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R.B.: ‘He’s amazing f
By MARK PATTERSON
Battalion Staff
Show me a great team and I’ll
show you a great shortstop.
— Tom Chandler, Texas A<l?M
baseball coach
What can a college coach do with
a baseball player coming out of high
school who has earned all-district,
all-state and all-American honors?
Texas A&M coach Tom Chandler
put him at shortstop and let him do
his job. And for three years Robert
Bonner has held down that position
so well that last year Bonner earned
all-SWC honors.
Yet this year, with the Aggies
winning the SWC baseball crown
for the second consecutive year, has
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been more satisfying for the Corpus
Christi native than all the other
years that he’s played baseball.
“Playing with this team is like
playing with a big happy family,”
said Bonner. “We’ve played as a
team all year, which makes it all the
more satisfying.
“But this year s championship
meant more to us than the one last
year. A lot of people said that we
backed into the championship (last
year). So this year we went out and
took it from the rest of the confer
ence.
Bonner had his sights on playing
for coach Chandler since their first
meeting, when Bonner was in the
ninth grade in Corpus Christi. Since
then he always waited for the day
that he could play under Chandler.
“When we first met I knew that I
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wanted Chandler as my coach,” said
Bonner. “And I hate to admit it, but
I would have gone wherever he was
coaching.
“But it was a bonus for me that he
was still here at A&M. I was con
tacted by Texas, Oklahoma, Tulsa
and some other schools about play
ing for them but once I met Chan
dler I made up my mind and just
told the other schools my inten
tion.”
play
double plays in conference
broke the SWC record.
Bonner’s accomplishments have
not gone unnoticed. The Kansas
City Royals drafted the shortstop in
the ninth round of last year’s college
draft. Yet Bonner opted for his
fourth and final year at Texas A&M.
“I just wanted to stay and play in
the new field,’ said Bonner. “I
really hated to leave this good team.
last year. All we’re looking tow® p
is Omaha (College World Series: jason
“But we still have to beatti p
teams going to Austin. We haven, iron!
thing working in our favor. Wen J’C
beaten every team going to4 pi<
tournament. Ipce I
And since his arrival at Texas
A&M Bonner has made his mark on
the team. After gaining his starting
position R. B. (what he likes to go
by) batted .335 his sophomore year.
He fell off to .293 last year, when he
earned all-SWC honors. This year
Bonner is carrying a .343 batting av
erage into the post-season tourna
ment this weekend.
“I can’t really explain my im
provement in batting except that my
hits are just falling in for me,” said
Bonner. “I’ve only struck out six
times this year so that tells you that
I’m not taking too many pitches.
I’ve just made good contact on the
ball.
“I really don’t think I deserved
all-SWC honors last year. (Steve)
Macko (Baylor’s all-America
shortstop) really deserved it more
than I did. But this year I guess I’m
playing pretty good hall. But any
body who played with the team that
I’m playing with would shine.
Bonner and second baseman
Randy Woodruff have earned the
praise they’ve received. The pair
have combined to turn 57 double
plays, a school record. Their 32
“But most of all I wasn’t ready to
go into pro ball. I wasn’t ready to
make it my career. I still wanted to
play around and have a good time.
“ But I’m ready to go this year.
And I know I can make it. There are
too many people playing pro ball
now that I played with before. And
if they can make it, I think I can.
But it will still take some breaks.
T’ve really been lucky that my
wife (Becky) has supported me in
my career. With her support I’ve
been able to concentrate on
baseball. And it’s especially impor
tant that I get into pro ball this year.
My wife is pregnant with our second
baby and being from families who
aren’t too wealthy, I need to play
ball so I can pay for the new baby.
But before Bonner can worry
about turning professional he has to
concentrate on winning the NCAA
baseball crown. And the first step in
the quest takes place in Austin this
weekend.
“Going into last year’s tourna
ment we felt like we didn’t have
anything to prove,” said Bonner.
“But things are different this year.
This time, winning the conference
didn’t have the impact that it did
So the career of Robert
playing in front of the hoinetoi|
fans is over. And with his final)
pearance Bonner received theli
dest memory of his baseball carttKnge
“The fondest memory thatIl» j^tlu
since 1 started playing baseball 1 ^It
was when the fans gave me a staMi
ing ovation for my 200th hit hftj|ee
A&M. It was against LublmKn
Christian last Thursday. WhenljT
the hit and everybody stoodiJhvi
avol
applauded I just felt like cry
knew that the fans bad real)j
preciated what I d done.
The fans, players and coatl
have appreciated the work ,
has done. And his coach, l;»ts I
Chandler, will miss the shorts! ,
“Beyond a doubt RobertisapWy
prospect, said Chandler,
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never seen a man go 0-for-tSj r
0-for-8 and never drop his :»ropt
Robert just loves to play baseUlr
"He’s the kind of guy thatpaJ
pay to go and see. He cangooutJ
make a great play and you’ll
“that’s the greatest play I’\
seen, and he’ll turn aroundiM,
make a better one. He’s amazill”
“ And the kid’s overcome sou
handicaps. Knee surgery obJ
knee and then the other one, E fujjfi
keeps coming back.
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graduate with him.”
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