EK-TM4C123GXL: Serial.print error

Part Number:EK-TM4C123GXL

Hello, I am currently getting a problem when using Energia with my Launchpad Tiva C  w/ tm4c123 (80Hz). The code that I write compiles fine, but when I use code such as Serial.print in the void setup() section it doesn't appear until I have entered something in the serial monitor. Any help is appreciated, thank you so much.