Ayvah Cullen

Position:
Infield
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Defiance
Hometown:
Defiance, Ohio

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner for coach Dennis Parrish at Defiance High School ... three-time First Team All-Western Buckeye League Conference selection ... Second Team All-State honoree as a junior, after earning honorable mention as a sophomore ... earned First Team All-District in each of her final three seasons ... team captain as a junior and senior ... helped guide the Bulldogs to sectional titles as a sophomore, junior and senior ... compiled a .484 career batting average over 96 games, earning 96 starts ... blasted 15 career home runs, while driving in 98 RBIs and scoring 110 runs ... hit eight of her home runs during her junior season, in which she also earned a .532 average, 22 RBIs and 33 runs scored ... was also a two-year letterwinner in golf at Defiance.

WHY BALL STATE: As soon as I stepped on campus, I felt at home at Ball State. I loved my coaches’ philosophy and drive to win. My teammates made me feel so welcome here, and I knew that Ball State would be my home!