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  Ashley Gartland

Ashley Gartland

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Tempe, Ariz.

High School:
St. Mary's

Height:
5-1

Position:
OF

Bats/Throws:
L/R

2007: Appeared in a career-high 56 games, including 27 games as a starter in the outfield ... speedy slapper who also served as a valuable pinch-runner off the bench prior to assuming a starting role in the second half of conference play ... started the final six games of the regular season, notching hits in five of those games and reaching safely in all six ... was a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts, including 3-for-3 in MAC play ... had second career-two-RBI game when she drove in a pair of runs in 15-0 win over Buffalo (May 4) ... notched pair of multi-hit games in season-opener against Central Florida (Feb. 9) and in non-conference action against Purdue (April 10) ... ranked third on the team in conference play with a .321 batting average (9-for-28) ... scored career high 21 runs and drew a career high eight walks.

2006: Troy Cox Invitational All-Tournament Team (Feb. 19) ... split time among all three outfield positions, starting 20 games in leftfield, three in centerfield and 12 in rightfield ... one of four Miami starters to hit over .300 ... batted .301 (31-for-103), the highest batting average for Miami newcomer in the 2006 season ... hit safely in 12 of her first 14 college games, including a season-best seven-game hitting streak from Feb. 12-19 ... also hit safely in five straight games March 3-10 ... tallied a career high three hits and stroked first collegiate double against Morehead State (Feb. 17) ... scored a pair of runs in three straight games against George Mason, Morehead State and Texas State (Feb. 17-18) ... tied for third on the team with eight multi-hit games ... drove in first run of her career against George Mason ... notched a pair of two-RBI games against Morehead State (Feb. 17) and Utah Valley State (Feb. 19) ... speedy slapper who tied for second on the team with nine stolen bases.

High School: Selected all-region and all-state as a sophomore, junior and senior ... named the Arizona Republic 5A Player of the Year as a sophomore ... as a sophomore, was a member of St. Mary's team that was nationally ranked (20th) and had the best record (26-2) in school history ... four-year letterwinner for the Knights ... batted above .400 all four years of high school ... team captain as a junior and senior.

Personal: Born February 4, 1987 ... daughter of Tina and Thom Gartland ... majoring in psychology ... cousin, Mary Kay, was a gymnast at Arizona State.