Ashley Stephenson (born November 22, 1982) is a former two-sport athlete from Ontario who played baseball for

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and ice hockey in the original NWHL and the

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. She won a silver medal at the

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Playing career

Hockey

Stephenson played her university hockey with the

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program from 2000 through 2005. Having won four

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conference titles (2002, 2004–06), she was part of the Golden Hawks team that claimed the CIS National Championship in 2005. In addition, she was recognized as the Most Valuable Player of the CIS National Championship tournament. Recognized as a CIS First-Team All-Canadian in 2006, she was inducted into the Golden Hawks Hall of Fame in 2011. A member of the

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from 2005–07, she played for the

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from 2007-10. Among the highlights of her time with the Chiefs, she competed in the inaugural CWHL season (2007–08) and earned a gold medal at the 2008

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. Claimed by the Thunder in the

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, she would join the

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. Competing with the Barracudas from 2010–12, she was part of their final season (2011–12). The final goal of her career stood as the game-winning goal in a December 18, 2011 match against the Toronto Furies, which would also prove to be the final win in Barracudas franchise history. After suffering her seventh concussion, Stephenson was forced to retire from hockey. Heading into the 2012–13 CWHL season, she served as an assistant coach to

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with the

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Baseball

Stephenson and teammate Kate Psota have both participated with the Canadian national women's baseball team in every IBAF World Cup between 2004 and 2018. The team claimed six medals, four bronze (2004, 2006, 2012 and 2018) and two silver (2008 and 2016). At the 2008 Women's Baseball World Cup, she led all players with five stolen bases. During the 2010 International Series in Cary, North Carolina, Ashley logged a .444 batting average as Canada prevailed in 4 out of 6 games against the United States. In 2011, she would be recognized for her contributions to the national team as the recipient of Baseball Canada's Jimmy Rattlesnake Award. During 2015, she was one of three women (including teammate

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that served as instructors at the

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Baseball Academy. In 2019 she retired from international baseball as a player but continued as a coach.

Awards and honours

Hockey

* 2002-03 OUA Women's Hockey Second Team All-Star * 2003-04 OUA Women's Hockey First Team All-Star * 2004-05 OUA Women's Hockey First Team All-Star * 2005-06 OUA Women's Hockey First Team All-Star * 2004-05 CIS Women's Hockey Championship Tournament MVP * 2004-05 CIS Women's Hockey Second Team All-Canadian * 2004-05 CIS Women's Hockey Championship Tournament All-Star * 2005-06 CIS Women's Hockey Championship Tournament All-Star * CIS First-Team All-Canadian (2006) * 2005-06 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Team Most Valuable Player * Golden Hawks Hall of Fame in 2011

Baseball

* Canadian National Women's Baseball Team MVP Award (2005, 2008) * 2008 IBAF World Cup Tournament All-Star (Third Base) * 2011 Baseball Canada Jimmy Rattlesnake Award

Personal

Stephenson graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology. She would continue her education at Brock University, earning a Bachelor of Education. Currently, she is employed as a physical education teacher

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stephenson, Ashley 1982 births Canadian female baseball players Baseball people from Ontario Brampton Thunder players Burlington Barracudas players Canadian women's ice hockey players Ice hockey people from Ontario Living people Mississauga Chiefs players Sportspeople from Mississauga Wilfrid Laurier University alumni Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in baseball Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games