2025 Softball Roster

Ashley Steltenpohl
Ashley Steltenpohl
Ashley Steltenpohl
Ashley Steltenpohl
Ashley Steltenpohl
Ashley Steltenpohl
Ashley Steltenpohl

55 Eden Dempsey

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jefferson, Wis
  • Highschool Jefferson
  • Instagram eden_dempsey
  • Twitter Eden_Dempsey

Biography

Honors
  • 2024 Academic All-Big Ten

2025: Appeared in 16 games with 17 at-bats…Hit first career grand slam against Kansas (Feb. 7)…Career-high four RBI against Kansas (Feb. 7)…Both career home runs have come in pinch hit situations

2024: Started three of the 16 games that she appeared in... amassed three hits in 19 at-bats... Had her first multi-hit game, and hit her first career home run, against Utah on March 3, going 2-for-2.

2023: Started one game in the 14 that she played…amassed one hit in seven at-bats for the first hit, a double, of her career against DePaul on April 11…scored four runs for the Badgers and had one RBI…finished with two put outs and one error for a .667 fielding percentage.

2022: Played in 32 games her freshman season, starting one...primary role came as pinch-runner where she crossed the plate scoring 15 times...appeared in the field against Maine (3/11) and finished with three put-outs and a 1.000 fielding percentage at second base. 

High School: Played at Jefferson High School under Coach Mark Peterson. Was a State Tournament Semifinalist in 2021, 1st Team all-conference infield in 2021, 1st team all-district and 1st team all-state in 2021, 2nd team all-conference infield in 2019, and holds the school record for hits (52) and RBIs (54) in the 2021 season.

Personal: Parents are Hannah and Neil Dempsey… has two siblings, Haden and Hilden… major is Civil Engineering

Why Wisconsin: Wisconsin has always been my home and the sense of culture and family at Madison is unbeatable; it’s every Wisconsin kid’s dream. I know that by choosing Wisconsin, I will have a top-tier education while playing high-caliber softball, all while preparing myself for life after college.

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Historical Player Information

  • 55

    2022Freshman

    C
    5'4"
    55
  • 55

    2023Sophomore

    C
    5'4"
    55
  • 55

    2024Junior

    Catcher
    5'4"
    55
  • 55

    2025Senior

    Catcher
    5'4"
    55