Like father, like daughter. Audrey LeClair has been around the diamond her entire life.

“My dad played baseball growing up and that was his big thing,” LeClair said. “It was me and my dad growing up for about eight years of my life. And so, I was definitely into a lot more sports than other girls and that’s why I started playing baseball first until I was nine. Then I started playing softball and that’s really where it started, dedicating so much of my life to softball.”

The Phoenix Country Day senior, who also handles  pitches duties, wants more than a winning season.

LeClair knows how important winning a state championship is and it shows in her work ethic balancing the role of a student-athlete.

“I try to remember my biggest goal was to play in college and when you love something so much, you put aside as much time as you need and that means staying up late as long as you need to,” LeClair said. “It’s just working on your time management and making sure your dedicated to what your doing is what matters. I work out at five in the morning, so it gets hard sometimes especially now that I puppy.”

This intensity transitions onto the field. There are no days off for LeClair. Last season, LeClair hit .723 and had 47 hits, 28 RBI and six home in 21 games.

However, LeClair believes she needs to improve on her power.  

“I have been working a lot on my hitting this past fall,” LeClair said. “I think working on my leadership and working on teaching will be really good, so I really want to be close with the girls because this is my last season and I do want to be the best I can be by the time I leave the school.”

LeClair committed to the University of Michigan after her freshman season. From a young age, LeClair wanted to join the school her father went to.

“I grew up to the Maize and Blue and I really watched football growing up until I watched softball and realized that they really have good softball team to, and I made it my biggest goal to go there, “LeClair said. “That was always in the back of my mind, that’s what kept me going at five in the morning when I was too tired because I knew that was where I wanted to be and that’s what it takes to get there.”

Not only does LeClair know where she is headed, she knows her time as an Eagle is coming to an end.

“The biggest thing is that I need to remember there is another step after this one,” LeClair said. “I am going to be sad when I leave this campus because this campus welcomed me in with open arms and they did the most they could for me and I’m trying the most I can for them.”

LeClair wants to leave one last mark at PCDS. Not for herself, but for those who put her in the spot where she is today and for middle schoolers who look up to her.

“I want to do it for them,” LeClair said. “Me doing well and succeeding at Michigan looks good for them and I want to it for my teammates and classmates as well.”