Sorcerer 18 Gold - Mumma

From StudentSportsSoftball.com:

Ashley Decker is a player to watch this season. She is a sophomore at Spanish Springs High School (Reno, Nev.) and also plays for Sorcerer club team.

She was the only freshman to make Varsity last year and had a league leading .608 average on a team. The team also went 34-1 in the 2007 season, and won the state title. On her way to state in regionals she batted an impressive 12 for 14, a .857 average. Decker was selected as a 1st Team All-State Player.

She played Sorcerer 16U for Rick Robben for the 2006-2007 season. At Nationals, Sorcerer 16U was the only team to beat the National Champion Nashville Cruisers.

In the fall of 2007 she was moved up to Sorcerer Gold coached by Phil Mumma as the leadoff hitter. After a Fall Tournament in Huntington Beach, Calif. Coach Mumma informed Decker and her family that Coach Dianne Ninemire (Cal) wanted Ashley to come on a visit, which they set up for a few weeks later.

	Decker is the leadoff hitter for Sorcerer Gold.

Decker stated, "I have always wanted to play in the PAC 10, and after meeting Coach Ninemire and seeing the campus, I wanted to be a Bear."

She continues, "After spending the day with Coach Ninemire, and getting to know her, I felt extremely comfortable and was excited that I was being offered to play for such a great coach. I called Coach Ninemire the day after the visit and accepted her invitation to play at Cal.

Recently, in the Nike Faster To First High School Tournament, Decker was able to meet the Jamia and Elia Reid, Jolene Henderson and Lindsey Ziegenhirt, all future Bears! Sorcerer teammates Alex Robben and Jordan Wallace will be Bears as well.

In the SPARQ testing and the tournament Decker was able to run the best 20yd dash time ever in that event, but settled for 3rd on the overall score. With two years left of high school ball, Decker has the time to take the lead in the testing with a little bit of training!

Decker talked about what Cal has to offer for her in the future. She said, "I feel that playing for Cal will help me get to my dream of one day playing for the USA Team, as well as a College World Series Championship or two!"