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2009 Baseball Roster


#3 Joey Gonzales

Position: OF
Height: 5-10
Weight: 185
Bats/Throws: L/L
Class: Junior
Hometown: Riverside, CA
High School: Martin Luther King HS


2009 Named to the Big West Academic All-Conference team ...

2008
Named to the Big West Second-Team All-Conference ... Ranked among the top-30 in the conference in batting average ... Led the Highlanders in runs scored, while finishing second in batting average, second in on base percentage, second in hits, second in stolen bases, tied for second in home runs, third in slugging percentage and third in doubles ...

2007 Named to the Freshman All-America Team by Collegiate Baseball and Ping! ... Earned Rivals.com Second-Team All-America Honors ... Named Big West Conference Freshman Player of the Year and Second-Team All-Conference ... Led the Highlanders in batting average, was second in stolen bases, tied for second in doubles, third in on base percentage, fourth in slugging percentage and fourth in runs scored  ... Connected on his first career home run at San Diego State on May 1 ... Recorded a season-best 14-game hitting streak from February 27 through March 31 ... Got his first hit as a collegian against Gonzaga on Feb. 11 ...

High School Was a three-year letter winner at Martin Luther King HS in Riverside under Head Coach Rich Graves ... Helped lead Wolves to the Sunkist League Championship as a sophomore ... Named First-Team All-Ivy League and First-Team All-Riverside County as a senior ... Played in the Riverside County All-Star Game in 2006 ... Earned school’s Scholar Athlete of the Year Award his senior year ... Competed on the 2006 USABF World Series Championship team ... Voted team Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year as a junior ... Named Second-Team All-Ivy League as a junior and played in the 2005 CBCA North/South All-Star Game ... Earned High Honors, Presidential Scholar Award and was a three-year scholar athlete ... Member ofthe  California Scholastic Federation ... Served on the Riverside County Youth Advisory Council ...

Personal Joey Gonzales is the son of Ken and Kathy Gonzales ... Has yet to declare a major ... Cheers for the Los Angeles Dodgers ... His favorite athlete is Muhammad Ali ... “Of Mice and Men” and “Where the Red Fern Grows” are among his favorite novels ... Enjoys eating steak and mashed potatoes ... His favorite movies are “The Natural” and “Bull Durham” ... Enjoys watching Friends on TV ... Listens to the music of Tupac Shakur ... Plays poker and goes to the beach in his free time ... His most memorable sports moment was winning the 2006 USABF World Series ... Lists his parents as his biggest influence for their support and pushing him to do his best ...

Joey Gonzales Career Offensive/Fielding Statistics
Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF SH SB SBA OPS PO A E FldPct
2007 .356 54 41 180 41 64
14
0
2
19
84
.467
19
1
31
1
.420
0
7
9
14
.887
86
1
4
.956
2008 .330 54
52
215
48
71
10
3
4
29
99
.460
22
4
43
2
.401
1
3
15
18
.861
87
5
2
.979
2009 .261 43 39 153 29 40 7 1 5 23 64 .418 15 2 19 0 .328 4 1 6 10 .746 100 2 1 .990
Totals .319
151 132
548
118
175
31
4
11
71
247
.451 56
7
93
3
.386 5
11
30
42
.837 273
8
7
.976



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