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2024 Softball Roster

Rafael Suanes/Atlantic 10
Vincent Dusovic

21 Bella Ayala

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-5
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Hometown Roseville, Calif.
  • Highschool Roseville

Biography

Career: A career .429 hitter, appeared in 132 games, making 112 starts… tallied 80 hits, with 14 doubles and seven home runs, driving in 45 RBIs, scoring 43 runs and drawing 25 walks…

2024: Appeared in 51 games, making 49 starts… Recorded .249 average with 35 hits including seven doubles, while drawing 10 walks, scoring 20 runs, and posting 14 RBIs… tallied a pair of hits and run scored in each of her first two games against Southern Miss. (2/9, 2/10)... drove in a run with a single hit in four of six games (2/25-3/8)... posted a pair of hits and two runs scored against FDU (3/13)... tallied a hit, RBI, and run scored against UMass (3/24)... scored two runs on two hits at George Mason (3/29)... drove in three RBIs and scored a run on two hits against George Washington (4/7)... tallied an RBI and run scored in both games of a doubleheader against Saint Joseph’s, sending out a solo home run in game two (4/17)... drove in a run on one hit at Hofstra (4/24) and Loyola Chicago (5/4).

2023: Appeared in 17 contests, making nine starts, as a junior… Slugged one home run and three doubles among her seven hits, good for a .464 slugging percentage… Made her season debut with a pair of singles and a run against Prairie View A&M (2/10)… Came off the bench to deliver a solo home run and a sacrifice fly against Niagara (3/11)… Doubled in back-to-back games, first against Drexel and then against George Mason, scoring in the former (3/29-4/1)… Drew a bases-loaded walk at Saint Joseph’s (4/19)… Doubled against Massachusetts (4/22)… Named to the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2022: Appeared in 29 games, starting 21, as a sophomore… Walked and scored a run in the season opener against Weber State (2/11)… Had a three-game hit streak, a single in each and one walk, in two games against Coastal Carolina and one against South Carolina (2/19-20)… Singled in a run and scored in a win at St. Bonaventure (5/1)… Went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles and a run in the A-10 Championship final against George Washington (5/14).

2021: Made 35 appearances, 33 starts, as a freshman… Named to All-Rookie team… Slashed .305/.350/.505 with five home runs… Made collegiate debut and drew a walk with the bases loaded for her first career RBI against Sacred Heart (3/13)… Notched first multi-hit game and first hit by going 2-for-3 with a double against Seton Hall (3/17)… Went 2-for-4 with a RBI and a run in a win over Maine (3/20)… Doubled in a run and scored at St. John’s (3/24)… Helped complete a series sweep at UMass on the second day by going a combined 5-of-7 with seven RBIs, two home runs, four runs scored, and a walk, including a two-home run effort in the first game, driving in a season-high five (3/27)… Continued her momentum by going 2-for-4 with a double, RBI, and run against Stony Brook (3/30)… Homered and doubled, driving in two and scoring twice, in the series-opening win over La Salle (4/1)… Went 2-for-3 with two more runs driven in and a run scored against the Explorers (4/2)… Smacked a three-run home run in a win at La Salle (4/23)… Went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs, and a run scored against UMass (5/2)… Drew a walk in the Championshiop-opening win over Saint Joseph’s (5/13).

Before Fordham: Played at Roseville under head coach Art Banks... Two-time team captain... Earned First Team All-CVC honors and team defensive MVP as a junior... Totaled a .973 fielding percentage over her career... As a senior, was selected to play in the Evening High School Optimist All-Star game... Played her club ball with the All American Sports Academy... Also played three years with Roseville's basketball team, earning junior varsity MVP as a team captain her freshman year.

Major: Public Accounting.
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Hits: 3, at Massachusetts (3/25/21)
Doubles: 1, 6x, last vs. George Mason (4/1/23)
Home Runs: 2, at Massachusetts (3/27/21)
RBIs: 5, at Massachusetts (3/27/21)
Walks: 1, 14x, last vs. Winthrop (2/26/23)
Runs: 2, 3x, last vs. La Salle (4/1/21)
Hit Streak: 8 games, last 3/27/21 - 4/8/21

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2021Freshman

    INF
    5'5"
    21
  • 21

    2022Sophomore

    INF
    5'5"
    21
  • 21

    2023Junior

    INF
    5'5"
    21
  • 21

    2024Senior

    INF
    5'5"
    21