2021: Appeared in 27 games, with 22 starts, while sharing starting catching duties with Colin Stone. ... Batted .319 (22-for-69) with 11 doubles, three homers and 24 RBIs. ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in a May 20 elimination game against Colorado Christian at the RMAC Tournament. ... Reached safely in all five plate appearances against Colorado Christian on May 7, going 3-for-3 with two doubles while walking twice, scoring twice and driving in two runs. ... Went 3-for-6 with a double and an RBI in the four-game sweep of Adams State on April 17 and 18. ... In the series-ending 12-7 win over UCCS on April 3, went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI. ... In four starts from March 20 through March 28, batted .400 (6-for-15) with three homers and 12 RBIs. ... Had career day to wrap up four-game sweep of New Mexico Highlands on March 21 with two homers and six RBIs while going 3-for-5 and two runs -- all career bests. Also added a double. ... Delivered a clutch RBI double in the eighth inning of the second game of a Feb. 20 doubleheader against Fort Hays State (Kan.), tying it at 4-4. MSU Denver eventually won the game, scheduled for seven innings, 5-4 in nine innings.
2020: Appeared in 13 games, with 11 starts, before the season ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Batted .231 (9-for-39) with three RBIs. Scored seven runs. ... Third on the team with eight walks, contributing to a .388 on-base percentage. ... Had a big series vs. Sioux Falls, going 3-for-8 with two runs, two doubles and two RBIs and a walk in two starts. ... Started 10 games behind the plate, another at DH. ... Recorded the first hit of his MSU Denver career on Jan. 31 at Fort Hays State (Kan.). ... His first multi-hit game of his MSU Denver career on Feb. 15 vs. Emporia State (Kan.).
Before MSU Denver: Appeared in 30 games, batting .250 with one homer and nine RBIs for Cal State Bakersfield in 2019. ... Hit a two-run single in the top of the ninth for a 7-6 win over Ball State. ... Led Scottsdale (Ariz.) CC to an Arizona Community College Athletic Conference championship and to the semifinals of the 2018 NJCAA Division II World Series. ... Hit .300 (57-for-190) as a sophomore with four homers, 32 RBIs, 15 doubles, a .394 on-base percentage and a .453 slugging percentage for the Fighting Artichokes. ... Batted .260 (34-for-131) as a freshman, with two homers and 21 RBIs. ... Two-time Academic All-ACCAC honoree.
High school: Led Rocky Mountain High School to a Class 5A state runner-up finish in 2016. ... Two-time all-state second team selection. ... Batted .377 (23-for-61) with two homers and 20 RBIs as a senior, compiling a .537 on-base percentage and a .622 slugging percentage for an OPS of 1.160. ... In three varsity seasons hit .304 (27-for-131) with two homers and 22 RBIs in 49 games. ... Teammates included future MSU Denver teammates Austin Alarid and Spencer Gendreau (he and Gendreau were later teammates at Scottsdale CC). ... Also made six career pitching apperances, allowing four earned runs in 4 1/3 innings. ... Coached by Scott Bullock. ... Two-time academic all-state selection.
Personal: Born Alexander Val Gonzales. ... Birthday is April 15. ... Son of Frank and Gina Gonzales. ... Brother, Marco, was the 19th overall pick in the 2010 MLB Draft and is a starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. He was a 16-game winner in 2019 and is 34-25 with a 4.25 ERA in five big-league seasons. ... Father, Frank, played in the Detroit Tigers organization and has managed and coached in the Colorado Rockies' organization. ... Majoring in business.
