Slippery Rock University Athletics

Career Notes: Leaves Slippery Rock ranked 10th in school history in career RBI (113), 11th in home runs (17) and 14th in hits (165).

Personal: Son of Eric and Adrienne Bell ... Economics major.

2016: Started 48 of The Rock's 49 games ... Earned second team All-PSAC West honors at first base after a career-year ... One of the top run-producers in the PSAC with 51 RBI ... Also hit .409 with 31 runs, 11 home runs, 70 hits, a .690 slugging percentage and a .451 on-base percentage ... At his best in big situations as evidenced by a team-leading .448 batting average with runners in scoring position ... Had 20 multi-hit games and a team-high 12 multi-RBI games ... Had three four-hit games on the season ... Hit two home runs vs. West Chester (March 9) ... Drove in a season-high seven runs against the Rams in the same game ... Also drove in six runs against Gannon in a Rock win on April 18 ... Drove in five runs on three hits against Clarion in final collegiate game ... PSAC Scholar Athlete ... A Division II Athletics Directors Association academic achievement award recipient ... Game-by-Game Statistics

2015: Started 42 of 43 games played … Shared playing time with Tyler Walters at catcher and designated hitter … Hit .318 with 30 runs, five home runs and 35 RBI … Slugged .493 with a .393 on-base percentage … Connected on 11 doubles, the third most of any Rock player … Went 4-for-6 with four RBI against Saginaw Valley State on March 7 … Hit .550 against left-handed pitchers … Produced 13 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI games … PSAC Scholar Athlete Game-by-Game Statistics

2014: Started 43 games in first season at Slippery Rock ... One of just two SRU players to start at least 43 games in 2014 ... Hit .324 (48--for-148) while scoring 25 runs, hitting one home run and driving in 27 runs ... Also slugged .399 with a .412 on-base percentage ... Had 16 multi-hit games including a 4-for-4, two-run, one-RBI effort against Seton Hill on April 12 ... Had a season-long hitting streak of 11 games ... Game-by-Game Statistics

Before The Rock: Played baseball at St. Bonaventure in 2013 ... Started five of eight games played ... Hit .333 ... Also walked twice and totaled a .455 on-base percentage ... Posted a perfect fielding percentage.

High School: Attended Upper Saint Clair High School ... Lettered in baseball three times ... Led USCHS to a AAAA championship in 2010 ... Was a three-year starter at catcher ... Led team in batting average (.486), singles (21), doubles (13) and hits (36) as a senior.