5 Ashley Powers
5 - Ashley Powers
Height: 5-11
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Fayetteville, GA
High School: Starr's Mill
Position: 1B/3B
Bats/Throws: R/R

Career:
Has played in 127 games during her first three years, 118 in a starting capacity ... Has recorded 31 multi-hit games and driven in two or more runs on 21 occasions ... Ranks 15th on the program's all-time list with a .367 hitting average (128-349) ... Her 14 career homers ties the school's fifth-highest mark ... Stands 10th on Emory's career ladder in slugging percentage (.567) ... Tied for 14th place on the Eagles' career chart with 28 doubles ... Stands ninth on the program's career chart with 617 putouts and is 10th with 660 chances.

Junior (2017):
Appeared in 31 games with all 24 of her starting nods coming at first base ... Closed out the year hitting .254 (18-of-71) with 13 RBIs ... Two multi-hit outings and drove in two or more runs on three occasions ... Led off the bottom of the third inning with a two-bagger and later scored what would be the winning run in a 2-0 victory vs. Rhodes (Feb. 12) ... Singled in Emory's first tally of a four-run sixth inning that gave the Eagles an eventual 7-5 triumph over Averett (Feb. 26) ... 2-for-3 at the plate and knocked in the team's third run of the contest with a single in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Christopher Newport (Mar. 4) ... Two-out single loaded the bases and she would come around to score what proved to be the deciding run in a 3-2 outcome against Lynchburg (Mar. 17) in the second game of a doubleheader ... One-out single in the bottom of the fifth pushed two runs home and started a four-run inning in a 9-1 win in the second game of a double dip vs. Maryville (Mar. 21) ... Got Emory on the board with a three-run homer in the top of the second inning in the series opener at Case Western Reserve (Mar. 24) ... Second round tripper of the campaign came the following day when she stroked a solo blast in the top of the seventh, giving Emory a 9-3 edge and began a six-run explosion en route to a 15-3 victory over the Spartans ... Doubled in the team's final run of the game, giving the Eagles a 4-1 edge in the top of the fourth in the series finale vs. Case Western (Mar. 25). 

Sophomore (2016):
Recorded an outstanding second year in the program … Named to the NFCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team … Ended the year No. 1 on the team and fifth in the UAA in hitting (.412) …  Tied with Alyssa Pollard for the No. 1 spot on the team and second in the conference with 63 hits, good for a seventh-place tie on the program’s seasonal ladder … 16 multi-hit games was third highest on the team as was her 10 outings of two or more RBIs … Third on the squad with 36 RBIs with that total tying for sixth on the UAA chart … Stroked 12 doubles, tying for the second on the team and fourth among UAA players … Seven home runs slotted her third on the team, tied for third in the conference and tied for 11th place on the program's seasonal list … Second on the team with 96 total bases … Slugging percentage of .627 was second on the club and fifth in the league ...Earned a berth on the NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team after hitting .500 (4 of 8) with two RBIs over three games … Three hits, including a pair of doubles vs. Rowan (May 28) in a NCAA Championships elimination game … Stroked a two-out, two-run homer in the fourth inning which gave the Eagles their winning margin in a 3-2 decision vs. St. Thomas (May 26) in the NCAA Championships opener … Blasted a three-run homer in the top of the first that highlighted a four-run frame in an 8-0 win vs. LaGrange (Apr. 23) … Went a combined 7-of-8 at the plate with three RBIs in a doubleheader sweep of Wesleyan (Apr. 19) … Two-out double plated Taylor Forte with the team’s lone run in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Birmingham Southern (Apr. 9) … 4-RBI contest included a three-run homer in the top of the sixth that closed out the team's scoring, and finished with four ribbies to go along for a 2-for-3 effort at the plate in a 12-2 decision vs. Roanoke (Mar. 26) ... 2-for-3 with a two-run single as part of a four-run first inning in a 13-5 win over Brandeis (Mar. 13) in the finale of the UAA Championships ... Socked a two-run homer in the bottom of the third that staked Emory to a 4-0 lead in an eventual 6-2 verdict over Rochester (Mar. 11) ... Three-run homer in the bottom of the third pushed the Eagles to an 8-2 advantage in a five-inning, 11-2 triumph vs. Brandeis ... Chalked up two hits in three at-bats and her solo homer to lead off the fourth proved to be the deciding run in a five-inning, 11-3 outcome vs. Rochester (Mar. 8) ... One-out, two-run homer in the second frame got Emory on the board and proved to be the GWRBI in a six-inning 9-1 win vs. Rowan (Feb. 28).

Freshman (2015):
Was a key contributor during her rookie season, earning starts in all 42 of her appearances ... Earned Second Team All-UAA honors ... Member of the UAA All-Tournament Team ... Hit .406 during the UAA Tourney, the eighth-highest showing among all players, and recorded five multi-hit contests to go along with three-RBI efforts in both games vs. Brandeis (Mar. 11 & Mar. 14) ... Tied for third on the club with 13 multi-hit contests and her eight game of two or more RBIs tied for second ... Pounded out 13 doubles, good for second place on the squad, sixth in the UAA and tied for the 14th position on the program's seasonal ladder ... Hit .376 (47-of-125) with that mark second on the team and 16th in the UAA ... Finished the year with a .600 slugging percentage, second on the team and 11th in the league ... Tied for second on the club and 10th in the conference with five home runs ... Ranked second on the team's scoresheet and 15th in the UAA with 47 hits ... Hit safely in eight of the team's last nine games, posting a mark of .423 (11-of-26) at the plate with four RBIs in that stretch ... Accounted for the game-winning RBI when she doubled in Amy Wray in the bottom of the eighth in a 5-4 triumph against Brandeis (Mar. 14) -- earlier in that game she stroked a two-run homer ... Two-run double keyed a four-run fourth inning and pushed across the eventual winning run in a 10-5 verdict over Brandeis (Mar. 11) ... Named UAA Hitter of the Week (Feb. 16) after opening her collegiate career by hitting .385, going 5-for-13 at the plate with all of her hits the extra-base variety, in helping the Eagles to a 4-0 record at the 3n2 Elite Event ... First hit in an Emory uniform was a three-run homer that sparked a seven-run uprising in the second inning in a 10-0 win vs. Rhodes (Feb. 14) ... Scorched a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth that closed out the team's scoring in a 5-2 triumph against Rhodes (Feb. 15) ... Tied a school single-game record with three doubles (3-for-4 in the game), scoring twice and driving in three runs in a 5-4 come-from-behind victory against Lynchburg (Feb. 15), with her last two ribbies coming in the bottom of the seventh scoring the tying and winning runs ... Drove in the team's final two runs in the bottom of the third frame in a 3-0 win over Fontbonne (Mar. 21) in the first game of a twinbill ... Singled in Hannah Sendel with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh in a 7-6 come-from-behind triumph vs. Randolph (Mar. 8) ... Produced a 2-for-3 effort at the plate and blasted a grand slam that capped a seven-run second inning in an 8-5 win vs. Adrian (Mar. 7) ... Registered a double and a pair of singles en route to a 3-for-3 plate performance, scoring twice and driving in one run in an 8-6 win against Shorter University (Apr. 22) ... Came through with a pair of two-base hits and scored twice in a 13-4 victory over Maryville (Apr. 24) ... Got a hit in both games of the NCAA Super Regional at UT-Tyler (May 15-16).  

High School
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Four-year member of the softball team at Starr's Mill High School ... Was coached by Mark Williamson ... Served as team co-captain her senior season ... Her final campaign saw her capture first-team acclaim on the all-region team after landing similar honors as a junior ...  Hit .383 during her prep career. 

Played travel ball for the GA Academy Power Gold Team ... Offensive Player of the Year on her 16U Georgia Academy Travel Team won the USSSA World Series in Orlando, Florida. 

Personal:
Daughter of John and Lisa Powers ... Born Aug. 6 ... Majors in applied mathematics.  


Career Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2015 42-42 125 29 47 30 13 0 5 1-1 .376
2016 54-52 153 27 63 36 12 0 7 0-0 .412
2017 31-24 71 12 18 13 3 0 2 1-1 .254
TOTAL 127-118 349 68 128 79 28 0 14 2-2 .367