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Jersey Number 32
Zach Ashford
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clovis, Calif.
- High School:
- Buchanan HS
Bio
Last updated: June 10, 2019
2019 (Senior): Earned Third-Team All-American honors by Baseball America... one of six 'Dogs named First-Team All-Mountain West honors... earned a spot on the Mountain West Championship All-Tournament Team.... played in 56 of the 'Dogs 57 games.. started 54 games with 50 starts in center field, three in left field and one in right field... ranked second in the Mountain West with a .381 average from the plate... led the conference with 67 runs scored and a .488 on-base percentage... ranked second in the league in hits (82) and third in walks (40)... added 11 doubles, four triples and four home runs to go along with 21 RBI and a .526 slugging percentage.... tallied a .989 fielding percentage to rank 11th in the MW... stole 10 bases to tie for 10th-most in the league... finished career playing in 214 games, 10th-most in program history... finished career hitting .347 from the plate.... hit over .300 in all four seasons and tallied 245 career hits to finish with the ninth-most hits in a career... his 11 career triples are tied for sixth-most in a career... selected in the sixth round (178th overall) by the New York Mets in the 2019 MLB Draft on June 4.... completed his career with his fourth straight Academic All-Mountain West accolade.
2018 (Junior): Earned Second-Team All-Mountain West honors as a junior.... started all 52 games he appeared in 2018... led the team and ranked sixth in the MW with a .352 average from the plate... led the team & ranked 15th in the MW with 219 at-bats... tied for 10th in the league in hits (77) & tied for sixth in doubles (18)... drove in 24 RBIs and scored 35 runs... smacked three triples and two home runs for five of his 23 extra-base hits... swiped seven stolen bases for the second-most on the team and tied for ninth in the MW... added four sacrifice hits... made his first career error on May 18 against UNLV and posted a .992 fielding percentage on the season... led the team with 23 multi-hit games... had an on-base streak of 49 games dating back to 2017 as he reached base in the first 45 games he played in 2018 and the final four games of '17... also had a team-high 20-game hitting streak during that run... tied for 15th in the MW with 107 total bases... finished the season with a .406 on-base percentage and a .489 slugging percentage... Academic All-Mountain West selection.
2017 (Sophomore): Ashford appeared in 57 games as a sophomore for the 'Dogs making 20 starts (18 at designated hitter and two in left field)... he hit .316 from the plate with 50 hits in 158 at-bats... totaled 12 extra-base knocks with eight doubles, three triples and one home run... scored 26 runs and drove in 33 RBIs on the season... recorded a .398 on-base percentage and a .424 slugging percentage... stole five bases tying for the fourth-most on the club... tallied 17 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI contests on the season... set a new career-high with four hits versus host New Mexico in the Mountain West Tournament... scored a season-high two runs in four games... drove in a season-high three RBIs at Pacific (April 19), at Nevada (April 23) and in the Mountain West Tournament vs. New Mexico (May 27)... Academic All-Mountain West honoree.
2016 (Freshman): Ashford appeared in 49 games as a freshman making 25 starts on the season... made 17 starts in left field and eight at designated hitter... one of the top hitting freshman in the Mountain West, Ashford hit .316 from the plate and totaled 36 hits with three doubles and a triple... scored 24 runs and totaled 14 RBIs along with stealing three bases... finished the season with a .360 slugging percentage, .402 on-base percentage and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage... had eight multi-hit games... tallied a season-best three hits in three contests including a 3-for-3 performance with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored in a 6-4 win over CSU Bakersfield... Academic All-MW selection... Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
High School: Attended Buchanan High School in Clovis, Calif., where he was a three-year letter winner in the outfield for the Bears... as a senior in 2015, Ashford hit .478 from the plate and had 27 stolen bases leading Buchanan to a 29-4 overall record and the Central Section Division I championship... earned many top accolades for his senior year performance as he was named the Fresno Bee Player of the Year, the Tri-River Athletic Conference Player of the Year and the Clovis Roundup Athlete of the Year... also named first-team all-state and to the 2015 Region 8 ABCA/Rawlings High School All-Region team, a list made up of the best prep talent in the country... as a junior, he hit .403 and had 11 stolen bases and was named first-team All-TRAC... was awarded the 2014 Silver Slugger Award for leading Buchanan in hitting... participated in the 2014 NorCal Rebook World Series and played in the California North-South All-Star game as a member of the North squad... was ranked by Perfect Game as the 53rd-best prep outfielder in California...also played wide receiver football for the Bears earning a pair of letters and was named second-team All-TRAC twice.
Personal: Born in Clovis, Calif... son of Kevin and Joanie Ashford... has an older brother, Cody and an older sister, Kathryn... undeclared major... chose Fresno State because he grew up going to Fresno State games and always wanted to be a Bulldog... enjoys bowling and watching movies in his free time.
2019 (Senior): Earned Third-Team All-American honors by Baseball America... one of six 'Dogs named First-Team All-Mountain West honors... earned a spot on the Mountain West Championship All-Tournament Team.... played in 56 of the 'Dogs 57 games.. started 54 games with 50 starts in center field, three in left field and one in right field... ranked second in the Mountain West with a .381 average from the plate... led the conference with 67 runs scored and a .488 on-base percentage... ranked second in the league in hits (82) and third in walks (40)... added 11 doubles, four triples and four home runs to go along with 21 RBI and a .526 slugging percentage.... tallied a .989 fielding percentage to rank 11th in the MW... stole 10 bases to tie for 10th-most in the league... finished career playing in 214 games, 10th-most in program history... finished career hitting .347 from the plate.... hit over .300 in all four seasons and tallied 245 career hits to finish with the ninth-most hits in a career... his 11 career triples are tied for sixth-most in a career... selected in the sixth round (178th overall) by the New York Mets in the 2019 MLB Draft on June 4.... completed his career with his fourth straight Academic All-Mountain West accolade.
2018 (Junior): Earned Second-Team All-Mountain West honors as a junior.... started all 52 games he appeared in 2018... led the team and ranked sixth in the MW with a .352 average from the plate... led the team & ranked 15th in the MW with 219 at-bats... tied for 10th in the league in hits (77) & tied for sixth in doubles (18)... drove in 24 RBIs and scored 35 runs... smacked three triples and two home runs for five of his 23 extra-base hits... swiped seven stolen bases for the second-most on the team and tied for ninth in the MW... added four sacrifice hits... made his first career error on May 18 against UNLV and posted a .992 fielding percentage on the season... led the team with 23 multi-hit games... had an on-base streak of 49 games dating back to 2017 as he reached base in the first 45 games he played in 2018 and the final four games of '17... also had a team-high 20-game hitting streak during that run... tied for 15th in the MW with 107 total bases... finished the season with a .406 on-base percentage and a .489 slugging percentage... Academic All-Mountain West selection.
2017 (Sophomore): Ashford appeared in 57 games as a sophomore for the 'Dogs making 20 starts (18 at designated hitter and two in left field)... he hit .316 from the plate with 50 hits in 158 at-bats... totaled 12 extra-base knocks with eight doubles, three triples and one home run... scored 26 runs and drove in 33 RBIs on the season... recorded a .398 on-base percentage and a .424 slugging percentage... stole five bases tying for the fourth-most on the club... tallied 17 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI contests on the season... set a new career-high with four hits versus host New Mexico in the Mountain West Tournament... scored a season-high two runs in four games... drove in a season-high three RBIs at Pacific (April 19), at Nevada (April 23) and in the Mountain West Tournament vs. New Mexico (May 27)... Academic All-Mountain West honoree.
2016 (Freshman): Ashford appeared in 49 games as a freshman making 25 starts on the season... made 17 starts in left field and eight at designated hitter... one of the top hitting freshman in the Mountain West, Ashford hit .316 from the plate and totaled 36 hits with three doubles and a triple... scored 24 runs and totaled 14 RBIs along with stealing three bases... finished the season with a .360 slugging percentage, .402 on-base percentage and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage... had eight multi-hit games... tallied a season-best three hits in three contests including a 3-for-3 performance with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored in a 6-4 win over CSU Bakersfield... Academic All-MW selection... Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
High School: Attended Buchanan High School in Clovis, Calif., where he was a three-year letter winner in the outfield for the Bears... as a senior in 2015, Ashford hit .478 from the plate and had 27 stolen bases leading Buchanan to a 29-4 overall record and the Central Section Division I championship... earned many top accolades for his senior year performance as he was named the Fresno Bee Player of the Year, the Tri-River Athletic Conference Player of the Year and the Clovis Roundup Athlete of the Year... also named first-team all-state and to the 2015 Region 8 ABCA/Rawlings High School All-Region team, a list made up of the best prep talent in the country... as a junior, he hit .403 and had 11 stolen bases and was named first-team All-TRAC... was awarded the 2014 Silver Slugger Award for leading Buchanan in hitting... participated in the 2014 NorCal Rebook World Series and played in the California North-South All-Star game as a member of the North squad... was ranked by Perfect Game as the 53rd-best prep outfielder in California...also played wide receiver football for the Bears earning a pair of letters and was named second-team All-TRAC twice.
Personal: Born in Clovis, Calif... son of Kevin and Joanie Ashford... has an older brother, Cody and an older sister, Kathryn... undeclared major... chose Fresno State because he grew up going to Fresno State games and always wanted to be a Bulldog... enjoys bowling and watching movies in his free time.
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