2007 Softball Roster
Roster
Laura Leigh Reese
- Position:
- C/INF
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Clinton, MS
- High School:
- Hillcrest HS
Saw action in 15 games, starting six games at designated player ... Posted a .107 batting average in 28 at-bats with one run scored on three hits, including two extra-base hits, and three RBI ... Tallied a .179 slugging percentage and a .167 on-base percentage ... Posted one multiple-RBI game ... Also drew one walk and was hit by pitch once ... Was 1-for-3 with a run and two RBI versus Bowling Green.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Prepped at Hillcrest Christian High School for coach Mike Cauthen ... Played club softball for the Louisiana Voodoo Gold and coach Jesse Barksdale ... Also played club softball for the Mississippi Blast and coach Dale Chisolm ... Played and started all 45 games as a prep senior ... Hit .492 (63-for-128) with a .638 on-base percentage en route to helping Hillcrest to a 35-10 record, a perfect postseason run and its second consecutive overall MPSAstate championship ... Also added three home runs, 45 RBI and 39 runs scored ... Her numbers included one grand slam, 19 multiple-hit games and 13 multiple-RBI outings ... Named first team all-state, while also garnering all-tournament honors in the state tournament ... Also recieved South all-star game MVP accolades and team MVP laurels ... Hit a collective 27 career home runs in both high school and travel ball ... Also lettered in soccer at Hillcrest ... Helped pace Mississippi Blast to five state championships and a lone national championship ... Led Voodoo Gold to a 33rd-place finish at the ASA national tournament in Summer 2005.
PERSONAL
Born Laura Leigh Reese on June 24, 1987 in Jackson, Miss. ... Daughter of Cindy and Dale Reese ... Has a younger sister, Hannah ... A Teaching and Coaching major at MSU.
