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Leah DiCristofaro
Leah DiCristofaro

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.

High School:
Lake Shore

Height:
5-2

Position:
C/DP

Major:
Integrative Studies



05/01/2012

Oakland Seniors Shine on Senior Day with 9-3, 10-1 Victories over UWO

Seniors Leah DiCristofaro and Colleen Zimmerman combined for seven RBIs on the day.

04/30/2012

Oakland Celebrates Senior Day Against Western Ontario on Tuesday

The Golden Grizzlies will celebrate Leah DiCristofaro, Brittany Doyle, Kelsey Krych and Colleen Zimmerman.

04/29/2012

Oakland Suffers Series Finale Defeat at UMKC 3-0

Oakland will play its final doubleheader on Tuesday at the OU Softball Field.

04/27/2012

Oakland Travels for Final Summit League Weekend at UMKC

The Golden Grizzlies have won their last two Summit League series

04/23/2012

BGSU Shuts Out Oakland in Doubleheader 5-0 and 5-0

Erin Galloway had three hits for Oakland on the day.

05/01/2012

Oakland vs. Western Ontario

The Oakland softball team took on Western Ontario at the OU Softball Field as Oakland celebrated Senior Day.

04/20/2012

Oakland vs. IUPUI

The Oakland softball team took on IUPUI at the OU Softball Field on Friday April 20.

04/01/2012

Oakland vs. Western Illinois

Oakland softball took on Western Illinois in the final game of the series Sunday at the OU Softball Field

04/01/2012

Oakland vs. Western Illinois

The OU Softball team took on Western Illinois in a doubleheader on Saturday at the OU Softball Field.

03/28/2012

Oakland vs. Eastern Michigan

The Oakland Softball team took on Eastern Michigan at the OU Softball Team on March 28.

Game-by-Game Stats | Career Stats

2011
• Played in 25 games including 17 starts during the year
• Had four doubles and two home runs
• Hit her first career grand slam versus IUPUI (March 18)
• Went 2-for-3, scored two runs and drove in two runs versus Centenary (April 1)
• Missed the first month of the season due to injury

2010
• Played in 41 games, drawing the start in 39
• Led the Golden Grizzlies with a .308 batting average
• Had eight doubles, two triples and four home runs, scored 15 runs and drove in 19 runs
• Led the team with a .538 slugging percentage and a .390 on-base percentage
• Went 2-for-3 against Lipscomb (2/26), driving in three runs with a home run and a triple
• Academic All-Summit League selection

2009
• Played in 46 games, drawing the start in 36
• Ranked second on the team and fourth in The Summit League with eight sacrifice bunts
• Drove in 12 runs, while smacking two home runs and six doubles
• Finished the IUPUI series (March 14-15) 6-for-9, with two doubles, three runs scored and one RBI
• Went 3-for-3, with two runs scored and one stolen base at South Carolina State (Feb. 24)
• Had a double and home run versus Erskine College (Feb. 26)
• Academic All-Summit League selection

Academic Achievements
• National Honor Roll

Top Athletic Performance
•Hitting her first collegiate home runversus Erskine College (Feb. 26, 2009)

High School
• Earned three letters for coach Cris Belanger at Lake Shore
• Helped team capture regional title as a sophomore
• Garnered all-district first team honors and all-county third team honors as a senior
• Selected to participate in the MHSSA Division I Senior All-Star Game
• Three-time All-Macomb County selection
• Selected to participate in the MHSSA Division I Senior All-Star Game
• Earned all-district and all-county honors in junior and sophomore seasons
• Tabbed all-state honorable mention as a sophomore
• Was a member of the hockey team at Grosse Pointe North as a freshman

Personal
Parents:Renee and Frank and DiCristofaro
• Father coached three state championship teams and is in the MHSAA Hockey Coaches Hall of Fame
Siblings: Frank and Anthony
• Frank played baseball at Adrian (2003) and Wayne State (2004-05) and is the head baseball coach at Lakeview High School
• Uncle Charles Dubois played baseball and hockey at New England College (1987-88)
• Uncle Daniel DiCristofaro was a member of the Macomb Community College baseball team (1979-80)