Will be one of the stronger infield players returnting this year ... Extremely hard working ... Leader by example ... Will be one of four team captains this season ... Had great off season ... True definition of a student-athlete.

JUNIOR (2004): Started all 49 contests for the Bucs ... An NFCA Academic All-American ... Posted a .250 batting average and tallied 11 RBI ... Led the team with 15 sac bunts and three triples ... Paced the team with 92 assists ... Recorded an impressive .978 fielding percentage ... Notched four stolen bases and maintained her 1.000 career stolen base percentage.

SOPHOMORE (2003): Started in all 62 of the Bucs’ games ... Posted a .257 season batting average, while posting a career-high 24 RBI ... Led the Bucs with 19 sacrifice hits which ranks second in school history ... Third on the team with 100 assists ... NFCA Scholar All-American.

FRESHMAN (2002): Started all of the Bucs 59 games posting a batting average of .285, while recording 13 RBI ... Defensively, registered 118 put-outs, 71 assists and a .964 fielding percentage.

HIGH SCHOOL: One of the top second basemen in the state at Countryside High for coach Scott Kitchen ... Led the Cougars to a remarkable 111-16 record in four years, including a 31-1 mark as a senior captain ... Hit .327 with 82 runs and 52 RBI in four years as a starter ... All-Pinellas County three years running ... Honorable Mention 5A All-State as a junior ... Member of the National Honor Society ... GTE Academic All-Star.

CLUB: Led her Clearwater Bombers to the nationals every year from 1997-2001, including the 2000 ISA World Championship.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Mark and Jeannine Hodges ... Has one sister, Ashley... Majoring in athletic training.