2012 Baseball Roster

45 Chad Bunting

  • Position Outfield/Catcher
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ukiah, Calif.
  • Last School(s) Ukiah

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2011):

- Batted .276 (35-for-127, .222 vs. Pac-10) with four doubles, a triple, a team-high seven home runs (5th in Pac-10) and 25 RBI
- Was a member of the 2011 Houston Regional All-Tournament Team
- Started the year on a 11-game hitting streak, Feb. 20-March 8 (15-for-39, .385, 2-2B, 3B, 2-HR, 9 RBI)
- Finished the season on a nine-game hitting streak from June 4 (11-for-33, .333, 2-2B, 3-HR, 11 RBI)
- Went 11-for-37 (.297) in the postseason with two doubles, three home runs and a team-high 13 RBI
- Was 1-for-4 with an RBI June 19 vs. Virginia, 1-for-4 with an RBI June 21 vs. Texas A&M and 1-for-3 June 23 vs. Virginia in the College World Series
- Went 2-for-8 with a double and a three-run homer (in game one) during the Santa Clara Super Regional
- At the Houston Regional was 6-for-18 (.333) with a double, two home runs and a team-high seven RBI
- Went 3-for-3 with a solo home run and a three-run homer June 5 vs. Baylor
- Was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer May 24 at Pacific and hit a solo home run May 21 at UCLA
- Out from March 13 until May 7 with a sprained thumb, but was 3-for-5 the first day back in a May 7 doubleheader at Oregon State
- Named Feb. 21-27 Pac-10 Player of the Week after an outstanding performance at the Caravelle Resorts Tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
- Was 3-for-5 with two, three-run homers and a career-high seven RBI Feb. 25 vs. Coastal Carolina
- Finished the Caravelle Tournament 7-for-12 (.583) with four runs, a double and two home runs

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010):

- Batted .325 (41-for-126, .263 vs. Pac-10) with six doubles, a triple, four home runs and 26 RBI
- Had 28 starts in center field and four starts in left field
- Was 3-4 with a home run and three RBI versus Oral Roberts in the NCAA Norman Regional
- Went 2-for-4 with a home run in Cal's 4-3 win at Oregon May 28
- Was 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI May 21 versus UCLA
- Went 2-for-3 with a two-run double and a three-run homer for five RBI Feb. 20 versus Southern Utah
- Batted .442 (19-for-43) with runners in scoring position

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2009):

- Showed impressive power, hitting a double and two home runs in 12 at-bats for a .833 slugging percentage
- Hit a pinch hit RBI double April 17 versus Oregon
- Had a pinch hit two-run homer April 15 at UC Davis
- First collegiate hit was a home run March 17 at Pacific

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL:

- At Ukiah High School was All-Empire as a senior, a two-time all-league pick and a three-time all-academic selection
- Named his school's Athlete of the Year in 2006
- Batted .413 and helped his team capture a league title as a senior
- Also a standout football player, earning all-league and all-academic honors
- Majoring in applied mathematics
- Parents are Tom and Connie Bunting
- Born October 23, 1989 in Woodland, Calif.

CAREER BESTS
Most Hits: 3, six times, last time June 5, 2011 vs. Baylor
(3-for-3, 2-HR, 4 RBI)
Most Runs: 2, six times, last time June 5, 2011 vs. Baylor
Most RBI: 7, Feb. 25, 2011 at Coastal Carolina (3-for-5, 2- HR)
Career Grand Slams: None
Longest Hitting Streak: 12, June 5, 2010-March 8, 2011
(18-for-43, .419, 2-2B, 3B, 3-HR, 12 RBI)

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Historical Player Information

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    2008Freshman

    Catcher
    6'0" 175 lbs
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    2009Freshman

    Catcher
    6'0" 175 lbs
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    2010Sophomore

    Outfield/Catcher
    6'0" 185 lbs
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    2011Junior

    Outfield/Catcher
    5'11" 186 lbs
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    2012Senior

    Outfield/Catcher
    5'11" 190 lbs
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