove in a team-high 31 runs and scored 30 runs as a senior … registered 10 extra-base hits including six doubles, two triples and two home runs … hit .512 as a sophomore (12 extra-base hits and 41 runs) and .367 as a junior (11 extra-base hits) ... ranked fifth in the state division rankings (23-1-1) her sophomore season and won the first CCS Division III title after her game-winning, two-run single vs. Soquel ... also played for the Don Ford Strike Zone team ... played volleyball for the league co-champion Cougars and averaged 10 kills and 10 digs as a senior in 2013.
Personal: Majoring in kinesiology with an emphasis in sport administration ... parents are Clay and Chris, and has one older brother, Drew.
