Former Buford High Star Getting it Done For Lady Diamond Dogs

Continuing our theme of covering former Gwinnett County prep student-athletes excelling at the college level, we want to highlight the young career of UGA Sophomore Ashley Razey, the starting catcher on the University of Georgia Lady Dogs Softball Team.

Razey, a former star player at Buford High School, started out her college career at Southern Mississippi, where she appeared in 54 games making 51 starts and batted .301 in 153 at-bats with eight doubles, six home runs and 28 RBI. during her Freshman year. This year, Razey is getting it done on the diamond for the Lady Dogs. She has played in 53 games and started 52 of them. She is batting.293 with 43 hits (10 of them doubles), 12 home runs and 41 RBIs. She has a slugging percentage of .605 and a fielding percentage of .994.

The Lady Dogs are currently 43-11 overall and 18-8 in the SEC, and Razey has definitely been a big part of their success. Before Razey began playing in college, she was a stand out at Buford High School helping the Lady Wolves win the 2007 and 2008 Class AA State Championship. Razey was named Player of the Year by three different newspapers: The Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Gainsville Times and Gwinnett Daily Post for her performance at the plate as she batted .510 with 10 homers and 47 RBIs. Razy also set 9 Buford school records, including batting .510 in 2007, a career slugging percentage of .775 and 16 home runs in her career as a Lady Wolf. Razey is among the explosion of talented female softball players coming out of Gwinnett County high schools.

Thanks to the work of Razey, as well as the other members of the Lady Dogs Softball Team, UGA will be hosting a regional in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The 5'11 Sophomore from Buford will hopefully continue her good work on the diamond and help the Lady Dogs return to the 2010 NCAA College World Series.