Norfolk State University Athletics

2012 (Freshman): Played in 23 games and started 15 times … limited later in the year by an injury … had 47 at-bats on the year … had 10 hits, including one double … scored seven runs and knocked in two … was 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts … had two outfield assists … went 2-for-3 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in the nightcap of the Longwood doubleheader … went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBI in the nightcap of a doubleheader with Coppin State in late March … made his last appearance against UMES on April 15, stealing a base and scoring a run as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement … named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2011 semester.

High School: Lettered all four years in baseball … played his freshman season at Falls Church High before transferring to Bishop O’Connell for his final three seasons … named to the All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and Virginia Independent Schools all-state Division I first teams as a senior … batted .346 with one home run, 11 doubles and 18 RBI in his final season … also scored 37 runs and stole 11 bases … was a second-team all-conference pick as a junior … batted .382 with 46 runs scored and 16 stolen bases that season.

Personal: James William Essex Jr. was born on May 2, 1993 … son of James Essex Sr. … majoring in sociology.

Essex's Career Hitting Stats

YEAR	AVG	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB-ATT
2012	.213	23-15	47	7	10	1	0	0	2	11	7	13	3-4
Totals	.213	23-15	47	7	10	1	0	0	2	11	7	13	3-4