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Jersey Number 40
Bryce Bonnin
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mont Belvieu, Texas
- High School:
- Barbers Hill
Bio
JUNIOR SEASON (2020)
Took over the Saturday starter role in his second year as a Red Raider and second in the weekend rotation … helped lead Tech to a 16-3 record before the season was shortened due to the COVID-19 Pandemic … recorded a 2-0 record in four starts … struck out 27 and walked six over 14.2 innings … allowed 13 runs (12 earned) on 19 hits for a 7.36 ERA … held a .297 opposing batting average … pitched at least four innings in three of his four starts … struck out at least seven in three of his four starts … started the with 17 strikeouts to one walk in his first two starts, including nine in a win over No. 15 Stanford in Round Rock … 2020 MLB Draft … selected in Round 3 with the 84th overall pick by the Cincinnati Reds … matches the 10th highest draft pick in school history … one of six Tech pitchers to be selected as high as No. 84 overall … HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … ranked as the no. 6 overall prospect in the Big 12 and No. 66 nationally in D1Baseball.com’s conference wrap … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … went 1-0 in two starts against ranked opponents, both of which came away from home … helped the Red Raiders go 2-0 in both starts … struck out 16 and walked four over 9.0 total innings … allowed six runs (five earned) on 11 hits … earned the win against No. 15 Stanford at the Round Rock Classic … allowed two runs on four hits while striking out nine and walking one in 5.0 innings of work … tossed 4.0 frames at No. 9 Florida State in a Red Raider win … struck out seven and walked three while yielding four runs (three earned) on seven hits … HOME GAMES … went 1-0 in two starts at Rip Griffin Park … struck out 11 while walking two over 5.2 innings … started strong in his season debut, allowing one run on one hit in a win through 4.0 innings in a win over Houston Baptist (Feb. 15) … AWAY GAMES … recorded a no decision in his lone road start at No. 9 Florida State … tossed 4.0 frames, to help the Red Raiders earn the win … allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits with seven strikeouts and three walks … NEUTRAL SITE … went 1-0 in his lone start at a neutral site, earning the win over No. 15 Stanford at the Round Rock Classic … struck out nine and walked one while holding the Cardinal to two runs on four hits over a season-long 5.0 innings … DAY GAMES … went 1-0 in two starts … struck out 11 and walked two over 5.2 innings … NIGHT GAMES … went 1-0 in two starts … struck out 16 and walked four over 9.0 innings … managed a 5.00 ERA, allowing six runs (five earned) on 11 hits.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)
Transfer from Arkansas who planted himself in the weekend rotation as the Sunday starter … key role in helping the Red Raiders to a 46-20 overall record, their third Big 12 title in four years and their fourth College World Series in six seasons … helped Tech to a No. 8 national seed and its deepest run in Omaha in program history, posting a No. 4 final ranking to match the highest final ranking in team history … Texas Tech went 12-1 in his 13 starts … posted a 7-1 overall record with a 4.08 ERA … opponents hit .223 off of him as he racked up 65 strikeouts in 64.0 innings pitched … set a season-high of 7.0 innings pitched in a shutout win over DBU (June 2) … tallied a season-high eight strikeouts against No. 16 Oklahoma State (Apr. 28) …finished with four scoreless outings in 13 total appearances … HONORS … member of the 2019 All-Lubbock Regional Team … RECORDS … one of seven Red Raider pitchers, including three in 2019, that have matched the school record with two wins in the NCAA Tournament … TEAM LEADER … held opponents to .223 hitting, the best among the weekend starters … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … earned the win in his lone start against Florida State (June 19) … tossed five innings and allowed one run (unearned) on two hits … struck out seven and walked four … NCAA TOURNAMENT … posted a 2-0 record in three starts, best among the team’s starters … recorded a 1.65 ERA, second best on the team … allowed just four runs (three earned) on 10 hits over 16.1 innings … struck out 20 and walked nine … held opponents to .179 hitting … threw a season-high 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing five base runners and striking out seven, in Tech’s 3-0 shutout win over Dallas Baptist to advance to Supers (June 2) … started the decisive Super Regional finale against Oklahoma State and went 4.1 innings, striking out six and allowing three runs on five hits (June 9) … BIG 12 GAMES … started three of the four Big 12 games in which he appeared … went 2-0 with a 2.65 ERA … struck out 20 in 17.0 frames with just 11 walks … made his first Big 12 start against Oklahoma State (Apr. 28), delivering 4.2 innings of work with one run allowed (zero earned) … made his Big 12 debut with 1.1 innings of relief against Kansas (Apr. 7) … became a fixture in the rotation as he tossed 6.0 scoreless frames the next week at Oklahoma (May 5) for his first Big 12 win … finished the regular season by helping Tech claim the Big 12 title with 5.0 innings against TCU in which he allowed two runs on four hits (May 18) … struck out the first six batters he faced in the contest against the Horned Frogs, the first Red Raider to sit down six in a row since Steven Gingery fanned five in a row in 2017 … NON-BIG 12 GAMES …made 11 appearances with 10 starts … went 5-1 with a 4.60 ERA … struck out 45 in 47.0 innings of work … made his Tech debut with a start against Oregon (Feb. 16) … got his first win as a Red Raider with 6.0 scoreless innings the next week against New Mexico State (Feb. 26) … earned a win over Stetson with one run allowed on one hit in 6.1 innings of work (Mar. 25) … made it back-to-back wins with 5.0 innings tossed at New Mexico (Apr. 2) … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … made four starts and one relief appearance … went 2-0 with an impressive 1.29 ERA … struck out 28 and walked 12 in 21.0 total innings … allowed three earned runs on 15 hits … held opponents to .203 hitting … got his first start against No. 16 Oklahoma State, allowing just an unearned run in 4.2 innings (Apr. 28) … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … made 10 starts and one relief appearance … led the Red Raiders in wins, going 6-1 … posted a 4.68 ERA with 28 runs allowed, 26 earned, on 38 hits … struck out 44 and walked 35 in 50.0 innings … held opponents to .218 hitting … HOME GAMES … started seven of the nine games he appeared … went 4-0 with a 3.34 ERA … struck out 37 and walked 22 over 35.0 innings … held opponents to .213 hitting … AWAY GAMES … started all four games he appeared … went 2-1 with a 5.68 ERA … struck out 16 and walked 14 over 19.0 innings … DAY GAMES …made six starts and one relief appearance … posted a 3-0 record and 3.64 ERA … struck out 25 and walked 24 over 29.2 innings … NIGHT GAMES … made seven starts and one relief appearance … went 4-1 with a 4.46 ERA … struck out 40 and walked 21 over 34.1 innings of work … SITUATIONAL … led Tech’s starters with 12.60 strikeouts per nine innings at the College World Series … STREAKS … struck out at least seven batters in three of his last four starts during the regular season … went at least 5.0 innings in eight of his 13 starts.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH (Arkansas)
Attended the University of Arkansas in 2018 and appeared in 11 games his freshman season, earning one start and finished with a 1-0 mark … third among Arkansas freshmen with a 4.26 ERA … struck out 16 in 19.0 innings pitched and just three of his 17 hits allowed went for extra bases … delivered a career-high 5.0 innings of shutout ball to pick up his first collegiate win against Dayton on Mar. 1, recording a career-high six strikeouts and allowing one base runner … appeared in three Southeastern Conference matchups, including at No. 4 Ole Miss, at LSU and against No. 25 South Carolina … tossed 3.1 frames at No. 4 Ole Miss, allowing two runs on five hits with a strikeout … gained College World Series experience with 0.1 innings pitched against Texas on June 17.
BARBERS HILL HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner for coach David Denny at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas … drafted in the 26th round (No. 795 overall) by the Chicago Cubs in the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Players Draft … ranked No. 104 in the nation and No. 9 in the state of Texas by Perfect Game … batted .405 as a freshman and was named District 19-4A Newcomer of the Year and Second Team All-Greater Houston … was named preseason All-Greater Houston as a sophomore and junior … went on to hit .355 at the plate with 25 runs scored, 11 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 32 RBI and 10 stolen bases … named All-District and First Team All-Houston after his junior season … played in the Texas Scout Association All-Star Game last summer, going 1-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and also striking out three on the mound … played in the 2016 Area Code Games and attended the 2016 Perfect Game National Showcase.
PERSONAL
Born in Webster, Texas … parents are Shane and Staci Bonnin … brother to Blake, Brady and Brett … father played football at Tarkio College in Missouri … brother, Blake, played college baseball at UT Tyler … brother, Brady, is a linebacker at Houston Baptist … plans to major in kinesiology.
Took over the Saturday starter role in his second year as a Red Raider and second in the weekend rotation … helped lead Tech to a 16-3 record before the season was shortened due to the COVID-19 Pandemic … recorded a 2-0 record in four starts … struck out 27 and walked six over 14.2 innings … allowed 13 runs (12 earned) on 19 hits for a 7.36 ERA … held a .297 opposing batting average … pitched at least four innings in three of his four starts … struck out at least seven in three of his four starts … started the with 17 strikeouts to one walk in his first two starts, including nine in a win over No. 15 Stanford in Round Rock … 2020 MLB Draft … selected in Round 3 with the 84th overall pick by the Cincinnati Reds … matches the 10th highest draft pick in school history … one of six Tech pitchers to be selected as high as No. 84 overall … HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … ranked as the no. 6 overall prospect in the Big 12 and No. 66 nationally in D1Baseball.com’s conference wrap … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … went 1-0 in two starts against ranked opponents, both of which came away from home … helped the Red Raiders go 2-0 in both starts … struck out 16 and walked four over 9.0 total innings … allowed six runs (five earned) on 11 hits … earned the win against No. 15 Stanford at the Round Rock Classic … allowed two runs on four hits while striking out nine and walking one in 5.0 innings of work … tossed 4.0 frames at No. 9 Florida State in a Red Raider win … struck out seven and walked three while yielding four runs (three earned) on seven hits … HOME GAMES … went 1-0 in two starts at Rip Griffin Park … struck out 11 while walking two over 5.2 innings … started strong in his season debut, allowing one run on one hit in a win through 4.0 innings in a win over Houston Baptist (Feb. 15) … AWAY GAMES … recorded a no decision in his lone road start at No. 9 Florida State … tossed 4.0 frames, to help the Red Raiders earn the win … allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits with seven strikeouts and three walks … NEUTRAL SITE … went 1-0 in his lone start at a neutral site, earning the win over No. 15 Stanford at the Round Rock Classic … struck out nine and walked one while holding the Cardinal to two runs on four hits over a season-long 5.0 innings … DAY GAMES … went 1-0 in two starts … struck out 11 and walked two over 5.2 innings … NIGHT GAMES … went 1-0 in two starts … struck out 16 and walked four over 9.0 innings … managed a 5.00 ERA, allowing six runs (five earned) on 11 hits.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)
Transfer from Arkansas who planted himself in the weekend rotation as the Sunday starter … key role in helping the Red Raiders to a 46-20 overall record, their third Big 12 title in four years and their fourth College World Series in six seasons … helped Tech to a No. 8 national seed and its deepest run in Omaha in program history, posting a No. 4 final ranking to match the highest final ranking in team history … Texas Tech went 12-1 in his 13 starts … posted a 7-1 overall record with a 4.08 ERA … opponents hit .223 off of him as he racked up 65 strikeouts in 64.0 innings pitched … set a season-high of 7.0 innings pitched in a shutout win over DBU (June 2) … tallied a season-high eight strikeouts against No. 16 Oklahoma State (Apr. 28) …finished with four scoreless outings in 13 total appearances … HONORS … member of the 2019 All-Lubbock Regional Team … RECORDS … one of seven Red Raider pitchers, including three in 2019, that have matched the school record with two wins in the NCAA Tournament … TEAM LEADER … held opponents to .223 hitting, the best among the weekend starters … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … earned the win in his lone start against Florida State (June 19) … tossed five innings and allowed one run (unearned) on two hits … struck out seven and walked four … NCAA TOURNAMENT … posted a 2-0 record in three starts, best among the team’s starters … recorded a 1.65 ERA, second best on the team … allowed just four runs (three earned) on 10 hits over 16.1 innings … struck out 20 and walked nine … held opponents to .179 hitting … threw a season-high 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing five base runners and striking out seven, in Tech’s 3-0 shutout win over Dallas Baptist to advance to Supers (June 2) … started the decisive Super Regional finale against Oklahoma State and went 4.1 innings, striking out six and allowing three runs on five hits (June 9) … BIG 12 GAMES … started three of the four Big 12 games in which he appeared … went 2-0 with a 2.65 ERA … struck out 20 in 17.0 frames with just 11 walks … made his first Big 12 start against Oklahoma State (Apr. 28), delivering 4.2 innings of work with one run allowed (zero earned) … made his Big 12 debut with 1.1 innings of relief against Kansas (Apr. 7) … became a fixture in the rotation as he tossed 6.0 scoreless frames the next week at Oklahoma (May 5) for his first Big 12 win … finished the regular season by helping Tech claim the Big 12 title with 5.0 innings against TCU in which he allowed two runs on four hits (May 18) … struck out the first six batters he faced in the contest against the Horned Frogs, the first Red Raider to sit down six in a row since Steven Gingery fanned five in a row in 2017 … NON-BIG 12 GAMES …made 11 appearances with 10 starts … went 5-1 with a 4.60 ERA … struck out 45 in 47.0 innings of work … made his Tech debut with a start against Oregon (Feb. 16) … got his first win as a Red Raider with 6.0 scoreless innings the next week against New Mexico State (Feb. 26) … earned a win over Stetson with one run allowed on one hit in 6.1 innings of work (Mar. 25) … made it back-to-back wins with 5.0 innings tossed at New Mexico (Apr. 2) … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … made four starts and one relief appearance … went 2-0 with an impressive 1.29 ERA … struck out 28 and walked 12 in 21.0 total innings … allowed three earned runs on 15 hits … held opponents to .203 hitting … got his first start against No. 16 Oklahoma State, allowing just an unearned run in 4.2 innings (Apr. 28) … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … made 10 starts and one relief appearance … led the Red Raiders in wins, going 6-1 … posted a 4.68 ERA with 28 runs allowed, 26 earned, on 38 hits … struck out 44 and walked 35 in 50.0 innings … held opponents to .218 hitting … HOME GAMES … started seven of the nine games he appeared … went 4-0 with a 3.34 ERA … struck out 37 and walked 22 over 35.0 innings … held opponents to .213 hitting … AWAY GAMES … started all four games he appeared … went 2-1 with a 5.68 ERA … struck out 16 and walked 14 over 19.0 innings … DAY GAMES …made six starts and one relief appearance … posted a 3-0 record and 3.64 ERA … struck out 25 and walked 24 over 29.2 innings … NIGHT GAMES … made seven starts and one relief appearance … went 4-1 with a 4.46 ERA … struck out 40 and walked 21 over 34.1 innings of work … SITUATIONAL … led Tech’s starters with 12.60 strikeouts per nine innings at the College World Series … STREAKS … struck out at least seven batters in three of his last four starts during the regular season … went at least 5.0 innings in eight of his 13 starts.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH (Arkansas)
Attended the University of Arkansas in 2018 and appeared in 11 games his freshman season, earning one start and finished with a 1-0 mark … third among Arkansas freshmen with a 4.26 ERA … struck out 16 in 19.0 innings pitched and just three of his 17 hits allowed went for extra bases … delivered a career-high 5.0 innings of shutout ball to pick up his first collegiate win against Dayton on Mar. 1, recording a career-high six strikeouts and allowing one base runner … appeared in three Southeastern Conference matchups, including at No. 4 Ole Miss, at LSU and against No. 25 South Carolina … tossed 3.1 frames at No. 4 Ole Miss, allowing two runs on five hits with a strikeout … gained College World Series experience with 0.1 innings pitched against Texas on June 17.
BARBERS HILL HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner for coach David Denny at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas … drafted in the 26th round (No. 795 overall) by the Chicago Cubs in the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Players Draft … ranked No. 104 in the nation and No. 9 in the state of Texas by Perfect Game … batted .405 as a freshman and was named District 19-4A Newcomer of the Year and Second Team All-Greater Houston … was named preseason All-Greater Houston as a sophomore and junior … went on to hit .355 at the plate with 25 runs scored, 11 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 32 RBI and 10 stolen bases … named All-District and First Team All-Houston after his junior season … played in the Texas Scout Association All-Star Game last summer, going 1-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and also striking out three on the mound … played in the 2016 Area Code Games and attended the 2016 Perfect Game National Showcase.
PERSONAL
Born in Webster, Texas … parents are Shane and Staci Bonnin … brother to Blake, Brady and Brett … father played football at Tarkio College in Missouri … brother, Blake, played college baseball at UT Tyler … brother, Brady, is a linebacker at Houston Baptist … plans to major in kinesiology.
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Wednesday, May 21
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