Fourth-year veteran who will play centerfield and pitch ... very good defensive player ... should also be a valuable pitcher ... has tremendous poise and good command ... served as Tigers’ leadoff hitter for most of the 2012 season ... named second team All-Colonial Athletic Association as a junior utility player ... can be used as a starter or relief pitcher.
2013 SEASON: Played in 43 games and started in centerfield 38 times ... pitched in 18 games and started 14 times ... compiled a 4-5 record and two saves with a 5.52 E.R.A. ... named second team All-CAA ... batted .303 with 29 runs scored and 24 runs batted in ... had a .379 on-base percentage ... stole 11 bases in 15 attempts ... had eight multi-hit games ... finished season with an 11-game hitting streak ... key to Tigers’ CAA championship run ... batted .538 in CAA Tournament ... scored five runs and had four runs batted in ... had three hits in NCAA regional loss to Florida Atlantic ... batted .588 in seven post-season games with five runs scored and four RBI’s ... had three hits and scored three runs in season-opening win over McNeese State ... had five hits, including four doubles, and scored five runs in series sweep at Hofstra ... had three hits and had two RBI’s in 10-6 win over George Mason ... had four hits in five at bats in 20-13 win over William & Mary, earning the Tigers a berth in the CAA championship game ... scored two runs and three RBI’s in win over Tribe ... had two hits and scored two runs in 5-2 victory over William & Mary in championship ... scored eventual game-winning run in championship game ... posted a 4-5 record as a pitcher with two saves ... walked only 26 batters in 76.2 innings ... pitched Tigers to 8-1 win at McNeese State by pitching six shutout innings ... allowed only two hits and had four strikeouts ... suffered tough 1-0 loss at Nicholls State, allowing one unearned run in 5.2 innings of work ... earned 9-1 win over Old Dominion, holding ODU to one run on four hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings ... threw 5.2 innings to earn third win of the season, a 13-8 win over William & Mary ... pitched seven shutout innings and allowed four hits in 8-0 victory over George Mason ... helped Tigers to series win over UNC Wilmington with two strong relief appearances ... earned save in series finale, nailing down an 8-5 win by striking out one batter ... pitched one shutout inning of relief to earn save in 4-2 victory at UMBC ... suffered two losses at Georgia State ... had longest outing of season in NCAA Regional against No. 1 North Carolina ... pitched 7.2 innings against UNC in 8-5 loss.
2012 SEASON: Played in 41 games and started 36 times ... pitched in 12 games and started seven times ... compiled a 3-2 record with a 2.53 E.R.A. and one save ... pitched 42.2 innings and issued only 13 walks with 26 strikeouts ... suffered arm injury while pitching against Georgia State in late April and did not pitch again ... served as Tigers’ designated hitter for the rest of the season ... batted .283 with 31 runs scored, four doubles, one triple and one home run with 18 RBI’s ... had a .370 on-base percentage ... tied for team lead with 14 stolen bases in 19 attempts ... earned save in season opener against The Citadel by pitching three innings and striking out six ... pitched 3.1 hitless and scoreless innings of relief at Louisiana Lafayette ... threw one inning of relief in 9-2 win at Navy ... pitched 0.2 innings of relief to earn shared shutout in 11-0 win over UMBC ... earned first loss of season in 9-8 setback at Virginia Commonwealth, allowing unearned run in bottom of ninth ... made first start of season against George Washington and gave up two runs on five hits in three innings ... pitched Tigers to an 8-4 win over George Mason, completing series sweep ... pitched five innings and allowed three runs on four hits against Mason ... earned second straight win by pitching 5.2 innings at Delaware ... allowed one earned run on four hits against UD ... allowed two runs on nine hits in loss at William & Mary ... gave up one earned run on five hits in 5.2 innings against Old Dominion in a game Tigers won ... pitched eight innings of shutout ball in 11-0 victory at Elon ... allowed five hits and issued two walks against Elon for third win of season ... gave up one hit in two innings of work against Georgia State before leaving game with injury ... had two hits in season opener at The Citadel ... led Tigers to win over Central Connecticut with two hits and two runs scored ... had two hits and blasted the first home run of his college career in win over UMBC ... had game-winning two-run single in the ninth inning to lift the Tigers to a 3-2 win at Virginia Commonwealth ... walked twice and scored two runs against George Washington ... helped Tigers to a 14-10 win over Old Dominion with an RBI double and two runs scored ... led Tigers’ late-season surge by batting .404 with a .462 on-base percentage in final 10 games ... also scored 14 runs in 10 games ... had three hits with two runs scored and two RBI’s in victory over Maryland Eastern Shore ... batted .429 in three-game series against Hofstra with four runs scored ... had two hits in 4-3 win over Hofstra ... also batted .429 to help Tigers to a three-game sweep over James Madison ... had three hits in 8-3 win over JMU in series opener ... helped Tigers to an 11-10 win over James Madison in second game of series with two hits, including a triple ... singled and scored a run in 4-3 win over Dukes in regular season finale ... batted .308 with five runs scored in CAA Tournament ... had two hits and scored twice in loss to Delaware ... singled and scored twice in win over George Mason ... ended the season with a 10-game hitting streak.
2011 SEASON: Played in 44 games with 34 starts ... pitched in 14 games and started seven times ... batted .190 and scored 20 runs ... had one double and one triple with 15 RBI’s ... third on team with nine stolen bases in 11 attempts ... drew 23 walks and had a .324 on-base percentage ... belted a two-run double in season-opening win over Gardner-Webb ... had three hits and scored two runs against Navy ... helped Tigers to win over Maryland Eastern Shore with two hits and three RBI’s ... led Tigers to series victory over George Mason by hitting .556 with four runs scored and two RBI’s ... had three hits, including a triple in series finale, a 12-5 victory ... had a two-run single and stole two bases in 10-4 victory over Virginia Commonwealth ... pitched 47.1 innings and compiled a 2-3 record with a 5.89 E.R.A. ... issued 17 walks and struck out 24 batters ... earned first collegiate victory by pitching four shutout innings of relief in 6-4 win over Northwestern ... made first career start against Fordham and lost ... started against Marist and allowed one run on two hits in four innings in a no-decision ... allowed three earned runs in 5.2 innings at Hofstra in no-decision ... pitched 6.2 innings as starter in 4-3 victory over Northeastern ... pitched three innings of relief and allowed two runs at Bucknell ... threw three shutout innings of relief and struck out four in win over Delaware State ... pitched 2.1 innings of effective relief with three strikeouts in Tigers’ win over George Mason ... helped Tigers to a 3-2 win over Maryland with 3.2 shutout innings of relief and four strikeouts.
BACKGROUND: Named as New Jersey State Player of the Year as a senior at Morristown H.S. ... named first team All-State as a senior and second team All-State as a junior ... led the Colonials to back-to-back Morris County Tournament titles ... named County Tournament MVP twice ... threw two-hit shutout with 14 strikeouts in County Championship Game ... batted .425 with 13 extra base hits and 30 stolen bases as a senior ... posted an 8-1 record as a senior with a 1.02 E.R.A. and 90 strikeouts with 18 walks in 55 innings ... posted a 22-4 record with a 1.90 E.R.A. in career for Coach Josh Ury ... two-time County Player of the Year ... also played football for the Colonials.
PERSONAL: Has one sister ... lists parents as people he admires most ... die-hard fan of the New York Mets ... lists Jose Reyes as his favorite athlete ... favorite TV shows are “Two And A Half Men” and “Criminal Minds” ... lists Jim Carrey and Mark Wahlberg as his favorite actors ... favorite musician is Lil Wayne ... favorite video game is “Call of Duty” ... mother is a food stylist ... son of Julie Gonnella ... born on November 15, 1991 in Morristown, N.J. ... major is criminal justice.
