Leona Lafaele

Position:
IF
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sacramento, Calif.
High School:
Inderkum

2016

NFCA Second Team All-American and First Team All-South Region ... Second Team All-SEC and All-Defensive team at first base ... started 61 games at first base ... led the team with 16 home runs and 63 RBIs ... hit .343 with 60 hits, 43 runs scored and 28 walks ... went 2-3 in the season opener against Fordham (Feb. 12), scoring twice and also driving in a run on a fifth-inning RBI single ... went 3-3 with a pair of doubles against Rutgers (Feb. 13), scoring twice against the Scarlet Knights ... scored two runs for a third time on opening weekend against Liberty (Feb. 14) ... went 2-2 in the opening game of the Panther Invitational against Miami (Feb. 19), driving in the first runs of the day with a two-run single in the first inning ... was 3-3 at Georgia State (Feb. 20), including a two-run homer in the sixth inning to eventually give Alabama the run-rule victory ... scored three times and drove in a run against Maryland (Feb. 21) ... drove in the final run in the Tide’s 8-0 win over Troy (Feb. 24), a fourth-inning RBI double ... went 3-3 in the opening game of the Easton Bama Bash against Arizona (Feb. 26) ... hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning against Marshall (Feb. 27) ... drove in the game-winning RBI against Tennessee (Feb. 28), a walk-off RBI single in the seventh inning ... was named to the Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament Team ... drove in two runs on a fourth-inning single against Jacksonville State (March 2) .. extended her hitting streak to a season-long six games with hits against ULM (March 4), NDSU (March 4) and DePaul (March 5) ... drove in three runs in the win over the Bison with a two-run double and a sacrifice fly ... hit two home runs and drove in a career-high seven RBIs in the win over Grand Canyon (March 18) ... went 2-4 against New Mexico (March 18) ... scored twice in the win over DePaul (March 19) ... drove in three runs in the series finale against Missouri (March 28) on a bases loaded hit-by-pitch and a pair of sacrifice flies ... scored twice in games one and two against Mississippi State (April 8-9) ... smashed a pinch-hit home run on the first pitch of the at-bat against Southern Miss (April 12) ... hit two home runs in the series opener against Texas A&M (April 15), driving in three runs ... added another home run in game two (April 16), a solo shot that was part of a 2-3 day with two runs scored ... smashed a two-run home run in the first inning against South Alabama (April 20) and added a double in the fifth inning ... hit home runs in back-to-back games against Kentucky (April 23-24), including a 2-3 performance in game two with three RBIs ... hit a two-run home run in game one against Georgia (May 6) ... went 3-4 including a solo home run and an RBI double in game three against the Bulldogs (May 8) ... hit a three-run homer in the SEC Tournament win over Mississippi State (May 11) ... drove in four runs in the NCAA Regional final against Cal (May 22) with a two-run home run, RBI single and sacrifice fly ... went 2-4 against LSU at the Women’s College World Series (June 4), including an RBI single and a solo home run.

2015

Started 60 games at first base ... scored two runs and hit a three-run homer against FIU (Feb. 7) ... went 2-4 with an RBI double at Samford (Feb. 11) ... drove in a pair of runs against Pacific (Feb. 13), including a first inning double ... scored a run in the 6-4 win over James Madison (Feb. 21) ... hit a leadoff double in the seventh inning vs. Louisiana (March 1), which eventually became the game-winning run after Andrea Hawkins was inserted as a pinch runner ... hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning of game one at Georgia (March 14) ... went 2-3 in the series finale against the Bulldogs (March 15) ... earned hits in each of the final two games in the series vs. Florida (March 21-23) ... scored twice and drove in two runs in the series opener vs. Texas A&M (March 27) ... hit a solo home run as part of a 2-2 performance in game two vs. the Aggies (March 28) ... scored a season high three runs in the 17-0 win over MVSU (March 31) ... hit doubles in both games of the doubleheader against Kentucky (April 4), driving in a run and scoring once in game two ... earned a hit in each game of the series at Auburn, including a 2-4 day with two doubles in game two (April 18) and a two-run homer in game three (April 18) ... wrapped up a career-long nine game hit streak with hits in each of the first two games against Tennessee (April 23 & 24) ... drove in five runs in game one at Arkansas (May 1), including a three-run homer and an RBI single ... went 2-4 with a first inning RBI single and a third inning double, later coming around to score, against Fairfield in the NCAA Regional (May 15).

2014

Made 61 appearances, including 55 starts at first base ... finished the season with a .266 batting average, 42 hits, seven home runs and 37 RBI ... earned her first start of the season against North Florida (Feb. 7) ... registered her first hit of the season against Troy (Feb. 9), driving in a run ... hit her third career grand slam in her first at-bat against Grand Canyon (Feb. 14) ... drove in a run against Tennessee State (Feb. 14) on a first-inning double ... posted a career-high three hits against Virginia Tech (Feb. 22) ... went 2-2 against McNeese State (Feb. 23), including a second-inning solo homer ... went 2-3 against Houston (Feb. 28) with a career-high three runs scored ... also batted 2-3 in the rematch against Houston (March 1), launching a two-run homer in the fifth inning ... went 1-3 with an RBI in the series opener against South Carolina (March 7) ... went 1-2 in game at Ole Miss (March 15), with a fifth-inning RBI single ... went 2-4 on Sunday against Ole Miss (March 16), after a second-inning single and a fourth-inning solo home run ... came in as a defensive replacement against Georgia State (March 19), hitting a single in her lone at-bat ... went 3-3 in game at Florida (March 21) ... had only one hit in game two vs. the Gators (March 23), but it was a massive three-run homer in the first inning ... went 1-3 in the series finale against LSU (March 30), driving in a pair of runs off a third-inning single ... scored the first run of the game against South Alabama (April 2), after reaching on an error and eventually scoring on an Andrea Hawkins double ... posted career highs with three hits and four RBI in the series opener against Arkansas (April 4), going 3-3 with a walk and her first career triple ... continued her perfect weekend with a 2-2 day in game two (April 5), driving in three off a two-run double and RBI single ... went 1-3 in game three against Arkansas (April 5), driving in two runs on a first-inning single up the middle ... went 1-2 against UAB (April 9) with an RBI single ... also 1-2 in game one against Georgia (April 24), driving in a run on a first-inning sacrifice fly ... went 2-4 against SIU Edwardsville in the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional (May 16), ending the game with a three-run homer in the fifth inning to make the final score 13-3 ... followed with a 2-4 game against USC Upstate (May 17) ... blasted a two-run homer against Kentucky (May 30) at the Women's College World Series, accounting for the only runs of the game in Alabama's 2-0 victory.

2013

Played in 37 games and made 25 starts ... batted .208 with five home runs and 21 RBI ... scored 12 runs and had 15 hits ... slugged .431 and had a .367 on-base percentage ... hit her first collegiate home run in the win at South Carolina (March 15) ... hit a two-run home run in the series opener against rival Auburn (March 22) ... drove in two runs as a pinch-hitter in the series finale against the rival Tigers (March 24) ... smashed a pinch-hit grand slam to end the game against UAB (April 10) ... hit a home run and had three RBI in game two of the series against Kentucky (May 4) ... blasted a grand slam against Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament first round (May 8).

High School

Came to Tuscaloosa from Sacramento, Calif., where she prepped at Inderkum High School ... posted the top batting average on the team all four seasons ... ranked among the 2010 Max Preps top-5 in batting average, home runs, slugging and on-base percentage in 2010 ... her club softball team AASA placed fifth at 18 gold nationals in 2011 ... named Tri-County Conference all league and all-metro honorable mention in 2010 ... also a member of the volleyball team at Inderkum ... off the softball field, was a member of the Polynesian Club.

Personal

Comes from an athletic extended family, as cousin Jeremiah Toma played football for Fresno State while another cousin, played football at the University of Oklahoma ... daughter of Matauli Lafaele and Cathy Tupai ... has a brother Leevi and three sisters, Alex, Tiara and Rianna ... majoring in criminal justice with a minor in social work.