Breck Ashdown

Position:
Right Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-4
Weight:
205
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Tucson, Ariz.
High School:
Catalina Foothills

Catalina Foothills
Lettered three years in baseball for head coaches Jeff Fowler and Lance Robertson ... Served as captain of baseball team ... During his tenure at Catalina Foothills, was named a Louisville Slugger and Under Armour Preseason All-American ... Earned All-Region honors his sophomore, junior and senior years ... Named to All-Southern Arizona Team his junior and senior years ... As a junior, batted .422 with 22 RBI, 10 doubles, three triples and four home runs ... As a sophomore, hit .339 with 20 RBI, two doubles, a triple and two home runs ... Also lettered for three seasons in football as the team's quarterback for two years ... Earned All-Region honors in football his junior and senior seasons and was named Offensive Player of the Year his senior season.

A Beaver In The Community
Ashdown has been active in the community ... He has volunteered with the Parseghian Foundation, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to funding medical research projects to find a treatment for Niemann-Pick Type C (NP-C) disease ... Has also helped out with sandwiches for the local soup kitchen, donated blood and has assembled food boxes for his local community food bank.

Personal
Majoring in pre-med ... Born in Durham, N.C., and considers hometown to be Tucson ... Son of Kristin and Boyd Ashdown ... Has two siblingsL Brayden, 21, who is a senior baseball player at Notre Dame, and Kortni, 26 ... Enjoys rock climbing, hiking and fishing in his spare time ... Favorite athlete is Ken Griffey, Jr. ... Favorite TV show is Entourage and favorite movie is The Shawshank Redemption ... Would most like to see the College World Seriers from the field ... Chose Oregon State because of the great baseball tradition and the coaching staff.