Ashley Sanchez

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-1
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Alameda HS
Hometown:
Alameda, Calif.

OREGON STATE
2012 (Senior): Redshirted her senior season.

2011 (Junior): Started 27 games in the outfield, appearing in 44 total contests ... Batted .247 (20-for-81), good for third on the team ... Was a combined 5-for-8 in a doubleheader against UC Santa Barbara and Murray State on 3/4 at the CSUF DeMarini Invitational ... Perfect in stolen bases (4-for-4) ... Posted an on-base percentage of .322 and a slugging percentage of .247 ... Ended the season on a three-game hitting streak, reaching base safely in each game against No. 14 Washington ... Registered five hits in nine at bats in the series against the Huskies, driving in a run in Oregon State's 4-3 win on 5/13 ... Did not make an error all season in 31 chances for a 1.000 fielding percentage.

2010 (Sophomore): Appeared in 47 games, starting 29 in the outfield ... Batted .247 with 11 runs and nine RBI ... Posted three doubles out of 24 hits ... Hit the game-winning two-RBI double at Portland State (4/21) to boost the Beavers to the three-game season sweep ... Earned seven multi-hit games with an early 3-for-4 performance against Louisiana-Monroe (2/19) with two RBI ... Walked 11 times ... Posted a .963 fielding percentage with 24 putouts and two assists.

2009 (Freshman): Appeared in 50 games, starting 46 mainly in right or left field ... Earned Pac-10 All-Freshmen Team honors ... Hit .284 with 17 runs and 10 RBI ... Nailed a home run and four doubles ... Walked seven times before recording her first hit against Tennessee Tech (2/19) on a 1-for-1 performance, also tallying a RBI ... Emerged as an offensive threat, leading the Beavers in multi-hit games, finishing the season with 13 ... Strung together a five-game hitting streak with two multi-hit games against UC Riverside (2/27) at the CSUF DeMarini Invitational and Mount Saint Mary's (3/5) at the Hawai'i Invitational ... Recorded back-to-back three-hit games against No. 5 California (4/5) and Portland State (4/8) ... Hit her first career home run at Portland State (4/8), going 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI ... Chalked up three straight two-hit games, twice against UC Davis (4/23) and once at No. 15 California (4/24) ... Walked 17 times ... Credited with one sacrifice fly and two sacrifice hits ... Stole five bases on seven attempts ... Posted a .939 fielding percentage with 43 putouts and three assists ... Helped turn one double play.

ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four years in softball in the outfield ... Named first team all-league three times and First Team All-East Bay twice ... Rookie of the year in her freshman season ... Also lettered for two years in water polo, earning second team all-league honors in 2006 ... Played one season of soccer at midfield ... Honor roll recipient all four years.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Russell Blumkin and Trini Sanchez Blumkin ... Majoring in Human Development and Family Science ... Chose Oregon State "because when I got here, I fell in love."