Grand Valley State University Athletics

2013: Played in 11 games (4 starts)...Scored one run, had a double and drove in two, while also throwing out 40-percent of potential base-stealers from behind the plate...Went 1-for-1 with a double and two RBI against Bellarmine (5/18) in the Midwest Regional Tournament.

Prior to GVSU: Spent two seasons at Kellogg Community College under head coach Eric Laskovy...Injured most of 2012, but had two doubles, four runs and five RBI in 41 at-bats...In 2011, Hess hit .293 with 16 runs and eight RBI in 58 at-bats, leading the team at the Junior College World Series with a .571 batting average, where Kellogg C.C. finished in fourth place.

High School: Prepped at Penn High School under head coach Greg Dikos...Named all-conference and all-city honorable mention as a senior...Named a South Bend Tribune Sports Fest All-Star.

Personal: Son of Martin and Carolyn Hess...Criminal Justice major.