As a senior, 2007: Began season as reliever but stepped into No. 2 starter role and pitched lights out ... was second on the team in ERA (4.11) ... ended career as a winner, allowing just two runs on five hits with six strikeouts in seven innings in a 4-2 win over Gardner-Webb (5/18) ... best outing was against first-place ETSU, striking out a career-high eight batters and not allowing any earned runs on four hits in seven innings in 4-3 UNF win (3/24) ... didn[apos]t allow an earned run in two consecutive starts (ETSU and Lipscomb) ... picked up first win of career against Florida A&M (3/4) ... pitched two innings of scoreless relief against No. 7 Virginia in second game of season (2/10) ... helped Ospreys secure monumental 3-2 win over Miami with first career save (4/18) ... ERA as a starter was 3.47.
As a junior, 2006: Made seven appearances, all in relief... finished with a 11.25 ERA...pitched in eight innings, including a career-high 2.2 innings against Jacksonville (04/08/06) ... also tallied a career-best four strikeouts against JU...surrendered 10 earned runs and five walks on the season.
Previous School: Played for Mike Eason at Indian River Community College ... helped lead IRCC to a district championship.
High School: 2002 graduate of Jupiter High School, where he played for Doug Ferguson ... was a four-year letterwinner in high school ... named to the FHSAA All-Star team as a senior ... also earned first-team all-conference honors as a senior after posting a .60 ERA.
Personal: Majoring in communications ... born Oct. 6, 1983, in West Palm Beach, Fla. ... hometown is Jupiter, Fla. ... son of Greig and Teresa Bell ... enjoys golfing and boating ... lists [quote]The Sandlot[quote] as his favorite movie.
Bell[apos]s Career Statistics
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA
2006.... 11.25 0-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 8.0 10 11 10 5 9 0 1 1 42 .303 1 3 0 1
2007.... 4.11 4-2 17 10 0 0/0 1 70.0 81 48 32 16 45 19 1 2 306 .292 3 3 5 4
TOTAL... 4.85 4-2 24 10 0 0/0 1 78.0 91 59 42 21 54 19 2 3 348 .294 4 6 5 5
Bell Career Game-By-Game
2006
2007