Nicholls State University

2013 (Redshirt Junior): In his first full season at shortstop earned 49 starts with 54 total games played... Batted .253 at the plate with 48 hits, five doubles, a triple and home run with 22 RBI and 21 runs scored... Had an on-base percentage of .333 with a .305 slugging percentage... Finished third on the team with eight stolen bases on 12 attempts with two sacrifice flies and team-high eight sacrifice hits... Had nine multi-hit games, including having one of just three four-hit contests during the season and four multi-RBI games... Best game came in the finale against San Jose State, going 4 for 5 with three RBI and a run scored... Went 2 for 4 against Tulane with two RBI, two runs scored a double and home run... Stole two bases against New Orleans.

2012 (Junior): Appeared in 11 games on the year, starting six at shortstop… Was 7-for-20 on the season for a .350 batting average with six runs scored… Had three hits against ULM March 4… Scored twice in a game two times on the year… Drove in his first RBI against Alcorn State Feb. 29… Earned his first start at a Colonel at shortstop against LSU-Alexandria, getting his first two hits against the Generals… Stole a base for the first time this year against the Generals… Appeared as a pinch runner in five games on the year, crossing the plate for the first time against Southern Feb. 21.

Prior to Nicholls:

At Frank Phillips College: 2010 Gold Glove …2010 All-Star

At Miami Southridge: 2008-2009 Varsity Gold Glove …All-Dade Honorable Mention 2009

Personal: Full name Leonardo Tobias Vargas…Son of Leonardo and Belkys…Has one sibling Rosina (22)…Majoring in business administration