LAUREN DERKOWSKI | MICHIGAN SOFTBALL 🥎

Now they can't talk to you until September of your junior year . So I was before that and a lot of my recruiting was just a lot of communication . I think that's my biggest piece of advice for any recruit is to build that bond with a school , especially if you really want to go there .

LAUREN DERKOWSKI | MICHIGAN SOFTBALL 🥎

So after there's an error or something doesn't go your way . How you react is a big part of what college coaches will watch and recruit you off of because they want not only good players but good teammates to be a part of the team . I grew up watching Michigan softball on TV .

LAUREN DERKOWSKI | MICHIGAN SOFTBALL 🥎

So I was before that and a lot of my recruiting was just a lot of communication . I think that's my biggest piece of advice for any recruit is to build that bond with a school , especially if you really want to go there . I know for me , Michigan was always my dream school .

LAUREN DERKOWSKI | MICHIGAN SOFTBALL 🥎

I know for me , Michigan was always my dream school . So when I had the opportunity to reach out to the coaches , talk to them , email them come to camps . That's exactly what I did and made that bond and made it known that this is where I felt like home and this is where I wanted to be .

LAUREN DERKOWSKI | MICHIGAN SOFTBALL 🥎

That's exactly what I did and made that bond and made it known that this is where I felt like home and this is where I wanted to be . I think a lot of college coaches watch not only your performance on the field , but what you do when you think that no one's watching . So after there's an error or something doesn't go your way .