Stetson University Athletics

Career Notes

• Finished his career tied for 17^th in games started and 18^th in innings pitched
• Finished his career ranked 18^th in total strikeouts with 203 and is tied for second in strikeouts looking with 75
• Ranks among the top 25 in program history is losses, hits allowed, runs allowed, earned runs allowed, doubles allowed, home runs allowed and hit batters
• Ranks fifth in fly ball outs and 11^th in ground ball outs
• Ranks 11^th in total batters faced in his career with 1,103 and sixth in most at bats against with 987

2022 Season

• Was a senior CLASS Award semifinalist
• Appeared in 14 games, making seven starts
• Opened the season working out of the bullpen before moving back into the rotation in mid-April
• Had a season-high eight strikeouts over 4.0 innings of relief against FGCU on March 19
• Had perhaps his best outing in the game at Florida State on April 6 when he threw 6.2 innings of relief, allowing two runs on four hits with six strikeouts
• Threw six innings in five of his seven starts
• Threw six strong innings at Jacksonville on April 14, allowing three runs on eight hits in a no-decision
• Earned his only win of the year on April 30 against Liberty, holding the Flames to one run on one hit over six innings
• Named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll

2021 Season

• Made 10 appearances, all starts, before being shut down for the final month of the season
• Opened the season with a complete game against Florida A&M on February 21 in the first game of a double-header
• Held the Rattlers to one run on six hits with 10 strikeouts over seven innings
• Earned his second win in his second start, going 7.1 innings against North Alabama on February 28
• Allowed two runs on five hits in that outing
• Went eight strong innings against South Florida on March 7 in his third start, allowing five runs on six hits with nine strikeouts in a no-decision
• Turned in an amazing performance at Alabama on March 13, working 9.2 innings while allowing three runs in another no-decision
• After struggling in his starts against Wichita State on March 20 and FGCU on March 27, bounced back to earn his third win of the year at Jacksonville on April 2
• Earned a win with 7.2 innings of work against North Florida on April 17
• Took revenge against FGCU on April 24 with 7.2 innings of work, allowing just one run
• Made his final appearance of the year against Jacksonville on May 1, suffering his second loss
• Finished the year with a 5-2 record and a 5.62 ERA in 65.2 innings of work
• Was named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll

Summer 2020

• Made three appearances on the mound, with two starts, for the DeLand Suns in the Florida Collegiate League
• Pitched a total of 10 innings, allowing just two runs on seven hits with 13 strikeouts and just three walks

2020 Season 

• Made seven appearances on the mound, with five starts, working a total of 27.1 innings in the abbreviated season
• Highlight performance of the spring was a complete game/shutout of Bethune-Cookman on March 4
• Earned his second career ASUN Pitcher of the Week honor for that outing, allowing just three hits with no walks and a career-high 13 strikeouts
• Worked six solid innings against Hartford on February 21, allowing two earned runs on seven hits
• Pitched 2.1 innings against UCF in relief on February 18, allowing just one unearned run while helping the Hatters to a 6-5 win
• Was named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll

Summer 2019 

• Spent the summer with Falmouth Commodores in the Cape Cod Collegiate League
• Posted a 2-4 record with a 5.36 ERA in nine starts
• Recorded 26 strikeouts in 40.1 innings of work while allowing just 10 walks

2019 Season 

• Became the Hatters' regular Friday night starter by the third week of the year
• Made his season debut with 3.2 one-hit innings of work against Virginia Tech on February 15 
• Made his first start of the year against Saint Louis on March 1, posting a season-high 10 strikeouts over 7.0 innings while allowing two runs in a no decision
• Earned his first win of the year with 5.2 innings of work, allowing one run with seven strikeouts, against Sacred Heart on March 6
• Earned a win in relief against Yale on March 16 in the first game of a double-header
• Also earned a win in relief at Texas Tech on March 24
• Was named ASUN Pitcher of the Week for his performance on March 29 against UNA in the Hatters' ASUN opener
• Went the distance, allowing one unearned run on six hits with eight strikeouts in the win
• Came within one out of his second complete game win at Liberty on April 13, holding the Flames to two runs on four hits for a 3-2 win
• Went 8.0 innings against Kennesaw State on April 18 in another win
• Held FGCU to one run on seven hits to earn his seventh win of the year on May 3
• Closed out the season with an 11-inning outing against Jacksonville on May 24 in the ASUN Tournament
• Allowed just one run on two hits and retired 23 consecutive hitters at one point in that game with seven strikeouts
• Was named to the ASUN All-Tournament team for that performance
• Was also named to the ASUN All-Academic team

Summer 2018 

• Played for the Plymouth Pilgrims in the Northeast Collegiate Baseball League
• Appeared on the mound in seven games, making four starts
• Finished the summer with a 1-2 record and a 4.50 ERA in 32 innings of work
• Had 26 strikeouts while allowing just four walks

2018 Season 

• Saw action in eight games on the mound, making one official start
• Was the starter in the game at Miami on May 14 that was canceled by rain and lightning in the middle of the fifth inning
• Had allowed just one run on three hits through four innings of work in that game with four strikeouts when the game was canceled
• Other start came against USF on April 22
• Allowed one run on three hits through 2.2 innings of work in that game
• Only bad outing of the year came at Florida State on April 18 when he allowed three runs on four hits over 2.1 innings, allowing a pair of home runs over the short right field fence at Dick Howser Stadium 

• Was a two-year letter winner for coach Joe Weber at Christopher Columbus High
• Enjoyed a standout senior season, producing an 8-1 record in 12 starts for the Explorers with 60 strikeouts and just 13 walks in 51.2 innings of work while posting a 1.08 ERA
• Helped his team to a 27-3 record and state runner-up finish while earning first team All-County honors from the Miami Herald
• Appeared in six games as a junior, posting a 1-2 record with two saves in 16.2 innings
• Had a 1.68 ERA with 12 strikeouts
• Helped his team to a regional title and a Class 9A runner up finish
• Posted a 4.5 GPA and was a member of the National Honor Society

• Full name is Christopher Luis Gonzalez
• Was born on January 16, 1999
• Is the son of Omar and Christine Gonzalez
• Has two brothers, Jonathan, who is a sophomore on the Stetson team, and Anthony
• Received his undergraduate degree in Finance and is working toward an MBA

CAREER GAME HIGHS 

• Innings pitched: 11.0, vs Jacksonville (May 24, 2019) 
• Runs allowed: 8, twice (last vs Wichita State; March 20, 2021) 
• Earned runs: 8, vs Wichita State (March 20, 2021) 
• Walks allowed: 3, six times (last vs FGCU; March 19, 2022) 
• Strikeouts: 13, at Bethune-Cookman (March 4, 2020) 
• Hits allowed: 12, at Jacksonville (May 10, 2019) 
• Doubles allowed: 3, five times (last vs Jacksonville; May 20, 2022) 
• Triples allowed: 1, three times (last vs FGCU; March 27, 2021)
• Home runs allowed: 2, six times (last at Kennesaw State; May 14, 2022) 
• Wild pitches: 1, 11 times (last vs Jacksonville; May 20, 2022) 
• Hit batters: 2, six times (last at FGCU; April 23, 2022)