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


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
TOTAL 42-42 125 29 47 30 13 0 5 1-1 .376