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Bella Nigey

Career Awards

Junior (2025)

Appeared in 28 games, starting 22.
Threw 114 total innings, the most of any member of the DePaul pitching staff.
Posted a team-best 9-12 tally as the pitcher of record, adding one save against Jacksonville (March 1).
Earned a career-best eight strikeouts against Georgetown (May 2).
Led the team with a 3.32 ERA and 81 strikeouts.
Recorded two putouts and 27 assists along with a pair of errors for a .935 fielding percentage.
Added BIG EAST Honor Roll recognition (February 24).

Sophomore (2024)

Appeared in 23 games and earned 16 starts during her sophomore season.
Had a team-best record of 4-11 with an ERA of 6.02.
Tallied her first win of the season in a complete game shutout of Memphis (Feb. 25), throwing 7.0 innings with zero runs on six hits.
Set a new career-best with seven strikeouts against Georgetown (March 9).
Recorded her first career save against Georgetown (March 10).
Totaled one putout and 12 assists with zero errors for a 1.000 fielding percentage.

Freshman (2023)

Earned seven starts and appeared in 16 games.
Finished the season with a 4-4 record on 57.1 innings pitched.
Pitched four complete games and earned one shutout against Saint Francis (3/4/2023).
Recorded 35 strikeouts throughout the season.
Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (May 8) and earned a nod to the BIG EAST Honor Roll (March 6).

High School

Four-year letter winner in softball at Assumption High School.
Won a pair of state championships for the Knights in 2019 and 2021 while finishing runner up in 2022.
Two-time First Team All-State, All-Metro and All-Conference.
Named to the Class 3A-All Tournament Team as a junior and a senior.
Posted a 24-4 mark in her senior campaign with a .75 ERA.
Went 25-2 in the circle as a junior, throwing 222 strikeouts in 140 innings while boasting a .85 ERA.
Played travel ball with the Southeast Iowa All-Stars.

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