2010 Led the team in runs scored, stolen bases, and steal attempts while tying for second in triples, finishing second in at bats, tying for third in sac flies, and finishing fourth in hits ... Recorded 19 multi-hit games, five multi-RBI games, and posted an 12-game hitting streak from Apr. 16 - May 7 ...
2009 Named to the Big West Academic All-Conference Team ... Ranked 10th in the Conference in fielding percentage ... Finished second on the team in home runs and sac flies, third in stolen bases and fielding percentage, fourth in steal attempts, and fifth in runs scored ... Recorded nine multi-hit games including a career-high four vs. UCLA on April 21, five games with two RBIs and five games with two or more runs ...
2008 Named to the Big West Second-Team All-Conference ... Led the Highlanders in runs scored, while finishing second in batting average, hits and stolen bases; tied for second in home runs; and third in slugging percentage and doubles ... Recorded 23 multi-hit games including seven of three hits, five games with multiple RBIs including a career-high three at UCLA on April 12, and 16 games with multiple runs scored including a career-high four at Pacific on May 3 ...
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 team-high 14-game hitting streak from February 27 through March 31 ... Picked up his first hit as a collegian against Gonzaga on Feb. 11 ... Posted 18 multi-hit games including seven with three hits, three games with two RBIs and eight games with two or more runs including a career-high three runs scored at Cal State Northridge on May 12 ...
High School Was a three-year letter winner at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside under Head Coach Rich Graves ... Helped lead the 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 of the California Scholastic Federation ... Served on the Riverside County Youth Advisory Council ...
Personal Joseph John Gonzales is the son of Ken and Kathy Gonzales ... Majoring in political science ... Cheers for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Raiders ... Muhammad Ali and David Sproles are among his favorite athletes ... “Where the Red Fern Grows” is his favorite novel and cites Chuck Palahniuk as his favorite author ... Enjoys sushi ... His favorite movies are “Fight Club,” "Troy" and “Bull Durham” ... Enjoys watching "Friends" and "Two And A Half Men" on TV ... Listens to the music of Kings of Leon and Need to Breathe ... Hobbies include training and working with dogs ... His most memorable sports moment was winning the Big West Conference in 2007 ... Lists his parents as his biggest influence for their unconditional love and support ... Career goal is to become a firefighter ... Is the first in his family to go to a four-year university ... Considers George Carlsen his favorite professor at UCR because he is funny and smart ... Physics is favorite class at UCR ...
Joey Gonzales Career Offensive/Fielding Statistics (Click on each year for game-by-game statistics)
Career Multi-Hit Games
| |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| 2007 |
11
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 2008 |
16
|
7
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2009 |
7
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| 2010 |
14 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
48
|
19
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Career Multi-RBI Games
| |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| 2007 |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 2008 |
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 2009 |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 2010 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Totals |
16
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Career Multi-Run Games
| |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| 2007 |
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 2008 |
14
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| 2009 |
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 2010 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
34
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|