2026 Softball Roster
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Ammon, Leila
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Jersey Number 17
Leila Ammon
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Gulf Breeze, Fla.
- High School:
- Gulf Breeze HS / Middle Tennessee
Bio
Awards / Honors
2025 Conference USA All-Freshman Team2025 C-USA Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 3, Mar. 17, May 5)
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2025 | Freshman (at Middle Tennessee)
Earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors … played in 31 games, making 22 starts … pitched 136.2 innings in 30 appearances with 21 starts … Middle Tennessee’s most-used pitcher … was named C-USA Freshman of the Week three times … led team with 91 strikeouts and eight complete games while tying for team lead with nine wins … as a two-way player hit .227 (10-for-44) on the year with one home run … singled in her first career at bat vs. Louisville (2/7) … threw a complete game against Illinois State (2/28) to pick up her first career win while tossing a career-high 126 pitches … tossed 7.0 innings against Florida Atlantic (3/3) without allowing an earned run … gave Middle Tennessee its first ranked win since 2023 with a complete-game victory at No. 19 Mississippi State (3/12) … recorded six strikeouts in her complete-game win against Sam Houston (3/14) … struck out a career-high 10 batters at Louisiana Tech (3/20) … earned the win at Memphis (3/26) after throwing 4.0 frames without allowing an earned run … allowed two runs in 6.0 innings to pick up the win against Kennesaw State (3/28) … hit first career home run against the Owls (3/29) … earned the win at Liberty (4/4) after tossing 6.0 innings with one earned run allowed … went 2-for-3 at the plate at Liberty (4/5) for her first multi-hit game … collected her second multi-hit game at New Mexico State (4/25) … tossed a shutout against UTEP (5/2) while allowing just three hits … singled and scored against the Miners (5/4) while also pitching 5.0 innings and striking out seven.Â
High School
Attended Gulf Breeze High School where she was a three-time all-state selection and won three district titles … posted a 1.72 career ERA over 402.2 innings pitched … set Gulf Breeze record with 673 strikeouts … also hit and posted a career .361 batting average with 12 home runs and 58 RBIs … recorded a 2.93 ERA with 150 strikeouts as a freshman … named to the all-state team as a sophomore while striking out 127 with a 2.06 ERA … again earned all-state honors as a junior while Gulf Breeze went undefeated in the regular season and she posted a 0.68 ERA … struck out 206 batters as a junior and was named the 2023 PNJ Pitcher of the Year … finished her career with 190 strikeouts over 109.1 innings as a senior to earn all-state recognition and was tabbed the 2024 5A Florida Athletic Coaches Association Player of the Year … registered a 1.28 ERA in her final campaign … also ran track … played travel ball for SoCal Athletics.Â
Community Service / Academics
Earned the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal and was tabbed to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll … served on the student-athlete advisory council at Middle Tennessee.Â
Personal
Born Leila Ammon on July 17 in San Angelo, Texas … daughter of Charles and Michelle Ammon … father is a 20-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps … has two sisters, Kayla and Olivia … lived in four different states before going to college … majoring in biological sciences.Career Highs (Through 2025)
At-Bats: 4, at Liberty (4/4/25)
Hits: 2, twice, last, at New Mexico State (4/25/25)
Runs Scored: 1, 4x, last, UTEP (5/5/25)
Runs Batted In: 6x, Georgia Tech (2/16/25)
Home Runs: 1, Kennesaw State (3/29/25)
Walks: 1, 2x, UTEPÂ (5/25/25)
Putouts: 1, twice, Jacksonville State (4/19/25)
Assists: 4, North Florida (3/22/25)
Hitting Streak: 2 games (3/28/25, Kennesaw State to 3/29/25, Kennesaw State)
Innings: 7.0, 5x, UTEPÂ (5/2/25)
Longest Start: 7.0, 5x, UTEP (5/2/25)
Shortest Start: 2.1, vs. Jacksonville (2/22/25)
Longest Relief: 4.2, at Austin Peay (2/26/25)
Strikeouts: 10, at Louisiana Tech (2/21/25)
Walks: 6, twice, Jacksonville State (4/19/25)
Hits Allowed: 11, at Louisiana Tech (3/21/25)
Runs Allowed: 9, Jacksonville (2/22/25)
Earned Runs Allowed: 6, twice, last, at New Mexico State (4/27/25)
Pitch Count: 126, Illinois State (2/28/25)
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