2026 Softball Roster

Jon Pearl
Kristin Shaffer

29 Bel Varadi

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Greensboro, N.C.
  • High School Northwest Guilford

Biography

2025: Made 17 appearances in her rookie season and pitched 30 innings … Picked up one of two App State saves in 2025 … The save came against Lehigh on Feb. 28, marking her first career save … Struck out 18 hitters in 2025 compared to 10 walks … Made her first career appearance against North Carolina on Feb. 8 and picked up her first career strikeout … Closed out the Georgia Classic against Syracuse with two scoreless innings and two strikeouts … Posted six games in 2025 without allowing an earned run … Pitched a career-best 4.1 innings against Southern Miss on April 26 and allowed just one run … Struck out a career-best six batters against Winthrop on Feb. 15 … Did not commit an error in her freshman season

HIGH SCHOOL
A left-handed pitcher, Varadi comes to App State as a three-year captain of Northwest Guilford's softball team. She was exceptional in her time on the prep level as she pitched to a 0.65 career ERA in 74 appearances while striking out 612 hitters. She carried an ERA below 1.00 each of her last three seasons and didn't allow more than 20 earned runs in any of her four seasons. Varadi won 56 games at Northwest Guilford, helping her earn Conference Pitcher of the Year honors twice and all-conference honors three times. Varadi is also a talented basketball player as she was a two-time all-conference honoree for basketball at Northwest Guilford.

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2025Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    29
  • 29

    2026Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    29