UNLV REBELS

Chris Bonnell

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Class: Senior Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. High School: Centennial HS

Height / Weight: 6-3 / 200 Position: Infield Birthdate: 03/14/1984 Experience: 3L

UNLV: Could be limited early in the season after being injured in a car accident ... Has been one of the most consistent performers for the Rebels over his career ... One of the top first basemen in the Mountain West Conference.

2006: Made 57 starts for UNLV ... Hit .299 (67-224) with 50 RBI and four home runs ... Named the MWC Player of the Week on March 20, helping the Rebels sweep The Citadel at home ... He went 7-12 at the plate with three doubles and six RBI ... Knocked in five runs against Texas Tech on March 7 ... Had a pair of four-RBI games and also scored three runs in a game three times ... Committed just six errors at first base ... Had a nine-game hitting streak at one point in the season and was third on the team with 22 multiple-hit games.

2005: Played in 60 of UNLV's games, starting 55 ... Named to the 2005 Mountain West Conference All-Tournament Team after helping the Rebels to their third-consecutive MWC title ... Drove in the game-winning run in UNLV's victory over then-No. 6 Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 25 ... Earned MWC player of the week accolades for his heroics against Fullerton ... Was named MWC player of the week for a second time on April 18 ... Hit .342 with 82 hits and 59 RBI ... Had a strong showing at the plate in the Tempe Regional of the NCAA Tournament, going 10-16 with eight RBI ... Named to the Tempe Regional All-Tournament Team ... Drilled two home runs in UNLV's 18-15 win over Utah on April 16.

2004: Started eight games and played in a total of 24 ... Hit .292 with 14 hits in 48 at-bats ... Hit one home run and drove in six runs ... Scored eight runs.

2003: Redshirted

High School: A 2002 graduate of Centennial High School in Las Vegas, Nev. ... Hit .515 with three home runs and 47 RBI his senior year ... Hit .460 with 40 RBI as a junior ... Hit .580 with 10 home runs and 56 RBI in 2002 Legion ... Named first team All-Sunset in 2001 and 2002 and second team in 2000 ... Named second team All-Southern Nevada in 2001 ... Named first team all-state in 2002 and named the Centennial High School Male Athlete of the Year.

Personal: Christopher Richard Bonnell was born on March 14, 1984, in Las Vegas, Nev. ... The son of Richard and Cathy Bonnell ... Has two brothers, Jaron and Bryan ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Cousin, Jared, played for UNLV and played in the St. Louis Cardinals system ... Father, Richard, played at Oregon State and with the Minnesota Twins ... Aspires to be All-America by his senior year ... Considers his family to be the greatest influence on his athletic career.