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Chance Leissner

  • Award
    Meet the Tornados
  • Week Of
    3/12/2013
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • Bio
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Junior Chance Leissner of the baseball team is the 28th Taco Bell Athlete of the Week for the 2012-13 academic year. He is earning the award for the first time of his career.

Leissner, who entered the weekend having gone 0-for-1 the entire season, broke out offensively by hitting 5-for-9 with a home run, double and five runs batted in against the Yellow Jackets. He also scored twice and recorded at least one hit and one RBI in each game.

A business major from Bay City, Texas, Leissner is the son of Linda and Denton Leissner. He has two twin brothers, Poth and Cole.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/4/2010 Sam Ladewig Volleyball
9/27/2010 Chastity Carrillo Women's Soccer
4/27/2010 Michael Goldwater Men's Golf
4/20/2010 Eddie Diaz de Leon Men's Golf
4/13/2010 Haylee Staton Softball
4/6/2010 Russell Jablonowski Men's Track & Field
3/30/2010 Pedro Maldonado Baseball
3/23/2010 Candace Velasquez Softball
3/9/2010 Russell Jablonowski Men's Track & Field
3/2/2010 Russell Jablonowski Men's Track & Field
2/23/2010 Nick Haynes Men's Basketball
2/16/2010 Brianna Smith Women's Basketball
2/9/2010 Justin Beasley Baseball
2/2/2010 Brad Walker Men's Basketball
1/26/2010 Margaret Milling Women's Basketball
1/19/2010 Brad Walker Men's Basketball
1/12/2010 Brad Walker Men's Basketball
1/6/2010 Kerrie Carter Women's Basketball
2/24/2009 Lyssa Yates Softball
2/24/2009 Tom Williams Baseball
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