Eastern Michigan Athletics
2006 Softball Roster
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Roster
Ashley Strauss
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Eligibility Remaining (Years):
- L/L
- Letters:
- 1
- Hometown:
- Trenton, Mich.
- High School:
- Trenton
EMU: 2007: Named Second Team All-MAC…Led the Eagles with a .338 batting average…Had a nine game hit streak (Feb. 27-March 17)…One of four Eagles to start every game…Named MAC Player of the Week twice…Was second on the team with 53 hits and 12 doubles...Totaled 15 multiple-hit games…Had a .973 fielding percentage on the year, with 274 put-outs…Knocked in four funs against Toledo (April 22)…2006: Named to the All-MAC second team as a first baseman…Started every game at first base…Collected 14 multi-hit games, including cranking out three hits in six different contests…Named MAC West Division Player of the Week and Female Scholar Athlete of the Week (April 2) after batting .455 (10-for-22) while totaling a .955 slugging percentage, three home runs and nine RBI…Tied an EMU record for extra-base hits in a single-game after a 3-for-3 day with two doubles and a home run against Ball State (April 30)…Ranked 10th in the MAC in doubles…Boosted career fielding percentage to .990, the highest in EMU history…Batted .323 (25-for-73) in MAC games…Was second on the team in average (.286), runs (24), doubles (11), total bases (78), hits (50) and home runs (five)…Hit a two-out two-run extra inning walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth to cap a 5-3 EMU come-from-behind victory against Northern Illinois (April 1)…Cranked out 11 doubles, the seventh most in EMU single-season history, including hitting two doubles in two separate contests…2005: Started 20 games on the season at first base or as the designated player...Had three multiple-hit games throughout the campaign: 2-for-4 against Buffalo (March 30); 2-for-3 versus Michigan State (April 6) and 3-for-3 at Marshall (May 1)...Recorded a hit in eight individual contests...Had five RBI on the season, including two versus Marshall (May 1), when she hit her lone home run...Laid down a team second-best seven sacrifice bunts...Was 2-for-2 on the season in stolen base tries...Entered the game as a substitute 14 total times...High school: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Trenton...As a freshman, was named Mega-Red All League, All-District, All-Region and was a member of the News Herald All-Downriver first-team...Was an honorable mention All-State selection as a sophomore, and was named to the News Herald All-Downriver first-team...Was one of the Detroit Free Press’ "Top 50 Players" as a junior...Was a member of The Detroit News All-Metro second team...First-team All-State selection...As a senior, was named to the Free Press All-Metro first team, the NFCA Louisville Slugger first-team, was the News Herald "Athlete of the Week" (May 2004) and was a Detroit Free Press All-State honorable mention selection...Was a two-sport standout...Also played basketball for the Trojans...Personal: Daughter of Craig Strauss and Karen Kuzava...Has a brother, Robert...Born: 12-5-85...Major: Graphic design.
