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Ashley Ford #20 1B • R-R • 5-10 • So. • Marietta, Ga. (Walton HS) 2007: Off-season surgery was Ford's main goal in the fall ... big things await her and Blue Hose opponents when she is fully healed ... 2006: Concluded freshman campaign as only freshman on player on team named to All-SAC first team after the season ... hit for a team-high .359 ... tallied team-best 33 RBI ... collected 56 hits and acquired 27 runs ... High School: Lettered under head coach Nada Hlohavsky at Walton High School … hit .383 with one homerun, 17 RBI, and posted a .574 slugging percentage as a senior en route to first team All-Region honors ... Personal: Ashley Vaughn Ford … born March 31, 1987 in Marietta, Ga. …daughter of Kyle and Melissa Ford … undecided upon a major. |
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C • R-R • 5-7 • So. • Spartanburg, S.C. (Dorman HS) 2006: A strong catcher with a quick release ... has worked very hard to improve her defensive skills ... has good speed on the bases and should split the catching duties ... High School: Lettered under head coach Brooke Parris at Dorman High School … hit .350 at the plate with a .980 fielding percentage and led team in doubles and triples ... averaged 17 RBI per season ... the five-year letterman earned All-Region honors as a senior and was named her school’s Wendy’s Heisman Award winner ... won county’s homerun derby in 2004 ... Personal: Laura Marie Tate … born January 3, 1987 in Spartanburg, S.C. … daughter of Don and Theresa Tate … undecided upon a major. |
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P • R-R • 5-4 • Fr. • Vernon, Conn. • (Kingswood Oxford School) 2007: Carries an intensity and focus into everthing that she does, causing others around her to put in the same effort ... A Majeski-type softball student-athlete ... will see many starts from the circle this season ... High School: Played for Scott MacDonald and Lisa Loeb at Kingswood Oxford School ... graduated cum laude ... two-time New England most valuable player ... three-time New England all-star ... two-time New England softball champion ... Personal: Mary Elizabeth Gordon … born March 8, 1988 in Manchester, Conn.. … daughter of Thomas and Charlene Gordon… business major. |
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P/RF • R-R • 5-10 • Fr. • Orlando, Fla. (Boone HS) 2007: Concluded the fall strong inside the circle and at the plate ... should make a large contribution this spring ... High School: Played for Robin Bradford at Boone ... was the most valuable player on her high school softball team from 2004-06 ... second team All-Florida for softball in 2006 ... played in the FACA All-Star softball game in 2006 ... Personal: Jacquelin Paige Cassady … born February 16, 1988 in Orlando, Fla. …daughter of John and Regina Cassady … plans to go to law school after PC graduation ... English major. |
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