Torchbearer
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6th December 2022
On the Field and in the Lab
When Lady Vol softball pitcher Ashley Rogers felt some back discomfort during the fall 2019 season, she didn’t think much of it. She figured it was the usual wear and tear of the game. But she ended up sidelined for the first half of the following spring season.
She had suffered another injury.
The Athens, Tennessee, native was coming off an outstanding first season, recording 209 strikeouts, a 4.98 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and a 1.94 earned run average. Her collegiate career was off to an out