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Was drafted in the 36th round by the San Diego Padres in the 2009 Major League Amateur Draft...established himself as the Bears' regular catcher early last season and ended up being a key component in Cal's NCAA regional run...improved defensively through the year and showed the ability to hit for both power and average...had impressive power numbers at California High School in San Ramon...was also a standout tight end and defensive lineman in football...
AS A JUNIOR (2009): Batted .256 (32-for-125, .184 vs. Pac-10) with six doubles, eight home runs and 18 RBI...was second in the Pac-10 in hit by pitch (14)...hit a home run in the final game of the season May 24 versus USC...went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI May 1 at Arizona...was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI April 28 versus Pacific...hit a home run April 26 versus Arizona State...hit a two-run homer versus Stanford March 21...tied a career-high seven-game hitting streak March 6-15 (10-for-23, .435, 2-2B, 3-HR, five RBI)...was 3-for-4 with a double, home run and two RBI March 7 at Arkansas...went 3-for-4 with a double in the season-opener Feb. 20 versus UC Riverside...
AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): Batted .306 (57-for-186, .207 vs. Pac-10) with 12 doubles, six home runs and 33 RBI...went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and career-high four RBI at Arizona State April 26...was 5-for-10 with a home run and two RBI versus Washington April 18-20...went 4-for-4 with a double, home run and two RBI at Pacific April 15...had two home runs and four RBI versus Long Beach State March 28-30...went 6-for-12 with three RBI versus Loyola Marymount March 14-16...was 2-for-3 with a double and four RBI March 7 versus Northern Iowa...went 3-for-5 March 1 vs. San Diego State, and 3-for-3 with two RBI Feb. 28 versus eventual national champion Fresno State at the San Diego Tournament.
AS A FRESHMAN (2007): Batted .290 (9-for-31, .200 vs. Pac-10) with a double and five RBI...had five starts behind the plate with 41 putouts and five assists...in last three games started (March 23-24 vs. Oral Roberts, March 28 at UC Santa Barbara), went 4-for-8 with an RBI...hit a double at Sacramento State April 17...was 2-for-3 with an RBI at UC Santa Barbara Mar. 28...came off the bench to go 1-for-2 versus UNLV Feb. 18, and 1-for-2 with an RBI versus San Francisco Feb. 13.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: At California High School batted .395 with nine home runs and 36 RBI as a senior in 2006...was named 2006 East Bay Athletic League MVP and Contra Costa Times Athlete of the Year...as a junior batted .373 with six doubles, a triple, four home runs and 25 RBI, earning first-team all-league, first-team All-Contra Costa Times and Cal-Hi Sports All-State underclassman team honors...also recorded a .573 on-base percentage with a .712 slugging percentage, and hit .571 with two home runs and four RBI in three postseason games...majoring in interdisciplinary studies...parents are Bruce and Sue Tonneson...born September 5, 1987 in Castro Valley, Calif.
Tonneson's Career Statistics YEAR AVG G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2007 .290 18 31 5 9 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 2008 .306 55 186 34 57 33 12 0 6 17 25 5 2009 .256 42 125 27 32 18 6 0 8 16 26 2 Total .286 115 342 66 98 56 19 0 14 34 53 8Career Bests Most Hits: 4, April 15, 2008 at Pacific (4-for-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) Most Runs: 4, April 15, 2009 at UC Davis Most RBI: 4, twice, last time April 26, 2008 at Arizona State (2-for-4, HR) Career Grand Slams: None Longest Hitting Streak: 7, twice, last time March 6-15, 2009 (10-for-23, .435, 2-2B, 3-HR, 5-RBI)
