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2022 Softball Roster

Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Kylyn Rigsby
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Tyson Crocker
Darral Freund
Edward Jacobs Jr
Darral Freund
Ed Jacobs Jr.

23 Rebecca Gonzales

  • Position First Base-Outfield
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Junior
  • High School Mountain Vista
  • Hometown Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Biography

  • 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
  • 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2022 D2CCA All-South Central Region second team
  • 2022 RMAC Gold Glove, first base
  • 2022 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
  • 2021 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
  • 2021 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
  • 2021 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
  • 2021 All-RMAC honorable mention
  • 2021 RMAC Player of the Week, March 23
  • 2020 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
  • 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2020 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
  • 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2019 RMAC Freshman of the Year
  • 2019 All-RMAC second team
  • 2019 RMAC Player of the Week, Feb. 5
  • 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester

Career: Finished her career ranked fifth in program history in doubles (49), sixth in hits (201), tied for sixth in triples (10), eighth in batting average (.377), ninth in times hit by pitch (15), 10th in on-base percentage (.453), 10th in walks (66), 11th in runs (123), 12th in at-bats (533), 13th in RBIs (112), 13th in total bases (288), 16th in stolen bases (19), tied for 17th in games (165) and 18th in slugging percentage (.540).

2022: D2CCA All-South Central Region second team selection. ... Starter in all 45 games she played, batting a team-best .378. ... Tied for fourth in the RMAC and tied for 49th in Division II with 16 doubles. Third in the RMAC and 32nd in Division II with 0.36 doubles per game. Finished 11th in the RMAC with a .378 average. ... Led team with a .444 on-base percentage and was fourth on the team with a .963 OPS. ... Third on the team with 34 runs and third with 81 total bases. ... In a four-game sweep of Adams State on April 29-30, batted .538 (7-for-13). ... Broke a tie with a two-run single to cap a six-run, sixth-inning rally for a 7-5 lead in MSU Denver’s 8-6 victory at Regis in the second game of an April 23 doubleheader. ... In 3-1 series win over UCCS on April 9-10, hit .429 (6-for-14) with two doubles, a triple and two RBIs. Efforts included epic 12-pitch at-bat in seventh inning of second game of series, with the Roadrunners down to their final strike on the last nine pitches, before delivering RBI double that brought MSU Denver within 5-4. It was part of a five-run, two-out rally that turned into a 7-5 win. ... Compiled nine-game hitting streak from March 16 to 26, batting .533 (16-for-30) in all six games from March 16 through 20, batting .500 (9-for-18) with five doubles, three triples, nine RBIs and three stolen bases. ... Opened four-game series at Black Hills State on March 26-27 with a four-hit game and closed it with a three-hit performance, part of a 10-hit week that included three hits in doubleheader with Colorado School of Mines on March 24. ... Went 7-for-13 (.538) in four-game series with New Mexico Highlands March 19-20, with two doubles, a triple and five RBIs. ... Returned to the lineup for a March 12 doubleheader at CSU-Pueblo and was 5-for-9 with two doubles, four runs, four RBIs and a walk as MSU Denver won 13-4 and 13-3. ... Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs in a 10-2 win over Cal Poly Humboldt in the second game of a Feb. 6 doubleheader, capping an opening weekend in which she batted .462 (6-for-13) in four games, with a double, two walks and four RBIs.

2021: Ranked 12th in the RMAC a .482 on-base percentage and fourth with 0.55 walks per game. ... On-base percentage was the eighth-best single-season mark in program history. ... Made smooth transition from right field to first base and was fifth on the team with a .387 batting average (43-for-11) while appearing in 38 games, all starts. ... Had eight doubles, three triples, two homers and 25 RBIs. ... Led the team with 21 walks, was third with a .482 on-base percentage, fifth with a .568 slugging percentage and third with an OPS of 1.050. ... Tied for fourth on the team with 31 runs. ... Matched a school record with five hits in a game during a 19-7, six-inning win at Adams State in the first game of a May 2 doubleheader. She was 5-for-5 with two triples, one RBI and four runs. Previously Sandy Beman (1990) and Kaylynn Harmon (2014) were the only Roadrunners to have five hits in a single game. ... Finished the four-game sweep of Adams State on May 1 and 2 at .500 (8-for-16). ... Homered in both ends of an April 10 doubleheader at UCCS, starting off a series in which she batted .545 (6-for-11) with eight RBIs while also drawing two walks. ... Had a six-game hitting streak from March 19-27, during which she batted .619 (13-for-21). ... Earned Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Week on March 23 after, in a four-game sweep of New Mexico Highlands, hitting .733 (11-for-15) with two doubles, one triple, five RBIs and six runs. She also drew three walks while compiling a .778 on-base percentage, and with her slugging percentage of 1.000 she had an OPS of 1.778. Gonzales started the series off by going 8-for-9 with one double, one triple, four runs and five RBIs in a March 19 doubleheader.

2020: Ranked second in the RMAC in on-base percentage (.537), second in runs per game (1.21), second in triples (three), fourth in triples per game (0.13), fourth in walks per game (0.67), fifth in total bases (56), sixth in batting average (.427), sixth in hits (32), seventh in slugging percentage (.747) and 11th in RBIs (22). ... Ranked 13th in Division II in triples, 22nd in runs per game, 22nd in total bases and 40th in hits. ... Muscled up for four homers, tied for second on the team, in 24 games after not hitting a homer as a freshman. ... Led the team in hitting, on-base percentage and total bases, tied for the team lead in hits, tied for the team lead in triples, second in runs (29), second in slugging percentage, second in walks (16), third in RBIs and tied for fourth in doubles (six). ... Had three stolen bases in four attempts. ... Had 10 RBIs in her last seven games while batting .350 (7-for-20). ... Compiled an eight-game hitting streak from Feb. 1 through Feb. 14, batting .519 (14-for-27) with three doubles and five RBIs. Had three three-hit games during the streak, which included going 11-for-16 (.688) over five games from Feb. 2 through Feb. 7. ... Earned MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week recognition after going 9-for-17 (.529) with 11 runs as the Roadrunners were 5-0 at the Dixie State Courtyard Classic from Feb. 6 through Feb. 8. Included was clutch performance in 9-8, come-from-behind win Feb. 7 over Western Washington in which she had a game-tying homer in the bottom of the sixth inning and a two-out, game-tying single in the bottom of the seventh. ... Opened the season with her first career homer and three RBIs in a 15-7 win over Humboldt State (Calif.) in the first game of a Jan. 31 doubleheader.

2019: RMAC Freshman of the Year and All-RMAC second team selection. ... Set MSU Denver freshman record for hits (67), doubles (19) and at-bats (192). Her doubles total matched the second-most in program history. ... Best average (among qualifiers) on the team at .359, with a team-best 67 hits -- tied for the 10th highest single-season total in school history (her 192 at-bats ranks third in program history for a single season). ... Led the team in doubles, second with 41 RBIs, second with 31 runs, third with 91 total bases. ... Had a .474 slugging percentage and a .413 on-base percentage for an .887 OPS. ... Second on the team with 12 stolen bases (in 15 attempts). ... Starter in all 58 games as an outfielder. ... Ranked 12th nationally in doubles, 33rd in doubles per game (0.34), 65th in hits. ... In the RMAC, ranked fourth in hits, tied for fourth in doubles, tied for 15th in RBIs, second in at-bats. ... In league games, ranked 12th in doubles (12), 15th in RBIs (31) and tied for eighth in at-bats (126). ... Went 5-for-16 and scored five runs in five games at the RMAC Tournament. ... Finished regular season by going 4-for-14 (.286) with two doubles and seven RBIs in a four-game sweep of Regis. ... Put together a seven-game hitting streak from March 30 until April 13, batting .429 (9-for-21) with two doubles and eight RBIs. ... Had a five-game multi-hit streak from March 23 through March 26, batting .667 (12-for-18) with four doubles and three RBIs. ... Compiled eight-game hitting streak from Feb. 8 until Feb. 24, going 16-for-33 (.485), with five doubles and seven RBIs. Capped that streak by going 8-for-17 (.471) in a four-game sweep of Chadron State on Feb. 23-24, with five doubles, four RBIs and six runs. ... Earned RMAC Player of the Week in her first week as a collegiate player, going 10-for-20 (.500) with four doubles, three stolen bases and six RBIs in five games against Sioux Falls (S.D.) and UCCS.

High School: Attended Mountain Vista High School…Earned All-Continental League first team honors all four years…Also earned All-Academic first team honors in 2016 and 2017…All-State honorable mention in 2016 and 2017…Had .587 batting average on 37 hits (63 at-bats) with 27 RBIs in 20 games for the Golden Eagles during her senior year. ... Added nine doubles and one triple while compiling a .616 on-base percentage, .761 slugging percentage and 1.378 OPS. ... In four varsity seasons, batted .500 (134-for-268) with 36 doubles, six triples, six homers, 77 RBIs and 95 runs in 81 games. ... Had a .542 on-base percentage, .746 slugging percentage and 1.288 OPS. ... Had 19 career stolen bases. …Led team to 17-6 record and trip to the Class 5A state tournament as a senior. ... Coached by Bret Grammerstorf.

Personal: Born Rebecca Nina Gonzales. ... Birthday is June 7. ... Daughter of Ron and Michele Gonzales. …Has a sister, Jessica…Majoring in exercise science, with a minor in coaching.

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2019Freshman

    OF
    5'3"
    23
  • 23

    2020Sophomore

    OF
    5'3"
    23
  • 23

    2021Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'3"
    23
  • 23

    2022Junior

    First Base-Outfield
    5'3"
    23