2024 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 22
Daisy Hess
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- High School:
- Allatoona
- Hometown:
- Acworth, Ga.
- Prev School:
- Georgia State
Bio
⢠All-ACC Third Team (2024)
⢠All-ACC Second Team (2023)
⢠NFCA All-South Region Third Team (2021)
At Louisville:
As a fifth year senior (2024):
⢠Earned all-ACC third team honors
⢠Started 49 games at shortstop and stood second on the team with a .331 batting average
⢠Led the team with 37 runs, 12 doubles and three triples
⢠Posted a team-best .456 on-base percentage
⢠Went 7-for-10 in stolen bases
⢠Put together a team-best 21-game on-base streak and eight-game hitting streak
⢠Tied for the team lead with 13 multi-hit games
⢠Totaled seven multi-RBI games
⢠Went 3-for-4 with a double and connected on a three-run homer in her final collegiate at bat, finishing the game with three runs in Louisville's 11-4 win at Boston College (5/5)
⢠Led off the seventh inning with a hit and scored the game-winning run in the 5-4 win over No. 18/18 Florida State (4/5).
⢠Went 2-for-3 with a double and a sacrifice fly in the 3-2 win at Pitt (3/29)
⢠Went 2-for-3 with a double in the 2-1 win over No. 6/4 Duke (3/23)
⢠Went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in the 5-4 win over Illinois (3/17)
⢠Went 3-for-5 with and RBI in the win over Central Michigan (3/4)
⢠Went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in the win over Seton Hall (2/16)
⢠Went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the 6-3 loss at FAU (2/16)
⢠College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection
⢠Named to the ACC Academic Team and Honor Roll
⢠Earned her bachelor's degree in public health from UofL in May 2024
As a senior (2023):
⢠Named to the all-ACC second team
⢠Started all 56 games at shortstop
⢠Registered a .335 batting average with 355 hits, seven doubles, four triples and four home runs
⢠Led the team and stood second in the ACC with 24 stolen bases in 28 attempts
⢠Ranks fifth on Louisville list for stolen bases in a season
⢠Scored 32 runs and drove in 31
⢠Posted a .942 OPS
⢠Tallied 14 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games
⢠Singled and scored a run in the 4-2 loss to Indiana in the Knoxville Regional (5/21)
⢠Went 2-for-4 with a double in the 9-1 win over Oakland (4/16).
⢠Went 3-for-3 with a double, two runs, two RBIs and two stolen bases in the 10-5 win over Oakland (4/16)
⢠Drove in Louisville's lone run in the 10-1 loss to No. 1 Oklahoma (4/15).
⢠Went 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases and a season-high four RBIs in the 10-1 win at Eastern Kentucky (3/21)
⢠Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the 6-1 loss to Illinois (2/17)
⢠Went 1-for-3 with a double, a run and an RBI in the 4-0 win over Missouri (2/11)
⢠In her first game as a Cardinal, went 2-for-4 in Louisville's 4-1, eight-inning win over South Alabama
⢠Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll
⢠Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
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Played for Georgia State for three seasons
ā¢Three-year starting shortstop
ā¢Earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-South Region Third Team honors and NFCA All-South Region honors
⢠Established the program single season record for stolen bases with 29 in 2022
ā¢Led the team with 10 home runs, 41 RBIs, and 32 runs while standing second with a .331 batting average during her sophomore year
ā¢Finished her career at Georgia State ranked ninth for career stolen bases with 39
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High School/Travel:Ā
Played at Allatoona High School and Georgia Power
Three-time All-Region selection
Won the All-Region Golden Glove Award
First Team All-Cobb County Shortstop in 2017 after leading her team to the region championship and a state runner-up finish
Named Defensive Player of the Year and helped her travel team achieve a No. 19-ranking in the 18U NPS U.S. club softball rankings
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Personal:Ā
⢠Full name is Daisy Hess
⢠Nickname is Flower
⢠Birthday is December 1
⢠Parents are David and Catherine Hess
⢠Proudest moment in her life was when a younger softball player said that she was her mentor
⢠Most influential people in her life are her parents
⢠All-ACC Second Team (2023)
⢠NFCA All-South Region Third Team (2021)
At Louisville:
As a fifth year senior (2024):
⢠Earned all-ACC third team honors
⢠Started 49 games at shortstop and stood second on the team with a .331 batting average
⢠Led the team with 37 runs, 12 doubles and three triples
⢠Posted a team-best .456 on-base percentage
⢠Went 7-for-10 in stolen bases
⢠Put together a team-best 21-game on-base streak and eight-game hitting streak
⢠Tied for the team lead with 13 multi-hit games
⢠Totaled seven multi-RBI games
⢠Went 3-for-4 with a double and connected on a three-run homer in her final collegiate at bat, finishing the game with three runs in Louisville's 11-4 win at Boston College (5/5)
⢠Led off the seventh inning with a hit and scored the game-winning run in the 5-4 win over No. 18/18 Florida State (4/5).
⢠Went 2-for-3 with a double and a sacrifice fly in the 3-2 win at Pitt (3/29)
⢠Went 2-for-3 with a double in the 2-1 win over No. 6/4 Duke (3/23)
⢠Went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in the 5-4 win over Illinois (3/17)
⢠Went 3-for-5 with and RBI in the win over Central Michigan (3/4)
⢠Went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in the win over Seton Hall (2/16)
⢠Went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the 6-3 loss at FAU (2/16)
⢠College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection
⢠Named to the ACC Academic Team and Honor Roll
⢠Earned her bachelor's degree in public health from UofL in May 2024
As a senior (2023):
⢠Named to the all-ACC second team
⢠Started all 56 games at shortstop
⢠Registered a .335 batting average with 355 hits, seven doubles, four triples and four home runs
⢠Led the team and stood second in the ACC with 24 stolen bases in 28 attempts
⢠Ranks fifth on Louisville list for stolen bases in a season
⢠Scored 32 runs and drove in 31
⢠Posted a .942 OPS
⢠Tallied 14 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games
⢠Singled and scored a run in the 4-2 loss to Indiana in the Knoxville Regional (5/21)
⢠Went 2-for-4 with a double in the 9-1 win over Oakland (4/16).
⢠Went 3-for-3 with a double, two runs, two RBIs and two stolen bases in the 10-5 win over Oakland (4/16)
⢠Drove in Louisville's lone run in the 10-1 loss to No. 1 Oklahoma (4/15).
⢠Went 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases and a season-high four RBIs in the 10-1 win at Eastern Kentucky (3/21)
⢠Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the 6-1 loss to Illinois (2/17)
⢠Went 1-for-3 with a double, a run and an RBI in the 4-0 win over Missouri (2/11)
⢠In her first game as a Cardinal, went 2-for-4 in Louisville's 4-1, eight-inning win over South Alabama
⢠Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll
⢠Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
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Played for Georgia State for three seasons
ā¢Three-year starting shortstop
ā¢Earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-South Region Third Team honors and NFCA All-South Region honors
⢠Established the program single season record for stolen bases with 29 in 2022
ā¢Led the team with 10 home runs, 41 RBIs, and 32 runs while standing second with a .331 batting average during her sophomore year
ā¢Finished her career at Georgia State ranked ninth for career stolen bases with 39
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High School/Travel:Ā
Played at Allatoona High School and Georgia Power
Three-time All-Region selection
Won the All-Region Golden Glove Award
First Team All-Cobb County Shortstop in 2017 after leading her team to the region championship and a state runner-up finish
Named Defensive Player of the Year and helped her travel team achieve a No. 19-ranking in the 18U NPS U.S. club softball rankings
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Personal:Ā
⢠Full name is Daisy Hess
⢠Nickname is Flower
⢠Birthday is December 1
⢠Parents are David and Catherine Hess
⢠Proudest moment in her life was when a younger softball player said that she was her mentor
⢠Most influential people in her life are her parents
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