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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
- Softball | Feb, 15
BYU loses twice despite strong offensive effort
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 13
Manuma's career night leads BYU to victory
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 07
St. Clair continues hot start in split doubleheader
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 06
Tauali'i ignites BYU's bats
- ImageSoftball | Jan, 30
BYU tops WCC preseason poll
- ImageSoftball | Jan, 21
BYU looks to hit the ground running in 2014
- ImageSoftball | Oct, 19
BYU splits the doubleheader
- ImageSoftball | Oct, 08
Strong pitching leads BYU to win
- ImageSoftball | Sep, 30
BYU softball overpowers CSI and WSU
- ImageSoftball | Jun, 19
2013 softball season review
- ImageSoftball | May, 21
Eight players named All-PCSC, three individual awards announced
- ImageSoftball | May, 17
BYU eliminated from Eugene Regional in 6-0 loss to Wisconsin
- ImageSoftball | May, 16
No. 3 Oregon defeats BYU 5-2 in Regional opener
- ImageSoftball | May, 04
Softball clinches PCSC Championship with sweep of Saint Mary's
- ImageSoftball | May, 03
Walk-off win and 11-run inning raise Cougars over Gaels
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 30
Tauali'i and Arnold combine for seven RBI in double-home wins
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 30
Tauali'i and Arnold combine for seven RBI in double-home win
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 30
Tauali'i and Arnold combine for seven RBI in double-home win
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 29
Tuesday doubleheader, senior weekend against Saint Mary’s
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 26
Softball remains atop the PCSC with sweep of CSUB
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 26
Softball remains atop the PCSC with sweep of CSUB
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 20
BYU scores 14 runs in sweep of Santa Clara
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 17
Softball travels to Santa Clara before 11-game home stand
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 13
Howell notches perfect game, records two wins
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 12
Bats go cold in losses against LMU
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 10
Robb home run leads BYU to 5-0 shutout
- ImageSoftball | Apr, 06
Walk-off lifts UVU over BYU, 3-2
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 30
Houston completes sweep of BYU
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 22
Eleven runs helps BYU start conference play on a high note
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 19
Big sixth inning earns Cougars a win in home opener
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 02
Softball splits game on last day of Classic
- ImageSoftball | Mar, 01
Softball defeats Boise, loses in seventh to Fresno State
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 28
BYU suffers first five-inning loss of season in 9-1 defeat
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 23
Manuma's grand slam not enough in 12-10 loss to UCSB
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 22
Cougars bounce back in 5-3 defeat of UNLV
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 21
Softball suffers two tough losses in Palm Springs
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 16
Cougars split games on final day of tournament
- ImageSoftball | Feb, 09
BYU smacks 14 hits in 7-4 win against Idaho State
- ImageSoftball | Jan, 30
BYU softball 2013 season preview
- ImageSoftball | Oct, 19
Bruins tie Cougars, 7-7