Kent State University at Tuscarawas is announcing the signing of a 2024 Kent Roosevelt High School senior to their softball team.
On Tuesday, Ashley Legg signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Golden Eagles.
Legg, primarily a pitcher/first baseman will earn her fourth letter this spring for the Rough Riders softball team who play in the Northeast District. She served as team captain in her junior and senior seasons and earned a Suburban League Honorable Mention in Spring 2023. She won the Roosevelt Sportsmanship Award as a junior and was named Rookie of the Year as a freshman.
Academically she has a 4.196 GPA, is a two-year member of the National Honor Society and has been on the High Honor Roll for all four years of high school. She is also a four-year Scholar Athlete, was a freshman mentor as a junior, has earned College Credit Plus credits and completed the Athletic Healthcare and Fitness career technical education program. She also plays the flute in concert band.
Her community service includes volunteerism for Vacation Bible School, Haven of Rest, Haven of Portage County, Portage County Dog Warden, the Hattie Larlham Center and as a Sunday School teacher. Legg also coaches a 12u softball team and is a pitching coach at Darrah's All-Star Academy.
She will pursue a nursing degree at Kent State Tuscarawas.
"I have known Ashley and her family since she was 10 years old," said KSU Tuscarawas Head Softball Coach Larry Schall. "Ashley played for me in a local recreation softball league eight years ago and since then, she has worked harder than most people could ever imagine. Her family has stayed in contact with me over the years, so this is a pretty awesome moment, having her play collegiate ball with me as her coach again. She is extremely intelligent and is also a force in the circle. She has a dominant mound presence and puts a lot of velocity behind her pitches."
Ashley Legg is seated by her parents Rick and Sara along with brother Ricky. In the back row are KSU Tusc coaches
Larry Schall (Head Coach) and Micah Wellman.
(Photo Courtesy of Kent Roosevelt Athletics)