WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - In her collegiate debut, Bella Douglas left her mark, earning her first-career Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors in her first week as a collegiate player.
Douglas made history with hitting a home run as her first-career hit in Purdue’s victory over Cal Baptist, later hitting her second-career homer, a grand slam to lead the Boilers to a 15-1 victory over host team UNLV.
Douglas continued to lay on the offensive going 7-for-15 for a .467 batting average. The rookie hit three doubles, two home runs, totaling 11 RBI, while scoring also scoring eight runs. She rookie slugged for 1.067 with a .600 on-base percentage, earning five walks with 16 total bases.
Douglas became one of three Boilers this weekend to have their first division I hit be a home run, and one of two to have their first collegiate hit be a home run.
In the field she played multiple roles for the Boilers, starting and playing all five games, making her debut at both first and third, totaling six putouts and two assists.
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