2020 Baseball Roster
Ashton Easley
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Flower Mound, Texas
- High School:
- Marcus
- Position:
- OF
Senior (2020): Team co-captain
Junior (2019):
- Named Second Team All-Mountain West Conference
- Appeared in all but one game, making 50 starts in the outfield
- Finished the year as the team leader in batting average (.327), hits (66), runs (46), triples (4), and stolen bases (30)
- The 30 steals were seven more than the next highest stolen base total in the conference, and were the 18th most in the country
- They were also the third-most steals in a single season in program history, and the most since 2008.
- Batting average was the 11th best in the Mountain West, 15 doubles were fifth-most, runs scored were sixth,.545 slugging was ninth, hits were 10th, triples were tied for first, and his 110 total bases were fifth-most
- Swiped three bags against Dallas Baptist, March 24, and UNC, March 12
- Made three appearances out of the bullpen, striking out a pair
- Had a two-homer game, including a walk off HR vs. UVU, April 9
- Led team with 22 multi-hit games
- Had a nine-game hitting and reached base streak, both third-highest on the team
Sophomore (2018):
- Appeared in 53 games, making 48 starts in right field
- Batted .292 with 49 hits, 15 doubles, four triples, nine home runs, which were the second-most on the team
- Knocked in 35 while scoring 46 runs and drawing 21 walks
- Slugged .589, the second-best on the team, while getting on base at a .376 clip
- Went a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen bases, third-most on the team
- Ranked in the top 10 in the conference in triples (4th), slugging (5th), steals (5th), and home runs (6th).
- Had 10 multi-RBI games, fourth-most on the team
- Collected a career-high four hits against Chicago State, May 5
- Had two four-RBI games to tie his career high, against UNLV, March 18, and Colorado Christian, April 25
- Had career-best three doubles against Colorado Christian as well
Summer (2017):
- Played summer ball for Santa Barbara Foresters in California Collegiate League during his three weeks of allowed leave from cadet duties.
Freshman (2017):
- Played in 38 games in the field, making 23 starts.
- Pitched four times in relief, striking out four in 4.2 innings pitched.
- Batted .269 with three doubles, three triples and a home run.
- Had 29 hits, 23 runs and 16 RBIs.
- Second on team with seven stolen bases.
- Fielded 1.000 in 24 chances in the outfield.
- Went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs in debut vs. Army.
- Ranked eighth in MW in triples.
- Three hits vs. UNLV.
- Had nine multi-hit games.
- Stole two bases against Creighton.
2015-16: Attended USAFA Prep School and played football.
HIGH SCHOOL (Marcus): Lettered two years in baseball and three in football…1st-Team All-District 6-6A, District 6-6A Utility Player of the Year, Diamond Pro Texas 6-A Pitcher of the Week, 1st as a senior…District 8-5A Honorable Mention as a junior…standout in football as well, garnering 1st Team All-District 6-6A as a cornerback senior season…2nd Team All-District 8-5A as a junior…high school baseball coach was Jeff Sherman…played summer ball for the Dallas Patriots, coached by Jerry Valdez.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 25…Parents are William and Megan Easley…has two siblings…hobby is fishing…greatest personal moment in sports was going 5-for-5 in a game as a senior…something not many people know about him is that he loves to read…guilty pleasure is binge-watching on Netflix…dream vacation spot is Aruba…favorite role model is his father…favorite MLB team is the Texas Rangers…favorite MLB player is Lorenzo Cain…pregame rituals are listening to music and eating sunflower seeds…enjoys listening to rap, especially Future…favorite quote: “Honor the sacrifices others have made for you.”
Why I came to the Academy: “To obtain a first-class education and experience new things.”
