Stephen Leist Class: Senior Hometown: Lubbock, Texas High School: Friendship Last College: Lubbock Christian Height / Weight: 6-2 / 185 Position: OF Experience: 1L Bats/Throws: R/R

2001
Had a stellar performance for the Red Raiders against Howard on 1/26...went 9-11 at the plate with three doubles, one triple, 10 RBI and scored nine runs...was just a home run short of hitting for the cycle in the first game...started the first game at first base and the second as the designated hitter...struggled at the plate in the Astros Classic by notching just two hits...hit his biggest hit of the season to date on Feb. 10 against Cal-State Northridge when he popped an RBI single to centerfield to give Tech a 3-2 win...pitched an inning of relief againt WTAMU on April 10th...pitched an inning of relief against TCU on April 24th and struckout all three batters…finished the season with a batting average of .266, 21 hits, six doubles and one home run…

As a relief pitcher
Pitched one inning of relief against Howard in the ninth inning of the second game against Howard on Jan. 26...struckout two batters in the bottom of the ninth against Rice on Feb. 3...struckout three batters in one inning of relief against TCU on April 24th…finished the season with an 0-0 record with a 1.04 ERA, tossed 8.2 innings and struckout 10 batters

AT LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN
Played under current Texas Tech assistant Daren Hays and Jimmy Shankle...was 17th in the nation with a .441 batting average his freshman season...hit .386 last season with 12 home runs

HIGH SCHOOL
Was the district Newcomer of the Year...all-district three years...all-city three years...All-South Plains two years and All-State one year

PERSONAL
Born on April 10, 1980 to James and Mardi Leist...has one brother Charles (24)...father is a retired Lt. Col. in the US Air Force...enjoys baseball as a hobby