UCSD Softball BIO
2 Ashley Chestnut
AS A SENIOR IN 2017
Started 48 of the 50 games she appeared in ... Compiled a .289 batting average with 39 hits, 14 runs and 21 RBI ... Hit three homeruns ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double against San Francisco State (3/3) ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a home run against Cal State Dominguez Hills (4/22) ... Recorded a .983 fielding percentage.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2016
Redshirted the season.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015
CCAA All-Academic ... Led the team with a perfect fielding percentage while finishing second with 206 putouts ... Tallied her first collegiate home run with a grand slam against Cal State East Bay (4/17) ... Appeared in 38 games, with 26 starts primarily at first base ... Went 3-for-5 with two RBI against Chico State (4/4) ... Finished the season going 2-for-3 with two RBI against Cal State San Bernardino (4/26).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014
Appeared in 17 games, including one start at DP ... Recorded a .333 batting average in limited action ... Tallied her first collegiate hit and RBI against Western Oregon (2/1) ... Picked up an RBI in her only start of the year against Humboldt State (4/18).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2013 graduate of Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose ... Played for the Monarchs in the West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) ... All-WCAL Second Team twice ... Also played for the San Jose Sting club softball team.
PERSONAL
Born Feb. 12 in Mountain View ... Parents are Vernon and Regina Chestnut ... Has two brothers named Joshua and Corey ... Human development major at Marshall College ... Hobbies include listening to music, photography and sleeping ... Favorite memory at UCSD are the bus trips to games with her teammates ... Cheers for the Boston Red Sox ... Favorite athlete is Matt Kemp ... Lists Bridesmaids as her top movie ... Listens to Drake, YG and J. Cole ... Loves pizza ... Her parents are her greatest influences.
| GAME HIGHS |
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| At Bats | 5 | 2 times (last 3/28/17 vs. Sonoma State - 2) |
| Runs | 2 | 2 times (last 2/10/17 vs. Cal State San Marcos - 2) |
| Hits |
3 | 4/4/15 vs. Chico State - 1 |
| Doubles |
1 | 9 times (last 3/3/17 vs. San Francisco State - 1) |
| Triples | 0 | |
| Home Runs |
1 | 4 times (last 4/22/17 vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills - 1) |
| RBI |
4 | 4/17/15 vs. Cal State East Bay - 1 |
| Walks | 2 | 7 times (last 4/29/17 vs. Stanislaus State - 2) |
| Stolen Bases |
1 | 2/12/17 vs. Cal State San Marcos - 1 |
| CAREER STATISTICS |
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| Year | AVG | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB-ATT | PO | A | E | FLD% |
| 2014 | .333 | 17-1 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .467 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .444 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | .227 | 38-26 | 75 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 23 | .307 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .284 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 206 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | .289 | 50-48 | 135 | 14 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 52 | .385 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 1 | .391 | 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 165 | 5 | 3 | .983 |
| Totals | .271 | 105-75 | 225 | 17 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 82 | .364 | 32 | 1 | 42 | 0 | .362 | 2 | 6 | 1-1 | 371 | 10 | 3 | .992 |
| Position: | First Base |
| Height: | 5'9" |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Sunnyvale, CA |
| High School: | Archbishop Mitty HS |
| College: | Marshall |
| Major: | Human Development |
| Experience: | 2 Letters |
