Ashley DeYoung will begin her first season as assistant softball coach at State University of New York at New Paltz in 2018.
DeYoung attended Rowan University and graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education with a specialization in Health and Physical Education. At Rowan, she was a four year starter on the Division III team and played as designated hitter from 2013-2016. She earned NFCA All-American First-Team as designated hitter (2016), NFCA Division III National Player of the Week (2016), NFCA East Region First-Team (2016), and NJAC All Conference First-Team (2013,14,16).Â
DeYoung holds Rowan’s record for home runs in a season (13 in 2016), home runs per game (.25), and ranks second in all-time home runs (29). She is also the record holder for walks in a season (32 in 2016).
After graduating, DeYoung began her coaching career in 2016, coaching the NJ Pride Travel Softball Club, which she still continues to lead. In 2017 she took the varsity softball assistant coach position at Indian Hills High School and then in 2018 became varsity softball assistant coach at Mount Saint Dominic Academy.
As well as assistant coaching at New Paltz, DeYoung also is the current Physical Education and Health teacher at Memorial Middle School in Woodland Park, NJ.
