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2024 Softball Roster

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15 Ashley Della Guardia

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Spring-Ford
  • Hometown Phoenixville, Pa.

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2024):

  • America East Second Team All-Conference
  • America East Player of the Week
  • Started 42 of the 43 games she appeared in
  • Scored a run against Bryant in the America East Tournament
  • Hit .290 with 25 runs, four doubles, six home runs, 28 RBIs, and 19 walks
  • Had a .988 fielding percentage with 16 assists


AS A JUNIOR (2023):

  • America East First Team All-Conference First Baseman
  • Appeared in 41 games, starting 39
  • Finished second on the team with seven homers, 23 RBI and a .558 slugging percentage
  • Led the team with 41 hits, 25 runs, 10 doubles and 72 total bases
  • Had a hit against Nebraska in the NCAA Tournament
  • America East Player of the Week on 5/8
  • Was great in conference play, batting .355 with 4 homers,13 RBI, .613 slugging and a .998 OPS


AS A SOPHOMORE (2022):

  • Named to the America East All-Championship Team after driving in the game-winning run in the Championship game
  • Hit her first career homer against Stony Brook on 4/13
  • Went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored at Hartford on 4/10
  • Had a nine-game hitting streak to open Conference play.


AS A FRESHMAN (2021): 

  • America East All-Conference First Team (only freshman to earn All-Conference honors in Conference)
  • America East All-Rookie Team
  • Three-time America East Rookie of the Week
  • Team-best 10 doubles
  • Started 35 of the 36 games she appeared in
  • Finished her first weekend of collegiate play by going 11-for-17 with a team-high 11 RBI, 3 doubles, a triple, two walks and only one strikeout
  • Picked up an RBI in each of her first five at-bats
  • Had three games with three RBI
  • Had nine multi-hit games
  • Went 2-for-3 in America East semifinal victory against Stony Brook. 

Background: High School Academics- multiple honors and distinguished honors, all state academic field hockey in fall of 2018, 4.0 GPA all through high school. High School Athletics- Field Hockey: 2nd team PAC, 2nd Team all area (junior year), 1st team PAC, 1st team all area, 1st team all state (senior year). Softball- 2nd team PAC (freshman), 1st team PAC, 2nd team all area, 2nd team all state (sophomore), 1st team all PAC, 1st team all area, 1st team all state (junior). PA 6A state Semi Finalist 2017 and 2019. PAC Champion 2018-2019. Preseason #1 State of PA Class 6A (Maxpreps.com). Senior year- Softball MVP, voted Most Outstanding Female Athlete by all the varsity head coaches. 

Personal: Daughter of Jim and Jennifer Della Guardia...Father played college baseball at Miami (Fl.) and Nicholls St.....Mother swam at Gettysburg College....Has one sister, Jessica (25), who played one year of softball at Kentucky Christian University (NAIA)...Career ambition is to be in medical sales...Lists favorite pro team as the Philadelphia Phillies and her favorite athlete as Alec Bohm.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2021Freshman

    IF/OF
    5'9"
    15
  • 15

    2022Sophomore

    IF/OF
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2023Junior

    IF/OF
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2024Senior

    IF/OF
    5'10"
    15
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