2008: Played in 46 games, starting 43 behind the plate ... batted .233, improving average .76 from first season ... hit four home runs, six doubles and tallied 24 RBIs ... defensively, picked off four base runners and threw out 10 attempting to steal ... drove in a career-high four runs vs. Fairfield, going 2-for-3 with a double ... had a career-high four hits in game one at Morehead State, batting 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs ... hit first career home run at Miami (4/6) ... went 3-for-4 with a home run and double, driving three vs. IPFW (4/16) ... homered at Central Michigan (5/10) and at Northern Illinois (5/15).
2007: Caught 23 games, making 13 starts behind the plate ... went 2-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored against Notre Dame (3/21) ... was 1-for-1 with a double at Central Michigan (5/12) ... threw out six steal attempts and allowed just three passed balls.
High School: Played in the infield and caught at Kalamazoo Central ... earned three letters in baseball and two in football ... all-conference in baseball junior and senior year ... played in the MHSBCA All-Star Game senior year ... named all-conference in football as a senior ... hit .427 as a junior with two home runs, 29 RBI, two doubles and four triples ... hit .372 with 10 home runs and 34 RBI during senior year ... named to all-state Dream Team as a senior.
Personal: Son of Jim and Jeanne Hess ... born March 30, 1988 in Kalamazoo, Mich. ... father was the head women's basketball coach at WMU from 1982-90 ... brother, Andrew, played for the University of Michigan and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2007 ... physics major.
HESS' CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 4, at Morehead State, 5/16/2008 (G1)
Runs Batted In: 4, vs. Fairfield, 3/3/2008
Runs Scored: 2, 5x, last at Central Michigan, 5/10/08 (G2)
Doubles: 2. at Morehead State, 5/16/2008 (G1)
Home Runs: 1, 4x, last at Northern Illinois, 5/15/2008
