2024 Baseball Roster
Banjoff, Leighton
Jersey Number 9
Leighton Banjoff
- Position:
- UTIL
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sheffield Village, Ohio
- High School:
- Elyria Catholic
- Prev School:
- Nebraska
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
Bio
Years of Remaining Eligibility including 2023-24: 1
Career Highlights
2024
2023
Prior to BGSU
Career Highlights
- 2024 Second-Team All-MAC (3B)
2024
- Played in 50 of BGSU’s 53 games with 47 starts
- Drew a career-high 41 walks, second on the team, fourth in the MAC and tied for fifth in program history
- Finished the season with a .439 on-base percentage, ranking 12th in the MAC
- Scored a career-high 45 runs for the Falcons, tying for 16th in the MAC and fourth on the team
- Tallied a career-high 47 RBI, 15th in the conference and third on the team
- Registered 15 multi-hit games for the Falcons, including a season-high three against Ball State (March 16)
- Scored a season-high four times in the game against Ball State (March 16)
- Recorded 12 multiple-RBI games for BGSU, ranking third on the team
- Logged a season-high five RBI against Ohio (April 20)
- Reached base in 26-straight games, the third-longest streak on the team
- Hit two grand slams for the Falcons (Central Michigan, April 13; Toledo, April 30)
- Stole a pair of bases against Middle Tennessee State (Feb. 18)
2023
- Appeared in 35 games for the Falcons with 31 starts
- Recorded a season-high three hits against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 18)
- Hit his first home run as a Falcon against Louisville (Feb. 25)
- Scored a season-high three runs against Central Michigan (March 31)
- Tallied 22 walks on the season, tied for fifth on the team
- Ended the season with 15 hits, 14 runs scored, 11 RBI, four doubles and two home runs
Prior to BGSU
- Played his first three collegiate seasons at Nebraska
- Appeared in 84 games, starting 66, for the Huskers over three seasons
- Maintained an average of .259 at Nebraska with 10 doubles, six home runs and 37 RBI
- Named Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American in 2020
- Academic All-Big Ten in 2021
- Guided Elyria Catholic High School to two regional finals appearances
- Compiled a .483 career batting average with 45 doubles, 13 triples, 10 home runs, 90 RBI and 84 stolen bases during his high school career
- Two-Time Great Lakes Conference Player of the Year
- Earned First-Team All-Conference all four years in high school
- Named 2019 District Player of the Year and 2019 Lorain County Mr. Baseball
- Named First-Team All-State Twice
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Friday, May 23
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Wednesday, May 21
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Saturday, May 03
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