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Awards and Honors
2022 (Georgia Tech): Made 14 appearances in the circle, earning one start … Picked up three wins on the season, coming away with a 3.33 ERA through 27.1 innings of work … Assisted in one shutout … Totaled 13 strikeouts on the year, leaving opponents with a .235 batting average … Earned her first win on the year allowing no runs on one hit in three innings of a mercy-rule, 10-0 win over ETSU (Feb.26) … Came through in the clutch alongside Tech’s late rally to secure a 9-8 win over No. 25 Notre Dame (April 1), allowing just one hit with three punchouts in the final two innings … Picked up a third win with 1.2 scoreless innings in an 8-2 win over Charlotte (April 23) … Tossed three hitless innings with three punchouts in her final collegiate appearance against Wisconsin in the Gainesville Regional (May 22) … Finished with four appearances tossing three or more innings without allowing a run … Two such appearances came against Clemson, heaving 3.1 innings in each contest with a pair of strikeouts.
2021 (Georgia Tech): Made 14 appearances in the circle, including two starts (1-2, 4.91 ERA) … Tossed 25 2/3 innings totaling 11 punchouts on the year … In her first appearance of the season, pitched a complete game shutout allowing just one hit with three strikeouts through five innings of work for a 10-0 mercy rule win over Radford (Feb. 13) … Also started against Clemson, throwing 4 1/3 innings and picking up a pair of strikeouts.
2020 (Georgia Tech): (Season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic) Made seven appearances with five starts in her first season on The Flats (0-4, 5.09 ERA) … had five strikeouts in six innings against Nebraska (Feb 14) … made her first start for Georgia Tech on Feb. 8, dealing out two strikeouts while allowing just two earned runs in 5.2 innings against Washington … Allowed just one run on four hits in 3.1 innings of relief against Samford (Feb. 23).
2019 (UT Martin): Named to OVC All-Newcomer team… Tabbed Tennessee Sports Writers Association Pitcher of the Week (Apr. 28)… Tossed the program’s third perfect game and eighth no-hitter against Tennessee Tech (Apr. 28)… Notched 25 appearances along with 16 starts in the circle for the Skyhawks… Tallied an 8-8 overall record and one saves along with a 2.97 ERA in 94.1 innings of work… Struck out 45 batters while issuing 28 walks… Allowed an opponent batting average of .284… Posted seven complete games… Record a two shutouts against Savannah State (Feb. 9) and Tennessee Tech (Apr. 28)… Struck out a season-high four batters against Memphis (Apr. 23) and Jacksonville State (Apr. 26)… Notched 11 quality starts… Recorded a save against Eastern Illinois (Apr.6)… Allowed one run or fewer in 12 appearances.
High School: Prepped at Mercy Academy where she played for Greg Meiners… Posted a record of 22-6 as a senior with a 0.93 ERA in 171.6 innings of work…Struck out 260 batters while issuing just 38 walks…Notched a .396 batting average with 10 doubles, one triple and five home runs…Named to the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association all-state first team…Named KSCA Sixth Region Player of the Year…Played in the East/West Senior All Star Game…Named to the Metro Louisville All-Area team…Tabbed as a finalist for Female Athlete of the Year by Louisville Catholic Sports…Posted a dominating season with a 30-7 overall record while compiling a 1.20 earned run average and 305 strikeouts in 280 innings of work as a junior in the circle…Notched a .298 batting average with 10 doubles, two home runs and 15 RBIs…Named to the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association 3A All-State second team…A four-year starter, Ray earned four all-district, two all-region and one all-state tournament honor…Off the field she received four all-state academic honors.
