Bella Marino’s  journey in softball began at a young age, where her love for the sport quickly turned into a lifelong pursuit. She began playing softball at the age of seven and has continued to play the past 14 years. GTP had become a big part of her life at the age of 8 where she started pitching lessons with Coach Jackie. Since then she has become a GTPer for life by having pitching lessons once a week up until college and during her breaks from college . This allowed Bella Marino to become a standout pitcher and batter throughout her playing career. 

 

Bella Marino attended Bordentown Regional High School where she was a 4 year varsity starter for their softball team. During her time there she helped the team win the Central Jersey Group 2 Sectional Final as well as the BCSL Patriot Division. She earned BCSL second team all star award two years in a row. 

 

After high school Bella Marino attended Kean University where she majored in Sports and Event Management and obtained a minor in Marketing. In 2023 Annabella graduated with a 3.845 GPA from Kean. During her time at Kean she played 4 years of college softball for the Cougars. She appeared in 44 games with a 22-13 record recording 240.2 innings pitched. She had 130 strikeouts and a 2.21 ERA. In 2022 she competed in the NCAA Division 3 Regionals and was named to the All NJAC Second Team. Bella made the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team as well during her time at Kean.