Brent Leach

Brent Allen Leach...resides in Brandon, MS with wife Sara...is a 2001 graduate of Brandon (MS) High School... majored in Business Management and Exercise Science at Delta State...hosted a fishing trip for 34 kids on June 8, 2009 sponsored by the Dodgers Dream Foundation and the Daniel Hernandez Youth Foundation...hosted the DODGERLIFE Fishing Adventure on July 23, 2009 with Blake DeWitt and James McDonald...attended the Dodgers' Winter Development Program in January 2009, visiting the New Designs Charter School and participating in a youth clinic at the Algin Sutton Recreation Center in South Los Angeles on January 22, 2009... hobbies include ping pong and fishing...favorite baseball player of all-time is Nolan Ryan...favorite actor is Elvis Presley...was signed by Dodger scout Dennis Moeller.

2009

Recalled by Dodgers on May 2 and went 2-0 with a 5.75 ERA in 38 relief appearances before being optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on July 30...Made his Major League debut on May 6 with a scoreless 1.0 inning of relief vs. Washington...Recorded his first career win on May 20 vs. New York, tossing 0.2 scoreless inning in the Dodgers' 2-1 victory...Went 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA (2 ER/9.0 IP) in 15 June games for his best month in the Majors...allowed one hit in 6.0 innings over 10 consecutive scoreless appearances between June 4-25...Limited right-handed batters to a .156 average (5-for-32) with 12 strikeouts...Went a combined 2-1 with a 4.26 ERA in 27 games for Triple-A Albuquerque and Double-A Chattanooga...Went 0-1 with one save and a 0.69 ERA (1 ER/13.0 IP) in nine April relief appearances for Chattanooga to earn a Dodger Pride Award...Struggled in 18 appearances for Albuquerque, posting a 6.75 ERA (14 ER/18.2 IP)...limited left-handed hitters to a .192 average (5-for-26)

2008

Went 2-3 with 15 saves and a 2.60 ERA in a combined 49 games with Single-A Inland Empire and Double-A Jacksonville...began the year with Inland Empire, and was promoted to Jacksonville on June 1 for his Double-A debut...Led Jacksonville with 12 saves while posting a 3.77 ERA in 40 appearances...limited Southern League opponents to a .215 average, including a .210 mark (13-for-62) by left-handed hitters...Pitched for Surprise of the Arizona Fall League after the season, making 10 appearances and posting an 8.80 ERA (15 ER/15.1 IP)

2007

With Single-A Inland Empire, was limited to only 14 games before going on the DL with a strained left latissimus dorsi and missing the rest of the season...was 4-for-4 in save opportunities, and allowed just two runs (one earned) in his 20.0 innings of work

2006

Went 4-2 with a 3.27 ERA in 10 starts with Single-A Columbus before making a May 28 jump to Single-A Vero Beach...pitched exclusively in relief with Vero Beach, posting one save and a 4.56 ERA in 30 games...Combined to strike out 124 in 101.2 innings, average of 10.98 strikeouts per 9 innings...fanned at least one hitter in 27 of his 30 appearances with Vero Beach...Entered the year ranked by Baseball America as the 18th-best prospect in the Dodger organization

2005

Began his pro career with rookie advanced Ogden, and went 5-3 with an Appalachian League-best 2.43 ERA in 14 games (13 starts)...Made his pro debut June 23 at Orem, working 2.1 hitless innings of relief...tossed 15.1 consecutive scoreless innings through his first four pro games (three starts)...Struck out a team-high 77 in 66.2 innings...had a pair of 10-strikeout games: July 22 vs. Missoula and August 12 vs. Billings...In his final six starts, went 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA (4 ER/30.1 IP)