University of South Alabama Athletics

Junior college:  Went 7-3 with a 0.95 ERA and tossed three complete games in 11 starts as a sophomore to earn first-team all-region and all-conference honors at Tacoma (Wash.) CC … Struck out 63 batters while issuing 19 walks in 76 innings pitched … Allowed just three earned runs and struck out 51 batters in his final eight starts, which spanned 61 innings … Earned the Tacoma Community College (TCC) Cy Young Award and was named second-team all-Western Division as a freshman after going 6-2 with one save and a 2.20 ERA in 15 appearances, 12 of which were starts … Limited the opposition to a .175 batting average, allowing just 32 hits in 49 innings pitched … Tossed a no-hitter against Skagit Valley CC while recording four strikeouts and facing just one batter over the minimum.

High school:  Three-year letterwinner in baseball and football at Kentwood High School in Covington, Wash. … Helped KHS capture the 2010 4A state championship as a senior at Safeco Field, home of MLB’s Seattle Mariners.

Personal:  Full name is Matthew Michael Bell … The youngest of three children to Michael and Marlene Bell … Favorite movie is “Talladega Nights:  The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” … Lists the Boston Red Sox as his favorite pro sports team … Favorite athletes are Dustin Pedroia and Felix Hernandez … Lists Knife Party among his favorite musical artists … Favorite food is tacos … Majoring in physical therapy.