Ashlee Lovett

Photo by: Nick Lawler/Ball State Athletics

Photo by: Nick Lawler/Ball State Athletics

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
High School:
Erie
Hometown:
Erie, Colo.

BALL STATE CAREER NOTES ENTERING 2025 SEASON
• 2024 All-MAC Second Team
• 2023-24 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• 2024 Academic All-MAC
• Played in 74 of a possible 111 games over her career, earning 42 starts
• Has scored two game-winning runs and driven in one game-winning RBI over her Ball State career

2024 (So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … Second Team All-MAC … earned Academic All-MAC and Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors … played in 44 games, earning 38 starts … made 19 starts in center field, 17 in right field and two in left field … finished the season ranked third on the squad with a .306 batting average, including a .357 average in league play … credited with 19 RBI and 21 runs scored, along with seven doubles and a triple … recorded eight multiple hit games, including a career-high three in the second game of the doubleheader versus Bowling Green (April 13) … her first collegiate triple came in the series opener at Buffalo (April 6) … scored what proved to be the game-winning run on two occasions; versus Canisius (March 2) and in the series finale at Buffalo (April 7) … drove in what proved to be the game-winning run with a two-run single in the top of the seventh in Ball State’s 13-9 victory at Marshall (March 7) … strung together a seven-game hitting streak starting with her triple at Buffalo and ending after an RBI single in the opener at Miami (April 16) … credited with 58 putouts and a .951 fielding percentage on the year.

2023 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … played in 30 games, earning four starts … made three starts in right field and one in left field … saw action mainly as a pinch runner … scored 13 runs and drove in one RBI … registered two hits over 14 at bats for a .143 average … stole eight bases on the year, including two in her first career start at Samford (Feb. 17) … her first collegiate hit was a RBI single in the fourth inning of BSU’s 10-2 (5) win over Bellarmine (Feb. 24) … stole two more bases as a pinch runner in the 9-3 win at East Tennessee State (March 8) … collected her second career hit in the 10-1 win at Sacred Heart (March 10) … tallied seven putouts on defense.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Vanessa Smith at Erie … helped guide the Tigers to the 2019 Colorado 4A State Championship … helped guide Erie to a 73-28 record over her career … named Second Team All-State and First Team all-region after producing a .547 average with 43 runs scored and 32 RBI her senior season … also smashed 16 doubles and recorded five triples her senior year while boasting a .606 on base percentage … her 28 stolen bases her senior season ranked in the top 42 nationally, while her 43 runs scored ranked the top 21 in the state of Colorado and in the top seven among Colorado 4A players… batted .453 her junior campaign with 19 runs scored and 14 RBI … batted .300 as a sophomore with 40 runs scored … finished her high school career with a .429 average, 112 runs scored and 64 RBI … earned First Team All-Conference honors as a junior and senior, while also serving as team captain both seasons … also a two-year letterwinner in track & field at Erie.

CLUB: Played club softball for the Colorado Angels.

WHY BALL STATE: As soon as I stepped onto campus I knew Ball State would be my home for the next four years. From the well-kept grounds of the University to the great athletic facilities/resources, and learning about the culture that the Ball State softball team has established was enough for me to pursue my athletic and academic journey here at Ball State.