Baseball

2011:
Appeared in 15 games, earning a 7.71 ERA in 18.2 innings with a 1-0 record... Named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List... Earned shutouts on March 19 vs. Southern Mississippi (3.0 IP) and March 25 at Charlotte (1.0 IP)... Allowed just one hit each in three games: April 3 at La Salle (2.0 IP), April 12 vs. Quinnipiac (2.0 IP) and on May 16 vs. No. 15 Connecticut (1.0 IP).

2010:
Led the team with 24 appearances - 22 out of the bullpen and two starts... Finished with nine saves and two wins with a 5.19 ERA over 34.2 innings pitched... Also recorded 35 strikeouts... Averaged 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings pitched... Was named to the Atlantic 10 Second Team... Picked up his first save in URI's 12-11 win at UNC Wilmington on March 19... Closed out the game at Temple for his second save of the season on March 27... Did not allow a hit over 7.2 shutout innings (eight appearances) from April 3-24... Also recorded five saves over that span - against Fordham, No. 27 Charlotte (two), Bryant and Massachusetts... Picked up his first win of the season in the series opener vs. Xavier (April 23)... Earned a save the following day against the Musketeers... Struck out three batters in two innings of work to earn his ninth save vs. Richmond on May 15... Picked up his second win against George Washington on May 22.

2009:
Made 26 relief appearances as a sophomore... Finished with a 4-1 record and a 5.13 ERA over 40.1 innings pitched... Also totaled 23 strikeouts... Gave up two hits in 2.1 innings of work against NC State on Feb. 20... Pitched two scoreless innings of relief against Duquesne on Feb. 28... Recorded 1.1 scoreless innings against No. 4 Cal State Fullerton on March 13... Picked up his first win after tossing three innings of relief at No. 11 Oklahoma State on March 15... Struck out two batters in 2.2 innings to pick up his second win of the year at William and Mary on March 18... Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings of relief to pick up his third win against Dayton on April 5... Tallied an inning of scoreless relief against Boston College (April 8), Connecticut (April 22) and Holy Cross (April 28)... Tossed two innings of relief and struck out three batters against Fordham on May 1... Pitched three scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Fordham on May 3... Recorded 1.2 scoreless innings at Massachusetts on May 10... Pitched one perfect inning of relief against Xavier in the Atlantic 10 Championship on May 23.

2008:
Made 13 relief appearances as a freshman... Struck out 13 batters over 18.2 innings... Recorded a strikeout in his collegiate debut at Troy on Feb. 22... Tallied three K's in 2.1 innings against Temple on March 22... Stuck out three in 1.1 innings against Duquesne on April 6... Pitched two scoreless innings of relief against Northeastern on May 13.

High School:
Was a three-year member of the baseball team at East Hampton High School... Captained his team and earned All-League honors as a senior.

Personal:
Born January 19, 1989... Son of Diane and Rusty Leaver... Has an older sister, Retta... Interests include fishing and snowboarding... Favorite teams are the New York Yankees and New York Giants... Majoring in Business Management.