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2023 Softball Roster

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6 Ashley Bradford

  • Position MI
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Hometown Tucson, Ariz.
  • High School Sahuaro

Biography

Career Honors
  • Second Team D2CCA All-American (Shortstop - 2022)
  • First Team D2CCA All-South Central Region (Shortstop - 2022)
  • Second Team NFCA All-South Central Region (Shortstop - 2022)
  • Second Team D2CCA All-South Central Region (Shortstop - 2023)
  • RMAC Player of the Year (2022)
  • 2x First Team All-RMAC (Shortstop - 2022 & 2023)
  • RMAC Player of the Week (Mar. 14, 2023)
  • 2x Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2022 & 2023)
As a Redshirt Senior (2023): Earned First Team All-RMAC honors for the second straight season… Went on to earn Second Team D2CCA All-South Central Region honors as well… Hit .349 (59-169) with 13 home runs and 27 extra-base hits throughout the season… Led the RMAC in batting average (.434), on-base percentage (.532) and OPS (1.377) while ranking second in slugging percentage (.845) during conference play… Was ranked fifth in the RMAC for OPS (1.127)… Was tenth in the conference for on-base percentage at .447… Was eighth in the conference for home runs and ninth for runs scored (45) and RBIs (42)… Also ranked seventh in the conference for walks with a team-high 25… Was tied for second on the team with 11 doubles and tied for first with three triples… Led the team with 18 stolen bases on the same number of attempts… Started all 55 games at shortstop… Hit in the top third of the lineup in 45 games, leading off 14 times while hitting third in 31 games… Had 13 and 10-game hitting streaks in March and the first half of April raising her batting average as high as .423 after hitting .037 with just one hit in her first nine games… Had a team-best 31-game reached safely streak… Named as the RMAC Player of the Week on Mar. 14 after hitting .667 (12-18) with four doubles and three home runs in a series at New Mexico Highlands… Had two of her three 4-hit games against the Cowgirls… Had 14 multiple-hit games… Had ten multiple-RBI games, recording four RBIs in four different games… Named as a Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete for the second straight year.

As a Redshirt Junior (2022): Named as the RMAC Player of the Year after leading the Mavs to a sixth consecutive RMAC title during one of the most impressive break-out seasons in program history… Was later named as Second Team All-American by the D2CCCA after picking up First Team All-South Central Region honors from that organization… Was also named as a second team all-region pick by the NFCA… Was selected to the First Team All-RMAC squad… Was all over the RMAC statistical leaders, ranking in the top ten in seven different categories… Was tied for third in the RMAC with 14 home runs while ranking fifth in OPS (1.208), sixth in slugging percentage (.753) and ninth for on-base percentage (.455)… Had hit just three career home runs in her three prior collegiate seasons… Hit a grand slam against Colorado Christian to help the Mavs sweep a critical Apr. 24 doubleheader over the eventual RMAC runner-up Cougars… Also scored 51 runs to rank fifth in the conference… Drew 23 walks, ninth most in the conference, while stealing 15 bases, tied for eighth most in the league and the most on the team… Was caught stealing just four times… Played and started 53 games, all at the shortstop position… Was the lead-off hitter in 46 games as the catalyst for the Mavs, who scored the tenth most runs (388) in all of Division II softball… Hit .364 (59-162) overall, recording 31 extra base hits to lead the team… Was tied for the team lead with 13 doubles and four triples… Ranked second on the team in home runs while tying for 25th nationally… Finished with 41 RBIs and a team-leading 122 total bases, seventh most in the RMAC… Had 15 multiple-hit games, including four 3-hit efforts… Led the team with a 15-game hitting streak from Apr. 3-29 and a 29-game reached base safely streak… Hit two home runs on Apr. 9 against Black Hills State… Recorded a .927 fielding percentage defensively, recording 63 putouts and 102 assists while committing just 13 errors… Her 102 assists were fourth most in CMU single-season history… Was a part of 11 double plays... Named as a NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete.

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2021): Played in 43 of the Mavs’ 44 games, making 42 starts at shortstop… Hit .322 (37-115) at the plate… Had ten extra-base hits, including three triples, three home runs and four doubles… Had a .487 slugging percentage with 24 RBIs and 37 runs scored, mainly from the No. 8 spot in the lineup, where she was inked in 36 times… Drew six walks and was hit by eight pitches, equal to the most on the team and tied for sixth most in the RMAC… Had nine multiple-hit games, recording a 3-for-3 effort against UCCS (Apr. 18) and a 3-for-4 day at Chadron State (Apr. 30)… Hit a home run at Chadron State on May 1, recording one of her two 3-RBI games… Struck out just ten times all season… Had a .944 fielding percentage with just nine errors on 160 total chances.

As a Sophomore (2020): Played in and started 20 of CMU's 22 games during the COVID-19 shortened season... Made 19 starts at shortstop and one in right field... Hit .282 at the plate, going 11-for-39... Scored 12 runs and drove in six... Hit four doubles... Also was hit five times while drawing two walks to finish with a .391 on-base percentage... Had four 2-hit games... Matched a career-high with three RBIs against St. Mary's on Feb. 8, the first of her 2-hit games... Had at least one hit in four of her last five games, raising her batting average 82 points in that stretch.

As a Freshman (2019): Played in 22 games, making seven starts at second base... Hit .167 (4-24) at the plate... Scored eight runs while driving in five... Drew five walks... Had a career-high three RBIs on a 2-for-3 day against Chadron State on Apr. 6.

Prep: Played for the Jeff Fowler coached Sahuaro HS Cougars, along with fellow Maverick freshman Lauren Wedman.

Personal: Is majoring in communications and aspires to become a broadcaster.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2019Freshman

    Utility
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2020Sophomore

    Middle Infield
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Middle Infield
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Middle Infield
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Shortstop
    5'8"
    6