AWARDS
•Preseason All-ASUN Team (2018)
Junior (2018): Has appeared in just 10 games with two starts ... Had pinch hits against George Washington and Rhode Island.
Summer (2017): Played for the Sagerties Stallions in the Perfect Game Collegiate League ... Posted a .262 overall batting average in 48 games ... Had 14 doubles, two triples, a home run and drove in 29 ... Finished tied for second in the league in doubles ... Was named to play in the Prospect Game for the league.
Sophomore (2017): Settled into the cleanup spot in the Hatters batting order and stayed there all year, starting a total of 48 games and playing in 52 ... After leading the team in hitting for much of the season, finished third on the squad with a .298 average and added a team-best six home runs ... Finished the year with 15 extra-base hits and drove in 28 runs while scoring 23 ... Hit .308 in 21 ASUN games with three home runs and 16 RBI ... Had 15 multiple-hit games and five multiple RBI games, including a team season-high against NJIT (3/31) ... Had three hits, including a triple, in that game ... Was 3-for-3 at the plate with two doubles, in the game at eventual national champion Florida (April 4) that was canceled in the fifth inning with Stetson leading 10-1 ... Longest hit streak for the year was six games ... Was nominated for ASUN Player of the Week following his performance in the series against NJIT ... Had three hits, including a pair of doubles, in the game against eventual national champion Florida on April 4 that was canceled with the Hatters leading 10-1 ... Also had three hits and drove in a run against the Gators in a game UF won 9-8 in 11 innings ... Was named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll.
Summer (2016): Played for the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs of the Florida Collegiate Summer League ... Hit .238 (25-105) with two home runs and 15 RBI while also stealing five bases.
Freshman (2016): Appeared in one game, at Bethune-Cookman on March 2 ... Was hitless in his only at bat.
High School: Was a four-year letter winner for coach Matt Cleveland at The Master’s Academy in Oviedo ... Was named to the WWBA 17U national championship All-Tournament team in 2014 ... Was ranked as the 99th third baseman nationally by Perfect Game ... Hit .384 during his freshman year and .340 as a sophomore ... Hit .281 as a junior with a better than .400 on-base percentage ... Played on Chet Lemon’s Juice travel team with Stetson teammate Jack Perkins ... Chose Stetson over UNF, Pittsburgh and Florida Tech ... Graduated with a 4.1 weighted GPA ... Was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Was born on April 20, 1997, in San Diego ... Is the son of Tina and Freddy Gonzalez ... Has one sister, Grace (14) ... His cousin, Avery Romero, was selected in the third round of the 2012 MLB draft by the Florida Marlins and currently plays for Jupiter in the Florida State League ... Is a Sport Business major.
GAME HIGHS
At Bats: 5, four times (last at USC Upstate; April 22, 2017)
Runs: 3, vs Kennesaw State (April 15, 2017)
Hits: 3, five times (last at Lipscomb; May 19, 2017)
RBI: 6, vs NJIT (March 31, 2017)
Doubles: 2, vs Kennesaw State (April 15, 2017)
Triples: 1, vs NJIT (March 31, 2017)
Home runs: 1, six times (last at Jacksonville; May 6, 2017)
Total bases: 6, at Tulane (March 26, 2017)
Walks: 2, twice (last at Jacksonville; May 6, 2017)
Strike outs: 4, twice (last at UCF; April 5, 2017)
Sac hits: 1, at USC Upstate (April 22, 2017)
Sac flies: 1, twice (last vs NJIT; April 2, 2017)
Stolen bases: 1, twice (last at Jacksonville; May 6, 2017)
Hit by pitch: 1, vs FIU (March 15, 2017)
Caught stealing: 1, five times (last at USC Upstate; April 22, 2017)
Runners LOB: 3, four times (last at USF; April 26, 2017)
Putouts: 10, at UCF (April 5, 2017)
Assists: 1, five times (last vs Florida State; April 25, 2017)
Errors: 1, three times (last at USC Upstate; April 22, 2017)
