SMSU Athletics

2012: Started all 43 games played ... batted .311 with team-high four home runs and team-high 36 RBIs ... also had nine doubles ... second on the team with a .450 slugging percentage ... tied for team-lead with 16 multi-hit games ... tied for team-lead with eight mult-RBI games ... belted game-winning two-run homer in top of the ninth inning vs. Upper Iowa (4/1).

2011: Played in 35 games with 32 starts at first base batting .270 ... led the team with four home runs ... finished third on the squad with six doubles ... tied for team-high with 20 RBIs ... recorded eight multi-hit games ... had four hits, including two home runs and five RBIs vs. Mary (4/2).

2010: Played in 33 games with 24 starts at both first base and designated hitter ... batted .258 with five home runs and five doubles ... finished with 26 RBIs ... recorded seven multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games ... had first career hit vs. Northern State (3/27) ... also belted first career home run vs. Northern State (3/27) ... clubbed two home runs, one double and had seven RBIs in win vs. Winona State (4/28).

2009: Sat out season as a redshirt.

High School: 2008 graduate of John Marshall High School ... coached by Terry Heiderscheit ... two-year letterwinner ... named All-Big 9 Conference as a senior ... team captain ... batted .420 with seven home runs as a senior ... batted .333 with 12 doubles and two home runs in 2007 with the Rochester Patriots American Legion team ... batted .380 with eight home runs in 2008 ... three-year letterwinner in hockey ... team captain.  

Personal: Born Aug. 11, 1989 ... son of Kevin and Cheri Ness ... graphic design major.