Bell Elevated to Chicago Bandits Active Roster

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.  – Former Arkansas infielder Tianna Bell was elevated to the Chicago Bandits active roster from the AUSL Reserve Pool, the organization announced on Saturday morning.

With Bell’s addition, Arkansas now has three former Razorbacks actively playing in the AUSL. She joins Bri Ellis (Utah Talons) and Dakota Kennedy (Carolina Blaze) as former Hogs in the league.

Bell is coming off a career-best senior season in 2026 while helping lead Arkansas to its first Women’s College World Series in program history. The Antioch, Calif., product batted .371 with 69 hits, nine doubles, 18 home runs, 63 RBI, 132 total bases, 22 walks, and 41 runs scored. She registered a 1.155 OPS while recording 19 multi-hit games and 18 multi-RBI games, both of which led the team. Bell also posted a 13-game reached base streak and a nine-game hitting streak during her senior campaign. Highlights from her senior season include her homering twice in the Hogs’ series at Oklahoma while hitting a go-ahead two-run HR in the Hogs’ 3-2 win over the Sooners on April 18. She had a season-high three hits, including a home run and two RBI in a 3-4 performance during a series-clinching win over Georgia (March 8.  In a win over Texas State, Bell recorded her second career multi-homer game by smashing a pair of solo home runs and driving in a third run with an RBI single (Feb. 15). As a result of her efforts, she was named a Third-Team NFCA All-Central Region selection.

Prior to her time at Arkansas, Bell starred at Cal from 2023 to 2025.

She started all 58 games for Cal at first base in 2025 while earning Third-Team NFCA All-Region honors in addition to being a Second-Team All-ACC selection. The Antioch, Calif., native batted .347 with 61 hits, 15 home runs, 10 doubles, 35 runs scored, 116 total bases, 12 walks, and four stolen bases while posting a .659 slugging percentage and a .401 on-base percentage. She led the team in slugging percentage (.659), RBIs (54), home runs (15), and total bases (116).

As a sophomore, she started in 56 games and earned Third-Team All-PAC 12 honors after hitting .305 with 47 hits, six doubles, 12 home runs, and 34 RBI while drawing 21 walks and scoring 24 runs. She collected 14 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games. Bell started in 34 games in 2023 while smashing five home runs and driving in 20 runs, highlighted by two home runs with a season-best five RBI against San Diego on Feb. 11.

Arkansas is coming off a historic 47-13 campaign, which featured the Razorbacks’ first trip to the Women’s College World Series in program history. The 2026 Arkansas squad’s 47 victories were the second-most in program history, while the Razorbacks’ 26 run-rule wins were a program record. At Bogle Park, Arkansas posted a 29-3 record, which marked the second-most wins and second-best winning percentage since the stadium opened in 2009, trailing only 31 wins in 2022 and a .931 winning percentage during a 27-2 campaign in 2018.

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