For the Record: Tied game record for home runs with two vs. Coastal Carolina, Feb. 14, 2014 … ranks fifth on the season list for sacrifice flies (4 in 2014).

2014: Third Team All-Midwest Region … First Team All-Big Ten … Academic All-Big Ten … Big Ten Co-Player of the Week Feb. 18 … College Sports Madness Big Ten All-Conference second team … tied game record for home runs with two vs. Coastal Carolina, Feb. 14 … ranks 30th nationally in sacrifice flies (4), a tally which ranks fifth on the Purdue season list … started all 56 games, 55 at first base and one at second base … batted .346 with 25 extra-base hits … managed 13 doubles, two triples and 10 home runs … drove in team-best 43 RBI, including six game winners … scored 33 runs, including four game winners … reached base via hit or walk in 41 of 56 games, including a 10-game hit streak from Feb. 9 to 23 … recorded 17 multi-hit games, including three perfect 3-for-3 days … drove in multiple RBI in 10 contests, including six vs. Coastal Carolina, a tally which ranks third on the Purdue game list … ranked among the top 10 in the Big Ten in sacrifice flies (2nd with 4), doubles (6th with 13), RBI (10th with 43), and hits (slugging percentage (10th with .609) … named to the Louisiana Classic and Kickin’ Chicken Classic all-tournament teams.

2013: First Team All-Mideast Region … started all 55 games, 54 at second base and one as the designated player … boasted a .320 average with a team-best 40 runs and 10 extra-base hits … reached base via hit or walk in 48 of the team’s 55 games … posted team-best 16 game hitting streak (March 12-April 12), second longest in program history … also posted a seven-game hit streak from Feb. 8-16 … ended the season on a six-game hit streak (April 28-) … tallied multiple hits in 16 games, including a 3-for-3 effort against No. 16 Arizona and two other three-hit performances … swiped 20 bases, third most on the team … scored three game-tying runs and four game-winners, while also driving in 14 RBI, including three game-winners … walked 10 times … ranked fifth in the Big Ten in stolen bases (20) and eighth in triples (2) … in conference play, ranked fourth in stolen bases (8) and ninth in runs scored (18).

2012: Saw action in 47 games, starting 44 at second base… batted .271 with 36 hits in 133 at-bats, including six extra-base hits … registered three doubles, two triples, which ranked sixth in the Big Ten, and a home run … scored 18 runs, including one game-tying effort and the game-winners against Niagara and Valparaiso … drove in 18 RBI, including two game-tying efforts and the game winner against Wisconsin … tallied multiple hits in nine games, including two perfect days at the plate … posted a six-game hit streak from March 10-15 … first collegiate hit was a two-RBI single against Niagara … home run came at Indiana… batted .250 with a double and a home run during conference play … made good on 93 percent of her defensive opportunities.

High School: A two-time all-state selection, garnering first team honors as a senior and honorable mention accolades her junior year … a four-year letterwinner … named team’s Co-Most Valuable Player her junior and senior years under coach Dave Moyer … batted .618 with 48 runs and nine home runs as a senior as her team won its third straight conference crown… also received the Bishop Dwenger Scholar award her senior season … team won IHSSA State championship her junior year … received the “Rookie of the Year” award as a freshman as her team won the sectional title … made the honor roll in 2009 and 2010 … played varsity basketball as a sophomore … played summer ball for the Indiana Magic Gold, which placed 17th out of 64 teams at ASA Gold Nationals.

Personal: Full name is Ashley Rose Burkhardt … born January 24, 1993 … parents are Scott and Jennifer Burkhardt … father, Scott, played basketball at IPFW … has two sisters, Kristina and Anna … majoring in applied exercise and health: sports performance … minoring in organizational leadership and supervision.