2023 Baseball Roster

Abi Reigel
Darren Scoles

4 Caden Bonds

  • Position 2B
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 185
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown McKinney, Texas
  • Highschool McKinney North
  • Major Geological Engineering (B.S.) / Engineering & Technology Management (M.S.)

Biography

2023: Primarily played at second base for Mines, but also appeared at shortstop and third base, making 37 appearances with 29 starts ... Finished the season batting .292 with 20 runs on 31 hits including six doubles and one home run with 24 RBI ... Also walked seven times, was hit four times and put up six sacrifices ... Finished his collegiate career with exactly 100 runs after surpassing 100 hits in 2022 ... Put his name in the program record book thanks to 51 walks in his career which ranked tied for #15 in program history ... During his final season committed just five defensive errors on the infield ... Had eight multi-hit games along with five multi-RBI outings and four multi-run games ... Came across the plate three times at Adams State on April 6 and at UCCS on May 5 ... Racked up four RBI against New Mexico Highlands on April 2 ... Hit his lone home run of the season on his Senior Day against MSU Denver on April 29.

2022: Honorable Mention All-RMAC second base ... Moved from starting shortstop to the Orediggers' starter at second base, appearing in all 52 games with 49 starts ... Closed the spring batting .308 with 37 runs and 30 RBI on 53 hits including 10 doubles and four home runs ... Also walked 16 times and was hit five times with eight sacrifice hits as hits five sacrifce flies tied for second in the RMAC ... Committed just nine errors on 196 chances in the field to post a .954 fielding percentage, ranking ninth in the RMAC in assists and tied for seventh in turning double plays ... Top offensive performance of the season was a 5-for-5 day at New Mexico Highlands on April 16 when he scored three runs and drove in three more with one double ... Also went 3-for-3 at MSU Denver on March 5 and at UCCS on May 6 with the former including two doubles ... Smacked home runs at Fort Hays State, against Colorado Mesa, at CSU Pueblo and at UCCS ... Notched three hits or more on six occasions ... Scored multiple runs in 11 games and notched multiple RBI in eight appearances ... Collected the 100th hit of his career on a 2-for-2 day with one run and one double at New Mexico Highlands on April 15.

2021: Made 27 starts in 29 appearances as Mines' primary shortstop ... Finished the season hitting .241 with 15 runs on 21 hits including three doubles, one triple and 14 RBI ... Also stole three bases in four attempts ... Top performance of the season came in the season opener against MSU Denver on March 5 where he went 3-for-3 with one double, one walk and three RBI ... Also produced three hits against New Mexico Highlands at the RMAC Pod in Colorado Springs on March 26 while scoring one run and driving in another ... Finished the season with four multi-hit performances.

2020: Started all 18 games for the Orediggers at shortstop ... Led all starters by hitting .400 with 15 runs and 15 RBI on three doubles, one triple and three home runs ... Recorded 26 hits in 65 at-bats and slugged .615 on the year ... Top outing of the year was on Feb. 9 at Fort Hays State where he came a triple shy of hitting for the cycle ... Finished the Feb. 9 opener going 4-for-5 with four runs and five RBI on one double a two home runs in the 20-11 victory ... In the second game of the Feb. 9 doubleheader, went 3-for-5 with three runs and finished the day hitting .700 with seven runs scored ... Also hit a home run at MSU Billings on Feb. 23 ... Notched his lone triple against Regis in Colorado Springs.

2019: Appeared in 28 games with 26 starts, all at shortstop ... Closed the season batting .219 with 13 runs and 13 RBI on five doubles and one triple ... Made his collegiate debut off the bench against Adams State (3/29) and recorded one at-bat and one assist in the field ... First collegiate start was against Dixie State (4/6) where he went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI ... Top performance of the year was a 2-for-5 outing against Colorado Christian (4/18), scoring one run and racking up four RBI with one double.

HIGH SCHOOL: Shortstop and second baseman at McKinney North (Texas) … All-District Academic 14-5A all three years of his career so far … Hit .305 with a .482 OBP … District 14-5A Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 … Plays club ball for DBAT Elite, hitting .338 with a .484 OBP … Reunites with high school teammate and rising sophomore pitcher Tyler Blomster … Plans to major in geological engineering.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2019Freshman

    INF
    5'8" 160 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2020Sophomore

    INF
    5'8" 160 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    SS
    5'8" 175 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2022Redshirt Junior

    SS
    5'8" 175 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2023Graduate Student

    2B
    5'8" 185 lbs
    4