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2017 Softball Roster

Bart Rettberg (EIU Athletics)
Bart Rettberg (EIU Athletics)

2 Ashlynne Paul

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Normal Community West
  • Hometown Bloomington, Ill.
  • Major Kinesiology and Sports Studies

Biography

2017 (SENIOR) ... Saw action in 35 games making 29 starts during her senior season... played every game at catcher... one of two Panthers to record over 100 putouts finishing the season with 168 putouts and 13 assists for a .989 fielding percentage... hit .200 for the season recording 15 hits including two doubles... recorded her first career home run in game against Southeast Missouri... earned a single-game high of four RBIs against SEMO finishing the year with eight runs batted in... had three runs scored... team leader with eight runners caught stealing... EIU Presidential Award for academics... OVC Medal of Honor Winner... 

2016 (JUNIOR) ... One of the Panther's starting catchers, she appeared in 37 games making 35 starts all from behind the plate... hit .186 on the season with 16 hits and three doubles... recorded five RBIs and five runs scored... finished her junior season with a .983 fielding percentage while recording 196 putouts and 33 assists... set career single-game record of 22 putouts against Eastern Kentucky... 2-for-2 in stolen bases on the year... 

2015 (SOPHOMORE) ... Started in 21 games her sophomore year splitting time between catcher and designated hitter... Batted in several different positions earning 11 RBIs off 16 hits including two doubles... Set a new career single-game high of three hits against Austin Peay... had a perfect fielding percentage accumulating 32 putouts and four assists... OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2014 (FRESHMAN) ... Earned ten starts behind the plate, as well as a designated hitter role as a true freshman... nailed seven hits, including a double, while also tallying 82 putouts... batted mostly at the bottom three spots in the lineup... OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL ... Four-year letterwinner in softball, while also picking up letters as a member of both the golf and basketball squads... coached by April Schermann, Britt Mason and Kendra DeRosa at Normal Community West HS... earned First Team All-State and Super 60 All-Star Selection as a senior... Big 12 Conference 'Offensive Player of the Year' and Third Team All-State as a junior... three-time First Team All Big 12 Conference kudos... four-time Wildcat 'Defensive Player of the Year'... also tabbed as Wildcat 'Offensive Player of the Year' following her junior campaign... twice selected as team captain... hit over .505 in final two seasons to end with a career bat mark of .431, which included 159 hits, 50 doubles, three triples, 11 homeruns and 126 RBI numbers... Normal West twice earned conference title and sectional championship trophies... also a three-time regional champ, advancing to the Elite 8 during both her junior and senior seasons... in the classroom, she was a two-time IHSA Scholastic Athlete, while earning Big 12 Conference Scholastic Athlete honors all four years... member of the Indiana Magic Gold club team.

PERSONAL ... Her father Tim Paul is a professional bowler.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2014Freshman

    Catcher / Utility
    5'8"
    2
  • 2

    2015Sophomore

    Catcher / Utility
    5'8"
    2
  • 2

    2016Junior

    Catcher
    5'8"
    2
  • 2

    2017Senior

    Catcher
    5'8"
    2
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