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2026 Softball Roster

Rick Claus
Zachary Lucy
Zachary Lucy
Zachary Lucy
Zachary Lucy
Benjamin Dishong
Rick Claus

12 Bella Dean

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sherrard, Ill.
  • High School Sherrard HS

Biography

All-Summit League Second Team ('23)
3x Summit League Peak Performer of the Week
Summit League All-Tournament Team ('25)

Summit League Academic Honor Roll ('23)

2025 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named to the Summit League All-Tournament Team … Started all 49 games played in ... Had 34 hits in 143 at bats (.238 avg.) … Recorded eight multi-hit games, including a season high of three at South Dakota State (Apr. 19) ... Had a season long hit streak of three games ... Reached base safely in four-consecutive games ... Had 61 total bases and was second on the team with a .427 slugging percentage ... Second on the team with seven doubles ... Had one triple … Led the team with six homeruns, including two vs. Florida International (Feb. 14), one of which was a walkoff in the bottom of the seventh ... Had a .280 on base percentage ... Recorded nine walks ... Had one hit by pitch … Finished the year with an OPS of .707 ... Third on the team with 20 runs, including a season high of three vs. Florida International (Feb. 14) ... Led the team with 31 RBIs ... Recorded eight multi-RBI games, including a season high of four vs. Florida International (Feb. 14), vs. Prairie View A&M (Feb. 23) and vs. Md.-Eastern Shore (Mar. 7) ... Was 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts ... Finished with a .974 fielding percentage ... Recorded 109 putouts, including a season high of seven vs. Florida International (Feb. 14) ... Had 79 assists, including a season high of six vs. Fordham (Feb. 9) and at Kansas City (Mar. 21) ... Contributed to 15 double plays ...

2024 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Two-time Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (Feb. 19 and Mar. 4) … Started all 52 games played in ... Led the Bison with 40 hits in 160 at bats (.250 avg.) … Recorded nine multi-hit games, including a season high of three vs. Elon (Feb. 16) and vs. Georgetown (Mar. 1) ... Had a season long hit streak of eight games ... Reached base safely in nine-consecutive games ... Led the Bison with 71 total bases for a team high .444 slugging percentage ... Led the Bison with eight doubles, including two vs. Elon (Feb. 16) ... Had one triple … Led the Bison with seven homeruns, including two vs. Georgetown (Mar. 1) ... Had a .317 on base percentage ... Recorded 16 walks ... Had one hit by pitch … Finished the year with an OPS of .761, second-best for the Bison ... Third for the Bison with 24 runs scored, including a season high of three vs. Georgetown (Mar. 1) ... Led the Bison with 28 RBIs ... Recorded eight multi-RBI games, including a season high of four vs. Georgetown (Mar. 1) ... Was 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts ... Finished with a .910 fielding percentage ... Recorded 52 putouts, including a season high of four vs. Northern Kentucky (Feb. 10) ... Had 69 assists, including a season high of five vs. Elon (Feb. 16) and vs. Marist (Mar. 16) ... Contributed to six double plays ...

2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN): All-Summit League Second Team … Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (Mar. 13) … Appeared in 42 games with 38 starts ... Had 32 hits in 112 at bats (.286 avg.) … Recorded eight multi-hit games, including a season high of three at St. Thomas (Apr. 23) ... Reached base safely in 13-consecutive games ... Had 63 total bases for a .563 slugging percentage ... Hit four doubles ... Led the team and Summit League with nine homeruns ... Had a .344 on base percentage ... Recorded 10 walks ... Had one hit by pitch … Finished the year with an OPS of .907 ... Scored 18 runs, including a season high of two vs. Idaho State (Mar. 10), at Kansas City (Mar. 26) and at Western Illinois (Apr. 2) ... Had 36 RBIs ... Recorded 11 multi-RBI games, including a season high of four at St. Thomas (Apr. 24) ... Finished with a .956 fielding percentage ... Recorded 95 putouts, including a season high of 13 at Kansas City (Mar. 25) ... Had 35 assists, including a season high of four against North Dakota (Apr. 29) ... Contributed to five double plays ...

HIGH SCHOOL: 139th overall prospect in the 2022 signee class ranked by Extra Inning Softball ... Also the No. 60 ranked middle infielder by Extra Inning Softball ... Played for Sherrard at the beginning of her high school career and earned team MVP and first-team all-conference honors as a freshman ... In her freshman season for Sherrard, the only complete high school season she played, Dean batted .479 with eight home runs, seven doubles, one triple, 32 runs and 29 RBIs ... Led Iowa Premier travel ball team to several placing finishes at national events, including a top five finish at the Premier Girls Fastpitch nationals and 11th overall at the Alliance Nationals ...

PERSONAL: Daughter of Marisol and Matthew ... Has one sister, Abby, and one brother, Chase ... Majoring in Exercise Science ...

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2023Freshman

    Infielder
    5'7"
    12
  • 12

    2024Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'7"
    12
  • 12

    2025Junior

    Infielder
    5'7"
    12
  • 12

    2026Senior

    Infielder
    5'7"
    12