FRESHMAN (2015): Hit .299 (38-for-127) in 45 games and 37 starts … had 11 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 23 RBIs … also went 4-2 with a 6.10 ERA in five starts on the mound and 11 relief appearances … first pitching appearance came vs. Oregon State on Feb. 15 and he earned his first win by pitching 4.1 hitless innings of relief … did not allow an earned run over his first 9.1 innings as he went 2-0 … other wins came in starts vs. Grand Canyon (April 15) and New Mexico State (April 21) … first two home runs came at Wichita State on April 25, becoming the first UNM freshman with a two-home run game since 2011 … closed the season with hits in 13 of his last 15 games and batted .434 (23-for-53) over that span … had a four-hit game vs. Nevada on May 3 … in series vs. San Jose State he went 7-for-12 (.583) with nine runs, nine RBIs, three doubles and a homer … walked 23 times versus just 13 strikeouts, including just three punchouts over the last seven weeks of the season.
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 10, 1995, in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, to Luis and Lisa Gonzalez … has an older sibling, Paloma … played for head coach Tim Baldwin at Catalina Foothills in Tucson, Ariz., where he was named the Division 2 MVP after hitting .500 with 10 home runs … favorite athlete is Mike Trout … loves carne asada … favorite movie is Troy … majoring in economics.