Wayne Bond Jr.

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-10
Weight:
165
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Pendleton, Ind.
High School:
Pendleton Heights

2007 (Jr.)
Started 52 games in center field to earn his first letter at BSU . . . finished second on the team with a .309 batting average, hitting in the first and second spots in the order . . . belted five home runs and eight doubles while logging 23 RBI . . . stole a team-best 15 bases . . . logged a team-high 18 multiple-hit games, including four games with three hits . . . notched a season-high three RBI at Austin Peay (March 4) . . . tallied a total of seven games with more than one RBI . . . twice homered in back-to-back games -- at Western Michigan (April 27, 28) and versus Indiana State (May 8) and Northern Illinois (May 11) . . . notched a 13-game hitting streak from March 25 through April 18 . . . also led the team in hits (64), runs scored (38) and times hit by pitch (11).

2005-2006 (Fr.-So.) at LINCOLN TRAIL COLLEGE
Played outfield for coach Mitch Hannahs . . . attended the same junior college as former Ball State letterwinner Chris Pestle (2005-06) . . . earned first team All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference honors . . . hit .403 as a sophomore in 2006 with 13 doubles, five home runs, 28 RBI and eight stolen bases . . . helped Lincoln Trail to a 25-8 record in 2006.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered three years as an outfielder for coach Bill Stoudt . . . named first team All-State and All-Hoosier Heritage Conference as a senior in 2004 . . . finished his senior campaign with a .472 batting average and nine home runs . . . named team MVP . . . played summer baseball for his American Legion team . . . was also a member of his high school wrestling team and earned four letters for coach Dave Cloud . . . was an All-State performer, a three-time sectional champion and a two-time regional champion . . . set a school record for takedowns in a season with 174.

PERSONAL
Majoring in sports administration . . . born Dec. 21, 1985, in Slidell, La. . . . son of Wayne and Judy Bond . . . has three brothers . . . brother Ryan plays baseball at Indiana State . . . full name is Wayne Willard Bond, Jr.