Ashley McDonald

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Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast

Position:
Catcher/Utility
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Walton
Hometown:
Marietta, Ga.

At Princeton
2023
Tri-captain ... played in 37 games with 33 starts, all at catcher ... had two-hit games against Yale (Mar. 19) and Columbia (Apr. 8).

2022
Tri-captain ... played in all 46 games, making 45 starts, primarily at catcher with occasional starts as the designated player ... homered on March 9 against Loyola Marymount ... had three multi-hit games on the season, led by a 3-for-5 day with three RBI and two doubles against Sacred Heart on March 12.

2021
Started at Villanova on April 29 and the first game against Drexel on May 4, both at catcher ... had a hit in the Drexel twinbill opener ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honoree.

2020
Played in seven games and started six, all at catcher ... had hits in back-to-back games against Houston (Feb. 22) and Louisiana Tech (Feb. 23), and a two-hit game against Morgan State on March 1, driving in a run ... also drove in runs against Louisiana Tech and Syracuse (Feb. 22) ... the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 virus.

Before Princeton: Positive Athlete honoree from Positive Athlete Georgia as a senior ... Northside Hospital Leadership Award Finalist as a senior ... GHSA coaches first-team all-region pick as a junior and senior ... Walton High School Softball MVP Award as a senior ... softball and basketball team captain as a junior and senior ... school Scholar-Athlete honoree for softball and basketball as a junior and senior ... school's Raider Pride Leadership, Character & Integrity Award honoree as a junior ... played travel ball with the East Cobb Bullets' Schnute team.

Personal: Daughter of Amelia McDonald and John McDonald ... has an older brother, Patrick ... student in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.