Player Bio: Ashley Boek - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Softball
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AS A SENIOR:Made 42 appearances in the circle with a 20-14 record ... started 33 games and completed 19 with nine shutouts ... has struck out 226 batters in 196.2 innings ... threw back-to-back shutouts in her first two starts of the season with a 12-0 victory over Jacksonville and a 6-0 win over Oregon at the Paradise Hawaii Classic ... tossed her third career no-hitter vs. Willamette (Feb. 19) with 10 strikeouts ... tied her then-career-high with 12 strikeouts vs. Oklahoma State en route to the 1-0 shutout victory ... earned a win over Nevada (Apr. 24), scattering three hits over three innings and striking out six ... pitched four innings of relief against Stanford (Apr. 29), holding the Cardinal to one run and two hits over four innings to earn the win ... took the tough 1-0 loss vs. Cal (Apr. 30), despite giving up just three hits in a complete game ... held sixth-ranked Oregon State to three hits on May 12 ... picked up her eighth shutout of the season against Oregon (May 14) ... had 12 strikeouts in that game ... tallied all three wins at the NCAA Regional to earn MVP honors ... threw an 11 inning complete game vs. Creighton (May 20) in the NCAA Regional first round, striking out 18 to tie the UW record ... earned the win over Nebraska (May 21), pitching 5.1 innings of relief ... threw a one-hit shutout against Iowa in the regional championship with 10 strikeouts ... set the UW postseason records for most strikeouts in a game (18) and innings pitched in a game (11) vs. Creighton ... holds the UW career record with 127 starts ... just the second pitcher in UW history to strikeout 800 batters.
AS A JUNIOR (2004): Posted a 29-13 record with a 1.65 earned run average in 279.1 innings ... set UW single-season records with 43 starts and 34 complete games ... made 46 total appearance with 11 shutouts, two saves and 283 strikeouts ... ranked second on the UW single-season list in strikeouts (283) and innings pitched (279.1) and third in victories (29) and shutouts (11) ... her .224 opponent batting average was the lowest on the UW staff ... pitched 9.1 innings vs. San Diego State, scattering 10 hits and striking out 10 en route to the 7-6 victory in 11 innings ... threw three consecutive shutouts vs. Santa Clara (11-0), Wisconsin (11-0) and Arizona State (5-0) at the San Jose State National Invitational ... tallied double-figure strikeouts six times, including 11 vs. Cal State Northridge, Oregon and Oregon State and 10 vs. LSU, Arizona State and Arizona ... named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week after leading the team to a pair of wins over No. 2 UCLA after allowing just one earned run in 10 innings with 11 strikeouts ... made all six postseason starts, going 4-0 in the No. 8 Regional in Athens, Ga. ... allowed just two earned runs at the regional, while striking out 25 ... notched 14 wins over top-25 opponents, including No. 1 Arizona, No. 2/3 UCLA (three times) No. 7 Oklahoma, No. 10 Georgia, No. 11 Oregon, No. 13 Pacific, No. 15/18 Oregon State (three times), No. 20/24 Arizona State (three times), No. 25 Northwestern ... a Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic selection ... an All-Pac-10 second team honoree.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2003): Split starting pitching duties with junior Tia Bollinger ...posted an 18-6 record with a 2.07 earned run average ...made 37 appearances, with 12 complete games and five shutouts ...struck out 176 batters in 166 innings ... named the Hawaii Chevron Paradise Classic Most Outstanding Pitcher, posting three wins and a save ... struck out 10 in her season debut against Oklahoma State (Feb. 7) ... defeated No. 15 Michigan (Feb. 21) at the NFCA Leadoff Classic ... notched two wins at the Worth Invitational with a 0.50 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 14 innings ... maintained a 0.70 ERA at the Speedline Invitational with a 4-1 mark ... punched out 10 batters against Hofstra (Mar. 6) ... tossed a one-hitter versus Hawaii (Mar. 13) at the Kia Klassic, while striking out a career-high 12 batters ... threw her second career no-hitter against Morehead State (Mar. 22), while fanning 12 ... shutout No. 12 Stanford, while punching out eight (Mar. 29) ... notched the 3-1 win over Oregon State with five strikeouts ... fanned 10 batters in the shutout victory against Western Washington (April 22) ... struck out eight batters versus Oregon (May 4) in six innings of relief ... notched a win over Creighton (May 15) with five strikeouts in the first round of the Regional Tournament ...allowed no hits in two innings of relief against Arizona in the second round of the College World Series ...held UCLA to four hits, while striking out four in the WCWS elimination game.
AS A FRESHMAN (2002): Had an outstanding freshman season, boasting a 19-3 record with a 1.19 earned-run average in 152.2 innings ... nine complete games, three saves and 158 strikeouts ... shared most of the starting duties with sophomore Tia Bollinger, starting in 27 games ... her .211 opponent batting average was the best on the UW staff ... only losses of the season came to No. 4 Arizona State, No. 14 Fresno State and No. 20 Ohio State ... earned five wins over top 25 teams - No. 2 Arizona, No. 5 California, No. 8 Stanford, No. 10 Florida Atlantic and No. 16 Oregon State ... finished fourth in the Pac-10 in conference ERA with a 1.43 mark and a 6-1 record ... made first collegiate pitching appearance in relief at CSU Northridge on February 2 ... opened her career by throwing a no-hitter in just her second start in the team's 9-1 win over San Jose State ... 20th no-hitter in program history and first since 2000 ... just second UW freshman to accomplish the feat ... allowed just three hits versus Florida Atlantic for first complete-game ... struck out eight in the team's lone win over Florida ... carried a no-hitter into the top of the sixth against Wisconsin, allowing two hits, while recording a complete game shutout ... second complete-game shutout two starts later in a 1-0 Husky win over Utah State on March 2 ... got out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the seventh versus then-No. 18 Louisiana-Lafayette to earn her second career save, preserving the 3-2 come-from-behind win ... career-best 10 strikeouts in just five innings against Portland State ... career-best 18.2 innings without an earned run from April 7-24 .... against Arizona State on May 10, shut the Sun Devils down by retiring the side in order in each of the final three innings ... allowed just one ball out of the infield and struck out three, while giving up no hits for her third save of the season versus ASU ... started the team's second game of a doubleheader with Arizona ... scattered five hits, striking out eight in six innings to earn the win ... tallied first postseason victory over Central Michigan, giving up no earned runs and striking out 10 en route to the 4-1 win at the NCAA Regional Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner in softball at Shasta High School ... also lettered in basketball ... four-time All-League selection and three-time All-Section pick ... section MVP as a junior, after leading her team to the Eastern Athletic League title ... served as team captain in both 2000 and 2001 ... team also finished second once and third twice in league play ... 2001 preseason All-American by Student Sports Magazine, along with future teammate Kathy Fiske ... played summer ball in 2001 for the Orange County Batbusters under head coach Gary Haning ... Batbusters finished first at the 2001 Firecracker Tournament in Boulder, Colo. ... also played summer ball for the NorCal Thunder from 1997-2000, under coaches Dena Carter and Cindy Cooper.
PERSONAL: Major is psychology ... enjoys hanging out with friends, going to the lake and reading ... contemplating a career in sports medicine ... daughter of Diana and Lance Boek ... has two brothers, Curtis (18) and Dalin (13) ... Ashley Michelle Boek was born August 23, 1983, in Redding, Calif.
Boek news and features:
• On The Rise - gohuskies.com (Feb. 2, 2005)
• UW softball: Boek gets Huskies rolling for regional - Seattle Times (May 20, 2005)
