On Tuesday (May 27) afternoon, five Ashland University softball players were announced as 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selections.
- Junior pitcher Delaney Lis is sporting a 3.84 cumulative grade-point average as an Exercise Science major through the spring 2025 semester. This past season, Lis was 11-8 with a save and a 3.54 earned-run average, and 78 strikeouts in 127 innings. Opponents hit .229 against her.
- Sophomore third baseman/catcher Sophia Martin has a 3.89 cumulative GPA as an Education (Intermediate Social Studies) major. In 2025, Martin was a .309 hitter with 26 runs scored, eight doubles, three triples, a team-high five home runs and 34 RBIs.
- Junior second baseman Danielle Robbins is an Education (Primary Grades Intervention Specialist) major with a 3.99 cumulative GPA. A first-team All-Great Midwest Athletic Conference selection in 2025, Robbins hit .331 with team-highs of 35 runs scored and 25 stolen bases, as well as three doubles and nine RBIs. She became the program's all-time stolen bases leader this spring, now with 66 in her Eagle career.
- Senior first baseman Lily Rockwell graduated with a 3.78 cumulative GPA as an Education (Middle Grades Language, Arts and Science) major. Rockwell was a .242 hitter with 20 runs scored, six doubles, four home runs, and 14 RBIs.
- Junior center fielder Ashley Veldheer has a 4.00 cumulative GPA as a Sport Management major. Veldheer hit .256 with 22 runs scored, four doubles, four RBIs and 11 stolen bases this past spring.
Eagle softball concluded the 2025 season at 23-23 overall and 13-11 in the Great Midwest, and qualified for the conference tournament.
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ALL-TIME ASHLAND UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONOREES
Delaney Lis, P, 2025, 2024
Danielle Robbins, 2B, 2025, 2024
Lily Rockwell, 1B, 2025, 2024
Ashley Veldheer, OF, 2025, 2024
Sophia Martin, 3B/C, 2025
Bryn Grabowski, P, 2024
Lauren McMillin, OF, 2023
Kylie Asmus, 1B, 2018
Ally Farrah, OF, 2017
Taylor Menhart, OF, 2015
Franki Gironda, 1B, 2012
Emlyn Knerem, P, 2012
Logan Hursey, DP, 2011
Alicia Longstreth, C, 2002, 2001
Tara Ringler, 3B, 1998
Desi Gillman, OF, 1995, 1994, 1993
Heather Lefford, SS, 1994
Danielle Somogyi, OF, 1993Â
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