2017 JUNIOR - Provided a steady infield glove and bat … recorded a .988 fielding percentage while playing all 52 games … led Grace with 31 RBIs and hit .310 for the season … named Crossroads League Player of the Week on April 10 … was 16-for-18 on stolen base attempts for the year … hit 4-for-5 with three runs scored and a home run against Spring Arbor … had four hits with three runs scored in a doubleheader against Mt. Vernon Nazarene … had two hits in an upset of No. 14 Martin Methodist … drove in three runs against Huntington … stole two bases against both Bethel and Cardinal Stritch.
2016 SOPHOMORE - A dependable batter who hit .324 for the year and .344 in league play … led Grace with four home runs and tied for the lead with 12 doubles … had 3 hits, 4 RBIs, 2 runs, 1 double and 1 home run against St. Francis … was a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBIs versus Indiana Tech … belted out two solo home runs in a game against Bethel … hit 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple and two RBIs against Goshen … had 2 hits, 3 runs and 2 RBIs against Purdue North Central … produced three hits against Oakland City in NCCAA Regionals … went 2-for-3 with two runs scored against Mt. Vernon Nazarene … had two runs and two RBIs against Huntington.
2015 FRESHMAN - Started in every game but two in her first season … batted .341 for the season, including … had the best fielding percentage (.981) among Grace’s starters … had 62 hits in 58 games … finished second on the team with four homers … homered during Grace’s upset of No. 25 Marian in the CL Tournament … belted a two-run homer against Oklahoma Christian at NCCAA Nationals … produced a two-out, two-run single in the seventh inning to tie Taylor and then came around to score the game-winning run … notched a hit in her first six collegiate games … was 3-for-3 with 3 runs, 1 double and 1 home run against Spring Arbor … had three hits in six different games … drove in three runs and scored two herself against St. Francis.
PREP – A standout player from Elwood High School … increased her batting average all four seasons at Elwood, from .333 as a freshman to .341 as a sophomore to .420 as a junior and ending at .453 as a senior … exploded for 34 hits with 20 runs and 11 doubles in her senior campaign … named honorable mention All-Area after stealing nine bases and tallying 29 hits in 22 games as a junior … was honorable mention All-Conference as a sophomore after amassing 29 hits and 11 steals in 30 games … was a two-time NSA "A" state runner-up in travel ball … was named 2013 Miss NSA "A" Eastern Nationals.
GET TO KNOW ASHLEY –
Major: Sport Management
Dream job: Athletic director
Favorite movie: The Ultimate Gift
Favorite band: Sugarland
Something interesting about me: I am obsessed with dogs.
Favorite TV show: One Tree Hill
Life verse: Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Best thing about Grace Softball: How everyone feels like family
Why I chose Grace: To play softball and to get my education toward becoming an athletic director
