#18 Ashley Hamilton Season 2017-18

2021 as a senior

• Saw action in 24 games with 18 starts at SS and 3B.
• Hit two doubles and drew six walks.
• Had 17 putouts and 21 assists.

2020 as a junior (season cut short due to Coronavirus)

• Saw action in 14 games with six starts at 3B and DP.
• Notched a career-high two hits and two doubles against UMKC on Feb. 21.

2019 as a sophomore

• Saw action in 39 games with 35 starts
• Tied for second on the team with 14 walks
• Recorded her first career hit against Missouri on Feb. 16
• Notched a hit, run scored, and RBI against Binghamton on March 1
• Recorded first multi-hit game against Green Bay on March 10
• Tied her career-high with two hits and set a career-high with two RBIs  against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament on May 9

2018 as a freshman

• Did not compete.

High School

• Played shortstop and third base during four years at John F. Kennedy HS under Dan Gratz
• As a junior, led team to a 37-5 record and a first place finish in the MVC
• Played in 40 games and amassed 57 hits, a .438 batting average and a .631 slugging percentage as a junior
• Scored 46 runs, collected 43 RBIs, and stole 19 bases as a junior
• As a sophomore, racked up 56 hits in 129 at-bats for a .434 batting average, tallied 36 runs, 28 RBIs, seven stolen bases and two home runs to lead Kennedy to a 28-13 record as a sophomore
• Named first team all-metro and second team All-MVC as a sophomore
• Was a second team all-state selection for the second consecutive year as a sophomore
• As a freshman, amassed an impressive .472 batting average with 28 RBIs, one home run and four stolen bases
• Broke the Kennedy record with 11 triples as a freshman
• Helped guide team to an impressive 27-14 record as a freshman
• Earned second team all-metro, first team All-Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and second team all-state class 5A as a freshman
• Competed for Iowa Premier Fastpitch under Greg Dickie for four years
• In 2016, led IPF team to national championship in the 18U Platinum Division in Huntington Beach, Calif
• In 2015, led team to a fourth-place finish in the 16U Platinum Division at the national championship in Huntington Beach, Calif.
• Earned the Academic Athlete Award at Kennedy in both 2014 and 2016
• Inducted into the National Honors Society and was a member of both the National Council of Youth Leadership and the student government

Personal

• Full name is Ashley Hamilton
• Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Criminology major