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Updated: June 27, 2017

Pronounced like Asia

2017: Played in 37 games with 34 starts … Led the team with a .373 batting average and collected two home runs, two triples, four doubles and 16 appearances in the pitcher’s circle … Her .373 average ranked third in a single season in program history at the time of her graduation … Scored 21 runs and stole a team-best 12 bases … Racked up 13 multi-hit games … Suffered a season-ending injury with 13 games left … Named ACC Player of the Week on April 4 after hitting .667 (8-for-12) and allowing only three hits in 6.1 innings of work in the circle against Georgia Tech (3/31-4/2) … Threw a five-inning no-hitter and went 4-for-4 at the plate against Seton Hall (2/24) … Went 2-for-3 and scored a run against Indiana State (2/10) … Earned the save in Tech’s first win of the season against the Sycamores … Had an RBI double, scored two runs and stole two bases against CSU Bakersfield (2/12) … Struck out three batters and went 2-for-4 at the plate against Penn State (2/18) … Went 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, two RBI and two runs scored against Coppin State (2/24) … Struck out a career-high seven batters in 4.2 innings of work at Coastal Carolina (3/7) … Went 2-for-2 with an RBI double against No. 1 Florida State (3/10) … Picked up two more hits and a run scored against the Seminoles (3/11) … Pitched three innings of scoreless relief against FSU … Tallied her second triple against East Tennessee State (3/21) … Picked up an RBI single as part of a two-hit day at Notre Dame (3/25) … Fanned five batters in 2.1 innings of relief work against Georgia Tech (4/2) … Went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run and two stolen bases against Longwood (4/11).

2016: Redshirted after transferring back into the program.

2014: A speedy player who missed part of the season after having her gall bladder removed … Played in 31 games, starting seven … Batted .286 with a triple … Had one RBI and scored five runs … Stole 15 bases, second-most on the team.

High School: Played for Coach Doris Buzzell at Orange County High School … Hit .564 her senior season with four home runs, six doubles, five triples and 24 RBIs … Was 28-for-28 on stolen bases … Was 19-2 in the circle with a 1.11 ERA … Recorded 244 strikeouts in leading her team to the state semifinals … Earned first-team Group AAA all-state honors as a pitcher … Named the Northwest Region Player of the Year and first-team all-region as a senior … Also earned First-Team All-Commonwealth District honors, along with being named the conference’s player of the year … Named Orange County High School MVP Female Athlete … Named to the Free Lance-Star first team and the Player of the Year … Batted .527 as a junior with an on base percentage of .565 and had 167 strikeouts in the circle with a 0.91 ERA her junior year … Was named first-team all-district, first-team all-region, first-team all-area and earned honorable mention all-state honors for her play … As a sophomore, was first-team all district, first-team all-region, and first-team all state for the Group AA level … As a freshman, earned first-team all-district, first-team all region and first-team all-area honors … Plays travel ball for Coach Walter Pettus and the Richmond Diamonds.

Personal: Aysha Zhane Richardson was born January 13, 1995 on Scotts Airforce Base in St. Clair, IL … The daughter of Scott and Yvette Richardson … Has an older brother, Miles … Enrolled in university studies.