Biography
2020 (SENIOR)
Started all 16 games in center field … finished with a .226 average, one homer, five RBI and three runs scored … served as the team’s primary cleanup hitter … tallied two hits and one walk against Texas Permian Basin … delivered a RBI double and scored one run versus Western New Mexico … posted two hits against St. Mary’s … collected two hits, including a solo homer, and scored two runs versus Northern State … earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2019-20) … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete laurels (2019-20) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
2019 (JUNIOR)
Started 35 games (all in left field) … finished with a .265 average, four homers, 17 RBI and 12 runs scored … ranked second on team in homers and RBI … finished third on team in average and runs scored … recorded five multi-hit games … posted a six-game hitting streak … reached base in eight-consecutive games … hit at a .254 clip with two homers and 11 RBI in PSAC West play … tallied two hits, including a solo homer, against UIndy … recorded three singles and one run scored versus Truman State … collected an RBI single, one walk and one run scored against Southern Indiana … belted a two-run homer versus Bentley … totaled one hit, two RBI and one run scored versus Hillsdale … reached base twice (single, hit by pitch) and scored one run against Ferris State … posted a .300 average with one homer, five RBI and five runs scored at PFX Spring Games … finished with two hits, including a three-run homer, four RBI and three runs scored in doubleheader against Edinboro … posted four hits, two RBI and one run scored in twinbill at Mercyhurst … collected two singles and one RBI in Game 1 of doubleheader versus Gannon … totaled three hits, including a two-run homer, three RBI, one walk and one hit by pitch in twinbill against Edinboro … named NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2018-19) … received D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2018-19) … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete honors (2018-19) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
Played at Tiffin under head coach Jeff Nickerson … appeared in 48 games with 38 starts … finished with a .221 average, four doubles, one homer, 20 RBI, 17 runs scored and eight steals … ranked third on the team in RBI … posted two hits, one RBI, one run scored and one walk against Carson Newman … recorded two RBI versus Converse … tallied three hits, two RBI and one run scored against Mount Olive … collected one double, two RBI and one run scored versus Barton … finished with three hits, two RBI and two runs scored in Game 1 of doubleheader at Ohio Dominican … belted a three-run homer in Game 1 of twinbill at Urbana … posted two hits and one RBI in Game 2 of doubleheader against Ashland … drew two walks in Game 1 of twinbill versus Northwood … delivered a pinch-hit, two-run single against Northwood in GLIAC Tournament
2017 (FRESHMAN)
Played at Tiffin … appeared in 47 games with 45 starts … finished with a .351 average, five doubles, three triples, two homers, 23 RBI, 14 runs scored and eight steals … ranked third on the team in average and hits … finished second on team in RBI … paced team with a .478 slugging percentage … belted a grand slam against St. Thomas (Fla.) … posted two hits, two RBI and one run scored versus Kentucky Wesleyan … collected two hits, one run scored and one walk against Cedarville … recorded three hits, including a grand slam, versus Missouri-St. Louis … tallied one hit, two RBI, one run scored and one walk against Glenville State … posted two hits and three RBI in Game 2 of doubleheader versus Seton Hill … finished with two hits, two runs scored and one stolen base in Game 2 of twinbill at Ferris State … totaled two hits, one run scored and one steal in Game 1 of doubleheader against Wayne State (Mich.) … collected two hits, two RBI and one run scored in Game 2 of twinbill at Ohio Dominican … registered two hits in Game 1 of doubleheader versus Ashland … finished with two hits in Game 2 of twinbill at Walsh … tallied two hits and one stolen base in Game 1 of doubleheader at Ohio Valley … posted two hits and one run scored in Game 1 of twinbill against Findlay
INTERNATIONAL PLAY
Played in three Canadian Championships, winning national title in 2015 and 2016 … selected an All-Star at Canadian Championships in both 2014 and 2016
PERSONAL
Daughter of Michael Paul and Sally Besser … has two sisters … majoring in health science
