Illinois Wesleyan

Transferred to Illinois Wesleyan after two seasons at Lincoln Land Community College ...

Earned two letters (2015, 2016) ...

2016: Named to the inaugural Schutt Sports/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III National Player of the Year Watchlist ... Hit .331 over 45 appearaces and 41 starts for the Titans ... Recorded 23 RBIs while coming around to score 23 times ... Collected 41 total hits, seven of which went for extra bases ... Finishes career ranked third in program history with a career batting average of .401 and fourth in on base percentage at .472 ... Academic All-CCIW ...

2015: Chosen to the third team of the All-American softball squads named by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA)... Chosen to first team of NFCA all-Central Region squads ... Named "Newcomer of the Year" in league and picked for first team of all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin softball squads ... CCIW batting champion with .558 average (24-for-43) in 14 league games ... Twice chosen as CCIW "Player of the Week" (March 17, April 7) ... Appeared in 42 games and started 40... Led the team with a .472 batting average with 58 hits, including 12 doubles and one home run ... The average is the fifth best in an IWU season and the hit total is tied for ninth most ...  Scored 33 runs and had 38 runs batted in ... Stole 10 bases in 11 attempts ... Academic All-CCIW ...

AT LINCOLN LAND CC: Batted .418 as a senior with 13 doubles, five triples and 53 runs batted in ... First team all-Midwest Athletic Conference selection ... Batted .314 as a freshman with six doubles, a home run and 13 RBI ... Played for team that made two national appearances (first time in school history) ... Team finished seventh in nation in 2014 and ninth in 2013 ... All-conference as a junior... Academic all-conference ...Phi Theta Kappa ...

AT WARRENSBURG-LATHAM HS: Earned four letters in volleyball, basketball and softball ... Holds school record for the most doubles in a season (13 ...Selected to Okaw Valley all-conference squads (first team 2012, second team 2011) ... Named to the all-Macon County second team in 2011 and 2012 ... Chosen as 2012 ESPN Decatur Warrensburg-Latham High School Female Athlete of the Year ...

PERSONAL: Laura Katherine Bonds ... Majoring in business administration at Illinois Wesleyan ... Brother (Mitchell) played baseball at Webster University ... Father attended Illinois Wesleyan ... Hobbies are following the Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Cubs ...