Butler University Athletics

2025 – Junior Season: Played in 49 games, making 47 starts… Primarily played first base, making 35 starts there and 11 more as the team’s designated hitter… Ranked second on the team and seventh in the conference with his .361 batting average… Recorded 70 hits in 194 at-bats… Led the team with 17 doubles… Hit two triples and added seven home runs to push his RBI total to 45… Recorded 112 total bases… Scored 29 runs… Slugged .577 and moved his on-base percentage to .399 with seven walks and eight hit by pitches… Stole two bases on two attempts… Credited with four sacrifice flies… Made 256 putouts in the field and assisted on 16 outs… Ended the season with a .982 fielding percentage… Ranked second on the team with 24 multi-hit games… Recorded multiple RBIs in a game eight times… Longest hitting streak covered 11 games… Went 4-for-5 in the first game vs. Northern Illinois with a double, three RBI’s and two runs scored (3/28)… Homered twice at Tarleton State in game three to end that contest with four RBIs and three runs scored (2/15)… Ended the Lindenwood series with a double and a triple as part of a 3-for-4 game (3/9)… Hit two doubles in just his second game as a Bulldog at Tarleton State (2/15)… Went 3-for-5 at Seton Hall with two doubles and three RBIs (4/26)… Had four RBIs on two hits vs. St. John’s (5/16)… Came up with 25 hits over the span of 11 games from Feb. 15 – March 9… Had 15 hits over six games from March 28 – April 4... Went 2-0 on the mound with a 7.85 ERA… Made nine total appearances… Struck out 15 batters over 18.1 innings… Walked 31 batters… Allowed 16 earned runs off 20 hits… Earned a win on the mound in his first appearance at Tarleton State (2/16)… Tossed three full innings, striking out three and limiting the Texans to just one run… Credited with a save at Ohio after throwing two shutout innings (3/2)… Got the win at Lindenwood (3/7)… Struck out three batters in one inning at Miami (3/26)… Threw a season-high 96 pitches over four innings at Seton Hall (4/25)… Struck out two over three innings at Georgetown (4/18).

Before Butler: Played in 14 games at Air Force in 2024, making nine starts… Hit .250 with four hits in 16 at-bats… Scored four runs… Recorded three RBIs and five total bases… Made five appearances on the mound, making four starts… Held a 9.39 ERA… Threw 7.2 innings… Struck out three… Appeared in three games at Air Force in 2023, all as a pinch-hitter... First collegiate hit was RBI single in extra innings to give Air Force a 10th-inning lead at Charleston Southern... Did not see game action beyond March 5 due to injury.

High School: Three-year starter for J.R. Edwards… District 11 Player of the Year in 2021… Two-time Sun Sentinel District All-Palm Beach County selection… State semifinalist in 2022… Two-time letterwinner in baseball and golf… Spanish Honor Society… Honor Roll selection… Played club for Scorpions Giant Scout Team and NEB National… Reach semifinals in 2021 WWBA and Marucci World Series competitions.

Personal: Son of John and Alexandra Bello… Has five siblings; Kate, Charlie, Will, Caroline and Teddy… Intends to major in finance.

Why Bello Chose Butler
“For the opportunity to excel on the baseball field and in the business school.”