Jess Bellows

Photo by: Miranda Sampson/SampsonSnapshots

Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann

Photo by: Chris Board

Photo by: Zachary Lucy

Height:
5-10
Weight:
190
Position:
Outfielder
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Miles City, Mont.
High School:
Custer County District H.S.
Major:
Business Economics

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

Summit League All-Tournament Team (2023)
Summit League Honor Roll (2021, 2024)

2024: Set a program record with a 20-game hitting streak, one that covered the last nine games of the 2023 season and first 11 games of the 2024 campaign ... tallied 11 multi-hit games for the season, starting with a 2-for-3 effort in opener at New Mexico State (2/16) ... went 2-for-4 with a double, two stolen bases and a run scored in Game 3 of series at New Mexico State (2/18) .... drove in two runs in first game of doubleheader at New Mexico (2/24) ... set record hit streak with his lone home run of the season, in Game 1 of doubleheader at Dayton (3/8) ... extended the Jackrabbits' lead with a run-scoring single and later threw out a runner at third base in series-opening win at Oral Roberts (3/15) ... was a perfect 3-for-3 with a double and RBI in opener of doubleheader against Northern Colorado (3/29) ... went 2-for-5 with an RBI at Nebraska (5/8), followed by a 3-for-5 afternoon in series opener against North Dakota State (5/10) ... drove in season-high three runs in series finale versus NDSU (5/12)

2023: Returned to the lineup and settled into role as team’s starting left fielder … posted 13 multi-hit games, starting with 3-for-5 day with pair of doubles, in series finale at Little Rock (2/19) … went 3-for-4 with a double and RBI versus Iowa (3/17) … tallied three hits, career-high four RBIs and scored two runs in blowout victory in second game of doubleheader at Northern Colorado (3/24) … knocked in three runs with a single and double versus Dakota Wesleyan … matched career high with four RBIs in road win at Nebraska, including plating two with a sixth-inning double (4/26) … closed season by reaching base safely in 19 consecutive games … ended the year on a nine-game hitting streak that began with a 4-for-5, two-RBI performance in second game of doubleheader against Northern Colorado (5/14) … batted .467 (7-for-15) in four games at the Summit League Baseball Championship (5/24-27) to earn all-tournament honors … opened tournament with 2-for-5 night against North Dakota State (5/24) … hit lone home run of the season as part of 3-for-4 afternoon in championship game versus Oral Roberts (5/27)

2022: Was sidelined for most of the season due to injury and received an injury hardship … hit safely in four of the six games he played, including back-to-back two-hit performances versus Purdue (2/20) and Incarnate Word (2/24) doubled, scored and drove in a run in season opener against Purdue (2/18) … three of his four hits in the series with Purdue were doubles … made final appearance of the season in series opener at Wichita State (3/11)

2021: Made an immediate impact at the top of the Jackrabbit lineup as a true freshman ... started 44 of the team's 47 games, drawing assignments at second base and the corner outfield positions ... ranked third on the team in both hits (42) and runs scored (26) ... hit safely in 11 of his first 12 collegiate games, starting with a 2-for-5 day at the plate with an RBI in collegiate debut versus Kansas (2/21) ... delivered tie-breaking run-scoring doubles in both games of doubleheader at Northern Colorado (2/27) ... ended UNC series with a .556 batting average (5-for-9) with six runs batted in and six runs scored, as well as his first collegiate home run ... went 3-for-3 with a a double and two runs scored in series finale versus Omaha (4/11) ... that started a streak of three consecutive multi-hit games, including back-to-back two-hit performances in doubleheader against North Dakota State (4/23) ... finished the season with seven multi-hit games ... drove in two runs and scored twice in opening game of another twinbill versus North Dakota State (4/24) ... stole bases in consecutive games at North Dakota State (5/14-15)

BEFORE SDSU: Batted .512, drove in 65 runs and stole 51 bases during the 2019 American Legion baseball season, while also recording a 1.86 earned run average as pitcher. ... a four-sport athlete at Custer County District High School, he also competed in football, basketball and track and field ... was a standout wide receiver in football who was selected to play in state all-star games after senior season ... member of the National Honor Society and a multi-time academic all-state honoree