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Jersey Number 17
Leila Ammon
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Gulf Breeze, Fla.
- High School:
- Gulf Breeze HS / Middle Tennessee
Awards / Honors
2025 Conference USA All-Freshman Team2025 C-USA Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 3, Mar. 17, May 5)
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2026ย | Sophomore
Made 19 appearances with 11 starts in the circle โฆ pitched to a 1.85 ERA over 56.2 innings, but did not qualify for national leaderboards โฆ boasted a .182 batting average against that ranked fourth in MSU history โฆ turned in a 0.83 WHIP, 6.20 strikeout-to-walk ratio and averaged 4.57 hits per seven innings โฆ allowed one run in 4.0 innings vs. Wichita State (2/6) โฆ picked up her first Bulldog win against Southern Miss (2/10) with six strikeouts in 5.0 shutout innings โฆ threw a complete-game one-hitter against North Texas (2/14), while striking out a career-high 10 batters โฆ struck out six in 5.0 innings against Memphis (2/18) to pick up her third straight win โฆ struck out four in 2.0 innings against Delaware State (2/21) โฆ struck out five over 4.1 innings vs. Wofford (2/27) โฆ threw 6.0 innings at UAB (3/4) without allowing an earned run while striking out seven โฆ struck out five in 4.0 scoreless innings vs. New Mexico (3/7) โฆ threw the 27th no-hitter in school history against Southeast Missouri (3/10) while striking out seven โฆ struck out four in 3.0 innings against No. 1 Tennessee (3/15) โฆ threw a scoreless inning in relief at No. 15 Georgia (3/20) โฆ improved to 8-0 against No. 23 South Carolina (3/30) with a scoreless inning in relief โฆ earned the save in the win over No. 20 LSU (4/24) โฆ struck out three in 3.0 innings in relief at No. 2 Oklahoma (5/22) to help MSU to its first Super Regional win in school history.ย
2025 | Freshman (at Middle Tennessee)
Earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors โฆ played in 31 games, making 22 starts โฆ pitched 136.2 innings in 30 appearances with 21 starts โฆ Middle Tennesseeโs most-used pitcher โฆ was named C-USA Freshman of the Week three times โฆ led team with 91 strikeouts and eight complete games while tying for team lead with nine wins โฆ as a two-way player hit .227 (10-for-44) on the year with one home run โฆ singled in her first career at bat vs. Louisville (2/7) โฆ threw a complete game against Illinois State (2/28) to pick up her first career win while tossing a career-high 126 pitches โฆ tossed 7.0 innings against Florida Atlantic (3/3) without allowing an earned run โฆ gave Middle Tennessee its first ranked win since 2023 with a complete-game victory at No. 19 Mississippi State (3/12) โฆ recorded six strikeouts in her complete-game win against Sam Houston (3/14) โฆ struck out a career-high 10 batters at Louisiana Tech (3/20) โฆ earned the win at Memphis (3/26) after throwing 4.0 frames without allowing an earned run โฆ allowed two runs in 6.0 innings to pick up the win against Kennesaw State (3/28) โฆ hit first career home run against the Owls (3/29) โฆ earned the win at Liberty (4/4) after tossing 6.0 innings with one earned run allowed โฆ went 2-for-3 at the plate at Liberty (4/5) for her first multi-hit game โฆ collected her second multi-hit game at New Mexico State (4/25) โฆ tossed a shutout against UTEP (5/2) while allowing just three hits โฆ singled and scored against the Miners (5/4) while also pitching 5.0 innings and striking out seven.ย
High School
Attended Gulf Breeze High School where she was a three-time all-state selection and won three district titles โฆ posted a 1.72 career ERA over 402.2 innings pitched โฆ set Gulf Breeze record with 673 strikeouts โฆ also hit and posted a career .361 batting average with 12 home runs and 58 RBIs โฆ recorded a 2.93 ERA with 150 strikeouts as a freshman โฆ named to the all-state team as a sophomore while striking out 127 with a 2.06 ERA โฆ again earned all-state honors as a junior while Gulf Breeze went undefeated in the regular season and she posted a 0.68 ERA โฆ struck out 206 batters as a junior and was named the 2023 PNJ Pitcher of the Year โฆ finished her career with 190 strikeouts over 109.1 innings as a senior to earn all-state recognition and was tabbed the 2024 5A Florida Athletic Coaches Association Player of the Year โฆ registered a 1.28 ERA in her final campaign โฆ also ran track โฆ played travel ball for SoCal Athletics.ย
Community Service / Academics
Earned the Conference USA Commissionerโs Academic Medal and was tabbed to the Commissionerโs Honor Roll โฆ served on the student-athlete advisory council at Middle Tennessee.ย
Personal
Born Leila Ammon on July 17ย in San Angelo, Texas โฆ daughter of Charles and Michelle Ammon โฆ father is a 20-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps โฆ has two sisters, Kayla and Olivia โฆ lived in four different states before going to college โฆ majoring in communication and media studies.ย
MSU Season Records (Through 2026)
4th โ Batting Average Against (.182, 2026)8th โ Walksย per 7 Innings (1.24, 2026)
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MSU NCAA Tournament Career Records (Through 2026)
T-1st โ Walksย per 7 Innings (0.00, 2026)ย
Career Highs (Through 2026)
At-Bats: 4, at Liberty (4/4/25)Hits: 2, twice, last, at New Mexico State (4/25/25)
Runs Scored: 1, 4x, last, UTEP (5/5/25)
Runs Batted In: 1, Kennesaw State (3/29/25)
Home Runs: 1, Kennesaw State (3/29/25)
Walks: 1, twice, last, UTEP (5/25/25)
Putouts: 1, twice, Jacksonville State (4/19/25)
Assists: 4, North Florida (3/22/25)
Hitting Streak: 2 games (3/28/25, Kennesaw State to 3/29/25, Kennesaw State)
Innings: 7.0, 6x, last, North Texas (2/14/26)
Longest Start: 7.0, 6x, last, North Texas (2/14/26)
Shortest Start: 1.0, at Florida (4/5/26)
Longest Relief: 4.2, at Austin Peay (2/26/25)
Strikeouts: 10, 2x, last, North Texas (2/14/26)
Walks: 6, 2x, last, Jacksonville State (4/19/25)
Hits Allowed: 11, at Louisiana Tech (3/21/25)
Runs Allowed: 9, Jacksonville (2/22/25)
Earned Runs Allowed: 6, 2x, last, at New Mexico State (4/27/25)
Pitch Count: 126, Illinois State (2/28/25)
Putouts: 1, 4x, last, North Texas (2/14/26)
Assists: 4, 2x, last, Memphis (2/18/26)
Friday, May 29
Thursday, May 28
Wednesday, May 27
Sunday, May 24
