Career: Concluded career with 66 hits, 57 RBI and 32 runs scored...Earned academic honors every semester at GSU including Dean's List accolades three times and A.D.'s Honor Roll five times.
2011: Showed more power in senior season, hitting four homers on the year, while driving in 23 runs...Started 36 games in the outfield, seeing action in 45 total games, often splitting time with Emily Whitaker in left field...Hit the winning in RBI in victories over Furman and Mercer...Has two four-RBI games...Hit three homers in four games from April 17-April 23...Had a double and RBI in a 10-7 victory over Morehead State...Had two RBI in a loss to Bowling Green...Hit a solo homer in a 3-2 loss to Memphis...Also produced a key sac fly in a 8-5 victory over Mississippi State...Had a hit and run scored in a 9-3 loss to Bowling Green...Produced a hit and RBI in an 8-2 victory over Belmont...Notched four RBI and a double in a 7-3 victory over Miami (OH)...Went 2-for-2 with a RBI, run scored and walk in a 4-1 victory over Furman...RBI proved to be game-winner in second inning against the Paladins...Had monster four game stretch from April 17-April 23 as the Panthers went 4-0...Hit a double and a homer in driving in four runners and scoring two as GSU completed the sweep of Delaware, 10-1...Hit the game-winning home run against Mercer, a three-run shot, in a 3-2 victory over the Bears...Followed it up with three hits, a homer and four RBI in a doubleheader sweep of James Madison...Had key pinch-hit RBI in 3-0 victory over Towson to eliminate the Tigers from the CAA Tournament for the second year in a row...Named to A.D.'s Honor Roll both semesters...Earned a place on GSU's All-Service Team for the 2010-11 school year.
2010: Played in 43 games, while starting 34 in the outfield...Had 25 hits, 20 RBI, seven doubles, 12 runs scored and two homers...Came off the bench in the first game of the season against Auburn to a hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh that helped GSU rally for a 6-5 win over the SEC school...Had three RBI each against Bowling Green and Dartmouth on back-to-back days...Had two RBI each against Chattanooga and James Madison...Earned Dean's List honors in the fall and AD's Honor Roll accolades in the spring.
2009: Played in 31 games while starting 24 as a sophomore...Primarily saw time in the outfield as well as the designated player...Batted .232 with two doubles and a home run...Recorded four multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI games...Named to the Dean's List in the fall and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the spring.
2008: Played in 24 games as a freshman... Primarily saw time in the outfield and as a pinch runner... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI against Savannah State on Feb. 12... Named to the Dean's List in the fall and earned Faculty Scholar honors in the spring.
Prep: Graduated from Oconee High School in the spring of 2007...Lettered in softball all four years at Oconee...Played in 42 games as a senior while batting .328 with 26 runs scored, six doubles, two triples and two home runs...Also had 26 RBI and 14 walks...Led the Oconee Warriors to 2004, 2005, and 2006 Georgia State Championships...Earned 3AAA First Team All-State honors in 2006 and was named to the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) All-Star Roster...Lettered in basketball two years and track three years with the Warriors.
Personal: Born on March 7, 1989 in Tifton, Georgia to Don and Jane Bess...Has one younger sister, Amber...Pre-licensure nursing major.
