Donovan Gonzales - 2014 - Baseball - UC Riverside Athletics

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28 Donovan Gonzales

Position Right Handed Pitcher
Class Senior
Hometown Palms, CA
High School 29 Palms HS

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2014 First start of the season pitched 1.0 inning including one strike-out in a 8-6 win over Grand Canyon on March 20 (box score / recap) ... Struck-out three batters in five appearances made ...

2013 Did not pitch after April 30 due to an injury ... Logged the longest appearance of his career in a 4.1 inning relief effort vs. Gonzaga on February 15 (box score/recap) ... Spearheaded the Highlanders Soles For Souls shoe drive which collected more than 600 pairs of shoes for the needy (Read The Press Release) ...

2012 Started his first-ever game for the Highlanders at USC on May 23 (box score/recap) ... Threw 5.1 innings over three appearances against Big West Conference competition posting an earned run average of 1.80 with 0 strikeouts and two walks ...

2011 Did Not Play ...

2010 Saw his first action as a member of the Highlanders in a relief appearance against Brigham Young on February 20, where he earned his first save (box score/recap) ... Had the lowest ERA on the staff, but did not qualify for national and conference leaderboards due to his limited innings pitched ... Also finished second in opposing batting average, and tied for third in saves ...

High School Four-year letter winner in baseball for head coaches Steve Ambuel and Mike Fontana at 29 Palms High School ... Named De Anza League MVP and First-Team All-CIF in 2009 ... Two-time First-Team All-League selection and 2006 Second-Team All-League selection ... Winner of the 2009 Jeff Burnett award ... Team captain as a senior ... Led the Wildcats to the CIF quarter finals in 2007 and to two De Anza League championships ... Volunteered as an umpire and coach at his local little league ...

Personal Michael Donovan Gonzales is the son of Raymond and Catharine Gonzales ... Majoring in political science with the goal of becoming a political figure or a professional baseball player ... Roots for the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Lakers ... Lists Derek Jeter and Ray Lewis among his favorite athletes ... Enjoys reading the "Hunger Games" and political literature ... Enjoys eating pizza and spaghetti ... Watches "Baseball Tonight," "House" and "Prison Break" on television ... "The Sandlot," "Ali" and "Remember The Titans" are his favorite movies ... Listens to Macklemore, John Legend and Kanye West ... Hobbies include playing baseball, coaching little league, and spending time with his family ... Has three most memorable sporting achievements: signing with UCR; playing in Australia with the Rays scout team; and being drafted in the 43rd round by the Marlins ... Considers his dad to be his greatest athletic influence because he has supported and provided him with everything in baseball ... Is the oldest of five children and the first in his family to attend college ...

Donovan Gonzales' Career Pitching Statistics

Year	ERA	W	L	App	GS	CG	SHO	CBO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	2B	3B	HR	AB	Avg	WP	HBP	SF	SH	BK
2010	1.17	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	7.2	5	4	1	2	6	1	1	0	27	.185	0	5	1	0	0
2012	5.50	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	18.0	15	11	11	5	6	3	1	2	70	.214	2	2	1	1	0
2013	9.45	0	5	12	2	0	0	0	0	20	34	32	21	20	12	7	2	1	91	.374	3	0	2	6	0
2014
Totals	6.57	0	5	29	3	0	0	0	1	45.2	54	47	33	27	24	11	4	3	188	.287	5	7	4	7	0