32 Ashley Tobar
32 - Ashley Tobar
Birth Date: Mar. 29, 1986
Height: 5-3
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Levittown, PA
High School: Conwell-Egan Catholic
Position: P
Major: Psychology/Pre-Med
Bats/Throws: R/R
Parents: John and Sandra Tobar

Career:
A fixture on the mound for the Eagles, she compiled a won-lost record of 37-9 through four seasons of action ... Started 51 contests and had 24 complete games to her credit ... No. 4 on the school's all-time list in ERA (1.38) ... Holds down the No. 4 position in career wins and most shutouts (12) at Emory ... Struck out 321 batters, good for fourth place on the school's all-time chart ... Fourth all-time at Emory in career innings pitched (340 1/3) ... Fanned 10 or more batters on seven occasions

Senior (2008):
Was hampered by injuries her final season ... Compiled a won-lost mark of 4-1 ... Tossed 35 2/3 innings and fanned 38 batters while issuing 17 walks ... Struck out a season-high 10 batters in a 4-2 complete-game win vs. Maryville (Mar. 1) ... Tossed 3 2/3 innings of shutout relief and whiffed a pair of batter is an 11-5 win over LaGrange (Apr. 20).

Junior (2007):
Enjoyed an honor-filled season that her earn first team All-UAA honors ... Also landed a spot on the NCAA All-Regional Team ... Third Team All-Atlantic selection ... Concluded the year with a 14-3 won-lost record ... Tossed a team-high 122 innings, good for the No. 8 position on Emory's seasonal ladder ... Recorded an ERA of 1.32, good for third place among UAA hurlers and 27th nationally ... Made 22 starts on the mound and recorded eight complete games ... Tossed four innings of relief and picked up the win in a key 2-1 win over No. 23 Methodist in the NCAA Regional ... The next day, she tossed a complete-game shutout against Lynchburg College, striking out three and walking just one, in helping in a 2-0 triumph ... Helped the Eagles get off on the right foot in the UAA Tournament, with a complete-game effort against Brandeis that saw her allow just one run while fanning four in a 6-1 victory ... Picked up a win after fanning six and keeping the University of Dallas (Apr. 6) off the board over four innings in an 8-0 decision.

Sophomore (2006):
Named to the All-University Athletic Association first team ... Earned a spot on the all-NCAA Salem Regional Tournament team for allowing just two earned runs in 22.2 innings pitched over four games ...   Finished second on the team in wins (11) and earned run average (1.29), and pitched four shutouts over the course of the season ... Struck out 124 batters in 119.2 innings ... Made 17 starts during the season for Emory, and appeared in 22 games overall ... Four games of double-digit strikeouts including 12 against Rochester (Mar. 17) in the UAA Tournament in a 5-0 win.

Freshman (2005):
Compiled an 8-0 record and 1.11 earned run average in her freshman season ... 8.11 strikeouts per seven innings pitched this season was then best ratio in school history ... Hurled five shutouts on the season, fanning 73 batters in 63 innings ... Struck out 12 batters in five innings in her collegiate debut, Feb. 22 against Agnes Scott College (Ga.) ... Tossed a one-hitter, while striking out 11 batters and allowing no walks April 8 against Wesleyan College .... Named the conference Athlete of the Week March 7 after striking out 18 batters in two games and earning two wins.

Career Statistics:

Year G-GS W L S SO ERA
2005 15-8 8 0 1 73 1.11
2006 22-17 11 5 0 124 1.29
2007 26-22 14 3 1 86 1.32
2008 8-4 4 1 0 38 2.36
TOTAL 71-51 37 9 2 321 1.38



Tobar's High Strikeout Games

Date Opponent IP Strikeouts
3/17/06 Rochester 7.0 12
2/22/05 Agnes Scott 5.0 12
3/15/06 Rochester 6.1 11
4/8/05 Wesleyan 7.0 11
3/1/08 Maryville 7.0 10
4/18/06 LaGrange 7.0 10
3/29/06 Wesleyan 5.0 10


Prior to Emory:
Went to Conwell-Egan Catholic High School where her team won the Philadelphia Catholic League Championship (PCL) three times ...Was the 2004 Pennsylvania Softball Gatorade Player of the Year...Was the 2004 PCL League Most Valuable Pitcher...Named to the PCL All-Catholic team four times.

Played travel ball with the Blazing Angels.

Quote:
"Here at Emory we have the opportunity to have top-notch athletics, beautiful facilities, a great education, and gorgeous weather all in one place!"