2018 Softball Roster
Searle, Aspen
Jersey Number 8
Aspen Searle
- Position:
- Shortstop
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Bishop Tonnos
- Hometown:
- Brantford, Ontario
Bio
SEARLE AND THE FALCONS
At the end of the 2018 season, Aspen Searle was ranked on the following BGSU career lists...
2018
Was BGSU's female recipient of the Falcon Medal of Honor, the highest honor awarded to a BG student-athlete, at the athletic department's end-of-year awards ceremony, The Ziggys ... also was the school's female recipient of the MAC Medal of Excellence ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete ... the latter award is a 'best of the best' list selected from the academic all-conference award winners ... was named the Falcons' Offensive Player of the Year ... led the team with a .374 batting average -- the fourth-highest single-season average in program history -- and also paced the team in hits (65), doubles (15), triples (three), total bases (104), slugging pct. (.598) and on-base pct. (.414) ... tied for the team lead with 33 runs scored ... started all 52 of BGSU's games at shortstop, and her team-leading total of 16 multiple-hit games included three four-hit contests ... had six homers to tie for third on the Falcons, and deadlocked for second on the club with 24 RBI ... hit an amazing .443 in true road games, going 31-for-70 ... after a stellar opening weekend, was named MAC Player of the Week on Feb. 13 ... also was mentioned as one of the top performers of the week by Louisville Slugger/NFCA ... the next day, was named MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week ... those honors came after she hit .647 on the season's opening weekend, going 11-for-17 as BG won five games at the CSU Dome Tournament ... scored a team-high 10 runs in those five games, with four extra-base hits, two walks, an on-base pct. of .700 and a slugging pct. of 1.059 ... had a double and scored two of BG's four runs in the season opener vs. Niagara ... then, that night, went 4-for-4 with another double, two more runs scored and an RBI vs. Cleveland State ... the next day, had an RBI triple and scored a run in another shutout in over Niagara, then had a hit, two walks and two runs against Canisius ... capped the weekend with her second four-hit contest in the five games, going 4-for-4 vs. Robert Morris ... her two-run homer in the top of the first inning gave BGSU a 3-0 lead after just three batters ... reached base five times vs. RMU, with the homer, three singles and a hit-by-pitch ... scored three runs and drove in two ... was 2-for-4 in BG's win over Elon the following weekend ... later that day, was 1-for-2 with a walk, two runs and an RBI against Rhode Island ... successfully stole home in that win ... went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against UTSA in the first game of Texas Tech's tournament ... the next day, homered vs. New Mexico, one of three BGSU dingers in a five-run sixth inning ... had a hit and scored a run vs. TTU later that afternoon ... had two hits, including a triple, in the second game of the Abilene Christian DH ... hit .421 in the Memphis tourney, with a .737 slugging pct. in the five games ... had three doubles and a homer among her eight hits that weekend ... was 4-for-4 with two doubles vs. Indiana State in the first game that weekend ... it marked her third four-hit game of the season and the fourth of her career ... her second hit of the game was hit number 200 of her career, and she banged out her 40th double as a Falcon in her next at-bat ... on the final day of that tournament, went 2-for-4 vs. Butler, with a solo homer and two RBI vs. the Bulldogs ... hit .500 in BG's four games in Nashville, going 7-for-14 with four runs and four RBI ... with the Falcons leading by a run, had a two-out, two-run homer in the fifth inning of BGSU's first win over IUPUI that weekend, then was 3-for-4 with a double in a one-run setback to Lipscomb ... the next day, had a hit, a walk and a run in another win vs. IUPUI ... later that day, was 2-for-4 with two runs as BG topped Lipscomb, a team receiving votes in a national poll ... hit another two-out, two-run homer with BG leading by a run, this time in the seventh inning ... had a leadoff double and came around to score in the sixth inning, as BG scored three times for a 4-2, come-from-behind win over Ball State on the first day of the MAC schedule at Meserve Field ... walked and singled against Fort Wayne, with her first-inning hit driving in the lone run of BGSU's home win over the Mastodons ... singled, was intentionally walked and scored a run at Toledo ... then, had an RBI single in the final game of that UT series ... hit a team-leading .600 during the Falcons' seven-game winning streak from April 11-23 ... was 15-for-25 in that time, with a slugging pct. of .880 and eight runs scored ... went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI in the first win of that streak, against Miami ... singled to drive home BGSU's first run in the third inning of that victory, then singled and scored as part of a three-run fifth frame ... was a combined 4-for-6 with three runs and three RBI in BGSU's doubleheader sweep at Buffalo ... was 2-for-4 in the opener, driving in three runs ... one of those hits was a two-run homer that broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning, as BGSU went on to a 7-3 win ... the homer was the 25th of her career ... then, was 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored in BG's 11-1 win in the nightcap ... had two hits in every game of the Falcons' sweep at Akron, increasing her streak to six consecutive two-hit games ... was 2-for-4 in all three games vs. the Zips, with a double and two runs scored in the final contest of the weekend ... had her seventh-straight multiple-hit game, going a perfect 3-for-3 with a double, a triple, two runs scored and two RBI against Detroit Mercy ... hit .600 (15-for-25) with a slugging pct. of .880 and eight runs scored during those seven games ... saw her multiple-hit streak come to an end, but extended her overall hit streak to eight games with a single up the middle at Notre Dame ... was robbed of another hit when the pitcher somehow caught her screamer back to the circle ... had a hit in each end of the Falcons' DH vs. Kent State at Meserve Field, adding a walk in the opener ... had a double and drove in a run at Wright State ... ended her career on a six-game hitting streak, as she had a hit in all three games vs. Ohio ... in the opener, had a double and drove in a run in BG's 3-2, walk-off win over the MAC leaders.
2017
Named the team's Offensive Player of the Year ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete ... and, was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete for the second-straight year ... one of four Falcons to start all 56 games ... all 56 starts came at shortstop ... finished second on the team in batting, with a .324 average ... led the Falcons in hits (58), doubles (14) and total bases (87), and tied for the team's RBI lead (35) ... was second on the club in at-bats (179), runs scored (25), homers (five) and slugging percentage (.486) ... drew 15 walks on the season, and was a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen-base attempts ... hit .556 (5-for-9) when batting with the bases loaded, and batted .409 (27-for-66) with two outs ... led the Falcons in both multiple-hit games (16) and multi-RBI contests (eight) ... batted in the leadoff spot in the order once, and hit third in each of the other 55 games ... led the Falcons with 13 RBI in MAC games ... hit .361 in home games ... had a .373 average with nine doubles, 14 runs scored and 18 RBI in the Falcons' 20 neutral-site games ... had a .597 slugging pct. at neutral sites ... homered in each of BGSU's first two games of the season, wins over Cleveland State and Niagara at the CSU Dome Invitational ... had a total of four hits and five RBI in those two opening-day wins ... the next weekend, was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI vs. Canisius ... later that evening, was 2-of-3 vs. Charlotte ... had a total of three hits as the Falcons won two games over St. Bonaventure ... was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles, two runs and five RBI in BG's blowout win over Green Bay ... had two hits in the first inning alone, with a single and a double as the Falcons scored nine times in that frame ... her second double of the game came in the second inning, with the bases loaded, and all three runners scored ... in BG's two games that day (Indiana State and Green Bay), went 4-for-6 with three doubles, three runs scored, the five RBI and a slugging pct. of 1.167 ... had three hits in BG's doubleheader at Western Kentucky, including two in the opener ... doubled and scored in the fourth inning of that first WKU game ... hit .529 in BGSU's five games at the Ole Miss Classic, going 9-of-17 and leading the team in hits, runs (six), doubles (four), on-base pct. (.556) and slugging pct. (.941) ... doubled and homered, scoring the final two runs in the Falcons' 4-0 win over Jackson State ... was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI vs. Eastern Kentucky ... the next day, went 3-for-4 again, as BGSU topped JSU for the second time in three days ... her three hits included two doubles, and she also had two runs scored and one RBI ... for her efforts on the WKU/Ole Miss trip, was named MAC Player of the Week on March 13 ... hit .480 in those seven games, with four multi-hit games, an on-base pct. of .500 and a slugging pct. of .840 as BG went 5-2 on the trip ... on March 15, was nominated for HERO of the Week by the HEROSports.com web site ... had a hit in each of BGSU's two games on day one of the Hoosier Classic ... and, went 1-for-3 in both of the Falcons' day-two games in Bloomington ... had a double vs. host Indiana in the second game ... in the process, increased her streak of consecutive games reaching base to 12 ... her line-drive, two-run single to left capped a five-run fourth inning in BGSU's win at Central Michigan ... went 2-for-4 with a homer and a pair of runs in the series opener at Northern Illinois ... had a two-run shot the next day against the Huskies ... had three hits, including a double, in the Miami DH at Meserve Field ... after hitting that double in game two, came around to score what would prove to be the winning run in BG's 2-0 victory over the RedHawks ... reached base in all four plate appearances in BGSU's 3-2 win over Eastern Michigan on her birthday ... went 2-for-2 with two walks and an RBI ... the next day, singled and came around to score in BG's 3-1 win over the Eagles ... reached base three times in the opener against Buffalo ... walked, was hit by a pitch and singled ... the single came on the 10th pitch of an at-bat in which she fouled off six of the previous nine pitches ... the next day, had two hits in each end of BG's doubleheader sweep of the Bulls ... was 2-for-4 in the opener, then went 2-for-3 in the second game ... in the latter contest, her two-out, two-run single in the fifth inning broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Falcons the lead for good in a 3-2 win ... walked and had an RBI single in the opener at Ohio ... in the final home game of the year, had two hits, two runs scored and three RBI as BG downed Akron, 8-2 ... had an RBI single in the first inning, then doubled off the wall in center to plate another run in the fourth.
2016
Named to the Preseason All-MAC Second Team by College Sports Madness ... was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, in February ... also was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... played in 18 games, making 14 starts, and hit .308 ... all 14 starts came at shortstop ... seven of her 16 total hits went for extra bases ... had five doubles and two homers ... scored 13 runs and drove in 14 ... had an on-base percentage of .345 and a slugging pct. of .519 ... did not play after March 19 due to injury, missing the last 29 games of the season ... batted .409 (9-of-22) with runners on base, and hit .500 (5-for-10) with runners in scoring position ... had three multiple-hit games, with three hits in each of those three contests ... also had four multi-RBI games ... missed the first weekend of the season due to injury ... made her season debut on Feb. 19, and was 1-for-1 with a double, a run and an RBI the next day (Feb. 20) vs. Morehead State ... had a double and scored a run in a win over Dartmouth (Feb. 26) ... that double led off a sixth inning which saw the Falcons score five times to erase a 1-0 deficit ... was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored vs. Wichita State (Feb. 27) ... had a 3-for-5 game with a double and a homer against Morgan State (March 5) ... scored three runs and drove in three in that game ... the next day, had a hit and an RBI vs. Towson, then had another homer and three RBI in another win over Morgan State ... hit .417 (5-for-12) with four runs and seven RBI as BGSU went 3-0 in those three games at TU's Tiger Clash ... scored the only run of the game in BG's win over North Dakota (March 11) ... reached on a fielder's choice, stole second, took third on a single and scored on another fielder's choice ... had a bases-loaded double, driving in three runs in a win over Fairfield (March 12) ... went 3-for-4 vs. South Dakota the next day ... in what would prove to be her final game of the season, was 1-for-3 with a walk, a hit-by-pitch, a sacrifice fly, two runs scored and two RBI against Michigan State (March 19).
2015
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete in the first year of that award's existence ... one of four Falcons to start all 48 games on the season ... made 27 starts at shortstop and 21 at second base ... twice was named MAC Player of the Week ... finished second on the team in hitting, with a .344 batting average ... led the team in a plethora of categories, including at-bats (157), hits (54), home runs (nine), runs batted in (28), runs scored (35), total bases (97), on-base percentage (.395) and slugging pct. (.618) ... tied for the team lead in both doubles and triples ... had 10 doubles and three triples on the year ... her total of 22 extra-base hits was 10 higher than any other Falcon ... was 8-of-9 in stolen-bases, ranking third on the team ... ranked eighth in the MAC in slugging pct., and tied for eighth in the league in homers ... was ninth in the MAC in total bases ... walked 11 times and was hit by pitch on three occasions ... led BGSU in multiple-hit games (16) and multi-RBI games (6 - tied for team lead) ... reached base 40 times in 84 opportunities (.476) when leading off an inning ... batted .500 with the bases loaded, going 3-for-6 in such situations ... hit .357 (10-of-28) with runners in scoring position ... in MAC games, batted .365, leading the Falcons in that category ... also led BG in at-bats (74), runs (12), hits (27), triples (two), homers (four), RBI (13), on-base pct. (.385) and slugging pct. (.622) in MAC contests ... had a hit in each of BGSU's first four games of the season, was 1-for-4 with a run scored vs. both Niagara and Bucknell on opening night (Feb. 7) ... had a walk and a stolen base in the first game, and hit a solo home run in the second ... was 1-for-3 vs. Canisius the next day (Feb. 8), with three runs, three RBI and three stolen bases ... also had a walk and a double in BG's 16-1 win ... had a triple, a stolen base and two RBI vs. Robert Morris later that day ... the triple plated a pair of runs in the fifth inning and gave the Falcons the lead for good ... doubled against both Massachusetts and the College of Charleston on Feb. 21, with a total of two hits in the latter game ... had a 2-for-3 day vs. Seton Hall (March 6), with a double, a homer and two runs scored ... went 5-for-7 in back-to-back games at Indiana ... was 3-for-4 in the first game (March 12), including a pair of doubles ... then, was 2-for-3 against the Hoosiers two days later (March 14) ... went 2-for-3 vs. IPFW (March 15), with two home runs ... scored two runs and drove in four in that game, adding a walk and a stolen base ... later that day, was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored vs. Wright State ... earned her first MAC P-O-W honor of the season on March 17 after hitting .579 with a slugging pct. of 1.000 the previous week ... had at least one hit in each of the six games that week, with four multiple-hit contests in that time ... was 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI vs. Toledo (March 29) ... scored a pair of runs in that game, and crossed the plate a total of three times in the doubleheader sweep of the Rockets ... had a triple in the nightcap ... scored three runs against Detroit two days later (March 31), with the third coming on a walk-off homer to lead off the ninth inning at 9:21 p.m. ... had a hit and an RBI in the opener at Northern Illinois (April 3), then exploded for four hits in the nightcap ... was 4-for-5 in that game, with nine total bases on a single, two doubles and a homer ... her two-run single in the sixth inning of that game tied the score at 3-3, as BG went on to score nine runs in the inning ... had two runs and three RBI ... had two hits and scored a run in each of BG's games at Western Michigan (April 4-5) ... homered in the second contest ... was named the MAC P-O-W on April 7, after hitting .455 with a slugging pct. of .955 in the prior week's six games ... was 5-for-8 in the Ohio doubleheader (April 17), going 3-for-4 in the first game and 2-for-4 in the second ... was 2-of-3 against Akron (April 18), then had two hits in each game against IPFW (April 21) ... had a BGSU season-high five RBI in an 8-2 win over Eastern Michigan (May 1) ... was 2-for-3 with a homer and a bases-loaded triple ... was 1-for-3 in the second half of that twinbill, and had a walk in each game.
2014
Started all 52 games for the Orange and Brown, playing the majority of her time at shortstop ... named to the All-MAC Freshman Team ... ranked third on the team with a .300 batting average, collecting 48 hits in 160 at bats was ranked fourth on the Falcons with 16 RBI, and tied for third on the team with 64 total bases ... finished with five doubles, one triple, and tied for fourth on the Falcons with three home runs ... was fourth on the Falcons in sacrifice hits (four) and putouts (71) ... led the team with 143 assists, finishing the year with a .955 fielding percentage ... recorded her first collegiate hit with a home run against Cleveland State (Feb. 8), going 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI ... recorded her first multi-hit game on the road against Canisius, going 2-for-3 (Feb. 9) ... went 2-for-3 with a run scored on the road against Northern Colorado (Feb. 21) ... recorded her first hit in MAC play on the road against Northern Illinois (March 28), going 1-for-4 with a run in the contest ... followed by going 2-for-4 with a career-best two RBI against the Huskies in game two ... recorded a career-best three hits on the road against Akron (April 11), going 3-for-4 ... went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs at home against Detroit (April 16) ... collected 23 hits in 58 at bats over the Falcons’ final 17 games, for a team-leading .397 batting average in that time.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four varsity letters under coach Mark Marini at Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School ... also played volleyball all four years for the Titans ... earned Honor Roll all four years ... has played for the Ajax Raiders (16U), Brantford Bobcats (19U) and the Women’s Junior National Team (19U) ... helped the Bobcats place first in the 2012 Canadian Championships ... competed in the 2013 World Junior Championships, representing Team Canada.
PERSONAL
Full name Aspen Nicole Searle ... daughter of Jason Searle and Shelli Hyland ... has an older brother, Kolby ... a psychology major at BGSU, with a minor in human development and family studies (HDFS) ... has a cumulative GPA of 3.722 through the Spring 2018 semester ... in July of 2015, played for a college all-star team that competed against the USA Softball Women's National Team ... in March of 2017, was one of 29 athletes invited to the Canadian Women's National Team's Selection Camp from June 22-27 ... from that pool, was named to the Canadian Elite team that competed in various events throughout that summer.
CAREER STATISTICS
At the end of the 2018 season, Aspen Searle was ranked on the following BGSU career lists...
- Hits – 241, Second
- At-Bats – 722, Second
- Total Bases – 379, Second
- Doubles – 49, Second
- Runs – 125, Fourth
- Games Played – 226, Third
- Games Started – 222, Third
- RBI – 117, Fourth
- Batting Avg. – .334, Sixth
- Home Runs – 25, Sixth
- Slugging Pct. – .525, Sixth
- Sacrifice Flies – 4, T-Ninth
- Triples – 7, T-13th
- Walks – 54, 15th
2018
Was BGSU's female recipient of the Falcon Medal of Honor, the highest honor awarded to a BG student-athlete, at the athletic department's end-of-year awards ceremony, The Ziggys ... also was the school's female recipient of the MAC Medal of Excellence ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete ... the latter award is a 'best of the best' list selected from the academic all-conference award winners ... was named the Falcons' Offensive Player of the Year ... led the team with a .374 batting average -- the fourth-highest single-season average in program history -- and also paced the team in hits (65), doubles (15), triples (three), total bases (104), slugging pct. (.598) and on-base pct. (.414) ... tied for the team lead with 33 runs scored ... started all 52 of BGSU's games at shortstop, and her team-leading total of 16 multiple-hit games included three four-hit contests ... had six homers to tie for third on the Falcons, and deadlocked for second on the club with 24 RBI ... hit an amazing .443 in true road games, going 31-for-70 ... after a stellar opening weekend, was named MAC Player of the Week on Feb. 13 ... also was mentioned as one of the top performers of the week by Louisville Slugger/NFCA ... the next day, was named MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week ... those honors came after she hit .647 on the season's opening weekend, going 11-for-17 as BG won five games at the CSU Dome Tournament ... scored a team-high 10 runs in those five games, with four extra-base hits, two walks, an on-base pct. of .700 and a slugging pct. of 1.059 ... had a double and scored two of BG's four runs in the season opener vs. Niagara ... then, that night, went 4-for-4 with another double, two more runs scored and an RBI vs. Cleveland State ... the next day, had an RBI triple and scored a run in another shutout in over Niagara, then had a hit, two walks and two runs against Canisius ... capped the weekend with her second four-hit contest in the five games, going 4-for-4 vs. Robert Morris ... her two-run homer in the top of the first inning gave BGSU a 3-0 lead after just three batters ... reached base five times vs. RMU, with the homer, three singles and a hit-by-pitch ... scored three runs and drove in two ... was 2-for-4 in BG's win over Elon the following weekend ... later that day, was 1-for-2 with a walk, two runs and an RBI against Rhode Island ... successfully stole home in that win ... went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against UTSA in the first game of Texas Tech's tournament ... the next day, homered vs. New Mexico, one of three BGSU dingers in a five-run sixth inning ... had a hit and scored a run vs. TTU later that afternoon ... had two hits, including a triple, in the second game of the Abilene Christian DH ... hit .421 in the Memphis tourney, with a .737 slugging pct. in the five games ... had three doubles and a homer among her eight hits that weekend ... was 4-for-4 with two doubles vs. Indiana State in the first game that weekend ... it marked her third four-hit game of the season and the fourth of her career ... her second hit of the game was hit number 200 of her career, and she banged out her 40th double as a Falcon in her next at-bat ... on the final day of that tournament, went 2-for-4 vs. Butler, with a solo homer and two RBI vs. the Bulldogs ... hit .500 in BG's four games in Nashville, going 7-for-14 with four runs and four RBI ... with the Falcons leading by a run, had a two-out, two-run homer in the fifth inning of BGSU's first win over IUPUI that weekend, then was 3-for-4 with a double in a one-run setback to Lipscomb ... the next day, had a hit, a walk and a run in another win vs. IUPUI ... later that day, was 2-for-4 with two runs as BG topped Lipscomb, a team receiving votes in a national poll ... hit another two-out, two-run homer with BG leading by a run, this time in the seventh inning ... had a leadoff double and came around to score in the sixth inning, as BG scored three times for a 4-2, come-from-behind win over Ball State on the first day of the MAC schedule at Meserve Field ... walked and singled against Fort Wayne, with her first-inning hit driving in the lone run of BGSU's home win over the Mastodons ... singled, was intentionally walked and scored a run at Toledo ... then, had an RBI single in the final game of that UT series ... hit a team-leading .600 during the Falcons' seven-game winning streak from April 11-23 ... was 15-for-25 in that time, with a slugging pct. of .880 and eight runs scored ... went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI in the first win of that streak, against Miami ... singled to drive home BGSU's first run in the third inning of that victory, then singled and scored as part of a three-run fifth frame ... was a combined 4-for-6 with three runs and three RBI in BGSU's doubleheader sweep at Buffalo ... was 2-for-4 in the opener, driving in three runs ... one of those hits was a two-run homer that broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning, as BGSU went on to a 7-3 win ... the homer was the 25th of her career ... then, was 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored in BG's 11-1 win in the nightcap ... had two hits in every game of the Falcons' sweep at Akron, increasing her streak to six consecutive two-hit games ... was 2-for-4 in all three games vs. the Zips, with a double and two runs scored in the final contest of the weekend ... had her seventh-straight multiple-hit game, going a perfect 3-for-3 with a double, a triple, two runs scored and two RBI against Detroit Mercy ... hit .600 (15-for-25) with a slugging pct. of .880 and eight runs scored during those seven games ... saw her multiple-hit streak come to an end, but extended her overall hit streak to eight games with a single up the middle at Notre Dame ... was robbed of another hit when the pitcher somehow caught her screamer back to the circle ... had a hit in each end of the Falcons' DH vs. Kent State at Meserve Field, adding a walk in the opener ... had a double and drove in a run at Wright State ... ended her career on a six-game hitting streak, as she had a hit in all three games vs. Ohio ... in the opener, had a double and drove in a run in BG's 3-2, walk-off win over the MAC leaders.
2017
Named the team's Offensive Player of the Year ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete ... and, was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete for the second-straight year ... one of four Falcons to start all 56 games ... all 56 starts came at shortstop ... finished second on the team in batting, with a .324 average ... led the Falcons in hits (58), doubles (14) and total bases (87), and tied for the team's RBI lead (35) ... was second on the club in at-bats (179), runs scored (25), homers (five) and slugging percentage (.486) ... drew 15 walks on the season, and was a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen-base attempts ... hit .556 (5-for-9) when batting with the bases loaded, and batted .409 (27-for-66) with two outs ... led the Falcons in both multiple-hit games (16) and multi-RBI contests (eight) ... batted in the leadoff spot in the order once, and hit third in each of the other 55 games ... led the Falcons with 13 RBI in MAC games ... hit .361 in home games ... had a .373 average with nine doubles, 14 runs scored and 18 RBI in the Falcons' 20 neutral-site games ... had a .597 slugging pct. at neutral sites ... homered in each of BGSU's first two games of the season, wins over Cleveland State and Niagara at the CSU Dome Invitational ... had a total of four hits and five RBI in those two opening-day wins ... the next weekend, was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI vs. Canisius ... later that evening, was 2-of-3 vs. Charlotte ... had a total of three hits as the Falcons won two games over St. Bonaventure ... was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles, two runs and five RBI in BG's blowout win over Green Bay ... had two hits in the first inning alone, with a single and a double as the Falcons scored nine times in that frame ... her second double of the game came in the second inning, with the bases loaded, and all three runners scored ... in BG's two games that day (Indiana State and Green Bay), went 4-for-6 with three doubles, three runs scored, the five RBI and a slugging pct. of 1.167 ... had three hits in BG's doubleheader at Western Kentucky, including two in the opener ... doubled and scored in the fourth inning of that first WKU game ... hit .529 in BGSU's five games at the Ole Miss Classic, going 9-of-17 and leading the team in hits, runs (six), doubles (four), on-base pct. (.556) and slugging pct. (.941) ... doubled and homered, scoring the final two runs in the Falcons' 4-0 win over Jackson State ... was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI vs. Eastern Kentucky ... the next day, went 3-for-4 again, as BGSU topped JSU for the second time in three days ... her three hits included two doubles, and she also had two runs scored and one RBI ... for her efforts on the WKU/Ole Miss trip, was named MAC Player of the Week on March 13 ... hit .480 in those seven games, with four multi-hit games, an on-base pct. of .500 and a slugging pct. of .840 as BG went 5-2 on the trip ... on March 15, was nominated for HERO of the Week by the HEROSports.com web site ... had a hit in each of BGSU's two games on day one of the Hoosier Classic ... and, went 1-for-3 in both of the Falcons' day-two games in Bloomington ... had a double vs. host Indiana in the second game ... in the process, increased her streak of consecutive games reaching base to 12 ... her line-drive, two-run single to left capped a five-run fourth inning in BGSU's win at Central Michigan ... went 2-for-4 with a homer and a pair of runs in the series opener at Northern Illinois ... had a two-run shot the next day against the Huskies ... had three hits, including a double, in the Miami DH at Meserve Field ... after hitting that double in game two, came around to score what would prove to be the winning run in BG's 2-0 victory over the RedHawks ... reached base in all four plate appearances in BGSU's 3-2 win over Eastern Michigan on her birthday ... went 2-for-2 with two walks and an RBI ... the next day, singled and came around to score in BG's 3-1 win over the Eagles ... reached base three times in the opener against Buffalo ... walked, was hit by a pitch and singled ... the single came on the 10th pitch of an at-bat in which she fouled off six of the previous nine pitches ... the next day, had two hits in each end of BG's doubleheader sweep of the Bulls ... was 2-for-4 in the opener, then went 2-for-3 in the second game ... in the latter contest, her two-out, two-run single in the fifth inning broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Falcons the lead for good in a 3-2 win ... walked and had an RBI single in the opener at Ohio ... in the final home game of the year, had two hits, two runs scored and three RBI as BG downed Akron, 8-2 ... had an RBI single in the first inning, then doubled off the wall in center to plate another run in the fourth.
2016
Named to the Preseason All-MAC Second Team by College Sports Madness ... was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, in February ... also was named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... played in 18 games, making 14 starts, and hit .308 ... all 14 starts came at shortstop ... seven of her 16 total hits went for extra bases ... had five doubles and two homers ... scored 13 runs and drove in 14 ... had an on-base percentage of .345 and a slugging pct. of .519 ... did not play after March 19 due to injury, missing the last 29 games of the season ... batted .409 (9-of-22) with runners on base, and hit .500 (5-for-10) with runners in scoring position ... had three multiple-hit games, with three hits in each of those three contests ... also had four multi-RBI games ... missed the first weekend of the season due to injury ... made her season debut on Feb. 19, and was 1-for-1 with a double, a run and an RBI the next day (Feb. 20) vs. Morehead State ... had a double and scored a run in a win over Dartmouth (Feb. 26) ... that double led off a sixth inning which saw the Falcons score five times to erase a 1-0 deficit ... was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored vs. Wichita State (Feb. 27) ... had a 3-for-5 game with a double and a homer against Morgan State (March 5) ... scored three runs and drove in three in that game ... the next day, had a hit and an RBI vs. Towson, then had another homer and three RBI in another win over Morgan State ... hit .417 (5-for-12) with four runs and seven RBI as BGSU went 3-0 in those three games at TU's Tiger Clash ... scored the only run of the game in BG's win over North Dakota (March 11) ... reached on a fielder's choice, stole second, took third on a single and scored on another fielder's choice ... had a bases-loaded double, driving in three runs in a win over Fairfield (March 12) ... went 3-for-4 vs. South Dakota the next day ... in what would prove to be her final game of the season, was 1-for-3 with a walk, a hit-by-pitch, a sacrifice fly, two runs scored and two RBI against Michigan State (March 19).
2015
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete in the first year of that award's existence ... one of four Falcons to start all 48 games on the season ... made 27 starts at shortstop and 21 at second base ... twice was named MAC Player of the Week ... finished second on the team in hitting, with a .344 batting average ... led the team in a plethora of categories, including at-bats (157), hits (54), home runs (nine), runs batted in (28), runs scored (35), total bases (97), on-base percentage (.395) and slugging pct. (.618) ... tied for the team lead in both doubles and triples ... had 10 doubles and three triples on the year ... her total of 22 extra-base hits was 10 higher than any other Falcon ... was 8-of-9 in stolen-bases, ranking third on the team ... ranked eighth in the MAC in slugging pct., and tied for eighth in the league in homers ... was ninth in the MAC in total bases ... walked 11 times and was hit by pitch on three occasions ... led BGSU in multiple-hit games (16) and multi-RBI games (6 - tied for team lead) ... reached base 40 times in 84 opportunities (.476) when leading off an inning ... batted .500 with the bases loaded, going 3-for-6 in such situations ... hit .357 (10-of-28) with runners in scoring position ... in MAC games, batted .365, leading the Falcons in that category ... also led BG in at-bats (74), runs (12), hits (27), triples (two), homers (four), RBI (13), on-base pct. (.385) and slugging pct. (.622) in MAC contests ... had a hit in each of BGSU's first four games of the season, was 1-for-4 with a run scored vs. both Niagara and Bucknell on opening night (Feb. 7) ... had a walk and a stolen base in the first game, and hit a solo home run in the second ... was 1-for-3 vs. Canisius the next day (Feb. 8), with three runs, three RBI and three stolen bases ... also had a walk and a double in BG's 16-1 win ... had a triple, a stolen base and two RBI vs. Robert Morris later that day ... the triple plated a pair of runs in the fifth inning and gave the Falcons the lead for good ... doubled against both Massachusetts and the College of Charleston on Feb. 21, with a total of two hits in the latter game ... had a 2-for-3 day vs. Seton Hall (March 6), with a double, a homer and two runs scored ... went 5-for-7 in back-to-back games at Indiana ... was 3-for-4 in the first game (March 12), including a pair of doubles ... then, was 2-for-3 against the Hoosiers two days later (March 14) ... went 2-for-3 vs. IPFW (March 15), with two home runs ... scored two runs and drove in four in that game, adding a walk and a stolen base ... later that day, was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored vs. Wright State ... earned her first MAC P-O-W honor of the season on March 17 after hitting .579 with a slugging pct. of 1.000 the previous week ... had at least one hit in each of the six games that week, with four multiple-hit contests in that time ... was 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI vs. Toledo (March 29) ... scored a pair of runs in that game, and crossed the plate a total of three times in the doubleheader sweep of the Rockets ... had a triple in the nightcap ... scored three runs against Detroit two days later (March 31), with the third coming on a walk-off homer to lead off the ninth inning at 9:21 p.m. ... had a hit and an RBI in the opener at Northern Illinois (April 3), then exploded for four hits in the nightcap ... was 4-for-5 in that game, with nine total bases on a single, two doubles and a homer ... her two-run single in the sixth inning of that game tied the score at 3-3, as BG went on to score nine runs in the inning ... had two runs and three RBI ... had two hits and scored a run in each of BG's games at Western Michigan (April 4-5) ... homered in the second contest ... was named the MAC P-O-W on April 7, after hitting .455 with a slugging pct. of .955 in the prior week's six games ... was 5-for-8 in the Ohio doubleheader (April 17), going 3-for-4 in the first game and 2-for-4 in the second ... was 2-of-3 against Akron (April 18), then had two hits in each game against IPFW (April 21) ... had a BGSU season-high five RBI in an 8-2 win over Eastern Michigan (May 1) ... was 2-for-3 with a homer and a bases-loaded triple ... was 1-for-3 in the second half of that twinbill, and had a walk in each game.
2014
Started all 52 games for the Orange and Brown, playing the majority of her time at shortstop ... named to the All-MAC Freshman Team ... ranked third on the team with a .300 batting average, collecting 48 hits in 160 at bats was ranked fourth on the Falcons with 16 RBI, and tied for third on the team with 64 total bases ... finished with five doubles, one triple, and tied for fourth on the Falcons with three home runs ... was fourth on the Falcons in sacrifice hits (four) and putouts (71) ... led the team with 143 assists, finishing the year with a .955 fielding percentage ... recorded her first collegiate hit with a home run against Cleveland State (Feb. 8), going 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI ... recorded her first multi-hit game on the road against Canisius, going 2-for-3 (Feb. 9) ... went 2-for-3 with a run scored on the road against Northern Colorado (Feb. 21) ... recorded her first hit in MAC play on the road against Northern Illinois (March 28), going 1-for-4 with a run in the contest ... followed by going 2-for-4 with a career-best two RBI against the Huskies in game two ... recorded a career-best three hits on the road against Akron (April 11), going 3-for-4 ... went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs at home against Detroit (April 16) ... collected 23 hits in 58 at bats over the Falcons’ final 17 games, for a team-leading .397 batting average in that time.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four varsity letters under coach Mark Marini at Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School ... also played volleyball all four years for the Titans ... earned Honor Roll all four years ... has played for the Ajax Raiders (16U), Brantford Bobcats (19U) and the Women’s Junior National Team (19U) ... helped the Bobcats place first in the 2012 Canadian Championships ... competed in the 2013 World Junior Championships, representing Team Canada.
PERSONAL
Full name Aspen Nicole Searle ... daughter of Jason Searle and Shelli Hyland ... has an older brother, Kolby ... a psychology major at BGSU, with a minor in human development and family studies (HDFS) ... has a cumulative GPA of 3.722 through the Spring 2018 semester ... in July of 2015, played for a college all-star team that competed against the USA Softball Women's National Team ... in March of 2017, was one of 29 athletes invited to the Canadian Women's National Team's Selection Camp from June 22-27 ... from that pool, was named to the Canadian Elite team that competed in various events throughout that summer.
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2014.... .300 52-52 160 19 48 5 1 3 16 64 .400 17 3 26 0 .378 0 4 3-6 71 143 10 .955 2015.... .344 48-48 157 35 54 10 3 9 28 97 .618 11 3 20 0 .395 1 0 8-9 87 103 15 .927 2016.... .308 18-14 52 13 16 5 0 2 14 27 .519 2 2 9 1 .345 2 0 1-1 31 19 8 .862 2017.... .324 56-56 179 25 58 14 0 5 35 87 .486 15 3 30 2 .384 1 0 4-4 100 107 17 .924 TOTAL... .321 174-170 548 92 176 34 4 19 93 275 .502 45 11 85 3 .382 4 4 16-20 289 372 50 .930
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