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  Ashton Hughes

Ashton Hughes

Player Profile

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Monroe, La.
High School:
Neville HS
Height / Weight:
5-7 / 160
Position:
INF
Experience:
2L
Bats/Throws:
L/R

Louisiana Tech Statistics
Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH AB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2009 .200 32-15 65 14 13 1 0 3 6 23 .354 11 1 16 3 .325 0 0 1-3 25 48 6 .924
2010 .320 50-36 128 24 41 9 0 1 30 53 .414 14 2 30 2 .380 6 3 1-4 42 90 21 .863
Totals .280 82-51 193 38 54 10 0 4 36 76 .394 25 3 46 5 .361 6 3 2-7 67 138 27 .884

2011: Had an RBI and scored a run against Middle Tennessee (3/6)... Tallied an RBI single at UT Arlington (3/16)... Had a double, scored two runs, walked twice and was hit by a pitch in Tech's 9-5 win over UTPA (3/26)... Made two starts at short against Hawai'i and had a season-high two hits in Tech's shutout win over the 'Bows (4/17)...Was 1-for-3 with two runs scored in Tech's win against UT Arlington (5/3)... Had a career-high four hits with two runs scored and an RBI against Mississippi Valley State (5/11).

2010: Appeared in 50 games with 36 starts at shortstop...Totaled 30 RBI on the year...Lone home run of the season came against UTPA (3/7)...Tallied four RBI at UTPA (3/7)...Went 2-for-2 with three RBI vs. Sac. St. (5/7).

2009: Played in 32 games, while starting 15...His 15 starts came at the shortstop position...Collected his first collegiate hit and scored a run against Grambling State (2/22)...Received his first start the following game and hit a three-run home run at Northwestern State (2/25)...Went 2-for-2 with a double and a home run in the second game of Tech's doubleheader against Nevada (4/4)...Helped his team sweep the defending National Champion Fresno State by hitting a solo home run and scoring twice in the series finale (4/19).

High School: Lettered one season at Neville High School under coach Tim O'Neal...Lettered four seasons at Sterlington High School before transferring to Neville...In 2005 at Sterlington, he was a member of the baseball team that won their district and finished as state runner-up in Class 2A...Named all-district and all-northeast all three years...Named all-state honorable mention as a freshman and first team all-state 2A as a sophomore in 2006...In 2007, he batted .420 with six home runs.

Personal: Son of Eric and Kathy Hughes...Has two brothers, Cole and Spencer, and a sister, Erica Gross...Born Oct. 5, 1988, in Monroe, La.