Feb. 25, 2008

Junior Infielder
Chula Vista, Calif./Eastlake HS

Junior infielder Leila Dolfo

Junior Memphis softball infielder Leila Dolfo was named to the Blues City Classic All-Tournament team this past weekend after helping Memphis finish second with a 3-1 record in the tournament. The Chula Vista, Calif., native hit four home runs in the tournament with seven RBI, finishing 6-for-13 in four games for a .462 batting average and a 1.462 slugging percentage. Dolfo raised her batting average during the week 67 points to .317.

Dolfo hit her first home run of the season with a solo shot in a 2-1 loss to Morehead State for the Tigers only hit in the game. She then led off the game against SEMO with a single and came around to score the first of three runs in the inning in a 3-1 victory. Starting at second base, she scored the game-winning run against Alabama A&M with a home run to lead off the bottom of the first inning in a 6-0 win. Dolfo doubled to lead off the bottom of the first inning against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and then hit two home runs in the second inning, a three-run and a two-run shot. She had five RBI in the game and finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored in her third career two-homer game and sixth three-hit performance.

The five RBI in a game ties her for fourth all-time in school history, the two home runs tie her for first and the 10 total bases ties her for second. Dolfo is now tied for first all-time in Memphis history with 20 career home runs. She leads the team in RBI with 10 and is tied for home runs with four. Dolfo is hitting .317 with a .659 slugging percentage and. She started three games at second base for the first time in her career.

Opponent        AB  R  H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  K  SB-A  Avg
Morehead State  3   1  1  0   0   1   1    0   0  0-0
SEMO            3   1  1  0   0   0   0    0   1  0-0
Alabama A&M     3   1  1  0   0   1   1    0   0  0-0
Ark-Pine Bluff  4   2  3  1   0   2   5    0   0  0-0	 
TOTALS          13  5  6  1   0   4   7    0   1  0-0   .462