Beth Ashley

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-8
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
College Station, Texas
High School:
A&M Consolidated HS

Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2017)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2016)

2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in 38 games, receiving the start in right field in 26 games, in her collegiate debut season…posted at least one hit in 13 of the 26 starts…seven of her 19 hits went for extra bases (3 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs)…generated four multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games…tallied 20 RBI, twice posting a season-high three RBI…was a perfect 3-for-3 with the bases loaded and hit .800 (8-for-10) with a runner on third and less than two outs…hit .310 with 13 hits and 11 RBI during first full month as a collegian…opened the year with a hit in eight of the first 12 games…first career collegiate hit was a two-run home run that opened the scoring in the season opener vs. DePaul (Feb. 10)…next day, delivered first multiple-hit game of the season vs. DePaul (2-for-3)…launched a three-run homer off of No. 4 Alabama’s Madi Moore in the sixth inning of Game 2 of the Feb. 18 doubleheader at Lamson Park to give the Cajuns a walk-off win by the run rule margin (won 11-2)…went 3-for-6 at the plate with three RBI in the Alabama doubleheader…started season-best three-game hitting streak in Mardi Gras Invitational opener vs. Drake on Feb. 23…produced an RBI in three different plate appearances vs. Dartmouth on Feb. 24 to tie season-high output: sacrifice fly (1st inning), infield single (4th inning) and triple (7th inning)…scored a season-high two runs vs. Mississippi Valley (Feb. 26)…had an RBI single in the third inning vs. North Dakota State on Mar. 3 to cap off a four-run inning that increased the lead to 5-0…next day, delivered a two-run double as part of a seven-run first inning against NDSU…started the scoring in the finale at South Alabama with a solo homer in the second inning as the Cajuns went on to complete the first sweep in Mobile since 2011…served as a pinch hitter the final two months of the season…delivered a pair of pinch-hit singles in the postseason: two-run single in Sun Belt Tournament championship game vs. Texas State that pushed the lead to 8-0 in the third and a single in the sixth of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional opener vs. McNeese that led to Kelli Martinez scoring the game’s final run.

2016 (Redshirt)
Did not see any action during the season, taking a redshirt.

High School
Four-year letterwinner for coach Rusty Erwin at A&M Consolidated High School … Helped the Tigers to state playoff appearances in 2012, 2013 and 2015 ... As a sophomore, garnered first team all-district honors … earned second team accolades as a junior after hitting 11 home runs … as a senior, was named District 18-5A Offensive MVP and awarded second team all-state honors … during the summer, played travel ball with the Texas Peppers Gold for coach Richard Bass … also lettered in basketball as a post player … earned first team all-district honors her sophomore season and was awarded second team all-district honors as a junior ... named District 18-5A MVP and received all-state recognition from the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches following her senior season … in 2013, helped the Tigers claim a district title and go 34-4 on the season … recipient of Brycol’s Best Female Athlete of the Year Award for the 2014-15 school year.

Personal
Born Jan. 21, 1997 in College Station, Texas … daughter of Frank and Janice Ashley … has an older brother, Frank … 2015 College Station Independent School District Hall of Fame honoree (recognizes Top 7 percent graduating seniors based on their integrity, leadership, positive attitude and school spirit) … an exercise science major … aspires to be a sports agent.