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