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Jorja Bell Season 2008

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Jorja Bell Season 2008

PositionC/1B
ClassSenior
HometownAuckland, New Zealand

HONORS & AWARDS:
2008 SEC Community Service Team
2008 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2007 SEC Community Service Team
2007 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2006 SEC Community Service Team
2006 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll


2008 | SENIOR SEASON:
Appeared in 51 games, starting 50 ... batted .225 with 31 hits, four doubles and seven home runs ... set career highs in runs scored (13) and home runs (7) ... slugged at a .406 clip ... added a .313 on-base percentage with help of 11 walks and eight hit by pitches ... posted a .978 fielding percentage with 243 putouts, 22 assists and just six errors ... led team in conference play with a .268 average ... knocked the first home run of her collegiate career against Birmingham Southern on Feb. 24 .... drove in a career high four runs against Syracuse on March 2. 

2007 | JUNIOR SEASON:
Started at first base, catcher and designated player ... batted .177 with 20 hits, one double and 11 RBI ... went 3-for-3 with an RBI in the first game of a doubleheader against Alabama A&M ... followed that up with two RBI in game two ... drove in the game-winning run with a single up the middle in the seventh inning against Florida Atlantic ... posted four hits and an RBI in a three-game series at Kentucky ... batted .333 (4-for-12) with two hit by pitches in five games at the USF Louisville Slugger Tournament in Tampa ... went 1-for-4 against Michigan in Columbus, Ga. ... drove in two runs at the Tiger Invitational ... was 1-for-2 with an RBI against Georgia State ... batted .200 in Honolulu ... drove in the game-winning RBI with a sacrifice fly in 2-0 win over Portland State. 

2006 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Appeared in eight games, starting one in her first collegiate season ... was 3-for-7 batting, driving in a run Feb. 18 against Mercer ... finished with 11 putouts and one assist ... made her first career start against Centenary Feb. 12.

2005 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Did not play due to NCAA regulations.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Played three seasons (2000-02) at Epsom Girls Grammar School ... head coach was Brian Jones ... played on Auckland's Under 17 regional team in 2002 and Under 19 team in 2003 ... regional teams won championships in 2002 and 2003 ... played basketball for Auckland's Under 16, 18 and 20 regional teams.

PERSONAL:
Full name is Jorja Rima Bell ... has not decided on a major ... parents are Carson and Shirley Bell ... Has two younger sisters: Katrina and Natasha ... born on April 21, 1985 in Hong Kong.