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2019 Softball Roster

6 Ashley Benge

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-2
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Warwick
  • Hometown Newport News, Va.

Biography

2019: started 34 of the 35 games she appeared in ... tallied 26 walks, 15 hits, 10 RBIs, and scored nine runs in 67 at-bats ... led the team with a .442 OBP ... three two-hit games ... seven games with multiple walks, including a season-high three walks against Piedmont International ... reached base in six straight games ... finished the season with a five-game streak of reaching base ... game-winning RBI with a bunt single in the eighth inning against FDU-Florham.

2018: appeared in 32 games, starting 31 for MU ... tallied 13 at-bats and scored three runs ... earned 39 put outs and was second on the team in assists with 58 as a fielder ... named to the USA South's All-Academic team ... finished the season with a .892 fielding percentage ... season-high six assists against Greensboro ... best fielding game versus N.C. Wesleyan, tallied four put outs and five assists.

2016: started 26 of the 27 games she appeared in as a freshman for MU ... nine walks and five hits in 47 at-bats ... also scored nine runs and batted in two ... 38 put outs and 49 assists for a fielding percentage of .897.

High School: started all four years of softball at Warwick, earning four letters ... spent two years of the archery team and was also a member of the track and field team ... four-year team captain ... won team awards for Most Valuable Offensive Player and Most Valuable Defensive Player ... four-time all-conference selection ... four-time Coaches Award ... 2014 Distinguished Athlete Award, awarded by the Marine Corps ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Kelvin and Bridgette Benge ... majoring in Kinesiology with minors in exercise and sports science and biology and psychology ... member of the SAAC at MU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2016Freshman

    Third Base
    5'2"
    6
  • 6

    2018Junior

    Second Base
    5'2"
    6
  • 6

    2019Senior

    Infield
    5'2"
    6