Columbus State University Athletics

Career Highlights:

• NFCA All-American (2012)
• NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team (2012)
• Daktronics All-American Honorable Mention (2012)
• Daktronics All-Southeast Region First Team (2012)
• All-Peach Belt Conference Second Team (2012)
• All-Peach Belt Conference Tournament Team (2012)
• Holds the PBC record for season home runs (22 in 2012)

2013 (Junior): One of only two players to startin all 59 games for the Lady Cougars...Hit .288 (53-for-184)...Ledthe team in doubles with 13 and drove out eight home runs...Had thesecond most stolen bases on the team with seven...Made 55 putoutsand 132 assists from the shortstop position...Went 3-for-4 with ahome run, two runs and three RBIs against UNC Pembroke (3/9)...Wasa perfect 3-for-3 with a double and a solo home run against GeorgiaCollege (4/2)...Named the March 12 PBC Player of the Weekafter hitting .481 in eight games with two homers, threedoubles, 10 RBIs and an .815 sluggingpercentage.  

2012 (Sophomore): Played in and started all 60games…Hit a team-high .360 (67-for-186)…Also led theteam in runs scored, hits, home runs, RBIs, total bases, sluggingpercentage and on-base percentage…Tied for third nationallywith 22 home runs…Broke the school and conferencesingle-season records for home runs…Led the PBC in home runsand RBIs…Ranked eighth in the conference in battingaverage…Finished fourth nationally in home runs and 19th in sluggingpercentage…Went 3-for-3 with two home runs and a career-highsix RBIs against Glenville State (3/2)…Also homered twiceagainst Young Harris (3/21) and West Georgia (4/11).

2011 (Freshman): Played in a team high 51 gameswhile starting 50…Had a .290 (45-for-155) battingaverage…Led the Peach Belt Conference with 16doubles…Hit five home runs and drove in 29 runs which wasfourth best on the team…Had an on-base percentage of.362…Threw out 61.5% (10-for-16) of attempted basestealers…Collected a career-high three RBIs in two differentgames…Named PBC Freshman of the Week on March 21.

High School: A four-year letterwinner undercoach Chera Riles...Led her team to the Elite Eight in the stateplayoffs three times...Led her squad to a state runner-up finishher senior season...Named All-Bi-City and All-State all four yearsof her high school career...Member of Georgia Elite80 in both her junior and senior years.

Personal: Daughter of Mark and JenniferGooge...Favorite movie is Avatar...Favorite food is TacoBell...Favorite professional athlete is Josh Hamilton of the TexasRangers...Likes to spend time with her friends and family in herspare time...Would like to learn to snowboard one day...Lists JennyFinch as her role model in sports.