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Jersey Number 25
Blaze Bell
- Position:
- IF
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Blackman HS
- High School:
- Blackman HS
- Pronunciation:
- R/R
Bio
2024: Played in 53 games while making 51 starts… hit a career-best six home runs and drove in a career-high 40 RBI’s… smacked 13 doubles and collected 52 hits with 34 runs scored and 17 walks… slugged .417 and had a .333 on-base percentage… had 14 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games… career-best six RBI’s at Southern Indiana (April 19)… had a season-high four hits versus Brown (Feb. 23)… had a five-game hitting streak (March 16-March 22) and reached base safely in nine straight games (Apr. 2-Apr. 19)… recorded 25 hits, 17 runs, four doubles, four homers and 20 RBI’s in conference play… named OVC Player of the Week on Apr. 8… made 32 starts at first base and 19 as the designated hitter.
2023: Became just the second first baseman in school history to be named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference second team (joining Bryan Bullington in 1995)…Started in all 53 of his games played at first base, ranking third in the OVC in doubles (18, fifth-most in program history), third in putouts (390), third in chances (415) and seventh in triples (three)…Led the OVC in triples (three) while ranking eighth with a .391 batting average in league play…Hit .328 overall with 18 doubles, a .404 on-base percentage, a .467 slugging percentage, 28 runs scored and 22 RBI’s…Upped his OPS to 1.013 (.575 slugging, .438 on-base) against OVC pitching…Wrapped up the season on a 15-game hitting streak (the longest of any Skyhawk all season) – hitting .458 (27-for-59) from April 25 on…Tallied 19 multi-hit games, including a trio of three-plus hit outings…Posted a career-best four hits and made a career-high 14 putouts at Lindenwood on May 5…Had four multi-RBI performances, driving in a season-best three runs twice in a three-game span in OVC play (May 7 at Lindenwood, May 12 against Southeast Missouri)…Scored a career-high three runs at Lindenwood on May 7, reaching base safely four times in that contest (two hits, two walks)…Drew multiple walks on four separate occasions…Hit a team-best .414 (36-of-87) with the bases empty…Managed a .331 batting average (48-for-151) against right-handed pitching while hitting .320 (16-of-50) against lefties.
2022: Excelled in his first taste of collegiate baseball as he became the 15th member in school history to earn OVC All-Freshman accolades…Played in 20 overall games and made 18 starts, primarily hitting second in the lineup…Started 14 games at designated hitter, three at third base and one at first base…Hit .278 with six doubles, one home run, 16 RBI’s and 10 runs scored in 72 at-bats…Led the team with a .304 batting average in OVC play, slugging .446 with a .385 on-base percentage in 16 games against league foes…All five of his multi-hit performances came after April 23, starting with a three-hit, career-high six-RBI eruption against Tennessee Tech on that day…Homered, doubled, hit a sacrifice fly and scored a season-best two runs in the aforementioned contest against Tennessee Tech as his six runs driven in were the most by any Skyhawk in 2022…Led the team with four 3-hit games, also accomplishing that feat at Memphis (May 3), against Belmont (May 6) and at eventual OVC Tournament champion Southeast Missouri (May 13, smacking a pair of doubles)…Successfully reached base in nine straight games from April 10 through April 29…Hit .320 (8-for-25) with runners in scoring position and had six RBI’s in only seven chances with a runner on third and less than two outs…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
2021: Redshirted…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
BEFORE UTM: Tallied a standout junior campaign at Blackman High School under head coach Barry Vetter, helping the Blaze win the District 7-AAA championship on his way to all-district accolades…Served as the 3-hole hitter for one of the state's most lethal offenses, hitting .371 with 13 doubles, 36 RBI's, 31 runs scored and a perfect 8-for-8 clip in the stolen base department during the 2019 season…Went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs in the District 7-AAA title game victory over LaVergne…Was named a 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-American honorable mention for the Southeast Region...Was one of only 61 Tennessee Baseball Report "Top Players" for the Class of 2020...Captured all-tournament accolades at both the 2019 WWBA 17U National Championship as well as the 2018 WWBA 16U National Championship, both held in Cartersville, Ga.
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 24, 2002...Son of Benjamin and Alicia Bell...Has one sibling, Macey...Majoring in health and human performance.
2023: Became just the second first baseman in school history to be named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference second team (joining Bryan Bullington in 1995)…Started in all 53 of his games played at first base, ranking third in the OVC in doubles (18, fifth-most in program history), third in putouts (390), third in chances (415) and seventh in triples (three)…Led the OVC in triples (three) while ranking eighth with a .391 batting average in league play…Hit .328 overall with 18 doubles, a .404 on-base percentage, a .467 slugging percentage, 28 runs scored and 22 RBI’s…Upped his OPS to 1.013 (.575 slugging, .438 on-base) against OVC pitching…Wrapped up the season on a 15-game hitting streak (the longest of any Skyhawk all season) – hitting .458 (27-for-59) from April 25 on…Tallied 19 multi-hit games, including a trio of three-plus hit outings…Posted a career-best four hits and made a career-high 14 putouts at Lindenwood on May 5…Had four multi-RBI performances, driving in a season-best three runs twice in a three-game span in OVC play (May 7 at Lindenwood, May 12 against Southeast Missouri)…Scored a career-high three runs at Lindenwood on May 7, reaching base safely four times in that contest (two hits, two walks)…Drew multiple walks on four separate occasions…Hit a team-best .414 (36-of-87) with the bases empty…Managed a .331 batting average (48-for-151) against right-handed pitching while hitting .320 (16-of-50) against lefties.
2022: Excelled in his first taste of collegiate baseball as he became the 15th member in school history to earn OVC All-Freshman accolades…Played in 20 overall games and made 18 starts, primarily hitting second in the lineup…Started 14 games at designated hitter, three at third base and one at first base…Hit .278 with six doubles, one home run, 16 RBI’s and 10 runs scored in 72 at-bats…Led the team with a .304 batting average in OVC play, slugging .446 with a .385 on-base percentage in 16 games against league foes…All five of his multi-hit performances came after April 23, starting with a three-hit, career-high six-RBI eruption against Tennessee Tech on that day…Homered, doubled, hit a sacrifice fly and scored a season-best two runs in the aforementioned contest against Tennessee Tech as his six runs driven in were the most by any Skyhawk in 2022…Led the team with four 3-hit games, also accomplishing that feat at Memphis (May 3), against Belmont (May 6) and at eventual OVC Tournament champion Southeast Missouri (May 13, smacking a pair of doubles)…Successfully reached base in nine straight games from April 10 through April 29…Hit .320 (8-for-25) with runners in scoring position and had six RBI’s in only seven chances with a runner on third and less than two outs…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
2021: Redshirted…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.
BEFORE UTM: Tallied a standout junior campaign at Blackman High School under head coach Barry Vetter, helping the Blaze win the District 7-AAA championship on his way to all-district accolades…Served as the 3-hole hitter for one of the state's most lethal offenses, hitting .371 with 13 doubles, 36 RBI's, 31 runs scored and a perfect 8-for-8 clip in the stolen base department during the 2019 season…Went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs in the District 7-AAA title game victory over LaVergne…Was named a 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-American honorable mention for the Southeast Region...Was one of only 61 Tennessee Baseball Report "Top Players" for the Class of 2020...Captured all-tournament accolades at both the 2019 WWBA 17U National Championship as well as the 2018 WWBA 16U National Championship, both held in Cartersville, Ga.
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 24, 2002...Son of Benjamin and Alicia Bell...Has one sibling, Macey...Majoring in health and human performance.
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