Nick Bonn

Height:
6-1
Weight:
160
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Laguna Beach, CA
High School:
Laguna Beach HS (Dallas Baptist)

Dallas Baptist — Played his junior season at Dallas Baptist in 2025, compiling 1-3 win-loss record and 10.24 ERA … made 15 appearances on the mound, all in relief, with 22 strikeouts over 19 1/3 innings … pitched for Orange County in the California Collegiate League in the summer of 2025, going 0-2 with a 5.91 ERA and 14 strikeouts over 10 2/3 innings … chose to transfer to Cal Poly because “the degree holds a lot of weight and San Luis Obispo is such a great town. It’s a place where I can fish and hike outside of baseball.’’

Pepperdine — Played two seasons as a freshman (2023) and sophomore (2024) with the Waves in Malibu … as a freshman made 19 appearances on the mound with two starts, compiling a 5-1 record and 6.27 ERA over 33 innings … in sophomore campaign was 1-7 with a 6.54 ERA, striking out 48 batters over 75 2/3 innings for a Waves team that won just 15 of 53 games … made 13 starts as the Friday night starter for Pepperdine.

High School — A 2022 graduate of Laguna Beach High School … named Sunset League Pitcher of the Year after posting a 5-4 record and 0.94 ERA in senior season … 80 strikeouts over 60 innings, garnering CIF-Southern Section Division 1 second-team honors … led Breakers to a 25-4 record and CIF-Southern Section Division 1 runner-up finish … collected four saves and posted a 0.95 ERA as a sophomore … a two-time All-Sunset League selection … played for Laguna Niguel Lightning in club baseball … member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal — Son of Robert and Maria Bonn … one brother, William, who played baseball at Concordia (Irvine) from 2019-22 … cousin Brady Werther is currently playing baseball at Cal Lutheran … wants to be a Fish and Game warden and start to train jiu jitsu … currently trains in Muay Thai … names Don Frye, mixed martial artist, former professional wrestler and an actor, as making the biggest influence in Nick’s athletic career because “he taught me to make a change if I wasn’t happy with my progression or performance and to work harder and harder because there’s always something to do” … born in Laguna Beach, Calif. … majoring in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration in health and Society.