2023 Softball Roster
Hess, Daisy
Jersey Number 22
Daisy Hess
- Class:
- Senior
- 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
Played for Georgia State for three seasons
•Three-year starting shortstop
•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
•Led the team with 10 home runs, 41 RBIs, and 32 runs while standing second with a .331 batting average during her sophomore year
•Finished her career at Georgia State ranked ninth for career stolen bases with 39
High School/Travel:
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
Personal:
• 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
Played for Georgia State for three seasons
•Three-year starting shortstop
•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
•Led the team with 10 home runs, 41 RBIs, and 32 runs while standing second with a .331 batting average during her sophomore year
•Finished her career at Georgia State ranked ninth for career stolen bases with 39
High School/Travel:
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
Personal:
• 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
Highlights: Louisville SB vs. No. 18 Florida State (Gm. 1)
Thursday, July 11
Highlights: Louisville SB at Boston College
Sunday, May 05
SB: Daisy Hess and Sam Booe Postgame vs. #22/21 Clemson
Saturday, April 27
Highlights: Louisville SB vs. No. 22/21 Clemson (Gm. 2)
Saturday, April 27
