2021 Baseball Roster

Phillip Pongratz
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MeriAllen Kreuger
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MeriAllen Kreuger
Phillip Pongratz

4 Bryce Bonner

  • Position C
  • B/T R/R
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 180
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Allen, Texas
  • High School Jesuit Dallas
  • Prev School Purdue

Biography

Career Achievements
- 2020 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- 2020 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2019 Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
- 2017 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
- 2017 Big Ten All-Freshman Team

2021: Played in 42 games, starting 35... Made 19 starts at catcher, eight in left field, seven as the designated hitter and one in right field... Batted .241 (28-for-116) with five doubles, two home runs and one triple... Totaled 15 RBI and scored 11 runs... Drew 12 walks and was hit by a pitch five times... Posted a .331 on-base percentage... Recorded a .353 slugging percentage... Was 5-for-7 stealing bases... Hit three sacrifice flies and laid down a sacrifice bunt... Recorded a .968 fielding percentage with 161 putouts, 19 assists and six errors... Threw out 6-of-14 (42.9%) attempted bases stealers from behind the plate... Was 2-for-4 with two RBI against New Mexico State (3/2)... Hit first homer of the season against Houston (3/13)... Recorded two doubles at Little Rock (3/20)... Scored twice while hitting a home run and double against ULM (3/26)... Finished 2-for-3 and drove in a run at Baylor (3/30)... Threw out both attempted base stealers against Georgia State (5/14)... Scored a run and was 2-for-4 at the dish against the Panthers (5/15)... Scored a run and recorded a single versus Louisiana (5/26).

2020 (Purdue): Earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Named Academic All-Big Ten... Played in 12 games, starting nine... Made five starts as the designated hitter and four at catcher... Batted .258 (8-for-31) with one double... Finished with eight RBI and four runs scored... Walked twice and plunked five times... Posted a .385 on-base percentage... Recorded a .929 fielding percentage with 21 putouts, five assists and two errors... Went 2-for-2 with three RBI and a double off the bench versus Hofstra (2/15)... Hit by a pitch twice and scored a run in second game of doubleheader versus Hofstra (2/15)... Recorded a pinch hit RBI single versus Hofstra (2/16)... Scored twice and drove in a run at Campbell (2/21)... Was 2-for-3 with a RBI and run scored versus Maine (2/23)... Finished 2-for-4 with a RBI at Western Kentucky (3/7).

2019 (Purdue): Named a Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree... Played in 43 games, starting 34... Made 19 starts as the designated hitter and 15 at catcher... Batted .195 (24-for-123)... Hit six doubles, two home runs and one triple... Finished with 17 RBI and 14 runs scored... Drew 19 walks and hit by a pitch four times... Posted a .322 on-base percentage... Was 5-for-6 stealing bases... Recorded a .993 fielding percentage with 131 putouts, 13 assists and one assist... Drove in a run at Southern Miss (2/16)... Was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored at Jacksonville State (3/16)... Plated two runs and hit a double at Nebraska (4/7)... Went 2-for-4 with a RBI and triple against Iowa (4/12)... Scored twice and hit a solo home run in first game of doubleheader against Iowa (4/13)... Drove in two runs and drew two walks against Fort Wayne (4/24)... Was 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs scored and hit a three-run homer against Southeast Missouri State (4/26)... Came around to score twice against Ball State (5/7)... Plated two runs and scored twice against Ohio State (5/18).

2018 (Purdue): Played in 22 games, starting eight... Made all eight starts behind the plate... Batted .194 (7-for-36)... Scored five runs and drove in four... Drew six walks and was plunked twice... Posted a .341 on-base percentage... Recorded a .985 fielding percentage with 59 putouts, six assists and one error... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored at Tulane (3/10)... Plated and scored a run at Penn State (3/31)... Recorded a pinch-hit two-RBI game-tying single against Northwestern (5/4)... Drove in and scored a run against Fort Wayne (5/8).

2017 (Purdue): Named Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American... Selected to Big Ten All-Freshman Team... Played in 47 games, starting 38... Made 33 starts at catcher and five as the designated hitter... Batted .273 (36-for-132)... Hit 13 doubles, one triple and one home run... Finished with 15 runs scored and 12 RBI... Drew 26 walks and hit by a pitch four times... Posted a .409 slugging and .402 on-base percentages... Recorded a .979 fielding percentage with 213 putouts, 24 assists and five errors... Went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs scored and a triple in collegiate debut at Texas State (2/18)... Drew two walks and hit a single at Texas State (2/19)... Plated two runs at Cal State Northridge (3/13)... Was 3-for-4 with a double and run scored at Ohio State (4/1)... Drove in two runs and scored twice against Indiana (4/8)... Hit first career home run in series finale against Indiana (4/9)... Scored two runs against Fort Wayne (4/25)... Issued three free passes against Saint Louis (4/28).

High School: Four-year letterwinner from Jesuit College Prep... Coached by Brian Jones... Selected to TSWA 6A All-State Third Team as a senior... Picked to 2016 UIL 6A All-State Tournament First Team... Named 2016 District 9-6A Defensive MVP... Three-time all-district first team selection at catcher... Batted .317 with seven doubles, four triples and 35 RBI as a senior... Hit .378 with seven doubles, three home runs and 16 RBI in 2015... Finished with a .287 batting average, eight doubles, two homers, one triple and 17 RBI his sophomore year.

Personal: Son of Patrick and Tanesha Bonner... Has three brothers, Kelvin, Ryan and Tiger... Favorite professional team is the Houston Astros... Born Aug. 6, 1997... Graduated with bachelor's degree in selling and sales management from Purdue... Majoring in biology with a concentration in pre-medical.

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