2022 Softball Roster
Prange, Ashley

Jersey Number 29
Ashley Prange
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Bat/Throw:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- New Palestine, Ind.
- High School:
- New Palestine HS
- Prev School:
- Ohio State
Bio
Accolades
- Third Team NFCA All-South Region (2022)
- Two-time First Team All-SEC (2022-23)
- SEC All-Tournament Team (2023)
- Second Team All-Big 10 (2019)
- Big 10 All-Freshman Team (2019)
- Academic All-Big 10 (2020)
2023
- Has started 59 games at third base
- Hit 5-for-10 (.500) on opening weekend (Feb. 10-11), scoring four runs with four RBIs
- Was 6-for-17 (.353) at the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational, slugging three home runs and driving in a team-leading seven RBIs
- Led the team with six hits, six runs scored and seven RBIs at the T-Mobile Crimson Classic (March 3-5), including two doubles and three home runs
- Was 4-for-10 (.400) during the Arkansas series (March 18-20), scoring twice and drawing a pair of walks
- Hit two home runs during the Missouri series (March 31-April 2)
- Drove in both runs in the 2-0 series-clinching win over LSU (April 30), including a first-inning solo home run
- Was 4-for-8 (.500) with four walks over the Ole Miss (May 5-7) series, good for a .667 on base percentage
- Hit 4-for-7 (.571) with five walks, five runs scored, five RBIs and three home runs at the SEC Tournament (May 10-12)
- Had four hits at NCAA Regionals (May 19-21), including three doubles
2022
- Started 55 games at third base
- Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in her Alabama debut against Southern Utah (Feb. 11)
- Was 3-for-3 with four RBIs and a pair of home runs against ninth-ranked Arizona (Feb. 12)
- Scored twice and hit a two-run home run against Middle Tennessee (Feb. 20)
- Was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI against Miami Ohio (March 6)
- Went 2-for-3 with an RBI double in the win at Southern Miss (March 15)
- Was 4-for-7 (.571) over the Kentucky series (March 18-20), with all four hits going for extra bases including two doubles, a triple and a home run
- Went 2-for-2 with two walks including an RBI double in the game two win against Georgia (April 3)
- Went 6-for-13 (.462) over the Florida series (April 9-11), including a double, triple and home run
- Had a pair of multi-hit games against Texas A&M, including an RBI double and solo home run in game three (April 24)
- Hit a pair of home runs over the Missouri series (May 6-8), including a go-ahead three-run blast that pushed Alabama to a 3-1 win in the rubber match
2019-21 at Ohio State
- Started 103 games in three seasons at Ohio State, primarily at third base
- Career .303 hitter with the Buckeyes, earning 100 hits, 17 home runs and 67 RBIs
- Her 39 RBIs as a freshman was the third-highest total by a rookie in Ohio State history
- Hit three home runs at the Knoxville Regional in the 2019 NCAA Tournament
- Hit .484 over nine starts during the shortened 2020 season
Prep Highlights
- Attended New Palestine High School and played club softball for the Bandits
- 2018 Indiana Gatorade Softball Player of the Year
- 2018 Indiana Miss Softball
- Two-time NFCA All-American and First Team All-State
- Indiana state career home run leader (46)
- Indiana state single-season record holder for RBIs (71) and home runs (21)
- Two-time state champion (2017-18)
- 2017 Hancock County Player of the Year
- Hit a walk-off home run to win PGF Nationals
Personal Information
- Born Ashley Prange on April 27, 2000
- Daughter of Scott and Laurie Prange
- Has one brother, Tyler
- Human Environmental Sciences major
NCAA Super Regional GM 2 Postgame: Coach Murphy
Saturday, May 24
NCAA Super Regional GM 1 Postgame: Coach Murphy & Kali Heivilin
Friday, May 23
NCAA Super Regional Preview: Patrick Murphy, Jocelyn Briski & Audrey Vandagriff
Thursday, May 22
NCAA Super Regional Preview: Patrick Murphy
Wednesday, May 21