2022: Started 47 games at shortstop ... Set the ODU career record for hit by pitches with 51 ... Played in 221 career games, sixth most in school history ... Hit .277 (48-for-173) with six homers, 12 doubles and 12 RBIs ... Scored 37 runs and walked 19 times ... Was hit by 11 pitches ... Notched 14 multi-hit games, including four, three-hit games ... Had eight multi-RBI games ... Went 3-for-4 with two homers in a win over Stony Brook ... Had three more hits in the Sunday game against Stony Brook ... Had a stretch of six multi-hit games over a nine-game stretch in the middle of the season ... Went 3-for-4 with a double in the Friday night win over Marshall ... Registered a two-hit day, including a home run in his final at-bat at the Bud Metheny Ballpark in the 5-4 Sunday win over Marshall ... Went 3-for-3 with a double and a run scored in the C-USA Tournament win over Charlotte.
2021: Second-Team ACBA/Rawlings All-Region Team ... Second-Team All-Conference USA ... Conference USA Tournament MVP ... Started all 60 games at shortstop ... The only Monarch to start all 60 games ... Finished second on the team with a .343 batting average ... Hit eight home runs to go along with nine doubles, five triples, 49 RBIs and and 47 runs scored ... Tied single-season school record with 18 hit by pitches ... Had 20 multi-hit games on the year ... Led the Monarch defense on the infield and made just nine errors at shortstop ... Went 2-for-2 with four runs scored and a career-high five RBIs and had a triple and a homer in a 12-5 win over Norfolk State ... Went 3-for-4 with an RBI in a 4-3 win at Richmond ... Was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs in a win over Marshall ... Had a three-hit, three RBI day at UTSA in the series-opener ... Went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a homer, three RBIs and four runs scored ... Went 8-for-13 with three homers and eight RBIs to be named Conference USA Tournament MVP ... Hit a three-run blast in the C-USA Championship game over LA Tech ... Was 2-for-4 with an RBI single in the Regional Final against Virginia.
2020: Started in all 16 games at shortstop...Hit two home runs.... Compiled a .295 average with 18 hits, five doubles and 16 RBIs...Recorded three multi-hit games...Stole a team-high three bases... Notched four RBIs against Yale (2/29) and VMI (3/3).
2019: Started all 56 games at shortstop ... Hit .273 with five homers and 37 RBIs ... Tied for second on the time with 11 doubles ... Tied for third on the squad with eight stolen bases, going 8-for-10 ... Had just seven errors in 252 chances, for a .972 fielding percentage ... Had 13 multi-hits, three, three hit games and a pair of four-hit games ... Hit a team best .429 when leading off an inning ... Went 4-for-5 with two runs and four RBIs against Binghamton ... Went 4-for-5 with two runs and an RBI in 15-1 win over WKU ... Was 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI in 14-6 win over Louisiana Tech.
2018: Played in 42 games, including 38 starts, during true freshman season ... Made starts at both second base and shortstop ... Hit .235 with three doubles, a home run and nine RBIs ... Posted best offensive performance of season in win over UAB, going 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs ... Recorded seven multi-hit games ... Committed just five errors on the year for a .974 fielding percentage.
PREP: A three-time First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-Area selection at Fairmont High School in Kettering, Ohio ... A 2017 Academic All-State selection ... A career .330 hitter ... His 110 career hits are the most in school history ... Graduated with a 3.96 GPA.Â
PERSONAL: Son of Tom and Kelley Bell ... His father, Tom, and uncle, Terry, played baseball at ODU in the 1980s ... His uncle, Terry, also played in the major leagues ... Chose ODU for the coaches, facilities, academics and family atmosphere ... Favorite athlete is Tim Tebow ... A Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts fan ... Favorite food is a Brooklyn-style pizza ... Enjoys country music, specifically Jon Pardi and Thomas Rhett ... Hobbies include biking, running and video games... Majoring in geography.Â
