The D2CCA, which is voted on by the Division II College Sports Information Directors of America, recognized Leonhardt as a second-team honoree, while Johnson earned honorable mention laurels. Leonhardt also was named second-team NFCA All-America, while Johnson nabbed third-team NFCA All-America honors.
Leonhardt is earning an All-America honor for the third straight year and is collecting D2CCA and NFCA honors for the second time after earning third-team D2CCA accolades and second-team NFCA honors as a freshman in 2017. She also was second-team All-America by Fastpitch News as a sophomore in 2018.
The Great Lakes Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year as well as a first-team All-GLVC and All-Midwest Region honoree in 2019, Leonhardt finished the year with a 21-9 overall record, four saves, a GLVC-best 1.29 ERA, 243 strikeouts and a .187 opponent batting average.
Leonhardt tossed two complete-game shutouts in the NCAA II Midwest Region #1 Tournament, bringing her single-season total to a school-record tying 13 as well as her career mark to a school-record tying 33. She also holds the school record for career strikeouts (705) and wins (76).
Johnson is collecting NFCA and D2CCA All-America honors for the first time in her career after being named unanimous first-team All-GLVC and first-team All-Midwest Region earlier in the spring.
In 2019, Johnson finished the season with a team-best .363 batting average, 47 runs scored, five triples, 27 walks, .471 on-base percentage and .560 slugging percentage. She also had 11 doubles, four home runs, and was hit by a pitch a team-high 10 times.
She concluded her career ranked first all-time at USI in career walks (99) and was second in runs scored (155) and triples (16). Johnson became the 13th player in school history to reach 100 career RBIs and tied for 17th in career home runs (13).
USI finished the year with a 35-21 overall record and a 19-7 mark in GLVC play. The Screaming Eagles advanced to the NCAA II Midwest Region Tournament for the fifth straight year and the sixth time in seven seasons before falling to eventual Midwest Region champion Grand Valley State University in the championship round of the NCAA II Midwest Region #1 Tournament.
