Coco Tauali'i Bond - Softball

Coco Bond

Third Base Infielder #25

Class

Senior

Hometown

Torrance,

California

Last School

North High School

Roster Years

2013-2016

Career Summary

Coco Tauali'i Bond held down the defense from third base for her career. She is tied for 10th on the all-time reached base streak record at BYU with 23. She also had a part in one of the two triple plays in BYU history. Bond received conference academic honors in each of her four seasons as a Cougar. In 2015, she was named to the All-West Coast Conference Second Team. She finished her career with a .242 batting average, 118 hits, 93 RBI and 22 home runs. Bond helped lead BYU to a conference championship and NCAA Regionals in all four years of her career.

Personal

Daughter of Kevin and Gina
Born in Torrance, California
Her real name is Coryn, but goes by "Coco"
Has three sisters
Her oldest sister, AJ, played for the University of Hawai'i softball team and played in the 2010 Women's College World Series
Another sister, Brooke, played for the BYU women's volleyball team from 2007-2010
Enjoys the beach, laughing and hanging out with her friends
Majoring in exercise and wellness
Her sports hero is Chone Figgins, who plays for the Seattle Mariners
Also recruited by Florida State, Missouri, Penn State, Washington and Oregon State

Before BYU

Prepped at North High School
Earned the Sportsmanship Award her freshman year
Named Best Defensive Player in 2010 and 2012
Named 2011 MVP and Team Co-Captain
Team Captain and Athlete of the Year in 2012
Made the Pioneer All-League Team all four years of high school
Named All CIF-SS Div 3 First Team in 2010-11
Was on the South Bay Athletic Club All-Area Team 2010-12
Named the CIFSS Ford Academic Female Student Athlete of the Year
Also part of the Best Buddies Club 2009-11, Polynesian Cultural Club 2009-12, Multicultural Dance Production Participant 2009-12 and Class Competition Participant 2009-12
Was on the Principals Honor Roll all four years
Coached by Howard Miller
Played club with Victory USA, the So Cal Choppers and the Orange County Batbusters

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2013

Named to the PCSC All-Conference Second Team
PCSC Commissioner's Honor Roll selection
Had two hits, including a double, against Marist along with a career-high three RBI in her first game at Gail Miller Field
Went 2 for 3 in both Saturday games against LMU
Hit the first home run of her career against LMU and had a career-high five RBI in the game
Had three hits, including a home run, two runs scored and four RBI in game two against CSU Bakersfield
Had a career-high four hits in game one against SUU and also brought in four RBI in the double header
Had a season-high eight-game hitting streak from Apr. 26-May 4
Scored one run and had one walk against No. 3 Oregon in the Regional opener
Appeared in 48 games and had 47 starts on the season

Sophmore Year 2014

All-WCC Academic Team selection
Had four home runs in the first six games
Hit two home runs against Seattle in the Easton Desert Classic
Started BYU’s second-ever triple play against No. 25 Notre Dame.
Robbed a home run against No. 2 Tennessee to keep the game tied at three.
Started 33 games of 40 played

Junior Year 2015

All-WCC Second Team
All-Academic WCC selection
No. 1 in the WCC with six home runs, 15 runs batted in and a .763 slugging percentage in conference play
Led the team with 11 home runs, ranked fourth in RBIs with 35 and was third in slugging with .556 during the season
Tied for fifth-most home runs by a junior at BYU
Knocked in nine runs and hit four home runs in the series against Pacific
Collected four RBI on first-career grand slam against UCSB
Started 51 of 51 games played

Senior Year 2016

2016 WCC Commissioner's Bronze Honor Roll
2016 WCC Preseason Team
Went 3 for 3 against Mount St. Mary's
Tallied three RBI against No. 10 UCLA
Has home runs against No. 10 UCLA, Mount St. Mary's and in the upset of No. 15 Arizona
Had two hits and two runs against Utah Valley
Went 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBI in win over Saint Mary's
Went 2 for 3 with two doubles and three RBI against Santa Clara