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2025 Softball Roster
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Gerlach, Bella
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Bella Gerlach
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Corydon Central HS
- Hometown:
- Corydon, Ind.
Bio
2025 (Junior)
GP/GS: 11/10 …Appeared in 11 games before redshirting remainder of season ... Will have two seasons of eligibility remaining
2024 Sun Belt All-Conference Second Team
NFCA All-Central Region Third Team
SBC Player of the Week (Apr. 9)
2024 (Sophomore)
GP/GS: 53/53 …Had a breakout debut season with the Herd, resulting in Second Team All-Conference honors and Third Team All-Region honors ... Led the Herd with 15 home runs (2nd in SBC) and tied atop the Herd with teammate Brooklyn Ulrich with 48 RBI (1st in the SBC) ... Had four multi-home run games with four in a single weekend at Georgia State (Aor. 5-7), resulting in SBC Player of the Week honors on Apr. 9 ... Hit two go-ahead home runs in the 7th inning when the team was trailing with a walk-off home run against Indiana State (Mar. 10) ... Finished season with a .341 average, 60 hits, and eight doubles
Prior to Marshall: Played in 27 games as a freshman for Western Michigan, started in 15 ... Scored two runs and drove in three with two doubles
High School: Played for Coach Kevin Oskin at Corydon Central High School in Indiana ... Career .552 batting average with a 1.250 slugging percentage and 1.858 OPS ... Totaled 47 home runs and 121 RBI during high school career ... Led the state of Indiana with 22 home runs senior year ... Named Team MVP ... Academic All-State selection
Personal: Daughter of Heather and Scott Gerlach
GP/GS: 11/10 …Appeared in 11 games before redshirting remainder of season ... Will have two seasons of eligibility remaining
2024 Sun Belt All-Conference Second Team
NFCA All-Central Region Third Team
SBC Player of the Week (Apr. 9)
2024 (Sophomore)
GP/GS: 53/53 …Had a breakout debut season with the Herd, resulting in Second Team All-Conference honors and Third Team All-Region honors ... Led the Herd with 15 home runs (2nd in SBC) and tied atop the Herd with teammate Brooklyn Ulrich with 48 RBI (1st in the SBC) ... Had four multi-home run games with four in a single weekend at Georgia State (Aor. 5-7), resulting in SBC Player of the Week honors on Apr. 9 ... Hit two go-ahead home runs in the 7th inning when the team was trailing with a walk-off home run against Indiana State (Mar. 10) ... Finished season with a .341 average, 60 hits, and eight doubles
Prior to Marshall: Played in 27 games as a freshman for Western Michigan, started in 15 ... Scored two runs and drove in three with two doubles
High School: Played for Coach Kevin Oskin at Corydon Central High School in Indiana ... Career .552 batting average with a 1.250 slugging percentage and 1.858 OPS ... Totaled 47 home runs and 121 RBI during high school career ... Led the state of Indiana with 22 home runs senior year ... Named Team MVP ... Academic All-State selection
Personal: Daughter of Heather and Scott Gerlach
Marshall Softball Class of 2025 Graduates
Friday, May 02
Marshall Softball: Kaleea Washington & Brooklyn Ulrich (Post-Radford)
Tuesday, April 22
Marshall Softball: HC Morgan Zerkle, Haleigh Adkins, Paige Maynard (Post-Coastal)
Friday, April 18
Hype and Harmony: the Team Personality Fuels Success #softball
Thursday, April 17
