Ashley Ward

Photo by: © Derek Johnson 2019

Year:
Sophomore
Pos.:
P
Hometown:
Henderson, Nev.
Prev School:
Coronado HS

2021 (sophomore season):

Played in 27 of 49 games ... Made four starts at pitcher, with 16 other appearances
Enter seven games as a pinch hitter
Batted .222, going 2 for 9 with an RBI
Finished with an ERA of 9.39 ... Winless in five decisions ... Had 19 strikeouts
Threw three scoreless innings in relief against Sacramento State

2020 (freshman season):

Played in 17 of 24 games, getting five starts ... Made one start at pitcher, four at designated player
Made five pitching appearances overall ... Appeared in nine games as a pinch hitter
Batted .235 ... Drove in five, scored twice ... Did not strike out in 17 at-bats
Hit a three-run, pinch-hit home run to center on a full count in the sixth inning in a scoreless game against Michigan State in what would be a 6-0 victory
Threw 7.1 innings, mainly in relief

Career Bests (entering the 2022 season)
At-bats: 3, two times
Hits: 1, six times
Doubles: n/a
Triples: n/a
Home runs: 1 (Michigan State, 2.29.20)
Runs: 1, two times
RBIs: 3 (Michigan State, 2.29.20)
Walks: 1, four times
Steals: n/a

Career multiple-hit games: n/a
Career multiple-RBI games: 1

Prep: A 2019 graduate of Coronado High ... The Gatorade Nevada Softball Player of the Year as a senior ... The Desert League Pitcher of the Year as a senior ... The Sunrise League Player of the Year as a junior ... Two times named first-team all-state ... Had a four-year batting average of .502.

Personal: The daughter of Beth Ward and Mike Gersch, and Dave Ward ... Has an older brother, Gavin Ward, and a younger stepbrother, Danger Gersch ... A history major.