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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
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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Softball | Jul, 20
Seven Cougars named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
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ImageSoftball | Jun, 09
2016 BYU softball season review
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ImageSoftball | May, 12
Two Cougars earn WCC All-Academic honors
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ImageSoftball | May, 07
Senior Day win leads BYU softball to sweep of Santa Clara
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ImageSoftball | May, 06
Bull sets season strikeout record in doubleheader wins
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ImageSoftball | May, 04
BYU hosts Santa Clara for final home series this weekend
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ImageSoftball | May, 03
Thunderbirds snap Cougars' winning streak
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 30
Cougars complete series sweep of Tigers with 8-4 win
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 23
Bull's record-breaking game completes series sweep
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 08
Strid helps Cougars take one of two in WCC opening doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 22
BYU scores in every inning of 8-0 run-rule win over UVU
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 19
Bull's no-hitter sparks BYU to 8-0 win over UC Santa Barbara
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 04
Bull gets BYU's sixth shutout, splits doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 03
BYU sweeps day with first road upset of top-15 team since 2010
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 20
Sugg leads BYU to 1-1 finish in doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 12
Bull's 14 strikeouts lead BYU to 5-4 win over Wisconsin in extra innings
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 03
BYU voted to finish first in WCC preseason poll
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 26
BYU softball 2016 preview
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 26
Gordy Bravo's unexpected journey
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 26
Gordy Bravo's unexpected journey
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 17
BYU wins doubleheader against SUU and Boise State in fall exhibition
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 09
BYU falls 4-3 to SLCC after late rally
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 09
BYU falls 4-3 to SLCC after late rally
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ImageSoftball | Jul, 27
Six BYU softball players receive WCC academic honors
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ImageSoftball | May, 09
Cougars Bull over Lions 10-2 in six to conclude regular season
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ImageSoftball | May, 08
BYU softball: Five earn All-Academic WCC
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 22
Bull fans 10 as Cougars top Aggies 8-1
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 11
Tauali'i's two home runs complete sweep over Pacific
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 10
Thompson's night leads Cougars to two wins over Pacific
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 21
Cougars sweep Oklahoma State, fall to UVU
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 28
Cougars bid adiós to Salukis with 8-1 win in Mexico
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 26
BYU outlasts Nevada in first NCAA softball game outside U.S.
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 19
Cougars blast UCSB, fall in extras to Maryland
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 13
Bull, hitting propels Cougars to wins over Northwestern, UNLV
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 06
BYU softball splits day one of Kajikawa Classic
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ImageSoftball | Sep, 30
Coco Tauali’i: Control the Controllables
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ImageSoftball | Sep, 30
Coco Tauali’i: Control the Controllables
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ImageSoftball | Sep, 27
Cougars wrap up first weekend of fall play
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ImageSoftball | Jul, 22
Eight players earn WCC academic honors
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ImageSoftball | May, 09
Three named to WCC All-Academic Team
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ImageSoftball | May, 06
Cougars sweep doubleheader with Wolverines
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 15
Cougars sweep Thunderbirds 10-2, 8-2
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 12
Cougars win series against Broncos with Saturday split
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 05
Broderick and Almond power Cougars to series victory
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 20
BYU drops a nail-biter in extra innings
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 15
BYU loses a close one against James Madison
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 14
Bravo and Bull lead comeback victory over Hawai'i
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 08
BYU splits games against North Dakota State and Stanford
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 21
Thompson gives BYU boost at Mary Nutter Classic
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 20
Lauren Bell leads Cougars in day one split