2019 Softball Roster
Roster
Presley Bell
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Dayton HS
- Hometown:
- Liberty, Texas
| AWARDS / HONORS | ||||
| 2018-19 | The American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team | |||
| 2019 | Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference | |||
| 2019 | American Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 18) | |||
| 2017-18 | NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete | |||
| 2017-18 | The American All-Academic Team | |||
| 2018 | The American Weekly Honor Roll (March 5) | |||
| 2016-17 | NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete | |||
| 2016-17 | The American All-Academic Team | |||
| 2015-16 | The American All-Academic Team | |||
| 2016 | The American Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 22, May 2) | |||
SENIOR (2019)
Put together the best season of her career, having earned the first All-Conference accolade of her career with her selection to the Second Team … Received the first American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 18) accolade of her career after going 2-0 with a pair of complete-game shutouts at the Houston Classic (Feb. 15-17) … Recorded one of the top ERAs in the country, ranking 25th in the nation and second in the conference with her career-low mark of 1.52 … Tied for the team lead with five wins against conference foes … Held opposing hitters to a .185 batting average, which ranked second in the conference and fifth in program history for a single season … Posted a top 10 ERA with her 2.13 mark that sat ninth in The American during league play … Struck out a career-high nine batters in the win over Kennesaw State (Feb. 23) … Surrendered just 13 extra-base hits on the year … Began the season having gone without allowing an earned run in her first 15.1 innings of work … Put together a stretch of 29.1 innings without allowed an earned run … Came in relief to pitch 4.2 innings and help guide the Cougars to a comeback, midweek victory over Texas State (April 23) … Earned the team’s lone save of the year in the win over ECU (May 4) … Tossed a two-hit shutout against Sam Houston State (May 18) to extend Houston’s run in the NCAA Tournament and put the Cougars to an appearance in the championship game of the Austin Regional.
JUNIOR (2018)
NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team... The American Weekly Honor Roll (March 5)... Appeared in 20 games, making eight starts in the circle... Posted a 5-3 record with a 2.40 ERA across 78.2 innings pitched... Had two complete games, two shutouts and three scoreless appearances in relief... Recorded 28 strikeouts and held opponents to a .263 batting average... Picked up wins over UTSA (Feb. 25), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (March 3), Eastern Kentucky (March 17), Tulsa (April 21) and Memphis (May 5)... Tossed three innings with four strikeouts in the start against No. 3/3 Oregon (Feb. 15)... Tossed complete-game shutouts against UTSA (Feb. 25) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (March 3), carrying a perfect-game bid through five innings... Also against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (March 3), recorded career-high six strikeouts... Recorded two at bats... Drew a walk against Tulsa (May 11).
SOPHOMORE (2017)
NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team... Appeared in 22 games in the circle, making six starts... Posted a 3-6 record with two saves and a 3.39 ERA across 53.2 innings pitched... Had two complete games, 10 scoreless appearances and was a part of three shutouts... Recorded 30 strikeouts and held opponents to a .276 batting average... Picked up wins over UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 10), Houston Baptist (Feb. 15) and USF (May 7)... Tossed complete games against UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 10) and Houston Baptist (Feb. 15)... Recorded first career saves in wins over Prairie View A&M (March 10) and East Carolina (April 22).
FRESHMAN (2016)
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team... The American Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 22, May 2)... Appeared in 22 games in the circle, making 14 starts... Posted a 6-8 record with a 3.65 ERA across 86.1 innings pitched... Had seven complete games, four scoreless appearances and two shutouts... Recorded 39 strikeouts and held opponents to a staff-best .262 batting average... Recorded seven hits, three doubles, one RBI, 10 runs scored, eight walks and one stolen base... Recorded one multi-hit game... Picked up wins over Alabama State (Feb. 13), Toledo (Feb. 20), Mount St. Mary’s (Feb. 27), Sam Houston State (March 22), UConn (April 30) and against Memphis (May 7)... Tossed complete games against Alabama State (Feb. 13), Toledo (Feb. 20), No. 14 Texas A&M (Feb. 24), Mount St. Mary’s (Feb. 27), at Lamar (March 29), at UConn (April 30) and Memphis (May 7)... Made collegiate debut and recorded first career hit with single in start at Mississippi State (Feb. 12)... Tossed a one-hitter against Alabama A&M (Feb. 13)... Went 2-for-2 with a single, double, RBI and two runs scored in game two of a doubleheader against Sam Houston State (March 22).
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner for father, Daryl Bell, at Dayton High School... Helped Broncos to three Bi-District Championships, two Area Championships and two Regional Qualifiers... Finished prep campaign with a 57-13 career record... A four-time First-Team All-District and Academic All-District selection... As a senior, named District 21-5A MVP, TGCA All-State pitcher and was selected to the TGCA All-Star Team... As a junior, selected as the District 19-4A Defensive MVP and a TGCA All-State pitcher... As a sophomore, named District 19-4A MVP... As a freshman, named District 19-4A Newcomer of the Year... Also lettered in basketball and volleyball... Member of the National Honor Society, National English Honor Society and Business Professionals of America... Named the 2015 Miss Dayton High School and 2014 Homecoming Queen.
PERSONAL
Born Aug. 11... Daughter of Robyn and Daryl Bell ... Has one sister, Hannah, who played softball at Texas Tech (2012-13) ... Majoring is kinesiology/health and aspires to be a college strength and conditioning coach ... Biggest influence is family and strives to play for the National Softball team one day.
