Bentley University

Senior infielder from Orange, Conn. … bats right and throws right … switched to shortstop last season after playing first during his first two seasons … career: 97 games (94 as a starter), .223, 42 RBI, 36 R, 17 2B, 1 HR, 19 SB … 2016: started all 40 games at shortstop while generally batting fifth or seventh in the order … fifth on team in hitting with a .294 average … 45 hits included team-best 11 doubles and one homer … tied for second on team in RBI with 22 … scored 15 runs … .303 hitter with runners on base and .283 with runners in scoring position … 11 multi-hit games included five with three: Jan. 30 at Tampa, Feb. 27 vs. Saint Anselm, Apr. 22 vs. Saint Anselm, Apr. 27 vs. Stonehill and Apr. 30 at St. Michael’s … had a three-run homer at Pace Apr. 1 … named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll Feb. 8 … 2015: started 15 games at 1st, 2 as the DH and 1 at shortstop … 9 hits in 66 at bats with 2 doubles … drove in 7 runs and scored 5 times … was 3-for-5 against Rollins Feb. 15 … 2 RBI vs. Bridgeport Mar. 12 … was 3-for-7 with runners in scoring position and 2 outs … 2014: appeared in 37 of the Falcons’ 40 games, all but one as a starter at first base … hit .183 with 13 RBI, 16 runs and 24 hits … included were four doubles … posted a .994 fielding percentage with only two errors in 350 chances … that was the second best by an NE-10 player with at least 300 chances … with RISP and two outs, was 6-for-24 with two doubles and seven RBI … named to the May 5 Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll after hitting safely in five straight games, a stretch in which he was 8 for 19 (.421) … Before Bentley: 2013 graduate of Amity Regional High School … helped Amity captured the 2013 Class LL state championship and the 2012 Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) championship … 2013 Spartan Award as the team’s most well-rounded player … has also played for the Connecticut Bombers … Personal: son of Eric and Jackie Ashworth … has one brother, Eric (23), and one sister, Ali (16) … Eric was a pitcher at Fairfield … two of his uncles played baseball at UConn … majoring in managerial economics with a concentration in Entrepreneurship … minor in management … age as of Feb. 1: 21 … was a CAPT scholar … has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and Relay for Life.

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