2013 at Gardner-Webb: Appeared in 27 games,starting 20 in the circle for GWU … Recorded a team-higheight wins on the season … Registered a team-high 11complete games on the year … Also posted a team-high 67strikeouts for the season … Led the team with a 4.75 ERA and116.1 innings pitched for the year … Issued 60 walks on theseason … Was 6-7 overall in Big South Conference play… Posted one save on the season which came in GWU’s9-5 win over Morehead State at the Seahawk Classic … Madeher first career start in the season opener versus Furman …Picked up her first career win at GWU in the 4-2 victory over UNCWilmington at the Seahawk Classic … Went the distance,allowing only two runs on four hits, while striking out five in the4-2 complete game win over UNC Wilmington … Posted acomplete game win over Coastal Carolina, holding the Chanticleersto two runs on two hits, while striking out three in the 3-2 win… Picked up a win in 4.1 innings of work in the first gameof the conference doubleheader at Presbyterian … Earned acomplete game 4-2 win at Liberty, allowing two runs on 10 hits,while striking out five … Also posted a complete game 4-1win over North Carolina A&T, surrendering one unearned run onfive hits while striking out four in the victory … Postedtwo straight complete game wins over Charleston Southern, strikingout a season-high nine batters in the 7-1 game one win and thenholding them to four runs on seven hits, while striking out four inthe 7-4 series finale victory … Recorded a 1-0 complete gameshutout win over Radford at home, holding the Highlanders to onlyfive hits, while striking out four in the win … Also pitchedall seven innings of the contest in losses at home to Furman andWinthrop … Went six innings and gave up only two runs in athe 2-1 home loss to USC Upstate … Made the start and went4.1 innings of work in GWU’s 4-3 loss to No. 2 Campbell inthe first round of the 2013 Big South Softball ChampionshipTournament ... Earned a spot on the 2012-13 Big SouthPresidential Honor Roll ... Named a 2012-13 NFCA All-AmericaScholar-Athlete.
Prior to Gardner-Webb (Walters State CC):Pitched for two seasons at Walters State Community College inMorristown, Tenn. ... Set a new school record for most strikeoutsand wins as a pitcher at Walters State ... Totaled 412 strikeoutsin two years ... Posted an overall record of 55-9 overall ...Tabbed the 2011 Pitcher of the Year for the Tennessee CommunityCollege Athletic Association (TCCAA).
High School: Played at West Lincoln High Schoolunder head coach Mia Gantt ... Lettered all four years ... Was afour-time All-Conference selection ... Named to the All-State Teamtwice ... Awarded the Best Pitcher of Award as a junior ... Tabbedthe Team MVP and received the Best Defense Award her sophomoreseason ... Recorded 842 strikeouts for her high school career ...Also posted a career ERA of 0.098 ... Also a member of theFoothills Heat Club Team under head coach Barry Lathem.
Personal: Ashley Marie Rhyne was born on August31, 1992 in Hickory, N.C. ... Daughter of Dean and Tamara Rhyne ...Has a younger sister named Adison ... Majoring in ExerciseScience.