8 Tessa DeSmith
![Tessa DeSmith](/sports/sball/2015-16/bios/Tessa_DeSmith.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- Year:
- FR
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- Hometown:
- South St. Paul, Minn.
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- High School:
- South St. Paul Secondary
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- Position:
- INF
Bio
2016: Saw action in 21 games, starting 18 total... Totaled 13 hits in 59 at-bats (.220)... Ranked fourth on the team with three home runs... Drove in six runs while scoring three more... Tallied 122 putouts and three assists at first base with a fielding percentage of .969... Ripped her first collegiate hom erun on April 10 as she finished 3-for-4 with a triple and a homer.
High School: Played softball for five years... Three as a starting pitcher and second base... Team captain in 2015... Earned All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2014 and 2015... Also participated in volleyball and hockey... Member of the Student Council and National Honor Society.
Personal: Parents are Julie and Dan DeSmith... Major is Nursing.