Ashton Whitman
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Weight:
- 0
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- Hometown:
- Kalamazoo, MI
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- Position:
- C/UTI
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- Year:
- JR
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- High School:
- Gull Lake
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- Gull Lake
Bio
2020 at Taylor: Started all 14 games at catcher for the Trojans in her sophomore campaign … Ranked tied for first in both the NAIA and the Crossroads League in fielding percentage at 1.000 … Ranked fifth in the Crossroads League in putouts (77), tied for fifth in putouts per game (5.50), tied for fifth in doubles (5), and seventh in chances (87) … Finished first on the Trojans in putouts (77), third in batting average (.375), third in doubles (5), third in slugging percentage (.575), tied for third in runs scored (15), fourth in RBI (10), and fourth in on-base percentage (.457) … Recorded her first career home run against Benedictine on January 29 … Collected a career-high three hits against No. 11 Indiana Wesleyan on March 11 … Hit .667 in Taylor’s lone home and league series against No. 11 Indiana Wesleyan on March 11, collecting four hits, three runs scored, two doubles, and four RBI … In Taylor’s 12 non-league tilts, Whitman bat .324 with 11 hits, three doubles, and six RBI … Was one of TU’s most efficient hitters against teams in the Top-25 or receiving votes, ranking second in hits (10), tied for second in batting average (.500), and third in slugging percentage (.700) … Recorded 13 hits and four doubles in Taylor’s 11 wins … Finished the season on a five-game hitting streak from February 21 to March 11, batting .467 with seven hits, five runs scored, five doubles, and six RBI … Named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete.
2019 at Taylor: Played in 11 games as a catcher for the Trojans in her freshman season, collecting two hits, two runs scored and a run batted in … Recorded her first career hit and her first career RBI against Union on February 14 … Hit .500 against Bethel on March 29 and scored two runs … Collected 43 putouts and four assists on 47 chances in the field without committing an error.
Prep: Played two years on varsity at Gull Lake High for coach Kate Smith … Tabbed Female Athlete of the Year for Gull Lake High … Received all-division honors in 2017 and 2018 … Named all-district in 2017 and all-region in 2018 … Was named all-division for basketball in 2017 and 2018 … Earned all-division honors for golf in 2016 and 2017 … Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Brenda Whitman … Brother, Wyatt, plays on the TU baseball team … Majoring in sports management.
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