Cerritos Softball (2009): Named 2^nd Team All-South Coast Conference and was named to the All-State Tournament Team… Started all 53 games and batted .285 with seven home runs, seven doubles, two triples and 41 RBI… Came on strong late in the season and saw her batting aver improve from .245 to .297 over a 12-game span, where she batted 17-for-39 (.436)… Hit home runs in three straight post-season games, including two in the state tournament and four of her seven on the year in the eight playoff games… Clubbed a walk-off home run in the 11^th inning of the state tournament to eliminated Cypress College… Had a season-high three hits against both Riverside College (3-for-4, 3 RBI) and El Camino College (3-for-4, 2 RBI), while she drove in a season-high four runs against Antelope Valley College and in another game against El Camino College… Had 12 multiple-hit games and 11 multiple-RBI games… Was a solid defensive player with a .992 fielding percentage and only three errors…..

Carson HS: Played for Coach Cam Werner… Spent four years on the softball team… Was a 1^st Team All-South Bay League selection as a senior after earning 2^nd Team honors three years in a row… Also named 2^nd Team All-CIF four years in a row…..

Personal: Is working on a minor in business management… Aspires to work in the psychology field… Likes to play football, softball and volleyball with her family in her spare time… Nicknamed “Ash”… Has two siblings – Mark (23) and David (22)… Is the daughter of Bernard and Anastasia Ventura… Born in Bellflower, CA on June 30, 1990…..