2010 Softball Roster
Roster
Brittany Bell
- Position:
- OF
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-2
- Hometown:
- Brandon, FL
- High School:
- Riverview HS
CAREER: Played in the 2008, 2009 and 2012 NCAA Tournament, in which she hit .389 (7-for-18) with five runs, two walks, a double and a home run . . . The school record holder with 52 career hit by pitches, which ranked second in SEC history at the end of her eligibility . . . Ended her Bulldog career sixth in school history in walks (80), tied for sixth in home runs (17), seventh in on-base percentage (.428), seventh in stolen base percentage (.848) and eighth in stolen bases (56) . . . Also placed 10th all-time at MSU in runs (122), 13th in slugging percentage (.443), 13th in total bases (326) and 15th in career batting average (.296) . . . Named to the 2012 All-SEC Second Team by CollegeSportsMadness.com . . . Earned 2012 Bulldog Classic and 2012 Bulldog Round-Robin All-Tournament Team honors . . . Named MVP of the 2010 Bulldog Round-Robin . . . Voted by teammates as the 2009 Most Improved Player . . . Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors on April 21, 2008.
2012 Highlights: Ended her final campaign for the Maroon and White 19th in the country in on-base percentage and 15th nationally in hit by pitches per game . . . Finished the SEC regular season third in on-base percentage (.531), fourth in batting average (.379), fifth in slugging percentage (.676), tied for fifth in triples (3), eighth in total bases (98), 10th in runs scored (40) and first in hit by pitches (school-record 20) . . . Was the game-winning run a team-high eight times and drove in the game-winning run on five occasions . . . Led the team in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs, triples, total bases and hit by pitches . . . Reached base safely in 50 of 57 games . . . Started off the season by reaching base a career-best 23-straight games . . . Launched first career grand slam and went 2-for-3 with four RBI in a season-opening victory at South Alabama at the Mardi Gras Invitational . . . Went a perfect 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored in the win against Lipscomb . . . Went 1-for-2, scoring the first run in an 8-1 victory against Jacksonville State . . . Tied the school record with her 33rd career hit-by-pitch and earned one run and one RBI against Memphis to close out the Mardi Gras Invitational . . . Became the 16th player in school history to hit two home runs in a game in a 6-3 triumph at Samford . . . Recorded a hit and two walks in the home opener against SIU-Edwardsville . . . Cranked a two-run homer two days later and collected one walk in a 1-for-2 performance in a win against SIU-E . . . Tallied two hits in three at-bats with an RBI, a double and her first career triple in a 3-2 win against Mississippi Valley State . . . Was named to the Bulldog Round-Robin All-Tournament Team for her performance Feb. 17-19 . . . Recorded a double against No. 17 Louisiana . . . Broke the school record for hit by pitches against South Florida when in the third inning she was plunked for the 34th time in her career . . . Went a perfect 1-for-1 with two walks, a run, a hit by pitch and her first stolen base of the season in a 5-3 victory against No. 20 Georgia Tech . . . Registered a walk against DePaul . . . Tallied two hits and an RBI against No. 12 Michigan, finishing the NFCA Leadoff Classic with a team-high .462 batting average (6-for-13) . . . Walked once in the win at Jackson State . . . Drove in seven teammates in the doubleheader sweep over Columbia and Louisiana Tech on the first day of the Bulldog Classic, including her second grand slam of the season . . . Finished 1-for-3 with two runs and one driven in vs. Columbia on the second day of the Classic, and followed that up with a career-best tying 3-for-3, three-RBI performance vs. Eastern Illinois . . . Tallied two runs and an RBI single with the bases loaded in the win at home vs. Samford . . . Was named to the Bulldog Classic All-Tournament Team for her efforts . . . Hit by a pitch in game one of the doubleheader vs. Florida . . . Took one base on balls in the second game against the Gators . . . Hit her second-career triple in the series-opening win vs. No. 7 Georgia, finishing 1-for-2 with a run, walk and hit by pitch . . . Went 2-for-3 in the second game against Georgia, tying her career high by reaching base safely for her 23rd-consecutive game . . . Went a combined 4-for-6 in the doubleheader sweep at South Carolina, opening up the SEC road schedule with four runs, two walks and one driven in . . . Drove in a run in the series opener at LSU, while also scored a run after stealing her third base of the season . . . Tallied her third-career triple in the series finale at Tiger Park in Baton Rouge . . . Went 1-for-3 in the home win vs. UAB, stealing her fourth bag of 2012 and extending her own school record with her 41st-career hit by pitch . . . Drew a walk in the series opener vs. No. 12 Tennessee . . . Came back a day later to tally a hit and a walk against the Lady Vols . . . Finished 2-for-2 with a double in the series finale vs. UT . . . Earned two walks and a stolen base and hit a game-tying two-run home run with MSU down to its last five outs in the road win at Mississippi Valley State . . . Tallied a single and two walks in the series opener at home vs. No. 2 Alabama . . . Drew another free pass in the second game against the Crimson Tide . . . Hit a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh in the series finale vs. Alabama . . . Drove in a run and scored the game-winning run in the first game of a Good Friday doubleheader sweep at Arkansas . . . Returned in game two to go 2-for-4 with a run and a stolen base in her first appearance as the leadoff hitter in 2012 . . . Tallied a single and a walk and was hit by a pitch in the series finale at Arkansas . . . Scored twice, was hit by a pitch and recorded a base hit in the run-rule victory at home vs. Jackson State . . . Was hit by two pitches in the series-opening win at Ole Miss . . . Earned a walk and was hit by a pitch again the next day in the win at the Rebels . . . Recorded two hits, two RBIs, two runs, a double and a walk in the series-sweeping victory at Ole Miss in game three . . . Went 1-for-3 with a double, walk and a run in the series-opening win vs. Kentucky . . . Came back a day later to record an RBI single in the nationally-televised win against the Wildcats . . . Finished the series sweep vs. UK with a run scored in the game three win . . . Hit a three-run home run in the run-rule win at home vs. Memphis, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs, two runs, a stolen base, a walk and a hit by pitch . . . Went 2-for-4 with an RBI, stolen base and a run in game two of the Senior Day doubleheader sweep against Tennessee Tech . . . Scored the game-winning run in the series opener at Auburn, going 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored . . . Came back the next day against the Tigers and went 2-for-2 with a run and a hit by pitch . . . Went 1-for-2 and was hit by a pitch in the opening round of the SEC Tournament against No. 3 Alabama . . . Earned a walk and stole a base in the 2012 NCAA Tournament opener against BYU . . . Came back the next day and was hit by a pitch against Portland State in MSU’s final game in the NCAA Eugene Regional.
2011 HIGHLIGHTS: Started the first nine games of the season before tearing her ACL in the championship game of the Bulldog Round-Robin . . . Scored a run in the season opener against Illinois-Chicago . . . Tallied a single vs. UNLV . . . Went 2-for-3 with a run scored against Illinois-Chicago in the second game against UIC . . . Doubled and scored a run as State defeated SIU to clinch a spot in the Bulldog Round-Robin championship game.
2010 HIGHLIGHTS: Started 52 games while playing in all but one . . . Hit .295 (43-for-146) and set career highs for doubles (6) and home runs (4) . . . Also tallied a personal-best 27 RBI, the second-most on the team . . . Paced MSU with 24 walks and was hit by a pitch seven times, putting her four back of the career record with 29 . . . Stole 13-of-15 bases, moving into ninth in school history with 46 career swipes . . . Drove in the game-winning run four times while scoring the clinching run three times . . . Named MVP of the season-opening Bulldog Round-Robin after hitting .500 with a home run and five RBI . . . Went 2-for-3 with a career-high three RBI against Stephen F. Austin in the season opener . . . Homered and doubled in going 3-for-4 in the weekend’s second meeting with SFA . . . Closed the weekend with two hits and an RBI in the tournament-clinching win against UAB . . . Went 2-for-3 and scored the winning run in the eighth inning as MSU defeated Oregon State in the Aggie Classic finale . . . Delivered the game-winning base hit in the sixth inning as State rallied to defeat Troy and win the Bulldog Classic championship . . . Hit the walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh as the Bulldogs upset No. 19 Tennessee on March 9 . . . Delivered the game-tying home run to cap a 3-for-4, two-RBI effort against Colorado State at the Bayer CropScience Classic in Fresno, Calif . . . Doubled and homered in a 3-for-4 afternoon against Cal State Northridge at the CropScience Classic . . . Drove in two runs and tallied a pair of hits as State defeated rival Ole Miss in the final game of a three-game series . . . Matched her personal best with three RBI in the series finale at Arkansas . . . Contributed a team-high two RBI and was hit by a pitch for the 28th time in her career at LSU on April 10 . . . Hit her fourth home run of the season to give State an early lead en route to a rubber game victory at South Carolina on April 18 . . . Matched the school record with three walks in MSU’s series-opening win at Auburn (4/21) . . . Added a double in the final game as the Bulldogs went on to sweep the mid-week twin bill.
2009 HIGHLIGHTS: Played and started 55 of the team’s 56 games last season, hitting .254 with two doubles, two home runs, 16 RBI and 25 runs scored . . . Finished second on the squad with 25 runs scored and 16 stolen bases . . . Hit by a pitch 13 times, a mark which stands second in single-season school history . . . Moved into third on the career hit by a pitch chart (22) . . . Tied for second on the team with three game-winning RBI and scored the clinching run four times . . . Compiled a .986 fielding percentage as she tallied 68 putouts and five assists while committing just one error . . . Went 2-for-4 at the plate and scored twice in a win over Louisiana-Monroe at the Bulldog Round-Robin . . . Hit her first home run of the season, a three-run shot, in State’s win over Hawaii . . . Drove in two runs in State’s series-opening win over No. 9 Tennessee and went 3-for-4 in the finale, while scoring twice in the rubber game . . . Matched a career high for hits with a 3-for-3 effort in the series opener with South Carolina . . . Went 2-for-3 with two RBI against Ole Miss and scored a career-best three runs . . . Hit her second three-run homer of the season as the Bulldogs swept Mississippi Valley State.
2008 HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action in 55 games, starting 32 times in right field, including the last 17 games . . . Went 23-for-87 at the plate on the year (.264 average) with five doubles, two home runs, 10 RBI and 26 runs scored . . . Stole a team third-best 17 bases . . . Registered multiple hits four times and multiple RBI once . . . Drew six walks and was hit by a pitch a school third-most nine times . . . Compiled a .906 fielding percentage, claiming 28 putouts in 32 chances while committing three errors . . . Hit .351 (13-for-37) with three doubles, two home runs and six RBI over the final 13 games . . . Named SEC Freshman of the Week after hitting .625 with three RBI, five runs, a double and her first career home run against Georgia.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS: Started all four of her varsity seasons for Riverview High School under head coach Angela Slater . . . Hit .526 for her career and set career records for triples (18) and stolen bases (32-of-39) . . . Set the school record for triples in a season with nine in 2007 . . . Named Western Conference Most Valuable Player and Federal Team First Team as a senior after hitting .579 with 10 stolen bases, nine doubles, 25 runs and 25 RBI . . . Earned RHS MVP and first team All-Western Conference accolades in both 2006 and 2007 . . . Posted a .612 average as a junior, setting school records with 40 runs scored and 12 stolen bases in 15 attempts . . . Selected to the Tampa Tribune All-County Team . . . Set the school record for assists in her first varsity season with 58.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Born Brittany Kiara Bell on July 8, 1989, in Tampa, Fla. . . . Daughter of Joe and Anne Bell . . . Has two sisters (Briana and Bianka) and a brother (Joe). Sister, Briana, played for MSU starting in 2011 . . . Majoring in kinesiology (CLEP) . . . Enjoys playing video games in her spare time . . . Once tricked teammate and sister Briana Bell into thinking brown gravy was chocolate . . . Favorite vacation spot is Paris, France . . . Favorite athlete is NBA player Derrick Rose.
CAREER HIGHS
AB 5, 2x, last at Miss. Valley State, 3/24/10
R 3, 3x, last at South Carolina, 3/13/12
H 3, 8x, Eastern Illinois, 3/3/12
RBI 4, 2x, last vs. Louisiana Tech, 3/2/12
2B 1, 24x, last at Aubrun, 5/4/12
3B 1, 3x, last at LSU, 3/18/12
HR 2 at Samford, 2/14/12
BB 3 at Auburn, 4/21/10
SB 2, 4x, last at Ole Miss, 3/21/10
