#20 Matt Bonin

6-0, 180, Sr, P
Bats - L, Throws - L
Patton, PA - Cambria Heights High School
[Career Statistics]

Matt Bonin returns for his fourth season as the leader of the Yellow Jacket pitching staff.....paced the American Mideast Conference with an average of 9.66 strikeouts per 9 innings as a junior.....named to the All-AMC South Division Second Team after posting a 6-3 record with a 3.31 ERA.....led club in appearances (12), starts (11), complete games (5), innings pitched (68), strikeouts (73), and ERA.....NAIA and NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athlete.....went five or more innings in all 11 starts.....fanned seven or more batters in a game seven times with a season-high nine versus Bluffton and Miami-Middletown.

2004 - Tallied a 5-4 record with a 2.67 ERA as a sophomore.....led the team in innings pitched (77 1/3), starts (12), complete games (8), and strikeouts (69).....fanned a career-high 14 batters in a 5-4 win versus Atlanta Christian.....tossed a four-hitter with five K's and no walks in a 4-0 victory at Urbana.....registered a complete-game in a 3-1 win at NAIA Region IX champion Mount Vernon Nazarene.....voted to the All-NCCAA Midwest Region Team and to the All-AMC South Division Second Team.

2003 - Posted a 4-7 record with a 4.84 ERA as a freshman.....appeared in 12 games with a team-high 12 starts.....ranked 2nd on the club in innings (61.1) and strikeouts (58).....fanned a season-high seven batters three times.....tossed a complete-game four-hitter to beat Concordia, 6-0, in the NCCAA Midwest Regional.

High School - Produced a successful two-sport high school career.....earned Cambria Heights High School Top Pitcher Award in 2001.....voted team MVP in 2002 while earning LHAC All-Conference honors.....posted seven consecutive strikeouts in a game.....named 2000 AAABA Rookie Pitcher of the Year in Johnstown, PA city league.....member of the 2001 AAABA National Tournament runner-up squad.....four-year letter winner in cross country.....earned all-conference honors in 1998, 2000 and 2001.....qualified for state cross country meet in 1999 and 2000.....voted team's Most Valuable Runner in 2000 and 2001.

Personal - Dean's List student as a Spanish education major at Cedarville University.....born 2/10/83 in Spangler, PA.....son of William and Jocelyn Bonin.....has one older brother.