Hess just finished his sophomore season at the University of Rhode Island.  As a freshman, Chris started in 51 of the team’s 52 games, and led the Rams in batting average, slugging percentage, hits, runs scored, triples, total bases, and hit by pitch.  Hess earned honors as a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American and was named to the Atlantic 10 First Team and All-Rookie Team.  He was also named A-10 Rookie of the week on May 18, 2015.  Hess attended North Kingstown High School, where he had 85 hits and 89 RBIs in his 3 seasons.  Chris was a two-time All-Division, All-State, and All-Area selection.