Jun 6, 2010 By Herald Standard Staff 1 min read

Baseball Connellsville graduate Joe Leonard has been named a Louisville Slugger TPX Third Team All-American by the staff of Collegiate Baseball. The University of Pittsburgh third baseman/relief pitcher was also the 2010 Big East Player of the Year. The Dawson native broke school single-season records in hits (104), at bats (240), doubles (23), and RBI (71), but also holds single-season records in saves (8) as well as the career record of 11. Leonard finished with a team-high .433 batting average.