Bass registered four Conference Carolinas qualifying marks in the opening month of the outdoor season while boasting top 10 marks in three events. At the Trojan Challenge on March 28, he set the fourth-best mark in the league with a distance of 49.54 meters to finish third overall. Bass also recorded a third-place finish in the javelin with a toss of 47.30 meters, which sits ninth in the Conference Carolinas. Additionally, he placed fourth overall in the discus and ranks 11th in the conference with a mark of 42.57 meters. Bass would also place fifth in the shot put with a toss of 13.98 meters, which ranks seventh across the entire league.