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2013 Softball Roster

Cory Byknish
Cory Byknish

2 Ashley Black

  • Position Catcher/First Base
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Fort LeBoeuf
  • Hometown Waterford, PA

Biography

2013
Started 30 games, splitting time between catcher and first base … batted .317 (26-for-82) and led team in both home runs (five) and RBI (31) … her 31 RBIs were tied for fourth-most in Edinboro single season history and five home runs tied for 10th all-time … stroked five doubles and one triple … posted .376 on-base percentage and team-best .585 slugging percentage … recorded eight multiple RBI games … compiled a .965 fielding percentage with 153 putouts and 12 assists … finished career with a .307 batting average, a .537 slugging percentage and ranks second all-time in Edinboro home runs (18), fifth in RBI (73) and tied for eighth in doubles (19) … cracked a grand slam home run in season-opener vs. UMass-Lowell … went 3-for-4 with six RBIs to send team to game two upset victory at nationally-ranked Gannon, knocking in seven runs during the doubleheader sweep … knocked in three runs in win at Fairmont State … drove in three runs in back-to-back contests vs. Mercyhurst and nationally-ranked California (Pa.) … cracked a home run and had two hits, as well as scored twice, at California (Pa.) … brought in two runs with a triple at Johnson C. Smith.

2012
Turned in a strong season as team’s everyday designated player, ranking second on the team with a .329 batting average (24-for-73) in 31 games including 27 starts … landed on the All-PSAC West First Team for the second time during her career for her efforts … also cracked four home runs and tallied 10 RBIs … finished season with a slugging percentage of .534 and on-base percentage of .402 … went 2-for-4 vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead … cracked first home run of the season against nationally ranked Indianapolis … posted two hits and an RBI in win over West Virginia Wesleyan … homered vs. Mercyhurst. 

2011
Earned 28 starts for the Fighting Scots, hitting .217 with six doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI’s … recorded a team-high 161 putouts … went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles and runs driven in against Fayetteville State … also tallied a pair of doubles against Chestnut Hill … had a 3-for-4 day with a double and a home run against Mercyhurst … homered and drove home two runs against Holy Family.

2010
Earned first team All-PSAC West honors at designated hitter and was a second team Daktronics All-Atlantic Region pick as a true freshman … appeared in 35 games with 33 starts … finished second on the team with a .361 average … was second on the team in runs scored (15) and RBIs (21) … displayed plenty of power with five doubles, a triple and a team-high seven home runs … the seven home runs ranks fourth in a season … also stole three bases … had eight multiple-hit games, including three hits against twice against Slippery Rock and once vs. Mercyhurst … had seven games where she drove in multiple runs, including a five-RBI game against Slippery Rock, going 3-for-4 with a double and a homer … hit two solo homers at Slippery Rock … hit first career home run against Minnesota-Duluth … was 5-for-8 with four RBIs in doubleheader at Mercyhurst.

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year starter at Fort LeBoeuf High School ... was a first team All-Region selection at catcher and was also named the Region 4 Player of the Year... led District 10 in batting average … also started two seasons in basketball for the Bison.

PERSONAL
Born April 22, 1991 ... Human Performance major ... daughter of Sherry and Michael Black … has one sister.

Year GP-GS AB    R    H Avg. 2B  3B  HR  TB RBI SB-ATT BB
2010 35-33 97 15 35 .361 5 1 7 63 21 3-4 8
2011 28-28 83 6 18 .217 6 0 2 30 11 2-3 8
2012 31-27 73 8 24 .329 3 0 4 39 10 0-1 7
2013 30-30 82 12 26 .317 5 1 5 48 31 1-2 4
Career 124-118 335 41 103 .307 19 2 18 180 73 6-10 27

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2012Junior

    Catcher/First Base
    5'9"
    2
  • 2

    2013Senior

    Catcher/First Base
    5'9"
    2