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Ashley Closson
#21
Years  2003-06
Position Pitcher/First Base
Hometown Murphysboro, IL
High School Murphysboro

Career Stats - Batting/Fielding
YEAR GP-GS AVG OB% AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SLG BB SO SH SB-A PO A E FLD%
2003 12-7 .238 .385 21 3 5 3 0 0 0 .238 5 3 0 0-0 8 13 3 .875
2004 39-39 .263 .320 114 11 30 18 7 0 1 .320 9 10 1 0-0 215 35 4 .984
2005 37-33 .333 .402 99 14 33 7 5 1 0 .404 11 11 1 2-2 154 29 5 .973
2006 39-39 .274 .369 106 17 29 15 1 1 1 .330 15 10 7 2-3 228 21 2 .992
TOTALS 127-118 .285 .364 340 45 97 43 13 2 2 .353 40 34 9 4-5 605 98 14 .980

Career Stats - Pitching
YEAR ERA W-L Sv G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO BA
2003 1.94 3-1 1 17 4 2 1 36.0 25 16 10 6 21 .188
2004 1.25 7-6 2 18 14 11 2 106.1 85 40 19 38 81 .219
2005 2.41 10-6 1 19 17 15 1 110.1 99 69 38 60 58 .234
2006 3.12 8-5 1 15 13 11 1 83.0 100 61 37 37 82 .286
TOTALS 2.17 28-18 5 69 48 39 5 335.2 309 186 104 141 242 .239

Career Highs
CATEGORY NO. OPPONENT / DATE
Hits 3 Many Times
RBI 3 vs. Minot State Univ. on March 11, 2006
Runs 3 at Grinnell College on April 23, 2005
Putouts 16 Two Times
Assists 4 vs. Robert Morris College on April 1, 2005
Fewest Hits Allowed (CG) 1 vs. Beloit College on April 9, 2005
Strikeouts 11 vs. Finlandia University on March 16, 2006

Awards
YEAR AWARDS
2003 1st varsity letter
2004 2nd varsity letter
Team's Most Improved Player
All-Midwest Conference South Division
Academic All-Midwest Conference
2005 3rd varsity letter
Forester Athlete of the Week (March 31)
First Team All-Midwest Conference South Division
Midwest Conference South Division Co-Pitcher of the Year
Academic All-Midwest Conference
Second Team All-Great Lakes Region (Louisville Slugger/NFCA)
2006 4th varsity letter
Midwest Conference Pitcher of the Week (March 27)
Team Captain
First Team All-Midwest Conference South Division
Midwest Conference South Division Pitcher of the Year
Academic All-Midwest Conference
First Team All-Great Lakes Region (Louisville Slugger/NFCA)

Other Notables
YEAR NOTES
2003 Recorded first career save against Muskingum College on March 11
P
itched the first four innings of a no-hitter to earn her first career pitching win against New Jersey City University on March 12
Recorded first two career base hits against New Jersey City University on March 12
Threw first career complete game shutout against Beloit College on April 13
2004 Team-best earned run average was the third-lowest in school history
Ranked second on the squad in all other major pitching categories
Led the team in putouts, tied for the lead in walks drawn, and ranked third in RBI
Began the season with a 13-game hitting streak, tying the fifth-longest in team history,
and had at least one base hit in 22 of her first 23 games of the year
Hit first career home run against North Central College on March 27
Saved both games of a doubleheader against Aurora University on April 14
Had four multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games on the season
2005 Led the team in earned run average, innings pitched, and strikeouts
Ranked second on the squad in victories
Tied for fourth on the team in hitting, second in walks, and third in on-base percentage
Totals for innings pitched and complete games rank among the top five in team history
Recorded a pair of seven-game hitting streaks and had six multi-hit games
Finished the year ranked tied-for-first in team history in career saves, third in ERA and
strikeouts, tied-for-fourth in complete games, and tied-for-fifth in victories
2006 Started every game at first base or pitcher
Led the team's pitchers in strikeouts and postition players in walks and putouts
Ranked second on the squad in victories, earned run average, and innings pitched
Tied for fourth on the team in hitting, second in walks, and third in on-base percentage
Recorded 10+ putouts in a game 10 times
Finished her career ranked first in team history in career saves, second in complete
games, third in victories, innings pitched, and strikeouts, and fourth in ERA