2005 Softball Roster
Ashley Oxendine
- Position:
- UT
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Henderson, N.C.
- High School:
- Southern Vance
At UNC, a member of CIC (Carolina Indian Circle)
2007: As a junior, appeared in 59 games, starting 30 in the outfield • Went 2 for 3 with a pair of RBIs and a double against Virginia on March 18 • Was a perfect 2 for 2 with an RBI against Winthrop on May 18 in the NCAA Tournament • Tallied four multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games • Finished the season with a string of 46 consecutive errorless games.
2006: As a sophomore, appeared in 64 games, starting 59 in the outfield • Had her first career three-hit game in her first start of the season against Toledo on Feb. 17 • Went 3 for 4 in the win over Canisius on March 5 • Finished the season with nine multi-hit games • Led the Tar Heels with 20 sacrifice bunts • Committed just two errors for the season.
2005: As a freshman, played in 43 games and started one • Made her first career start against California on March 27 • Recorded her first career hit against Lipscomb on April 3 • Stole four bases, seeing time primarily as a pinch-runner.
At Southern Vance High School in Henderson, N.C.: Four-year team captain and all-conference selection in softball • Three-time MVP and two-time Player of the Year • Holds her school's career record for stolen bases • Also played four years of volleyball, earning all-conference honors each year • Member of state champion volleyball team in 2002 • Wendy's High School Heisman recipient • Played one year of basketball • Softball and volleyball scholar-athlete and Coca-Cola Scholar all four years of high school. Personal: The daughter of Darlynn and Randy Oxendine • Born Ashley Morgan Oxendine on March 2, 1986, in Henderson, N.C. • Has one brother and one sister • Her father played football at Elon and her mother played volleyball and basketball at UNC.
More on Oxendine: Hobbies are playing volleyball and hanging out with friends • Athlete she most admires is her mother "because she gives me inspiration and I want to be just as athletic as she was" • Biggest sports thrill was hitting a grand slam in one of the last home games of her senior year in high school • Has worn jersey No. 2 throughout her athletic career • Started wearing the number because she wanted to stand next to her sister, who wore No. 1 • Lists "Siddhartha" as her favorite book and "The Real World," "Sister Sister," "Nip/Tuck" and "Laguna Beach" as her favorite TV shows • Favorite movies include "Blue Collar Comedy Tour," "Stick it," and "Remember the Titans."
Oxendine's Career Statistics Year AVG G-S AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR TB SLG BB SO S-A 2005 .167 43-1 6 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 1 4-5 2006 .254 64-59 173 26 44 4 4 1 0 50 .289 3 38 5-7 2007 .208 59-30 77 19 16 8 2 1 0 20 .260 5 14 1-2 Totals .238 166-90 256 59 61 12 6 2 0 71 .277 9 53 10-14
