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2025 (Senior): Made 16 appearances with 7 starts for UMES…Tied for team lead in pitching wins…Paced the pitching staff with 40 innings pitched…Tied for fifth on the team with 25 strikeouts…Winning pitcher in May 17 win over Norfolk State with a season-high 5.2 innings pitched and one earned run allowed…season-high eight strikeouts in start at Sacred Heart on May 10…Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll for finishing above a 3.0 GPA and NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll finishing above a 3.75 GPA

2024 (Junior): Appeared in 20 games, making 4 starts…pitched 40.2, striking out 29 batters…had a season-high 6 innings pitched against Wagner on April 28, 2024
 
2023 (Sophomore): Appeared in 11 games out of the pen over 9.1 innings pitched ... Struck out four batters on the season ... Season high two strikeouts against Lehigh on March 4 ... Northeast Conference Spring Honor Roll ...

Prior to UMES: Attended Allegany College of Maryland ... appeared in 11 games for the Trojans with a 4.63 ERA ... 

High School/Club: Attended Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy ... 

Personal: Born November 7, 2002 ... Son of Leybi and Epifanio Gomez ... Has two sisters, Yoleydi and Johanna ... Aims to become a firefighter after graduating from UMES…favorite professional athlete is Pedro Martinez... Majoring in sociology ... Considers going to college and getting an education his biggest non-athletic achievement ... Favorite baseball memory is pitching a complete game and securing the win against the West Coast Kings…Favorite thing about being a baseball player is “the teamwork and the excitement of the game. I love pushing myself to get better and the thrill of my team making big plays.”

Biggest piece of advice given is "if you don't do it, somebody else will" ... Hobbies include reading, ice skating and roller skating ... Favorite book is The Silver Eyes (Five Nights at Freddy's #1) by Scott Cawthon ... Favorite movie is Bladerunner 2049 ... Personal goals including being as efficient and reliable as possible …