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Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year

Softball - Mississippi

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SOFTBALL

Aspen Wesley

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

Peak Performance

0.24

ERA

316

Strikeouts

.421

Batting Average

0.61

Slugging Percentage
“I have never seen a player as dominant as she is on the field. She dominates opponents with her movement and location. I have never seen a pitcher with the type of spin she places on the ball.”
Jordan Flake
Head Coach at Philadelphia High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s two-time returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 5-foot-3 junior right-handed pitcher and outfielder led the Rockets to a 34-0 record and a third straight Class 5A state championship this past season. Wesley posted a 23-0 mark in the circle with a 0.24 ERA and 316 strikeouts in 143.1 innings pitched. At the plate, she produced a .421 batting average with 10 doubles, 32 RBI and a .610 slugging percentage. A five-time First Team All-State selection, Wesley concluded her junior year with a 109-4 record and 1,331 strikeouts in her prep softball career.

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Academic Achievement

Wesley has maintained a B-plus 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.