Benedictine University Athletics

2009: Injuried for the beginning of the season ... Played in eight games ... Had an on-base percentage of .500 ... A Northern Athletics Conference Scholar-Athlete.

2008: Hit .305 in 105 at-bats, starting 39 of the team’s 40 games played ... Eight doubles ... 18 RBI ... 19 runs scored ... Had a .910 fielding percentage in 156 chances ... National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar Athlete ... NAC Scholar-Athlete.

2007: Started 29 of 30 games played as a freshman ... Moved to shortstop for the Eagles after being recruited as a catcher ... Hit .266 in 79 at-bats ... Scored 12 runs and drove in 11 ... A .906 fielding percentage ... Five multi-hit games ... On April 14 versus Maranatha Baptist, was 3-for-3 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBI.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Thornwood (2006) ... Coach was Gary Lagesse ... An all-conference selection as a senior ... All-Area by both the Tinley Park Star and Northwest Indiana Times ... A Super-60 All-Star selection ... Also voted one of the Tinley Park Star’s “Best and Brightest Athletes” ... Also played basketball ... Was a three-point shootout regional finalist as both a junior and senior ... National Honor Society president ... Class salutatorian ... An academic all-conference honoree ... Illinois State Scholar ... Spanish National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Diane Hodges ... Is the youngest of five children (three brothers and one sister) ... Family truly has an “international flavor” as she has one sister-in-law from China and another from Argentina ... At Benedictine, she is involved with Campus Crusade for Christ ... Also involved with Student Council for Exceptional Children and Best Buddies (volunteers to spend time with intellectually-challenged children) ... Interests include collecting postcards, travelling, playing the piano and other sports ... Wants a career as a high school history teacher and coach ... A social science and history major and a secondary education minor.