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2016 RMU Softball Roster

12 Ashley Gerhart

12 Ashley Gerhart

  • Position:
    OF
  • B/T:
    L/R
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Imperial, Pa.
  • Highschool:
    West Allegheny

Summary

Biography

2016 Game-by-Game Statistics
2015 Game-by-Game Statistics
2014 Game-by-Game Statistics
2013 Game-by-Game Statistics

Awards
- 2015 All-Northeast Conference First Team
- 2013 All-Northeast Conference First Team
- 2013 Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year
- 2013 Northeast Conference All-Tournament Team
- Three-time Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll member 

Worth Noting
- Owns 139 hits, 75 runs and 50 RBI in 141 games played entering 2016
- Is a .331 career hitter after three seasons of collegiate action
- Enters her final season ranked sixth all-time at RMU in walks (50)
- Is one of just seven Colonials ever to be named All-NEC First Team as a freshman
- Is one of 13 Colonials ever to claim at least two All-NEC First Team recognitions in a career 

2015 Highlights (Junior)
- Voted All-Northeast Conference First Team for the second time in three seasons
- Started 47 of the team’s 48 games, with 46 starts coming in center field
- Set career highs in batting average (.351), OBP (.426), SLG% (.534), triples (3), home runs (5), RBI (22) and total bases (70)
- Was among the top four in the league in average, OBP and triples and among the top 10 in slugging
- Led the team with eight steals and tied for the team lead with 16 walks
- Was second on the squad with 26 runs and added 46 hits on the campaign
- Led the league in hitting in NEC play with a .457 mark
- Tallied career bests in multi-hit games (14) and multi-RBI games (7)
- Hit .385 with a .692 SLG% with runners in scoring position
- Batted .446 over the season’s final 29 regular-season games
- Nailed a two-out, two-run triple in extra innings to supply the margin of victory in a win over Georgetown March 6
- Went 5-for-6 with a double and two RBI in a road doubleheader sweep of defending NEC champion Bryant
- Finished 2-for-2 with a triple, a home run and a career-high three RBI in a win over LIU Brooklyn April 18
- Her effort against the Blackbirds reset her career high for total bases in a game (7)
- Notched another three-RBI game the following day by going 3-for-4 with a home run April 19 in a win over Wagner
- Posted three outfield assists in a five-game span (4/15 – 4/19)
- Was 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs in a win over North Dakota Feb. 20
- Batted .522 (12-for-23) when leading off an inning
- Tied her career high of three runs scored in the season opener against Toledo Feb. 7
- Was 2-for-3 with a homer, a walk, a steal and two runs in a March 15 win over Detroit
- Finished 2-for-4 with two walks, a homer and three runs in a doubleheader sweep of Mount St. Mary’s March 29
- Was 2-for-4 in RMU’s win over Saint Francis May 2 that clinched the league title
- Tallied her first start at a defensive position other than center field when she started at shortstop Feb. 8 vs. Bowling Green
- RMU went 8-3 when Gerhart hit third in the lineup
 
2014 Highlights (Sophomore)
- Tied for the team lead in games played, competing in 48 of 49
- Served as the team’s primary leadoff hitter while starting 47 games in center field
- Led the team with 15 walks and was among the top three in average (.297), slugging percentage (.434), on-base percentage (.363), runs (21), hits (43), home runs (4), total bases (63)
- Hit .333 with a .401 on-base percentage in the final 41 games of the year
- Improved her strikeout-to-at bat ratio by more than 30% from her freshman season
- Ranked in the league’s top 10 in average, hits, total bases in SLG% in NEC games
- Went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and three runs scored in a win at Mount St. Mary’s April 6
- Was 1-for-2 with a homer, two walks, a steal and three runs scored March 1 against Gardner-Webb
- Also tallied her first career outfield assist against the Runnin’ Bulldogs
- Finished 3-for-4 with her first-career triple, a double, two RBI and a run in win at LIU Brooklyn April 12
- Reached base safely in 11 straight games, the longest stretch by a Colonial in 2014, from March 22 – April 12
- Batted a team-leading .378 with a .465 on-base percentage in home games
- Contributed a pair of seven-game hitting streaks during the season (2/16 – 2/28, 4/19 – 5/4)
- Finished 4-for-6 with two walks and a double in the final doubleheader of the season, May 4 against Fairleigh Dickinson
- Went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored in a win over local rival Pitt April 1
- Went 4-for-5 with a walk, a sacrifice, two runs and a RBI in a sweep of St. Bonaventure April 24
- Also threw out a runner at the plate to complete an 8-2 double play in the second game against the Bonnies
- Hit .333 with runners on base and two outs for the season
- Was 2-for-2 with two walks, a double and two RBI in a win against Cleveland State Feb. 22
- Posted a similar line March 16 against Cornell as she was 2-for-2 with a double and a walk
- Also homered at Charlotte Feb. 23 and against Bryant April 18
- Tallied two hits in three at bats, including a double, along with a steal and a RBI in a win against Western Kentucky Feb. 16
- Was 2-for-3 with two runs, a RBI and a steal in a win over St. Bonaventure Feb. 23
- Picked up one of her 10 multi-hit games March 31 against Saint Francis with a 2-for-3 effort
- Hit .421 with a 789 slugging percentage when batting out of the second spot in the lineup

2013 Highlights (Freshman)
- Voted All-NEC First Team in the outfield
- Also named NEC Rookie of the Year
- Burst on to the scene in her initial college season and paced the Colonials in a number of categories
- Started 46 out of 48 games, including 44 in center field
- Led the team in batting average (.347) and on-base percentage (.424) while posting a .465 SLG%
- Also topped the squad in hits (50), walks (19) and steals (10) and was second in runs (28) and total bases (67)
- Served as the team’s primary leadoff hitter, starting in that spot 42 times
- Reached base safely in 16 consecutive games from March 2 through April 6, the team’s longest streak of the season
- Contributed 13 multi-hit games and four three-hit games, both tops on the team
- Batted .444 with a .524 slugging percentage with runners on base and two outs
- Notched a .597 slugging percentage in conference contests
- Hit .405 with a .490 on-base percentage in home games
- Notched her first-career homer as part of a 3-for-4 effort and added a double, a walk, two RBI and two runs in a win at Saint Francis April 16
- Posted a 4-for-6 line with a double, a walk and two runs in a twinbill at Fairleigh Dickinson April 7
- Homered in back-to-back games at Central Connecticut State and Bryant April 27 and 28
- Was 3-for-5 with two walks and a run scored in a sweep of Mount St. Mary’s March 29
- Doubled in extra innings and came around to score the winning run in a walk-off victory over LIU Brooklyn April 20
- Tallied three hits in four at bats, including a RBI double, and a run scored in a postseason game against Monmouth May 10
- Her performance against the Hawks helped her earn a spot on the NEC’s All-Tournament Team
- Went 3-for-4, her first three-hit game, with a RBI and a steal against Lehigh March 12
- Worked a walk, stole second and came around to score the game’s only run in the seventh inning in a 1-0 win over Eastern Illinois March 11
- Was 3-for-5 with two doubles, two walks, one intentional, a RBI and four runs scored in a sweep of Sacred Heart that clinched the regular-season title May 5
- Made a memorable diving grab in the left center gap during a no-hitter by Nicole Sleith
- Went 1-for-2 with a walk against Oklahoma State March 16
- Posted her first collegiate hit and RBI with a single in a win over St. Bonaventure Feb. 9
- Contributed her first career steal Feb. 9 against Seton Hall
- Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against Virginia Feb. 8

Pre-RMU Highlights
- Named all-state second team by the Pennsylvania softball coaches in 2012
- Selected as a an All-Star by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 2012 after hitting .492 with 21 extra-base hits and 29 runs scored
- Earned her third consecutive All-Section honor from the Post-Gazette in 2011 after a phenomenal junior campaign
- Hit .580 with a 1.058 slugging percentage on the strength of 18 extra-base hits while only striking out twice all year
- Also claimed All-Star selections from the Post-Gazette and the Beaver County Times in 2011
- Hit .514 and was selected as a player to watch by the Post-Gazette during her sophomore year while helping the Indians reach the WPIAL semifinals
- Hit .469 during her freshman season at West Allegheny, leading the Indians to their first PIAA State Tournament berth in program history
- Also competed for the Pittsburgh Spirit in travel ball competition
- Was the first softball player ever from West Allegheny to be offered a Division I scholarship
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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2013Freshman

    Infielder / Outfielder
    12
  • 12

    2014Sophomore

    Outfielder/Infielder
    12
  • 12

    2015Junior

    Outfielder
    12
  • 12

    2016Senior

    Outfielder
    12