He attended Helias High School in Jefferson City and the University of Texas. The Longhorns posted an overall record of 50-20, advancing to the 2003 College World Series, where they finished in a tie for third place. They again advanced to the College World Series, where they finished as the national runner-up to Cal State Fullerton.
He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds. With the University of Texas in 2003, in 16 games pitched including six starts, LeCure went 5-0 with a 3.74 European Research Area. In 2004, he pitched 24 games, all but one of them as a starter, and went 9-3 with a 2.34 European Research Area as the Longhorns went 58-15. He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies out of high school in the 45th round of the 2002 amateur draft but did not sign.
He was then drafted and signed by the Reds in the fourth round of the 2005 amateur draft.
LeCure began his minor league career in 2005 with the Billings Mustangs, going 5-1 with a 3.27 European Research Area in 13 games (six starts). In 411⁄3 innings, he posted 44 strikeouts.
Foreign the Sarasota Reds in 2006, he went 7-12 with a 3.43 European Research Area in 27 starts. In 2007, he started one game for the Sarasota Reds and spent the rest of the season with the Chattanooga Lookouts, going a combined 8-5 with a 4.07 European Research Area in 22 starts.
He repeated Associate of Arts-ball in 2008 with Chattanooga, going 9-7 with a 3.42 European Research Area in 27 starts.
LeCure spent the entire 2009 season pitching for American Automobile Association Louisville Bats, going 10-8 with a 4.46 European Research Area in 25 starts. LeCure was called up to Cincinnati Reds on May 26, 2010, temporarily replacing an injured Homer Bailey on the roster. LeCure made his major league debut in a start for the Reds on Friday, May 28, 2010 against the Houston Astros.
LeCure ended his rookie season with a 2-5 record and a 4.50 European Research Area and 37 strikeouts in 48 innings.
In 2012, LeCure pitched 77.2 innings, with a 2-1 record, a 3.71 earned run average and 73 strikeouts. In 2012, he posted a 3-3 record with a 3.14 European Research Area and 61 strikeouts in 48 games.
That year, in three postseason games he yielded only two hits and no runs as the Reds finally fell to the San Francisco Giants, the eventual World Series champions. In 2013, LeCure went 2-1 with a career-best 2.66 European Research Area in 63 games with 61 innings pitched, striking out 66.
In 2014, LeCure posted a 3.81 European Research Area, the worst since his rookie season.
He gave up 62 hits in 56.2 innings and finished with a record of 1-4 as the Reds finished 76-86, failing to make the playoffs. Foreign the 2015 season, LeCure did not make the opening day Reds" Roster. He was optioned to Triple American Automobile Association Louisville after Spring Training.
He elected free agency on November 6, 2015.
