Ashley Smetter Season 2023

Honors & Awards

• Academic All-Big Ten (2024)
• Four-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll 
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2023, 2024)

Sophomore Season (2024)

• Played in 13 games with three starts
• Started two games at second base and one as the designated player
• Went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in a start vs. Montana
• Also started the next game against Sacramento State
• Came off the bench to play third base against No. 14 Missouri
• Went 1-for-2 against the Tigers with a run and a walk
• Made her career debut at first base off the bench against South Alabama
• Played second base as a defensive replacement against Maine
• Pinch hit, walked and scored a run against Northern Colorado
• Started at designated player in the Big Ten opener against Illinois
• Had a pinch-hit single at Minnesota

Freshman Season (2023)

• Made one start as the designated player and appeared in 14 games 
• Made her Husker debut as a pinch runner against Lamar (Feb. 10) 
• Appeared as a pinch hitter vs. No. 4 Arkansas (Feb. 19) 
• Recorded one hit against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 25) as a pinch hitter 
• Entered the game against New Mexico (Feb. 25) at second base and added one hit and one run 
• Appeared as a pinch hitter vs. CSUN (March 5) 
• Made her first career start against Michigan (game one)
• Added a hit against No. 22 Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinal 

Before Nebraska (Southwest HS)

• 2022 NFCA Third-Team High School All-American
• Two-Time Super State First-Team Selection 
• Four-Year Letterwinner
• Helped Lincoln Southwest to two Class A State Championships 
• Ranked No. 140 by Extra Innings Softball in her position group
• Plays club softball for Iowa Premier Gold National under coach Greg Dickel 

Personal

• Born on April 14, 2004
• Daughter of Sean Smetter and Shanda Roberts 
• Majoring in management