2019 Softball Roster

Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider
Benjamin Leistensnider

12 Laura Kate Moss

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Atlee
  • Hometown Mechanicsville, Va.

Biography

2018 - Sophomore Season - Secured second-team All-Conference accolades during a standout second season with the Captains … Ranked fifth in the CAC with 12 wins and finished sixth with 74 strikeouts and a 2.96 ERA … Appeared in 23 contests and earned 18 starts while firing 10 complete games … Tossed a seven-inning, two-hit shutout against Frostburg State on April 28 … Honored as the CAC Pitcher of the Week on April 30 for that gem … Also had a five-inning shutout against Wesley on March 31 and a six-inning blanking at Penn St. Harrisburg on April 14 … Won three straight postseason starts at the end of the year … Came through with a complete game win against Salisbury in the CAC Championship on May 5 to secure the league title … Returned with triumphs over Messiah on May 11 and Gettysburg on May 12 during the NCAA Regionals … Struck out a season-high eight batters in her first appearance of the year against Randolph-Macon on February 20 … Tallied three straight complete game victories from April 14-20, including a three-hit, seven-strikeout showcase against Southern Virginia to cap off that streak … Had at least five strikeouts in six of her appearances … Earned a save with 2.1 innings of one-hit work against No. 22 George Fox on March 3 … Finished with 108.2 innings of action during the season and limited the opposition to a .243 batting average … Allowed two hits or fewer in seven of her appearances … Earned a spot on the CAC Academic All-Conference Team for the second straight season.

2017 - Freshman Season - Made seven appearances in the circle during her first year in Newport News … Compiled a stellar 0.78 ERA over nine innings of work … Did not allow an earned run during her final six appearances of the season … Struck out three in two innings of work against Richard Bland on March 28 … Registered two strikeouts in her collegiate debut against William Peace on February 19 … Fired a scoreless inning out of the bullpen at No. 8 Emory on March 5 … Retired all three batters she faced during back-to-back outings against Wesley on March 25 and Penn St. Behrend on March 26 … Capped off the year with two spotless frames at Southern Virginia on April 14 … Scattered seven hits and struck out eight during the year … Limited right-handed batters to a team-best .194 batting average after surrendering just six hits in 31 at bats ... Picked up CAC Academic All-Conference nods for her efforts off the field as well.
 
At Atlee - Played four years for the Raiders … Earned All-Conference honors for her work on the diamond … Guided Atlee to a pair of 5A state championships during her final two campaigns … Laced a three-run double in the sixth inning to seal a 3-0 victory in the 2015 state title game … Also was a perennial All-Academic selection for her work in the classroom.
 
Personal - Laura Kate Moss is the daughter of Eugene and Joanne Moss … Has an older brother, Taylor … Ronda Rousey is her favorite athlete, and Thomas Jefferson is the person in history she would most like to meet … Her dream vacation would be a trip to Disney World … “13 Going on 30” is her favorite movie, and “A Thousand Splendid Suns” is her favorite book … Majoring in psychology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2017Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'7"
    12
  • 12

    2018Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'7"
    12
  • 12

    2019Junior

    Pitcher
    5'7"
    12