2026 Catamount Softball Roster
Biography
| Hits |
4, 5x, last vs Mercer (4/25/2026) |
| Runs |
4, 2x last vs N.C. A&T (2/11/2026) |
| RBIs |
4 vs Presbyterian (3/12/2024) |
| Doubles |
1, 17x last vs Mercer (4/24/2026) |
| Triples |
1, 5x last vs Furman (3/21/2026) |
| Stolen Bases |
4 vs Norfolk State (3/8/2025) |
| Hitting Streak |
16 games, April 14, 2026-May 8, 2026 *ACTIVE |
2026 (Junior): SoCon Second-Team All-Conference selection... SoCon All-Tournament Team selection... She was one of three players to appear and start in all 58 games as WCU's second baseman... Bell continued to add to her WCU legacy as she replicated her efforts once again in 2026, as she rebroke the single-season record for hits with 79 to pair with a .383 average, as she was one of six Catamounts to eclipse the .320 batting average... Bell holds three of the four best hit seasons in program history... she finished fifth in school history with her .383 average as her and classmate Maya McPherson have four of the best single-season batting averages in school history... the 3x all-league honoree also finished with a tie for first in runs scored at 53, matching the program record set during the 2006 debut season... she tallied a hit in 46 games and 25 multi-hit contests as she finished the season with hits in 30 of her final 33 games of the 2026 campaign... finished ninth in the conference with a .443 on-base percentage... drew 22 walks and drove in 18 runs... she ranked 34th nationally in hits, 29th in stolen bases with a league-best 26 steals... had five games with 2+ steals including three against Furman on March 21st... in SoCon play, Bell hit a league-best .411 (30-of-73) with 13 runs, three doubles, one triple and six RBIs with five steals... also drew 10 walks in league action... in the final three weeks of the season, she hit .567 (34-of-60)... during nonconference showdown against Charlotte on March 31st, Bell passed Bailey Hunneycutt for the school-record in runs scored as she holds 141 runs scored in her three seasons... on April 14th during a doubleheader sweep of Gardner-Webb which included a school-record 21-0 win, Bell became the school's record holder for hits in a career... in the weekend opener against Chattanooga on April 18th, Bell became the first Catamount to reach 200 career hits and will enter her senior season at 226 hits after 72+ hits in each of her first three seasons... helped turn three of WCU's 15 double plays that pushed the Catamounts to a tie for fourth in the league with 15 DPs and a 96.3 fielding percentage... Bell's second-team honors marked the squad's most all-conference honorees in program history with nine representatives, the most since 2021... sits in the top spot in program history in batting average (.406), on-base percentage (.463), runs (141), hits (226), stolen bases (88), while ranking in a tie for fourth in triples (5)... part of an offense that broke single-season team records in batting average (.313), slugging percentage (.505), on-base percentage (.385), hits (504), doubles (73), runs (368), runs batted in (337), total bases (812), steals (79), and sacrifice flies (24)... was one of four Catamounts to receive preseason All-SoCon honors on the first team... CSC All-District Team Selection…
2025 (Sophomore): NFCA Third-Team All-Region Selection… SoCon First-Team All-Conference selection… She was one of two players to appear and start in all 53 games…  As an encore to her debut season, she replicated her efforts as she rebroke her single-season record for hits with 75 along with a program and Southern Conference record .455 batting average… the 2x first-team all-conference honoree also finished with 47 runs to rank third in the league and posted 28 steals to finish second in the conference… she became the third Catamount in program history to be named to the SoCon’s first-team in multiple seasons, joining Bailey Huneycutt (2021-23) and Mollie Fowler (2007,09)… Bell's honor marks six straight award cycles that the Catamounts have placed at least one player on the SoCon's first-team all-conference, dating back to the 2019 season…. her .455 batting average surpassed a previous benchmark set in the league by Nina Iduate of Georgia Southern during the 2010 season… she finished among the nation leaders in numerous categories including batting average (12th), hits (22nd), steals (33rd), and toughest to strikeout (47th)… in league play, she totaled the most hits with 28 while tying for the top spot with a .444 batting average… Bell was the model of consistency throughout 2025, tallying at least one hit in 40 of the team's 53 games, with 27 of those contests featuring multi-hit outings. She reached base safely in 48 of 53 games, including a 19-game reached base game streak, which was a team-best. She also finished the season on a seven-game hit streak that she will carry into 2026. she continued to etch her name throughout the single-season record book for a second-straight season with her batting average (.455), on-base percentage (.524), hits (75) all breaking school records while she finished tied for second with 47 runs and third with 27 stolen bases… she also became the all-time stolen base leader at WCU with now 61 steals in her two seasons… earned SoCon Player of the Week on March 10 with a .524 (11-for-21) batting average with four doubles, five runs and seven steals…CSC All-District Team Selection…2024-25 SoCon Commissioner's Medal... 2025 Spring Academic All-SoCon… 2024-25 SoCon Academic Honor Roll...
2024 (Freshman): She burst onto the scene in a big way for her debut season totaling a pair of program records for single-season with 72 hits and 34 stolen bases earning SoCon Co-Freshman of the Year honors as part of the second-best average in WCU’s single-season program history at .387… the first-team All-SoCon honoree also added 41 runs scored which is tied for fifth-most in a single-season for the Catamounts… also led in SoCon play with a .368 average totaling 28 hits and 16 runs scored with 14 steals… finished in the top five in numerous categories for the SoCon including second in average, second in hits, first in steals… also ranked among national leaders for toughest to strikeout with only seven strikeouts in 186 at bats… closed out the month of February, starting on a 12-game hit streak that saw her average climb over 250 points in the hit-streak up to a season-high .431… went 24-for-42 (.571 average) with eight runs and eight steals over her 12-game hit streak… totaled an incredible stat line in home games posting a .508 average (32-for-63) with 14 runs scored and 10 steals… tallied a team-high 16-game reached base streak… one of two players to play and start in all 53 games making 40 starts at second base and 13 games started at shortstop… totaled a team-high 22 multi-hit games including a pair of four hit games against Presbyterian on March 12 and Mercer on May 9 during the SoCon Championship… became the first Catamount to garner freshman honors from SoCon since 2006… part of three WCU freshman to receive freshman team honors from the league for the first time since 2021… swiped at least one base in 27 games including a season-high against N.C. Central on April 4… had five multi-steal games… tallied at least one hit in 42 games… received SoCon All-Tournament team honors after going 7-for-14 (.500) with six runs scored and three steals… 2023-24 SoCon Academic Honor Roll...Â
HIGH SCHOOL:Â Bell arrives in Cullowhee after a fantastic career at River Ridge High School. A two-time GACA 6A first team All-State honoree, Bell concluded her career with a .420 batting average, 148 runs scored, a .500 on base percentage, and a school record 114 stolen bases. During her junior season, Bell hit .453 and was named the Georgia Dugout Club 6A State Player of the Year as well as the River Ridge High School MVP for the second straight year after she hit .427 with 36 runs scored and 28 stolen bases as the Knights finished as the 6A state runner-up. As a senior, she set the school record with 36 stolen bases in the season and also earned All-State, All-County, and All-Region honors. Bell completed her career with four All-County as well as All-Region laurels, three River Ridge team MVP awards, and two All-State honors.
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Historical Player Information
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2024Freshman
Infield
5'4"
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2025Sophomore
Infield
5'4"
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2026Junior
Infielder
5'4"
