Honors
· 2013 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
· 2013 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Junior (2015)
Saw action in all 54 games and made 52 starts behind the plate … hit .227 and posted career highs with five doubles, nine homers, 29 RBIs and a .477 slugging percentage … led the nation in hit-by-pitch per game (32 HBP/0.59 per game) to aid a .419 on-base percentage … committed just five errors in 317 chances for a .984 fielding percentage … reached base safely in 17 consecutive games, a streak that ranked second on the team … hit .250 in Conference USA play with a pair of doubles, four homers and 14 RBIs … had six multi-RBI games, including a career-high five RBIs in a win over Charlotte (March 14), and recorded at least three RBIs five times … blasted two homers and recorded four RBIs against Boston (Feb. 27) and hit a grand slam to help UTSA run-rule Louisiana Tech (May 3) in the regular-season finale.
Sophomore (2014)
Appeared in 48 games with 47 starts at catcher … hit .175 with a pair of doubles, four homers and 11 RBIs … also had eight walks and was hit by a pitch 28 times, which ranked third in the nation, to aid a .371 on-base percentage … recorded 285 putouts, 29 assists and a .975 fielding percentage … committed just two errors in 22 C-USA games for a .988 fielding percentage … drove in a pair of runs in the win at No. 15 Texas (Feb. 12) … had a season-high three RBIs on a three-run homer against Colorado State (Feb. 15) … produced a pair of hits in the win over Texas State (April 9).
Prior To UTSA
Played her freshman season for head coach Kyla Holas at Houston ... hit .250 with a .417 slugging percentage and .438 on-base percentage ... started her career by going 3-for-6 including a pair of doubles ... named to the 2013 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and earned a spot on the Dean’s List three times (fall 2012, spring 2013, fall 2013) ... prior to her time at Houston she competed for Wakeland High School in Frisco, Texas ... was a four-year varsity starter and helped the team achieve a record of 99-16-1 (.857) as the starting catcher ... named the district’s Catcher of the Year and earned first-team all-district honors as sophomore and senior (2010 and 2012) ... selected to the second team all-district squad as a junior (2011) ... led the Wolverines to four consecutive district titles (2009-12), advancing to Texas Class 4A Regional Finals (2010), Regional Semifinals (2011, 2012) and Class 3A Area Finals (2009) ... the team finished the 2010 campaign ranked No. 17 in the nation by ESPN Rise FAB 50 and spent much of 2011 season nationally ranked, reaching as high as No. 13 on the NFCA/USA Today poll ... holds the school career hit-by-pitch record (55) ... also played seven years of summer travel ball for the American Freedom program with four years on the American Freedom Gold squad ... spent several years playing club ball with current teammates Jori Fox, Cossette Hernandez and Vivian Tijerina.
Personal
Full name is Tess Alexandra Soefje ... born Sept. 16, 1993, in Katy, Texas ... daughter of Tim and Karen Soefje ... has two brothers, Noah and Nicholas ... Tim was a track & field athlete at Texas and Texas A&M-Kingsville, while Nicholas competed at Mississippi State ... majoring in sport, event & tourism management.