2004 Softball Roster
Roster
Hayle Guess
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Moss Point, MS
- High School:
- East Central HS
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2007):
Earned second team all-region honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association ... Also a second team all-SEC selection in the outfield and an Academic all-SEC selection ... Tabbed to ESPN’s CoSIDA District VI Academic All-Region team ... Finished the season ranked among the school’s top 10 in 13 career offensive categories ... Tied for the team lead with starts in all 62 of the squad’s games ... Posted a .324 batting average in 185 at-bats with a team-leading six home runs ... Tallied a .497 slugging percentage and a .385 on-base percentage ... Had 18 multiple-hit games, three three-hit games, and eight multiple-RBI games, including seven, which tied for the school single-season record, in a 7-1 victory over Pacific (5/18) in the NCAA Tucson Regional ... Finished the year second on team with four triples, three of which came against Mississippi (4/7) for a school single-game record ... Posted nine total bases in the game against the Rebels, trying for the second most in a single game ... Drew 17 walks and was 25-for-29 on stolen base attempts, which ranked second on team and 10th most in a season ... Recorded eight sacrifice hits and three sacrifice flies ... Committed only one error in 59 total chances for a .984 fielding percentage ... Hit homers in back-to-back games against Seton Hall and Tennessee Tech (2/23-24) ... Accounted for three of State’s runs in the win over Tennessee Tech, going 3-for-4 at the plate ... Scored a pair of runs in the Bulldogs’ season-opening win over Iowa State (2/9) ... Went 2-for-3 with a pair of runs and an RBI in a victory over Purdue (2/11) ... Posted a 2-for-2 plate performance five days later in a win over No. 10 California (2/16) ... Drove in two runs and scored another as she went 2-for-4 in a series-clinching win over Kentucky ... Went 4-for-6 with two RBI and four runs scored in helping the Bulldogs to a series win over Auburn ... Sparked MSU to a road series victory over Georgia, hitting .500 with six RBI and four runs scored.
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2006):
Saw action in 61 games, starting all 61 in center field ... Posted a .322 batting average in 180 at-bats with a team-leading 21 runs scored on 58 hits, including 17 extra-base hits, and 14 RBI ... Tallied a .472 slugging percentage and a .396 on-base percentage ... Posted 14 multiple-hit games, five multiple-RBI games and 10 multiple-run outings ... Also drew 19 walks, was hit by a pitch three times and was 23-for-25 on stolen base attempts ... Led the team with 11 game-winning runs, and also had three game-winning RBI ... Recorded six sacrifice hits ... Committed five errors in 99 total chances in the field for a .949 fielding percentage ... Hit .381 (16-for-41) with runners in scoring position and was 21-for-62 (.339) with runners on base ... Also hit .310 (9-for-29) with runners on base and two outs ... Batted .563 (9-for-16) with two home runs, seven runs and five RBI during the USF Best Western Invitational, which included a 3-for-4, three RBI day against Jacksonville ... Earned all-tournament honors at the Bulldog Classic, hitting .571 (8-for-14) with four runs and two RBI, including a 3-for-3 day with two runs against East Tennessee State ... Hit .301 (4-for-13) with four runs and three stolen bases while earning all-tournament laurels at the Bulldog Round Robin ... Was 6-for-18 (.333) with three runs and two RBI at the Compass Bank Invitational, where she earned all-tournament honors ... Hit .364 (4-for-11) with two RBI in the series at Arkansas ... Went 3-for-4 with a run and two RBI at Ole Miss ... Scored runs in six consecutive games from March 25 to April 1 ... Had a team season-long 12-game hitting streak to start the season.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2005):
Redshirted after undergoing surgery to repair torn meniscus in her left (non-throwing) shoulder on March 10 ... Hit 6-for-15 (.400) with a pair of RBI and five runs scored in four starts at the Bulldog Round-Robin, but missed each game of second day action with a shoulder injury ... Hit 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored in State’s 9-0 victory over Louisiana Tech, then turned in a 3-for-4 showing with a trio of runs scored against the Lady Techsters 48 hours later ... Saw last action of season in leadoff at-bat against McNeese State at the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational.
AS A FRESHMAN (2004):
Named MSU’s Rookie of the Year and selected to the SEC Freshman All-SEC team after starting 64 games, with 36 coming at shortstop ... Posted a .228 batting average in 167 at-bats with 23 runs scored on 38 hits, including six extra-base hits and 14 RBI ... Tallied a .281 slugging percentage and a .276 on-base percentage ... Posted six multiple-hit games, three multiple-RBI games and three multiple-run outings ... Also drew nine walks, was hit by a pitch three times and was a perfect 14-for-14 on stolen base attempts ... Also recorded a pair of sacrifice flies and five sacrifice bunts ... Committed 19 errors in 182 total chances in the field for an .896 fielding percentage ... Started last 24 games in left field for Mississippi State after the Bulldogs shifted its defensive lineup prior to the series at Kentucky (3/27-28) ... Responded with productive hitting, turning in a .263 average with five RBI and 10 runs scored ... Drove in a pair of runs and scored twice on a 3-for-4 hitting line against Jackson State (2/8) ... Turned in a similar outing (3-for-4, R) in Mississippi State’s loss at San Diego State (2/13) ... Hit first collegiate home run in series finale against No. 10 Alabama, a solo shot that capped off a six-run first inning for the Bulldogs ... Tallied a pair of stolen bases against Alabama A&M (2/22) ... Tripled on a 2-for-3 outing at Arkansas (4/17) ... Turned in a .625 (5-for-8) series against Ole Miss, including two RBI and one run scored ... Scored runs in four consecutive games, including two in a .500 (2-for-4) series against UAB ... Singled and drove in a run in State’s extra-inning victory over Iowa in the opening round of the NCAA Region 5 Tournament in Lincoln, Neb.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:
A member of the Stratford Brakettes that won the 2005 ASA National Championship, earning second team all-America honors ... Prepped at East Central High School for coach Tracy Box ... A three-time all-district, all-area and all-state selection, Guess helped her East Central squad to three consecutive Class 4A state championships, collecting her team’s Gold Glove, Highest Batting Average and Most Stolen Bases award as a senior ... Also named a top 10 athlete and a United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete in her final prep campaign ... A two-sport athlete at East Central, Hayle also lettered in slow pitch softball for three years.
PERSONAL:
Born Hayle Lynn Guess on May 26, 1985, in Pascagoula, Miss. ... Daughter of Rodney and Teri Guess ... Has a younger brother, Todd ... Uncle Craig Nelson also attended MSU ... A physical education major at MSU.
