Ashley Williams

Class:
Senior
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Lilburn, Ga.
Position:
C/3B
Prev School:
Brookwood HS

Career: Enters the season ranked third in program history in career hits (196), RBI (140), doubles (39) and home runs (33) … ranks fifth in career at bats (587).
2007 (Jr.): Big South second-team all-conference honoree … VaSID first-team all-state honoree … broke into several school single season Top 10 lists, including fourth in at bats (205), seventh in home runs (13), tied for eighth in doubles (14) and eighth in hits (72) … finished the season ranked third in the Big South in slugging percentage (.610), tied for third in doubles, fourth in home runs and fifth in total bases (125) … posted career numbers in batting average (.351), runs (33), hits, slugging percentage, walks (15) and on-base percentage (.404) … led the squad with 14 games with multiple RBI … ranked second on the team with 22 multiple-hit games, including six with three or more hits … hit safely in 43 out of 62 games (69.4 percent) … had the third-longest hitting streak on the team during the year at seven-straight games … 2-for-3 with a run scored, a double and three RBI, leading Liberty to a 6-2 victory over Kennesaw State … 3-for-4 with a run scored, two RBI and a double during a 9-4 victory over Fairfield … 2-for-4 with a solo home run during a 7-4 victory over Pacific at the Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Tournament … 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a solo home run in a second outing against Pacific at the Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Tournament … tied a school record with four hits against No. 25 California, going a perfect 4-for-4 from the plate with a run scored, three RBI and a double against the Golden Bears … 1-for-3 with a double, while driving in both runs to help Liberty to a 2-0 shutout victory over No. 6 Michigan … named Big South Co-Player of the Week on March 26, following her performances against California and Michigan … 3-for-5 with a run scored and a double against Georgetown during the Blue Ridge Thunder tournament … set a team season high with six RBI, while going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two home runs in a 7-2 Big South win over Winthrop … was a combined 5-for-9 with three runs scored, two RBI and a double during Liberty's three-game league sweep of Charleston Southern … was a combined 4-for-7 with three runs scored, five RBI and two home runs against Lynchburg College … 2-for-4 with two RBI and two doubles in a 4-2 victory over UNC Greensboro … 2-for-3 in the second and third games of a conference series against Radford with home runs in both games … was a combined 4-for-6 with a run scored, two RBI and a home run in a doubleheader against Coastal Carolina … 3-for-4 against Coastal Carolina in the first round of the Big South Softball Championship … 2-for-4 with a run scored, two RBI and a home run against Radford in the second round of the Big South Softball Championship.
2006 (So.): Big South second-team all-conference selection … named to the Big South all-tournament team … VaSID first-team all-state honoree … Big South Player of the Week on March 13 … started all 64 games … one of just four players on the squad to start all 64 games … 63 starts behind the plate and one as the designated player … set a new school record with 61 RBI … broke into the school's top 10 single-season list in several different categories as her 215 at bats ranks third, her 14 home runs ranks sixth, her 71 hits is tied for sixth and her 14 doubles ranks eighth … ranked third on the team with 21 multiple-hit games … led the squad with 17 multiple-RBI games, including eight contests with three or more RBI … posted a 10-game hitting streak during the course of the year, ranking as the third longest on the squad … posted her second-straight season with a batting average above .300, as her .330 batting average ranked third on the team … also ranked third on the team with 14 doubles and 34 runs scored … posted the second-best slugging percentage on the squad at .600 … finished the year ranked 21st in the nation in RBI per game (.95) ... solid defensive catcher as she threw out 24 potential base stealers on the year to lead the Big South Conference in the category … threw out 30.0 percent of would-be base stealers (24- of-80) … hit safely in 46 out of 64 games (71.9 percent) … led the Big South in RBI …ranked second in the Big South in at bats … ranked third in the league in hits, home runs and total bases (129) … ranked fourth in the Big South in slugging percentage and total plate appearances (221) … ranked fifth in the Big South in doubles … 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double against UMBC at the Seahawk Classic … 3-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBI, a double and a home run in Liberty's championship game win over UNC Wilmington at the Seahawk Classic, helping her earn a spot on the all-tournament team … 2-for-3 with two RBI and a homer against St. Francis (N.Y.) at the Pirate Clash … tied a career high with five RBI as she was 2-for-4 with a double and homer against Fairfield at the Pirate Clash … was a combined 3-for-6 with four runs scored, six RBI and two home runs in Liberty's doubleheader sweep over Gardner-Webb … 3-for-4 with three RBI, a double and a home run against Charlotte at the 49er Classic … 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBI, a double and a triple against the host team at the Bethune-Cookman Spring Break Classic … hit a three-run homer in Liberty's 5-2 win over Virginia … was a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored against Norfolk State … 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI against UNC Greensboro … 2-for-4 with four RBI and a home run in Liberty's 6-5, upset victory over 24th-ranked Virginia Tech … batted .357 with two runs scored, five RBI, a double and two home runs at the Big South Championship … hit a three-run homer in Liberty's 8-3 win over Winthrop at the Big South Championship.
2005 (Fr.): Big South second-team all-conference … named Liberty's Rookie of the Year after a stellar freshman campaign … ranked second on the team with a .317 batting average and 11 doubles … her 32 RBI ranked second on the squad and 12th in school history for a single season … ranked third on the team with six home runs and a .491 slugging percentage … ranked third on the team with 11 multiple-hit games and tied for second on the squad with seven multiple-RBI games … hit safely in 36 out of 54 games … saw playing time in all 54 games, starting 53 contests … had the team's longest hitting streak of the season at nine games … 1-for-4 with a two-RBI double against Delaware State at the Seahawk Classic … 1-for-3 with a two-run home run against Lafayette at the 49er Classic … 2-for-2 with a double against New Mexico State at the Lobo Classic … 3-for-3 with a double and a home run against Texas Tech at the Lobo Classic … 2-for-4 with five RBI, a double and a home run against Lipscomb at the Tar Heel Classic … was a combined 4-for-6 with a run scored and three RBI in a doubleheader against UNC Wilmington … was a combined 5-for-7 with four runs scored, two RBI and a home run against West Virginia Tech … was a combined 4-for-7 with a RBI in a doubleheader against Winthrop … 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double against Longwood … 2-for-4 with three runs scored, five RBI and a home run against Charleston Southern … 3-for-4 with a RBI against Coastal Carolina … 3-for-4 against Birmingham-Southern at the Big South Championship.
Prep: Graduated from Brookwood High School … four-year starter … all-state, all-county and all-area honoree … finished her junior season batting .311 with 21 RBI and two home runs … during the summer of 2002, helped the Georgia Fire Gold to a 76-16 record and a 33rd-place finish at the ASA National Tournament as she finished second on the team with a .346 batting average, 32 RBI, two home runs and a .519 slugging percentage.
Personal: Daughter of Jeffrey and Patricia Williams … majoring in criminal justice … would like to attend law school after graduation and pursue a career as a criminal prosecutor … birthday is on Dec. 20.