Biography
AWARDS
• 2x All-Patriot League Second Team (2019, 21)
• Patriot League Player of the Week (4/23/19)
• 2x Patriot League Rookie of the Week (2/19/19, 4/23/19)
• 3x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2020, 21, 22)
AS A SENIOR IN 2022
Started all 53 games played with 40 appearances at second base following three years of primarily playing in the outfield to help the Terriers four-peat as conference regular season champions for the first time in program history and reach 40 wins for the third time ... Batted .244 with 31 hits, 20 RBIs, 15 runs scored, 13 walks, eight doubles, five stolen bases, two triples and two homers ... Posted eight multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI performances ... Went a combined 6-for-10 with a double and three runs scored in three straight wins over Penn (March 8), Cal State Fullerton (March 8) and Long Beach State (March 10) ... Collected two RBIs against Nebraska (March 12) and three RBIs against Merrimack (March 22) ... Totaled four RBIs in a DH sweep over Bucknell (April 2) ... Went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs in DH sweep at Harvard (April 5) ... Went a combined 4-of-6 in back-to-back wins against Providence (April 10) and UMass (April 13), tallying three RBIs against the Minutewomen ... Went 2-for-3 in wins over Holy Cross (April 17) and at Army (May 1) ... Recorded two hits and two runs in the PL tournament, as BU reached the conference final for the sixth straight tourney ... Named to the PL Academic Honor Roll for the third time for posting a 3.20+ GPA.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2021
Started all 40 games in the outfield to help the Terriers three-peat as Patriot League tournament and regular season champions ... Earned her second All-PL Second Team award ... Batted .292 with 25 runs scored, 22 RBIs, seven doubles, seven stolen bases and three triples ... Recorded a perfect fielding percentage with five assists ... Collected 11 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI performances ... Went 2-of-4 with two runs scored, an RBI and double at Providence (March 8) ... Reached home plate two times in three of the four games at Merrimack (March 10-11), as she posted a combined 4-of-10 with four walks, an RBI and seven runs scored ... Collected two hits in back-to-back wins against Boston College (March 23) and Stony Brook (March 20) ... Earned a season-high three hits at Bucknell (April 17) ... Went a combined 6-of-11 in four-game sweep over Holy Cross (April 23-24) with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs scored ... Earned an RBI in each of the last two PL tournament wins against Lehigh (May 14-15) ... Also had an RBI double vs. Mississippi State (May 21) ... Named to the PL Academic Honor Roll for the second time for posting a 3.20+ GPA.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020
Received preseason All-Patriot League recognition ... Started all 22 games in the outfield and helped the Terriers start the season 8-0 for the first time in program history ... Led BU with a .333 batting average with 18 runs scored, 18 RBIs, four homers, three doubles and one triple for a .591 slugging percentage ... Added seven walks and two hit-by-pitches for a .408 on-base percentage ... Posted five multi-hit performances and added six multi-RBI games ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two walks and one RBI in season-opening 9-3 win over defending Southland Conference champion Sam Houston State ... Followed with a two-run homer at Stetson (Feb. 7) ... Went 2-for-3 with one RBI and two runs scored against George Mason (Feb. 8) ... Collected a three-RBI double in rematch with Stetson (Feb. 8) ... Hit a three-run homer against Towson (Feb. 14) ... Added a solo homer and an RBI single versus UNC Greensboro (Feb. 15) ... Hit a two-run blast and threw a runner out at home in a 2-0 win over Marist (Feb. 21) ... Collected an RBI double at No. 21 Arkansas (Feb. 22) ... Earned a two-RBI double to help BU claim first-ever win (9-8) against Long Beach State (March 12) ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for posting a 3.20+ GPA.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019
Started all 57 games in the outfield to help the Terriers repeat as Patriot League regular-season and tournament champions while also posting a perfect home record (18-0) for the second time in program history ... Finished third on the team batting .291 with a team-high 11 doubles and 38 runs scored to claim All-PL Second Team honors ... Added 27 RBIs, 18 walks, seven homers and a triple for a .480 slugging percentage with three stolen bases ... Posted a perfect fielding percentage in the outfield ... Recorded 14 multi-hit performances with nine multi-RBI games ... Had three hits five times - against then-No. 14 Arkansas (March 2), Harvard (April 11), Lafayette (April 20), Lafayette again (April 21) and Lehigh (May 11) in the PL title victory ... Batted .429 with a .714 slugging percentage while posting five RBIs and six runs scored in the 4-0 combined performance against UConn and Bowling Green at the Upstate Classic (Feb. 15-16) to earn her first PL Rookie of the Week Award ... Batted .400 with two doubles, three homers, seven RBIs and seven runs scored in five straight wins against UMass Lowell (April 17) and Lafayette (April 20-21) to become the first Terrier since Megan Volpano ('14) in 2011 to be named both Player and Rookie of the Week on the same day by a conference ... Tallied a season-high four RBIs with two doubles at Lafayette (April 20) in the first game ... Then became the first Terrier since 2017 to collect two homers in a game against the Leopards on April 21 ... Went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored in a 12-7 loss to Arkansas (March 2) ... Finished a homer short of the cycle with her first-career triple at Harvard (April 11) ... Went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored against Lehigh (May 11) to clinch BU's third NCAA berth in four years ... Collected a single in both NCAA games against the No. 5 national seed Florida (May 17) and Stanford (May 18).
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Served as co-captain her senior and junior years at San Marcos High School ... Batted .404 with 27 runs scored, 26 RBIs, nine homers, a .455 on-base percentage and a .865 slugging percentage to earn Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Softball Athlete of the Year honors ... Posted a 2.21 ERA with 134 strikeouts ... Helped lead team to the Division 4 CIF southern section championship ... Earned her fourth All-Channel League First Team award ... Helped club team, California Cruisers AE, won the Colorado Fireworks Elite 32 bracket championship and their fourth straight PGF Nationals Premier berth ... Batted .344 with 26 runs, 19 RBIs, four homers and a .593 slugging percentage while posting a 1.83 ERA with 61 strikeouts to earn All-Channel League First Team accolades ... Helped the Cruisers reach the PGF Nationals ... Batted .378 as a sophomore with 23 runs, 12 RBIs, two homers and a .658 slugging percentage while posting a 1.51 ERA and 70 strikeouts to earn All-Channel League First honors ... Hit .449 as a freshman with 28 runs, 11 RBIs, five homers and a .794 slugging percentage with a 1.24 ERA and 39 strikeouts ... Named the team's Rookie of the Year and the school's McDonald's Athlete of the Week ... Named to the Presidio Sports All-City All-Star squad ... Played varsity volleyball and soccer her final two years, helping those teams win their respective 2017 Channel League titles ... Academically, received the Boston University Presidential Scholarship and the Dale Okinaka Memorial Softball Scholarship while graduating as an AP scholar with distinction ... Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Born on Oct. 4, 2000 ... Daughter of Joddi Leipner and David Heuerta ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in economics.
