2016 (RS-Junior)
Made 14 appearances including three starts… Had scoreless stretch over three appearances where he went 4.2 innings not allowing a run giving up two hits and striking out six including three against SEC foe Misssissippi State.
2015 (RS-Sophomore)
Made 22 relief appearances and notched one win and three saves in 28.2 innings of work... Made season debut with two innings of work against Grambling State... Tossed a scoreless frame with three strikeouts in win over Sam Houston State... Made relief appearance at Northwestern State... Was winning pitcher in series finale at Texas State... Allowed one hit and one unearned run with one strikeout in two innings against the Bobcats... Tosses a scoreless frame against Mississippi Valley State... Recorded first save of season with two scoreless innings at Appalachian State... Tallied one inning of work at Southeastern Louisiana and at Louisiana Tech... Streak of five straigh appearances with out allowing an earned run ended against UT Arlington... Tossed two scoreless frames in midweek game against McNeese State... Made a pair of appearances at Georgia State... Notched a scoreless inning against Northwestern State... Earned save with perfect frame against Arkansas State... Notched season high with four innings of work in game two of doubleheader at Georgia Southern... Saw action in a pair of games against Troy... Recorded third save of season with a seven-pitch inning in game two of Troy series... Saw action in each of final two weekends of season (at UALR; UL Lafayette).
2014 (RS-Freshman)
Made 28 total appearances on the season with three starts... Posted a 3-3 record with 30 strikeouts in 44.0 innings of work... Made collegiate debut with four relief innings in series opener against Grand Canyon... Earned the win after striking out five and allowing two hits and one run in four innings... Earned first career start in midweek contest against Southern Miss... Earned starts against Southeastern Louisiana and Jackson State... Made two relief appearances against UALR... Earned win in series opener against the Trojans after allowing one run on three hits in 2.2 innings of work... Also struck out four batters in the series opener against UALR... Allowed just two batters to reach base in two relief innings at No. 15 Alabama... Tossed two scoreless innings in finale against Texas State... Tossed a scoreless frame against Arkansas State, Grambling State and Western Kentucky... Surrendered two or fewer runs in final 11 appearances of season... Did not walk a batter over final six appearances of season.
2013 (Freshman)
Did not see game action and redshirted.
Prep
Was a four-year letterwinner in baseball at Calvary Baptist Academy... Was a four-time all-district selection and earned all-city and all-state honors as a senior... Was part of Calvary's 2012 state championship team... Posted 4-2 record and seven saves as a senior with a 1.98 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 51 innings... Calvary finished as state runner-up in 2011.
Personal
Full name is Josh Michael Leone... Born Aug. 27, 1993, in Shreveport, La... Son of Stephen and Shannon Leone... Has an older brother, Christian, and a younger sister, Anna... Majoring in education.
