University of Richmond Athletics
Meet The 2014 Spiders - Chris Bell
02/06/2014 | Baseball
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond Spiders baseball team begins the 2014 season at the North Florida Tournament on February 14.
Leading up the Opening Day, RichmondSpiders.com will introduce Spider fans to all 30 Richmond players as well as the coaching staff with the “Meet the Spiders” series.
Chris Bell
Senior • INF • 5-7 • 160 • R/R • Mineral, Va. (Louisa County)
RS.com: Why did you choose Richmond?
Chris Bell: I grew up watching Richmond baseball my entire life. Obviously the campus is beautiful and the academics are stellar as well; but for me, it just felt like home. Maybe because of the close proximately to my real home, but more importantly, the Richmond community (staff, students, etc.) really made me feel comfortable. I consider myself very lucky to have had the opportunity to spend the last five years of my life at such an incredible university.
RS: Three words that describe you best…
CB: Determined, charismatic, and loyal
RS: Favorite MLB team?
CB: Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians
RS: Favorite MLB player of all-time?
CB: Marcus Giles — the dude gets after it
RS: What is your dream job?
CB: I'd love to be the general manager of a major sports organization. I'm obsessed with football — partly because of my inability to play it — so, I'd say the general manager of the Carolina Panthers.
RS: Any pregame superstitions?
CB: Nope, I've never really believed in luck. It seems like a cop-out for me. If baseball were as simple as putting on my left sock before my right, we'd call it soccer.
RS: Biggest accomplishment?
CB: At this point, graduating from Richmond and finishing up my Masters Degree this semester.
RS: Best piece of advice you've been given by a coach?
CB: You have to hate losing more than you love winning. Those are the guys that will do everything it takes to win a game. Those are the guys you can trust.
RS: Best memory from playing little league?
CB: My first homerun was epic - an 0-2 slider, low and away, and it landed at least 6 inches over the centerfield fence. I didn't hit my first little league homerun until I was 12 and it was on a 180-foot fence (regulation was 200). But it came off of my best friend Gunnar Carroll, who pitches at Army, and to this day I still bring it up every opportunity that I see him. Needless to say, Gunnar is still praying that he doesn't face me in regionals.
