Queens College Athletics

2016: Made 17 appearances for the Knights with one start... Finished the campaign with a 2-2 record... Registered a 7.59 earned run average on the season with 17 strikeouts and two saves... Tallied one strikeout in 1.2 innings of work vs. Merrimack (2/28)... Pitched 0.2 innings of scoreless relief in a win over Merrimack (3/19)... Posted two strikeouts in two scoreless innings to record his first save of the season in a win at Wilmington (3/29)... Registered one strikeout and allowed two hits in 1.1 innings for his second save of the season at Dowling (4/2)... Struck out two batters in two scoreless innings vs. Molloy (4/16)... Tallied three strikeouts in 2.1 innings of relief vs. Bloomfield (4/19)... Recorded a season-high five strikeouts in 3.2 innings and allowed just one earned run vs. LIU Post (4/24)... Pitched a scoreless inning of relief at Adelphi (5/7).

Before Queens: Transferred from Niagara County Community College where he struck out 45 batters in 42 innings and compiled a 5-1 record in ten appearances... Graduated from Holley Central High School in Orleans County, N.Y.… Three-sport (baseball, basketball and football) varsity player with the Hawks.

Personal: Son of William Bell and Stephanie McGuire… Has two brothers, Michael and Billy… Favorite baseball player is Derek Jeter… Likes to lift weights and play other sports outside of baseball… Enjoys a good steak and has a passion for travel… Tries to mold his game after Pedro Martinez and shares the same number as the Hall of Famer… Wants to continue his playing career post collegiately, with eyes on pitching in the MLB… Majoring in Media Studies.