#43, Infield, R/R

Leighann Goode

University of Texas '26

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Leighann Goode is a 5-foot-7 professional softball infielder from San Antonio, Texas. She was selected by the Texas Volts with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2026 AUSL College Draft.

Personal Life

Family: Daughter of Travis and Shannon Goode; her mother played softball at UTSA from 1992-96. She is the youngest of three children.

Inspiration: Lists Sis Bates as a person who has inspired her.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Softball League (2026)

2026 AUSL Regular Season: Selected No. 8 overall in the 2026 AUSL College Draft by the Texas Volts.

College Experience: Texas Longhorns (2023–2026)

Goode was a four-year letter winner at Texas. She finished her career with a .307 batting average, 32 home runs, 194 total hits, 37 doubles, 5 triples, and 142 RBIs over 211 starts.

Senior Campaign (2026): Started 62 games, batting .327 as the team's fourth-leading hitter. Tallied a career-high 12 home runs, 40 RBIs, 55 hits, and 49 runs scored with 16 multi-hit efforts.

Junior Year (2025): Started all 66 games, registering a .295 batting average with 10 home runs, 43 RBIs, 54 hits, and 37 runs scored.

Sophomore Season (2024): Played in 42 games, recording five multi-hit games and driving in a season-high five runs during a 3-for-4 performance against Tarleton State on March 1.

Freshman Year (2023): Started all 61 games, batting .325 with 66 hits, eight home runs, 52 runs scored, and 41 RBIs. Posted 18 multi-hit games, opened on a 10-game hitting streak, and scored a run in 16 straight games to begin the season.

Awards & Honors

All-America: Claimed D1Softball Freshman All-America plaudits.

All-Region: Two-time Second-Team NFCA All-Region performer.

All-Conference: Earned Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference notice as a senior and Second-Team All-Big 12 Conference distinction as a freshman.

YEAR	G	GS	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
2026 Volts	20	17	49	43	.209	.255	.302	.557	4	9	1	-	1	3	3	-	7	10	13	1	2	-	-
Career Totals	20	17	49	43	.209	.255	.302	.557	4	9	1	-	1	3	3	-	7	10	13	1	2	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Splits

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	LOB	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
7/18/2026	Cascade	Volts	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/17/2026	Cascade	Volts	3	1	-	.500	-	.500	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-
7/13/2026	Volts	Blaze	2	2	.500	.500	.500	1.000	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-
7/11/2026	Volts	Blaze	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
7/10/2026	Volts	Blaze	3	2	-	.333	-	.333	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
7/6/2026	Bandits	Volts	3	3	.333	.333	1.333	1.666	1	1	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
7/5/2026	Bandits	Volts	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/4/2026	Bandits	Volts	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/30/2026	Talons	Volts	2	2	.500	.500	.500	1.000	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-
6/28/2026	Volts	Cascade	3	3	.333	.333	.333	.666	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
6/27/2026	Volts	Cascade	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	-
6/26/2026	Volts	Cascade	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	1	-	-
6/24/2026	Volts	Bandits	3	3	.667	.667	.667	1.334	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
6/23/2026	Volts	Bandits	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-
6/20/2026	Volts	Talons	3	3	.667	.667	.667	1.334	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
6/19/2026	Volts	Talons	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/18/2026	Volts	Talons	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/15/2026	Blaze	Volts	4	3	.333	.500	.667	1.167	2	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
6/14/2026	Blaze	Volts	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
6/10/2026	Spark	Volts	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

AUSL Merchandise Sales More Than Triple in Second Season’s Opening Month

July 6, 2026, New York – The Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) today announced that merchandise revenue during the first month of its second season increased more than 200% compared to the league’s inaugural month in 2025, another strong indicator of the league’s growing commercial momentum as it expands into permanent home markets. The increase […]

Carolina Blaze rookie pitcher Karlyn Pickens leads the list of top-selling player merchandise

7/16/2026-
Leighann Goode was reinstated from the temporary inactive list
7/14/2026-
Volts placed Leighann Goode on the temporary inactive list
6/6/2026Volts
Volts signed Leighann Goode as an amateur draft signing
5/4/2026Volts
Volts drafted Leighann Goode in the college draft: [Round 2, Pick 2 (8)]

DATE	TEAM	TRANSACTION
7/16/2026		Leighann Goode was reinstated from the temporary inactive list
7/14/2026		Volts placed Leighann Goode on the temporary inactive list
6/6/2026	Volts	Volts signed Leighann Goode as an amateur draft signing
5/4/2026	Volts	Volts drafted Leighann Goode in the college draft: [Round 2, Pick 2 (8)]