Career
Part of the greatest two-year runs in Johnson County baseball history, helping the Cavaliers to a 119-16 record, two conference championships including an undefeated conference championship season in 2026, two Region 6/Plains District titles, two JUCO World Series appearances, with a tie for fifth place in 2025 and a the program’s first national championship in 2026 … Played in 98 games … Batted .363 (103-for-284) with 17 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs, 33 extra base hits, 30 walks, 79 runs and 89 driven in … Produced 33 multiple-hit games and 25 multiple-RBI games … Successful on 32 of 34 stolen base attempts … Had 12 career sacrifices, tying for 17^th all-time … Also ranked 20^th in career multiple-RBI games.

Sophomore Year 2026

Member of a Johnson County  team that will be regarded as one of the greatest teams in college baseball history … Helped the Cavaliers to a perfect 32-0 conference championship season, a program-record 41-game winning streak, a Region 6/District title and the first JUCO World Series National Championship in program history, finishing with a remarkable 67-3 overall record … Named All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division second-team … Named to the JUCO World Series All-Tournament Team and was selected Kirby Pucket Memorial Tournament MVP of the World Series … Named College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Men’s At-Large (College Division) ... Played in and started 67 games … Batted .371 (85-for-229) with 13 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs, 27 extra base hits, 23 stolen bases, 22 walks, 62 runs scored and 70 driven in … Produced 27 multiple-hit games and 19 multiple-RBI games … Posted a fielding percentage of .981with 52 putouts, one assist and only one error … Ranked third in the conference in stolen bases, seventh in hits and 11^th in RBI … Nationally ranked 40^th in hits … On JCCC’s season charts ranks seventh in at bats, tied for 12^th in RBI, tied for 13^th in hits, multiple-hit games and multiple-RBI games, tied for 16^th in sacrifices (10) and tied for 37^th in runs scored … Opened the season with two singles, an RBI and two runs scored in a 10-8 win at Amarillo (2-1-26) … Had two hits, including a double, scored twice and drove in one in an 11-4 win over Crowder (2-7-26) … Two days later on the road picked up two more hits and scored twice in a 20-2 win over the Roughriders (2-9-26) … Ripped a two-run double in the opening game at Metropolitan, helping JCCC to a 13-3 victory, and followed with a single, double and three runs scored in a 19-8 win (2-12-23) … Drove in two runs with a single in a 10-3 win over the Wolves in the final game of the series (2-13-26) … Went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs scored in a 12-11 win over Pratt (2-20-26) … Was 3-for-4 with a walk, two stolen bases and two runs scored in a 22-2 blowout at Highland (3-5-26) … Went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI in a 10-0 home victory over the Scotties (3-7-26) … Had a single, a solo home run and two runs scored in a 19-7 win over Coffeyville (3-12-26) … Two days later drove in three runs against the Red Ravens in a 12-8 victory (3-14-26) … In the final two games of the series with Labette had a bases clearing triple to drove in three in a 13-4 victory then went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in a 19-7 win (3-21-26) …  Started a 12-game hitting streak with three hits, including two doubles, and an RBI in an 8-0 win at Neosho County then added two more hits including a solo home run in a 20-0 win over the Panthers (3-28-26) … Had a single, double, walk, scored a run and drove in one in an 11-0 win a Allen (4-2-26) … Followed with an RBI triple in a 12-5 victory over the Red Devils … Belted a two-run homer in a 26-3 win over Baker JV (4-9-26) … Powered the offense in a 13-2 win over Southwestern, finishing 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI (4-11-25) … Had two singles, two runs and two RBI in a 20-1 win over Baker JV (4-12-26) … Belted a two-run home run in a 12-1 win over Kansas City Kansas (4-16-26) … Went 2-for-3 with three runs and an RBI in an 18-4 win over the Blue Devils in the following game … Batted .500 (20-for-40) over the 12-game streak with six doubles, a triple, four home runs, 14 runs and 16 driven in … First game after ending the streak had two singles and three RBI in a 20-15 win at Kansas City Kansas (4-18-26) ... Jump started a second 12-game hitting streak on the season with two singles with an RBI in an 8-5 win over Cowley (4-25-26) ... In the final doubleheader of the regular season at Fort Scott went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in a 13-3 victory, then added three more hits, three runs and two RBI in a 20-1 rout over the Greyhounds (5-1-26) … Drove in four runs to help power the Cavaliers to a 19-7 win over Garden City in the opening game of the Region 6/Plains District Tournament (5-7-26) … Had an RBI single, walked and scored twice in an 11-3 win over Seward County (5-13-26) … Ripped two singles, walked once, scored a run and drove in one in a 13-4 victory over Cloud County to oust the Thunderbirds from the tournament (5-15-26) … Drove in two runs with a single in JCCC’s 11-9 comeback walk off victory over Barton later night (5-15-26) … Had an RBI single to help the Cavaliers to a 9-2 victor over Kansas City Kansas and clinch the Region 6/Plains District Championship (5-17-26) … Hit .323 in the tournament (10-for-31) with two steals, eight runs and nine driven in … Over the 12-game steak batted .439 (18-for-41) with a double, five stolen bases, 12 runs and 14 RBI … Drove in a run with a sacrifice in a 19-2 drubbing of Harford in the opening game at the World Series (5-23-25) … Had an RBI single in a 12-7 win over Walters State (5-25-26) … Produced a double and home run to drive in four runs in a 19-1 rout over Miami-Dade (5-27-26) … Launched a ninth inning walk off three-run home run to lift the Cavaliers to a thrilling 10-9 victory over Midland to send JCCC to the National Championship Game ( 5-28-26) … Went yard for the third consecutive night with solo shot to left field to help JCCC to an 8-5 victory over Blinn and secure the first JUCO World Series title in program history … Batted .474 (9-for-19) in the World Series with a double, three home runs, three stolen bases, four runs and 10 RBI … His four hits in the win over Midland tied a team record for most in a World Series game, and his four RBI against Miami-Dade tied the fifth-best single game … Ranks tied for first in team history with three home runs and three stolen bases in a World Series, second in hits and RBI, tied for second with four extra base hits, sixth in batting average and tied for 12^th in runs scored … JCCC Student-Athlete Academic Award recipient … Ranked No. 336 on Perfect Game USA’s Top-500 Prospect List for 2026.

Freshman Year 2025

Played in 31 games, 15 as a starter … Batted .327 (18-for-55) with four doubles, a triple, a home run, 17 runs scored and 19 driven in … Produced six multiple-hit and six multiple-RBI games … Had a single, a two-run double, a sacrifice fly RBI to drive in three and score a run in a 21-11 loss at Amarillo (2-1-25) … Was a home run shy of cycle, scored twice and drove in two in an 18-5 win at Amarillo the following day (2-2-25) … Went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI in a 12-2 win at Pratt (2-24-25) … Singles twice, walked twice, stole two bases and scored two runs in a 19-5 win over Labette (4-6-25) … Drove in four runs on four hits,  including a three-run homer, in a 23-0 win over Baker JV (4-21-25) … Made 11 appearances on the bump, all in relief … Finished 2-2 with eight strikeouts over nine and two-thirds innings pitched with an ERA of 2.79 … Allowed six hits, three earned runs, nine walks and held batters to a .194 average … Made his pitching debut in relief at Pratt, striking out one batter in an inning pitched (2-23-25) … Struck out five over two innings to earn a 7-5 win over Iowa Western (3-2-25) … Allowed two hits and zero runs over one and one-third inning to pick up win number two in an 11-10 victory over Highland (3-15-25) … Hurled one and one-third inning of perfect relief, striking out one, in an 18-3 win over Dodge City (4-17-25) ... JCCC Student-Athlete Academic Award recipient with a 4.0 GPA ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic first-team with a GPA of 4.0.

High School

Was a four-year starter for coaches Roland Baza and Andrew McGuire at Deer Creek HIgh School, Edmond, Okla. … Graduated 2024 … Rated the No. 27 overall player in the state of Oklahoma and No. 4 outfielder by Prep Baseball Report in 2024 … Rated the No. 27 overall prospect and No. 5 rated outfilder in the stat by Prep Baseball Report ... Named Oklahoma 6A All-State first-team as a senior … Was a three-time Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association selection … Earned second-team ha sophomore and junior years, and first-team as a senior … Selected to compete in the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association Oklahoma State Games in 2022 and 2023 … Helped his team win three regional and two conference championships … Batted .419 his senior year with 52 hits, a season record 20 doubles, four triples, 35 runs, 29 RBI and 15 stolen bases … Hit .360 as a junior with 49 hits, 14 doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 39 runs scored and 40 driven in … As a sophomore hit .372 with 45 hits, nine doubles, five triples, a home run, 21 runs and 32 driven in … Set a career record for hit with 147 … Also topped 100 RBI in a career with 101 … Also logged 28 innings on the hill his senior season and posted a 3-1 record, a 1.90 ERA and 35 strikeouts … Was 2-1 with an ERA of 2.20 and 28 strikeouts over 24 innings as a junior … Struck out 12 batters over 10 inning and had a 2.50 ERA and record of 1-0 as a sophomore … National Honor Society member … Valedictorian. 

Personal

Born Ashton Ryan Hartwig on September 11, 2005, in Edmond, Okla. … Nickname is Harty … Son of Ryan and Ashley Hartwig … Has two siblings, Brooklyn and Camden … Major is undecided … Career ambition is to be a chiropractor … Also recruited by the University of Oklahoma, Oral Roberts University, Wichita State University, Barton Community College and Hutchinson Community College … Favorite foods is steak … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is The Ranch … Favorite TV shows is Breaking Bad … Favorite movie is Step Brothers … Favorite sports movie is The Sandlot … Favorite actor is Adam Sandler … Favorite book is Where the Red Fern Grows … Favorite music entertainer is Morgan Wallen … Favorite cartoon character is Donald Duck … Favorite sports team is the Texas Rangers … Favorite athlete is Jackson Holiday, the first pick in the 2022 MLB Draft … Best athletic moment was hitting a home run off the 2024 second round MLB pick by the Detroit Tigers … Has a superstition of always having a quarter in his back pocket when batting … Notable alumni from his school are MLP pitcher Michael Fulmer and MLB infielder Brian Anderson.