2025 Baseball Roster
Bonomolo Jr., Richie

Jersey Number 5
Richie Bonomolo Jr.
- Position:
- OF
- B-T:
- R-R
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- The Bronx, N.Y.
- High School:
- Cardinal Hayes
- Prev School:
- Wabash Valley College
Bio
Career Accolades
- Selected by the New York Yankees in the 7th Round of the 2025 MLB Draft
- SEC All-Tournament Team - OF (2025)
- SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll (2024-25)
2025
- The Crimson Tide's everyday center fielder in 2025, starting all 59 games during his first season in Tuscaloosa
- Tallied a .311 batting average (65-209) with 17 doubles, two triples and eight home runs
- Contributed 52 RBI, 40 walks, two hit-by-pitch, 53 runs scored and 16 stolen bases in 17 attempts
- Reached base in 53 of 59 games in 2025
- Found his way on base in each of his first 21 games
- Led Alabama in walks (40) and sacrifice flies (6)
- Closed second among Tide players in doubles (17), triples (2), RBI (52), stolen bases (16) and runs scored (53)
- Finished third on the team in batting average (.311) and hits (65)
- Named to SEC All-Tournament Team as an outfielder after finishing 4-for-7 (.571) with two doubles, 4 RBI and two walks in two games
- Tallied a season-best three hits on five separate occasions
- Tallied a season-best five RBI against Samford on April 1
- Managed multiple hits in five consecutive games from Feb. 25 - March 4
2023-24 (Wabash Valley College)
- Played two seasons at Wabash Valley College in Mount Caramel, Ill.
- Earned Second Team All-America honors from Prep Baseball Report following his standout freshman campaign
- Helped Wabash Valley advance to its fourth consecutive JUCO World Series in 2023 where the Warriors finished as runners-up
- Played in 65 games as a freshman, batting .449 (102-227) with 19 doubles, three triples and seven home runs
- Also contributed 62 RBI and 83 runs scored while drawing 44 walks and stealing 43 bases in 2023
- Paced the Great Rivers Athletic Conference in stolen bases while finishing second in hits and runs, and ranking third in the league for batting average and RBI
- Led the Warriors in stolen bases and tied for the team lead in triples while ranking second in average, hits, doubles, RBI and runs along with on-base (.538) and slugging percentage (.652)
- Also finished third in homers and walks for WVC as a freshman
Prep Highlights
- Attended Cardinal Hayes High School in The Bronx, N.Y.
- Prep Baseball Report's 16th-rated outfielder and No. 96 recruit in New York in the 2022 class
- Also ranked as the No. 16 outfielder and No. 138 overall player in the state by Perfect Game USA
Personal Info
- Richard Joseph Bonomolo Jr.
- Born on Oct. 30, 2003
- Son of Antonia Morban
- Has three sisters, Dianna and Kaylee Bonomolo and Sophia Nazario
Baseball Season Preview: Coach Vaughn & Justin Lebron
Friday, September 19
NCAA Regional Day 2 Postgame: Coach Vaughn, Bryce Fowler & Tyler Fay
Saturday, May 31
NCAA Regional Day 1 Postgame: Coach Vaughn, Matthew Heiberger & Brennen Norton
Friday, May 30
NCAA Regional Preview: Coach Vaughn, Justin Lebron & Riley Quick
Thursday, May 29