Ashlyn Watson Class: Junior Hometown: Garden Grove, Calif. High School: Pacifica Height: 5-7 Position: DP/1B Experience: 2V B/T: R/R

Being a Husky..."Means a lot. The fact that I have the opportunity to wear the puple and gold makes the college experience worth while. It's such an honor to play at a school that has such class."

2008 (As A Junior)
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII second team honoree ... honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic team pick ... was the Huskies primary DP, making 34 starts there ... started 48 games in all, including 14 at first base ... recorded 11 multi-hit games, while her eight multi-RBI games was second on the team ... had a season-best five game hitting-streak from Mar. 1-7 ... went 2-for-3 vs. Southern Utah on Feb. 16, recording her first hit of the year ... went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a home run at New Mexico (Feb. 23) ... hit a grand slam in the first inning against No. 1 Alabama on Mar. 1 that propelled the Huskies to a 6-3 win ... hit a two-run homer vs. Northern Illinois on Mar. 14 ... against Utah State two days later, went 2-for-3 with two RBI and another home run ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored against Florida State on Mar. 21 ... hit her fifth home run of the season against Utah a day later, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored ... hit 3-for-3 with two RBI vs. Stanford on Apr. 5 ... went 2-for-4 and scored once in the Huskies 3-0 win at then-No. 1 Arizona State on Apr. 13 ... went 1-for-1, with two runs scored, two walks, a double and an RBI at California on Apr. 26 ... went 2-for-4 vs. ASU (May 2) ... hit 1-for-3, scored once and drove in a run at Oregon on May 9 ... went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in the second game that day against the Ducks ... opened the NCAA Regional by hitting 3-for-4 and driving in both runs in the Huskies 2-1 win over Texas on May 16 ... went 1-for-4 against the Longhorns the next day.

2007 (As A Sophomore)
Played in 33 games, making 31 starts as the designated player ... suffered a broken hand on Mar. 3 after being hit by a pitch vs. LSU ... made her return on Apr. 28 against Oregon as a pinch hitter, drawing a walk ... made her first start a day later against the Ducks, drawing another walk ... singled and drove in a run vs. Stanford (May 4) ... singled in back-to-back games vs. Arizona (May 11-12), including as a pinch hitter in the Pac-10 finale ... singled in back-to-back games vs. Creighton (May 18) and Georgia (May 19) to open the NCAA Tournament ... scored a run and had a sacrifice hit vs. Alabama (May 25) to open the Super Regional ... singled vs. Alabama in the Seattle Super Regional Championship (May 26) ... helped the Huskies defeat DePaul (May 31), 3-1, in the opening game of the Women's College World Series by hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning ... drew a bases-loaded walk for an RBI and also scored a run in the Huskies 9-0 win over Northwestern (June 1) at the WCWS ... had one of the Huskies four hits in their 2-0 loss to Arizona (June 3) at the WCWS.

2006 (As A Freshman)
Prove All-Regional team ... appeared in 52 games, making 44 starts, including 33 as the designated player and 11 at first base ... hit .209 with five doubles and 26 RBIs ... her six home runs ranked second on the team behind Sarah Hyatt ... doubled in her first collegiate game vs. Kentucky (Feb. 10) ... hit a home run vs. Oklahoma (Feb. 10) ... went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs vs. UNLV in the Alexis Resort Classic championships game ...doubled vs. Western Kentucky (Feb. 17) ... hit a grand slam vs. Utah Valley State (Feb. 25) ... went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and three runs scored the next day vs. Utah Valley State (Feb. 26) ... had an RBI-single vs. DePaul (Mar. 10) ... went 2-for-4, including a three-run home run vs. Michigan (Mar. 17) ... went 2-for-5, including a two-run home run vs. CS Fullerton (Mar. 19) ... doubled against Nevada (Mar. 22) ... singled vs. UCLA (April 26) ... went 1-for-3 vs. Arizona (April 30) ... hit the game-winning home run vs. Oregon State (May 5) ... had an RBI-single vs. Stanford (May 11) ... went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs vs. Southern Utah (May 18) in the NCAA Regional opener ... doubled and drove in a run vs. Kansas (May 19) in the NCAA Regional semifinal ... went 2-for-2 off Cat Osterman and drove in a run vs. Texas at the Super Regional (May 27).

At Pacifica High School
Earned four letters in softball at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, Calif. ... All American Scholar Athlete in 2003 and 2004 ... led team to state championships in 2003 and 2004 ... team was runner up nationally in 2003 ... named First Team All-League in 2003 ... two time All-CIF Scholar-Athlete ... named 2005 Orange County All-Star ... Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman ... team captain as a freshman and a senior ... four year academic letter recipient ... graduated with a 4.2 GPA ... 2005 Distinguished Scholar for the third quarter ... played for USA Athletics in 2002 under coach Rob Weil ... team was 2002 California State ASA Champions ... finished fourth at 14-under ASA Nationals ...played for 16-under Gordon's Panthers under coach Richard McArthur ... team was 2003 California State ASA Champions ... team finished seventh at 16-under ASA Nationals in Midland, Texas ... played most recently for 18 Gold Gordon's Panthers under head coach Larry Mays ... team placed seventh at 18-under ASA Nationals.

Personal
Daughter of Jack and Beverlee Mathenia ... has one sister, Kaitlyn Watson (17) ... considering a career in medicine ... Ashlyn Anne Watson was born in Mission Viejo, Calif.