University of Richmond Athletics
2021 Baseball Roster
Leckie, Dan
Jersey Number 24
Dan Leckie
- Position:
- First base/Outfielder
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Suffield, Conn.
- High School:
- Avon Old farms
Bio
2021
- Played in 28 games making 27 starts in the outfield and at first base
- Hit for a .290 average and .395 in Atlantic 10 play in his final season
- Hit four doubles and a home run
- Drove in 12 and scored 20 times with a stolen base
- Seven multi-hit games and drove in multiple runs in two games
- Recorded a 10-game hitting streak and reached base safely in 11-straight
- Hit his first Spider home run against Mount Saint Mary's (2/28)
- Season-high three hits against George Mason (3/21), driving in a run and scoring twice
- Scored the game-winning run from first in the walk-off win over Towson (4/10)
- Had at least one hit in 11 of 12 Atlantic 10 games
- Drove in a season-high two runs against Towson (4/11) and the finale against George Mason (5/22)
2020
- Appeared in all 17 games, making 15 starts in the shortened season
- Hit for a .283 average with four extra-base hits, drove in nine runs and was tied for the team lead with four stolen bases
- Made starts in left field, right field, center field, second base and first base
- Twice went on a three-game hit streak
- Got his first at bat in a pinch hit role on opening night at No. 4 Georgia
- Recorded his first hit of the season, a double and scored a run as a pinch hitter against Georgia
- First multi-hit effort came in his first start of the seaosn, going 2-for-4 with an RBI in the finale against Georgia
- Recorded another multi-hit effort with a double against Lehigh (2/23)
- Season-high four hits with two RBI, a double and scored a run against Georgetown (2/28)
- Went 3-for-3 with a season-high four RBI and scored twice in the win over Purdue Fort Wayne (3/6)
At Lafayette
2019
- Named as a 2019 team captain
- Spent the majority of his 50 appearances in the outfield, with two appearances as designated hitter
- Recorded the third-highest batting average on the team with .274
- Had nine doubles, two triples, five home runs and 26 RBI
- Stole eight bases in nine attempts
- Hit three doubles, drove in a run and scored two runs in a 8-6 win at Villanova (4/2).
2018
- Started the first six games of the season
- Recorded seven hits with two RBI and five runs scored
- Hit two home runs and a double
- Went 3-for-4 with a home run, double, two runs, and an RBI at VMI on 2/25
2017
- Played and started in 41 games, spending majority of his time manning the hot corner during his sophomore campaign
- Prior to suffering a season-ending injury late in the year, compiled a .291 batting average with 41 hits, eight doubles, five homers and 18 RBIs to go along with a .454 slugging percentage
- Recorded 10 multi-hit games on the year
- Went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a home run at William & Mary (2/24)
- Batted 2-for-4 with a homer and a pair of RBIs against Georgetown (3/12)
- Scored a season-high three runs and picked up a pair of hits, including a home run at UNCG (3/17)
- Saw extensive action as a freshman, starting all 36 games he appeared in
- Played primarily at right field while also making appearances at second base and third base towards the end of the season
- Hit .288 with a .324 on-base percentage and a .439 slugging percentage
- Tied for the team lead with 14 doubles, and additionally totaled two home runs, 20 RBIs and 18 runs scored
- Went 2-for-4 at the plate in his collegiate debut at VMI (2/26), and followed that performance with two doubles and an RBI in Game 2 of the series
- Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on March 7 after batting .381 (8-for-21) across five contests
- Included in that stretch was his first stolen base against Rider (3/1) and a 4-for-6 effort with two RBI and two runs scored at Davidson (3/5)
- Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in a win over Radford (3/19)
- Had two hits, two RBIs and his first collegiate homer in Lafayette’s conference opener at Army West Point (4/2)
- Registered two more RBIs in Game 3 of the series (4/3) as the Leopards went on to take 3 of 4 from the Black Knights
- Had three hits, including two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored to help the Maroon and White win Game 4 of their series against league-leading Navy (4/11)
- Swiped his second base of the year against Bucknell (4/17)
- Hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning of Lafayette’s season finale at Holy Cross (5/1)
- Ended the year with 10 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI contests
- Made only two errors, finishing the season with a .970 fielding percentage
- NJ Prep A First Team in 2015
- Mid-Atlantic Prep League First Team in 2015
- varsity track member.
DIII Transfer Brady O' Brien Staying Hot at the Plate
Wednesday, May 07
Hot Hitting from the Hot Corner: Brady O' Brien
Wednesday, May 07
Baseball Highlights vs. UMASS
Sunday, April 13
Baseball Postgame - UMASS
Sunday, April 13
