Vickery Hall Men’s Student-Athlete of the Week – Dominic Leone

April 27, 2011

Sport: BaseballYear: SophomoreHometown: Norwich, CTMajor: PRTMFavorite Professor: Dr. Fran McGuireFavorite Class: PRTM 198Athletic Highlights: Leone pitched the best game of his career against Wake Forest last Friday night. In a tight game throughout, he tossed 8.1 scoreless innings of three-hit ball with a career-high 10 strikeouts to earn the win in Clemson’s 2-0 victory. He gave up just three singles and did not allow a Demon Deacon past second base during his outing. He also allowed just two runners past first base, one on a wild pitch and one on a steal. On the season, he is 2-1 with a 3.66 ERA and .226 opponents’ batting average while allowing 16 walks with 35 strikeouts in 32.0 innings pitched over nine appearances (six starts).