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Aspen Wesley

Right-handed pitcher/Outfielder
NESHOBA CENTRAL HS
PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.77

ERA

349

Strikeouts

180.2

Innings Pitched

6

Shutouts
“Aspen was dominant on the mound this year. She was able to mix pitches well and use her rise ball as a strike-out pitch. Neshoba struggled at the plate so they relied on Aspen to keep it a low-scoring game.”
Lindsay McMullen
Head Coach at Germantown High
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Athletic Excellence

The returning Gatorade State Player of the Year, the 5-foot-3 sophomore right-handed pitcher and outfielder led the Rockets to a 30-3 record and a second straight Class 5A state championship this past season. Wesley posted a 25-2 mark in the circle with a 0.77 earned run average and 349 strikeouts in 180.2 innings pitched. She was even better in the postseason with six shutouts in nine games, and she hit both of her home runs in the playoffs, including one in the title-clinching win over Picayune High. A four-time First Team All-State selection, Wesley concluded her sophomore year with an 86-4 record and 1,015 strikeouts in her prep softball career.

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Academic Achievement

Wesley has maintained a B average in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play softball on scholarship at Mississippi State University beginning in the fall of 2019.

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Exemplary Character

A member of her school's chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Wesley has volunteered locally as a youth softball coach. "Aspen was dominant on the mound this year," said Lindsay McMullen, head coach of Germantown High. "She was able to mix pitches well and use her rise ball as a strike-out pitch. Neshoba struggled at the plate so they relied on Aspen to keep it a low-scoring game."