Hokie Club6 - Ashley YeagerPosition: Shortstop
Class: Freshman
Height: 5' 6"
High School: Gilbert
Hometown: Gilbert, Ariz.
Will be Tech's starting shortstop as a true freshman ... Is working hard to improve her range ... Is very good when the ball is hit to her and to her glove side, but is working on when the ball is hit to her throwing side ... Has great potential ... Provides the Hokies with a left-hander in the lineup who can swing away ... Can hit for power ... Can also swing for average ... Has a nice swing ... Will only get better as she gets more experience at the college level ... Will be a key player this year.
High School: Lettered three times at Gilbert High School for Coaches Beverly Plump (sophomore and junior years) and Aaron Van Brieson (senior year) ... Was MVP of her squad as a sophomore and junior ... Was second-team all-state as a senior ... Named to the all-region team all three seasons ... Lettered twice in track ... Was the regional champ in the 300 and 4X4 as a sophomore and junior ... Was a member of the National Honor Society ... Played her summer ball for the club team A2 L'il Saints ... Picked the Hokies over Arkansas and Oklahoma State.
Personal: Ashley Joanne Yeager ... Born September 1, 1985 in Gilbert, AZ ... Daughter of Scott and Cathy Yeager ... Has one brother, Dustin, and one sister, Brooke ... Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise.
Get To Know...
If I could have dinner with any three people in history, they'd be: Alex Rodriguez, Angelina Jolie and Jack Black.
The biggest influence in my life has been: my mother.
Pre-game ritual: Listen to "Another One Bites the Dust" and focus
If I could be a character in a book, I'd be: Charlotte, the spider, in Charlotte's Web.
I'd like to take a softball road trip to: Greece.
If I could play another sport, it would be: ice hockey.
The movie title that best describes me: Lil' Rascals.