University of Maryland Eastern Shore:
2007: Led the team and finished third in the MEAC in hitting with a .378 batting average...Played and started 53 of the team's 54 games...Played five different positions...Led team in runs (35), hits (68), home runs (1) and total bases (87)...Had a team high .483 slugging percentage and a team high .474 on base percentage...Second on the squad with 13 stolen bases...Finished fourth in MEAC and first on team in walks...Was third in conference in total hits...Led the MEAC in percentage of advancing runners (.657)...Named MEAC Player of the Week once and earned National College Baseball Foundation recognition.
Prince George's Community College:
2006: 11th ranked hitter in Division II JUCO...Batted .450 that year with 35 RBI and nine home runs...Two-time MVP (2005 and 2006...Selected for the Maryland JUCO All-Star game.
2005: Received third team All-American honors...Named first team All-District...Led Division II JUCO in batting average (.561)...Also named All-Region.
High School/Club Team:
Attended High Point High School in Beltsville, Maryland...Batted .550 and finished with 45 RBI and seven home runs as a senior...Set a new school record in RBI that year...Two-time MVP in 2001 and 2002...Won the County 4A Championship...Team made it to the state semi-finals the same year...Named All-County by the Washington Post in 2001 and 2002...An All-County Selection by the Gazette and the Prince George's Journal in 2001... Garnered an All-Country honorable mention selection by the Gazette in 2000.
Out the Park:
Best non-athletic accomplishment: Getting an Associate's Degree at Prince George's Community College.
When I graduate from college, I plan to: Go to graduate school for Physical Therapy.
Favorite Movie: Gladiator
Favorite Book: The Bible
Favorite Saying: 'Always work hard because there is always someone working harder than you.'
Person who has influenced me the most: My father, because he is an older version of me.
Personal: Born November 14, 1984 in Fort Levinsworth, Kansas...Son of David and Arlin Gonzalez...Has one brother, Noel...Major is Exercise Science.
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