2014 Softball Roster
Abbey Ledford
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- INF
- Hometown:
- West Liberty, Ohio
- Prev School:
- West Liberty-Salem
- High School:
- West Liberty-Salem
Career
โข Ranks seventh in program history in career at-bats (580)
โข Ranks tenth in career hits (160)
โข Ranks tenth in career runs scored (90)
โข Tied for tenth in career RBI (91)
โข Tied for eighth in career home runs (18)
โข Ranks tenth in career total bases (238)
2014
โข Appeared in and started 44 games
โข Second on the team with eight doubles, five home runs and 17 RBI
โข Collected 27 hits, scored 14 runs and slugged .413
โข Crushed clutch grand slam to cap seven-run rally in com-from-behind victory at rival Akron (April 5)
โข Academic All-MAC honorable mention
2013
โข Started all 49 games between second base and shortstop with a .945 fielding percentage
โข Scored 17 runs on 34 hits (five doubles, one triple) with 19 RBI (second-best total on team)
โข Academic All-MAC honorable mention
โข Named MAC East Player of the Week (March 5)
โข Received MAC Commissioner's Award for maintaining cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
โขย Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors
2012
โข Named MAC East Player of the Week and named to Wolfpack Challenge All-Tournament Team after hitting .571 (8-for-14) with two homers, a triple, 10 RBI and two walks over five games
โข Knocked three hits, including two home runs in Flashes' 14-11 win at Buffalo
โข Received the MAC Commissioners Award
โข Led the team in Hits (51) and RBI's (30)
โขย Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors
2011
โข Named to 2011 MAC All-Tournament Team after going 5-for-10
โข Named MAC East Player of the Week on March 29 after hitting .700 in three games
โข Hit .364 in 46 games, second highest average on the team
โข Started 44 games at second base, including all 19 MAC games, where she carried a .975 fielding percentage
โข Belted six home runs on the year, including two in win at Elon (2/13), during her second collegiate game
โข Scored 28 runs and drove in 25
โข Tied for team-high 12-game hitting streak from March 19 - April 6, including four straight two-hit games during that span
โข Went 4-for-4 in wins over both Bethune-Cookman (3/24) and Eastern Michigan (5/12)
โข Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete honorsย
High School
โข Earned first team all-state and first team all-league honors all four years
โข Helped Salem to softball state runner-up finish in 2010 and a state semifinal appearance in 2008
โข Also played basketball and was a two-year letterwinner
โข Recieved honorable mention all-league in basketball as a sophomore
Personal
โข Born Aug. 14, 1991
โข Daughter of Lori and Gary Ledford
โข Has an older brother, Tyler
โข Majoring in early childhood education
