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Jersey Number 17
Lileigh Nieto
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Billings, Mont.
- High School:
- Billings West HS
Honorable Mention All-Summit League ('26)
Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ('25)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll ('25)
2026 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Honorable Mention All-Summit League Selection … Recorded her first career multi-hit game in the season opener against Colgate (Feb. 6), going 2-for-3 with a walk, RBI and run scored … Got first career stolen base vs. Colgate (Feb. 7) … Hit her first career home run (an inside-the-park home run) against Long Island (Feb. 20) … Scored the go-ahead run in a come-from-behind win at Minnesota, going 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and two runs scored (Feb. 21) … Recorded career best nine-game hit streak (Feb. 14-28), going 13-for-29 (.448 avg) with seven RBI, six runs, and three walks (.500 obp) during span … Matched a season high with five putouts and also recorded her first outfield assist of the season at #6 Alabama (Mar. 27) … In the series at North Dakota, successfully stole a base in all three games, going 3-for-3 in steal attempts (Apr. 24-26) … Started all 50 games in left field ... Had 47 hits in 146 at bats (.322 avg.) … Recorded 12 multi-hit games ... Had a season long hit streak of nine games ... Reached base safely in 13-consecutive games ... Had 61 total bases for a .418 slugging percentage ... Finished second on the team with 11 doubles ... Had one homerun … Had a .432 on base percentage ... Finished third on the team, recording 27 walks ... Had two hit by pitches ... Finished the year with an OPS of .850 ... Scored 33 runs, third most for the Bison on the season ... Had 24 RBIs ... Recorded five multi-RBI games ... Was 10-for-11 in stolen base attempts, third most stolen bases for the Bison on the season ... Finished with a .967 fielding percentage ... Recorded 83 putouts ... Had four assists ... Contributed to two double plays ...
2025 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 31 games with 21 starts ... Had seven hits in 46 at bats (.152 avg.) … Had a season long hit streak of two games ... Reached base safely in three-consecutive games ... Had eight total bases for a .174 slugging percentage ... Hit one double … Had a .241 on base percentage ... Recorded three walks ... Had three hit by pitches ... Finished the year with an OPS of .415 ... Scored five runs, including a season high of two vs. BYU (Feb. 12) ... Had five RBIs ... Recorded two multi-RBI games, including a season high of two vs. Md.-Eastern Shore (Mar. 8) and vs. Samford (Mar. 13) ... Finished with a .939 fielding percentage ... Recorded 43 putouts, including a season high of seven vs. Prairie View A&M (Feb. 23) ... Had three assists ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Played in the outfield and at second base under Preston Sanders at Billings West ... Hit.537 season at the plate as a junior, hitting five home runs and slugging .955 ... Finished the junior season with 11 doubles and also batted in 27 runs to help her to a first-team all-state selection as a center fielder ... Won Montana's All-State Homerun Derby ... Three-time all-state honoree ... Member of the National Honors Society, who earned honor roll for her entire high school career ...
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jennifer and Steve ... Has three siblings; Marleigh, Tayler and Tucker ... Tucker played college football at Carroll College ... Marleigh plays college softball at Montana State-Billings ... Majoring in Biology ...
Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ('25)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll ('25)
2026 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Honorable Mention All-Summit League Selection … Recorded her first career multi-hit game in the season opener against Colgate (Feb. 6), going 2-for-3 with a walk, RBI and run scored … Got first career stolen base vs. Colgate (Feb. 7) … Hit her first career home run (an inside-the-park home run) against Long Island (Feb. 20) … Scored the go-ahead run in a come-from-behind win at Minnesota, going 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and two runs scored (Feb. 21) … Recorded career best nine-game hit streak (Feb. 14-28), going 13-for-29 (.448 avg) with seven RBI, six runs, and three walks (.500 obp) during span … Matched a season high with five putouts and also recorded her first outfield assist of the season at #6 Alabama (Mar. 27) … In the series at North Dakota, successfully stole a base in all three games, going 3-for-3 in steal attempts (Apr. 24-26) … Started all 50 games in left field ... Had 47 hits in 146 at bats (.322 avg.) … Recorded 12 multi-hit games ... Had a season long hit streak of nine games ... Reached base safely in 13-consecutive games ... Had 61 total bases for a .418 slugging percentage ... Finished second on the team with 11 doubles ... Had one homerun … Had a .432 on base percentage ... Finished third on the team, recording 27 walks ... Had two hit by pitches ... Finished the year with an OPS of .850 ... Scored 33 runs, third most for the Bison on the season ... Had 24 RBIs ... Recorded five multi-RBI games ... Was 10-for-11 in stolen base attempts, third most stolen bases for the Bison on the season ... Finished with a .967 fielding percentage ... Recorded 83 putouts ... Had four assists ... Contributed to two double plays ...
2025 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 31 games with 21 starts ... Had seven hits in 46 at bats (.152 avg.) … Had a season long hit streak of two games ... Reached base safely in three-consecutive games ... Had eight total bases for a .174 slugging percentage ... Hit one double … Had a .241 on base percentage ... Recorded three walks ... Had three hit by pitches ... Finished the year with an OPS of .415 ... Scored five runs, including a season high of two vs. BYU (Feb. 12) ... Had five RBIs ... Recorded two multi-RBI games, including a season high of two vs. Md.-Eastern Shore (Mar. 8) and vs. Samford (Mar. 13) ... Finished with a .939 fielding percentage ... Recorded 43 putouts, including a season high of seven vs. Prairie View A&M (Feb. 23) ... Had three assists ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Played in the outfield and at second base under Preston Sanders at Billings West ... Hit.537 season at the plate as a junior, hitting five home runs and slugging .955 ... Finished the junior season with 11 doubles and also batted in 27 runs to help her to a first-team all-state selection as a center fielder ... Won Montana's All-State Homerun Derby ... Three-time all-state honoree ... Member of the National Honors Society, who earned honor roll for her entire high school career ...
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jennifer and Steve ... Has three siblings; Marleigh, Tayler and Tucker ... Tucker played college football at Carroll College ... Marleigh plays college softball at Montana State-Billings ... Majoring in Biology ...
NDSU Softball Signing Day - November 12, 2025
Wednesday, November 12
South Dakota vs. NDSU Softball Highlights - April 26, 2025
Saturday, April 26
North Dakota vs NDSU Softball Highlights - April 13, 2025
Monday, April 14
North Dakota vs NDSU Softball Highlights - April 12, 2025
Saturday, April 12
