Ash had a career season in 2023 … Has been an excellent fixture in the Aggies outfield with his ability to cover ground, but in 2023 he added some offensive pop to his game … Has compiled a career .974 fielding percentage as the Aggies center fielder with eight assists … Has made some spectacular plays, including many diving catches … He is among the few Aggies on the roster who has played in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), the Big South Conference and the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) … Has played in and started 117 games and has a career .220 batting average with 16 doubles, three triples, 22 extra-base hits, 41 runs scored and 39 RBI.
2023 Season: Played in and started 46 games … He had a career year as a junior, batting .243 with two home runs, 21 RBI, eight doubles, two triples and 19 runs scored … All are career highs … Tallied nine multiple-hit games and six multi-RBI contests … Opened the season on a seven-game hitting streak that last from Feb. 18-26 … He followed that up quickly by reaching base safely in nine straight games from March 3-March 17 … Batted better than .300 over the Aggies first 22 games … He went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBI, including a triple in a 10-5 win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Feb. 18 … Had another three-RBI game on March 3 as he went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a double, including a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth as the Aggies beat Western Michigan 8-7 … During the Aggies first-ever CAA three-game series, he went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in a 6-3 A&T win in Game 3 of the series on March 11.
2022 Season: Played in and started 45 games for the Aggies in center field … Batted .208, recording 33 hits, including six doubles, a triple and a home run … Also tallied 13 RBI and drew 15 walks … Notched his first career home run on March 19 against Canisius … Tallied six multi-hit games … Proved his worth on the defensive side with a .978 fielding percentage … Robbed two home runs in center field at Charlotte on April 27 … Went 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk drawn and season-high two RBI on March 19 against Canisius.
2021 Season: Played in 29 games, making 16 starts as a true freshman … Batted .197 with five RBI, 10 walks and two doubles … Was MEAC rookie of the week after three starts against College of Charleston … Batted .364 with a double and RBI over that span … Committed just one error for a .970 fielding percentage primarily in center field … Had three multi-hit games … Went 3-for-4 with a double and RBI in his second career game on Feb. 21 against College of Charleston.
High School: Attended and played at Southeast Guilford in Greensboro … Was a 2020 honorable mention Rawlings Perfect Game Pre-Season All-American for the Atlantic Region … Was also a two-sport athlete playing both baseball and basketball… Named to the all-tournament team four times by Perfect Game and was invited to the Hank Aaron Invitational hosted by MLB and USA Baseball… He was also the recipient of the 2019 Coach's Award.
