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45 Jonathan Gonzalez

  • Position Left Handed Pitcher
  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 186
  • Major Finance
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Miami, FL
  • Highschool Columbus HS

Biography

Drafted: 2025 MLB Draft - 14th round (431 overall), Philadelphia Phillies

2025 Season
  • ASUN Pitcher of the Year
  • All-ASUN First Team
  • All-Southeast Region First Team
  • 2x ASUN Pitcher of the Week
  • National Pitcher of the Year Watchlist
  • Started 15 games in his return to the mound
  • Held a 10-2 record in those starts
  • Owned a 1.83 ERA across 93.2 innings of work
  • Struck out 105 batters while holding opponents to .201 average
    • Most Ks by a Hatter since 2018 season
    • Became the Eighth Hatter to reach 250 career strikeouts
  • Pitched a complete game against FGCU on March 15
  • Tossed a career-high 8.2 innings in win over UNF on April 12
  • Struck out 10+ batters in four games including three consecutive starts
    • Struck out season-high 11 in the April 12th win over UNF
  • Went 3-1 in starts against Power 5 schools
    • Earned wins over Penn State, Indiana and NC State (NCAA Regional)

2024 Season
  • Missed entire season with injury
2023 Season
  • Saw action in 18 games, making seven starts
  • Let the team with eight wins, pairing that with four losses, a 4.12 ERA, two saves, and a team-high 91 strikeouts (24th-best in school history)
  • Struck out 28 batters looking, tied with his brother Chris (2021) for the 7th-most in a season in program history
  • Averaged 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings, the fourth-highest single-season total in program history
  • Walked just 17 batters in 72.0 innings, for an average of just 2.12 per nine innings
  • Got the start and earned the win against Siena on Feb. 28, hurling 7.0 scoreless innings and striking out five
  • Started in 7 of his first nine appearances before turning into one of the most dominant relievers in the nation
  • From April 14 on, allowed just five runs in 30.2 innings pitched, good for a 1.47 ERA
  • Held opponents to a batting average of just .179 during that time frame, issuing just six walks and striking out 52 for a ratio of 8.67-to-1.00
  • Was 4-1 with a pair of saves during the Hatters' final 24 games
  • Recorded scoreless relief appearance at Central Arkansas (4.0 innings, 8 K's; 2.0 innings 1 K), vs. Liberty (3.0 innings, 5 K's; 2.0 innings, 3 K's), vs. JU (3.0 innings, 4 K's), and at Queens (3.0 innings, 3 K's)
  • Worked 4.1 innings of two-run relief against Lipscomb, striking out 10
  • Tossed 4.1 innings of one-run ball against EKU in the ASUN Tournament, striking out 11 and allowing just two hits
2022 Season
  • Appeared in 17 games, making nine starts
  • Went 4-6 and recorded one save with a 5.34 ERA in 64.0 innings pitched
  • Tossed 7.0 scoreless innings and struck out seven against FAMU (Mar. 12)
  • During the week of April 10-16, worked 6.1 innings of relief against Bethune-Cookman (Apr. 12) and Jacksonville (Apr. 15/16), allowing a pair of unearned runs and striking out nine


2021 Season
  • Finished third on the team with 17 total appearances on the mound, including nine starts
  • Finished second on the squad with 64.0 total innings of work and was also second with 58 strikeouts
  • Made his season debut with a solid 6.0 inning outing against Notre Dame on February 19, scattering five hits while allowing four earned runs
  • Also went 6.0 innings against Columbia on February 26 in his second start, allowing four runs on nine hits to earn his first win
  • Went 6.1 innings with a season-high nine strikeouts against Bethune-Cookman on March 5, allowing three runs on five hits
  • Went 7.0 shutout innings against Florida A&M on March 12, allowing three hits with seven strikeouts
  • Threw 6.2 innings at Liberty on March 26, allowing three runs on seven hits in a Stetson win
  • Worked 4.0 dominant innings in relief against Bethune-Cookman on April 12, allowing just one hit with seven strikeouts
  • Started consecutive mid-week games at Florida on April 19 and at Miami on April 26, allowing four runs on 11 hits over 8.0 innings in the two games, earning a win against Miami
  • Earned his only save of the year on May 8 at North Florida with an inning of work
  • Named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll
2020 Season
  • Saw action in nine games on the mound, making one start
  • Needed just nine pitches in his collegiate debut to record a pair of strikeouts, leaving the bases loaded in a 7-2 victory over North Alabama on February 28, helping to preserve a victory for his older brother
  • Pitched two scoreless innings of relief in his hometown against FIU, earning his first collegiate victory on March 23
  • Threw five strong innings of relief against FGCU on May 28, allowing one run on two hits with a pair of strikeouts to earn his second win
  • Made his only start of the year at Florida on April 6, allowing four runs on nine hits over 3.1 innings of work
  • Was named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll
High School
  • Was a two-year letter winner for coach Joe Weber at Columbus High
  • Was able to make just three appearances as a senior before the season was canceled
  • Had a 1-1 record despite a 0.00 ERA in 8.0 innings of work
  • Struck out 12 of the 31 hitters he faced
  • Posted a perfect 10-0 record as a junior in 12 appearances with a 0.95 ERA
  • Recorded 61 strikeouts in 51.2 innings of work while allowing just seven earned runs on 28 hits
  • Was a first team All-County selection as a junior
  • Was also a first team All-District and All-America selection
  • Was an honor roll student
Personal Information
  • Full name is Jonathan Michael Gonzalez
  • Was born on August 9, 2002, in Miami
  • Is the son of Omar and Christine Gonzalez
  • Has two brothers, Chris and Anthony
  • His brother, Anthony, is also on the baseball team
  • His brother, Chris, was a captain of the Stetson team
  • Most memorable baseball experience was getting to play in Cooperstown when he was 12
  • Enjoys biking, fishing and swimming
  • Chose Stetson over Miami and Rice
  • Is a Finance major

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

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    2021Freshman

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    5'10" 178 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2022Sophomore

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    5'11" 180 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2023Junior

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    5'10" 185 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2024Senior

    Left Handed Pitcher
    5'11" 190 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2025Redshirt Senior

    Left Handed Pitcher
    5'11" 186 lbs
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