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5 Ansley Ard
04/24/2013 Broyles' Four-Hit Gem Sends Gamecocks to 5-0 Game Two Win; Clinches Winning SeasonSenior catcher Shelby Gonzales goes 2-for-3 with homer, 3 RBI 04/24/2013 Gamecocks Shorten Game One vs. Charlotte, 10-2 in SixSophomore Kristen Struett gets three hits in the win; junior Codee Yeske hits the first grand slam in new stadium 04/10/2013 Gamecocks Get Game One Win over Coastal, 10-2 in SixJunior second baseman Dana Hathorn goes 4-for-4 in the win 03/19/2013 Page's Triple Leads Gamecocks to 2-1 Win at CampbellSenior Shelby Gonzales gets two hits in South Carolina's 17th win 03/17/2013 Gamecocks' Comeback Bid Falls Short in 7-6 Loss to No. 4/6 AlabamaJunior right fielder Chelsea Hawkins homered in a 2-for-3 day 05/15/2013 The Dugout Club: Ansley Ard & Kelly Plescow03/17/2013 Softball vs. No. 4/6 Alabama 3/17/2013Shots from the final game of the first series at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field. 03/16/2013 Softball vs. No. 4/6 Alabama 3/16/2013Shots from the Saturday game of the series against No. 4/6 Alabama HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter-winner in softball for coach Teresa Alexander at Wilson Hall ... Helped the Barons to the South Carolina Independent School Association 3A quarterfinals and a share of the conference title in 2012 ... Hit .652 as a senior, scoring 43 runs and stealing 21 bases ... Named 2012 SCISA Softball Player of the Year ... Hit 25 homers over her last three years at Wilson Hall ... Four-time all-region and all-state member in SCISA as selected by the High School Sports Report (HSSR) ... Two-time region MVP ... Played travel ball with the Southern Force ... Also earned four letters in both basketball and track at Wilson Hall and three in volleyball ... Three-time team MVP and all-region and all-state member in basketball ... Scored 1,959 points in her career on the hardwood ... Owns the Wilson Hall record in the 400-meter dash at 60.3 ... Two-time state champion in shot put and a member of the winning 4x100m relay team, coached by her mother Stacy ... Earned SCISA's Bill Simpson Female Athlete of the Year award in 2012 ... A WLTX Player of the Week who also was a state finalist for Wendy's High School Heisman and Gatorade Player of the Year. PERSONAL: Ansley Wells Ard is the daughter of Mark and Stacy Ard ... Has one brother, Walker ... Considered signing with Georgia before committing to South Carolina ... Lists Jennie Finch as her favorite athlete ... Says her high school softball coach Teresa Alexander was her biggest influence in softball ... Her greatest athletic thrill was hitting a home run in the Colorado Independence Tournament Championship ... Majoring in exercise science and wants to become a physical therapist. |
