Bella Pantoja

SB24 - Pantoja vs. Merrimack (at Greensboro)

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Photo by: Chris Tucci - UMass Athletics

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS

Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS

Photo by: Noah Goldberg

Photo by: Noah Goldberg

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-3
High School:
Verrado
Hometown:
Litchfield Park, Ariz.

2024 – Senior

Team Captain
CSC Academic All-District
Played in 55 games, all starts
Finished her four years with 188 games played, starting every game of collegiate career
Set new single-season career highs in hits (55), doubles (14) and at-bats (180)
Led the Minutewomen while ranking no. 3 in the Atlantic 10 with 14 doubles
Recorded five consecutive multi-hit performances from April 24 to May 1
Went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate vs. Saint Joseph’s (5/9/24)

2023 – Junior

Team Captain
Played in 50 games, all starts
Recorded two hits and an RBI vs. Boise State (2/11/23)
Tallied two hits and two RBI at Saint Joseph’s (2/19/24)
Totaled three hits vs. Marist (4/12/23)

2022 - Sophomore:

Started all of her 51 appearances, scoring 31 runs with 53 hits and 15 RBI’s
Hit a .306 on the season and stole 11 bases
Hit a home run versus Boise State (2/20)
Scored a run on a season high 3 hits including a triple versus Appalachian State (3/4)
In the first game of a triple header, she scored 3 runs on 3 hits with an RBI and was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle versus St. Bonaventure (4/15).

2021 – Freshman:

Started all 32 games for the Minutewomen
Batted .299 on the year with 25 runs scored and 15 RBI
Stole a team-leading nine bases in 11 attempts
Scored three runs in game one at Bryant (3/23) and drove in a run before bringing in a pair in game two
Went 2-for-3 in series finale against Fordham (3/27)
Went 3-for-4 with a triple and two stolen bases against Syracuse (4/2)
Scored three runs on a pair of hits in game one win over Maine (4/13) and recorded a three-RBI triple in game two
Posted pair of multi-hit games in Dartmouth (4/24) doubleheader
Went 3-for-5 with two RBI, two runs and a double in series opening win over Rhode Island (5/7)

Before UMass: Three-time first-team all-region selection at Verrado High School …Batted .500 as a junior and sophomore to help the Vipers to back-to-back conference championships.