Unanimous selection to American Athletic All-Conference Freshman Team (2023)
D1 Baseball Preseason AAC Freshman of the Year (2023)
FRESHMAN (2023)
3-2, 15 APP, 14 GS, 4.92 ERA, 56.2 IP, 53 H, 33 R, 31 ER, 41 BB, 80 K
- Led the pitching staff with 80 strikeouts, 31 of which came in his final three 5+ inning starts.
- Fanned 11 batters in back-to-back weekend starts at Tulane (May 7) and Cincinnati (May 13).
- Threw 7.0 shutout innings in the AAC Tournament against Cincinnati (May 23), fanning nine while allowing only four hits and one walk.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Central Regional High School two-year letter winner
- 0.89 ERA, 47 IP, 21 H, 16 R, 21 BB, 90 K (2022)
- .479 AVG, 10 2B, 8 HR, 36 RBI, 33 R (2022)
- First team All-State and Shore Conference Player of the Year as a senior
- Won County Champion title with Central Regional Golden Eagles in 2021
- Played hockey for 10 years as a center/left wing and basketball for seven years as a guard
PERSONAL
- Son of Kurt Leiter and Nicole Cadwell
- Has two siblings, Shay and Will
- Father played college baseball at Oklahoma State and professionally in the Baltimore Orioles organization
- Uncle Al Leiter played 19 years in the MLB and Uncle Mark Leiter played 11 years in the MLB
- Cousin Mark Leiter Jr. is currently a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and Cousin Jack Leiter is a top prospect in the Texas Rangers organization, No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft
- Favorite baseball memory is winning the Ocean County Championship in the 13th inning
- Intends to major in Communications