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2026 Softball Roster

Marc Ridel
Marc Ridel

13 Mariah Bell

  • Height 5-8
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Clinton, N.C.
  • High School Cape Fear Christian Academy/ Mt. Olive
  • Position OF
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

Career at Meredith: 

2024: Appeared in 39 games with 35 starts. Recorded 27 hits in 90 at-bats for a .300 batting average, including one double and one triple. Scored 13 runs, drove in five, and added six stolen bases.

2025: Appeared in 29 games with 26 starts. Recorded 22 hits in 74 at-bats for a .297 batting average while scoring eight runs and driving in seven. Added nine stolen bases.

Before Meredith:

  • Graduated from Cape Fear Christian Academy, where she was a two-time All-State and All-Conference selection, helped lead her team to a state runner-up finish in 2021 and a state championship in 2022, and earned Defensive Player of the Year honors. She finished her senior season as the state leader in steals, while also recording the highest batting average and most steals in the conference, and was named All-Area Softball Player of the Year and Top Female Athlete of the Year in 2022.

Personal:

  • Daughter of Michael and Briana Bell

Hype Song: “Wipe Me Down” - Trill Family


 

Statistics

Season:
2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2024Sophomore

    OF
    5'8"
    13
  • 13

    2025Junior

    OF
    5'8"
    13
  • 13

    2026Senior

    OF
    5'8"
    13