SCOTTSDALE CC: As a FRESHMAN (2017)...made the Dean’s list...played in 42 games and hit .260 and had the teams third-best OBP at .416...totaled 34 hits, six doubles, two home runs, and 21 RBI...he scored 6 runs and waled 22 times (fourth most on the team)...he stole three bases.

SUMMER COLLEGIATE (WCL): Played his first season of collegiate summer league baseball with the AppleSox last summer...finished with the team’s fifth-best average at .271...23 hits, 8 RBIs, and 18 walks... capped a rough start to his collegiate career at the plate (was hitting .212 on July 1) with standout months in July and August (went 18-for-50, hitting .360 in the final two months).

HIGH SCHOOL: 2016 graduate of Rocky Mountain High School (Lobos)...won three varsity letters as a catcher, infielder, and pitcher, for coach Scott Bullock…two-year academic honorable mention…played fall ball with the WyCo Braves scout team…invited to four math honors societies…four-year volunteer with Adopt-a-Family at the holidays…volunteer with County Animal Response Team, helpin with food drives during natural disasters…four-years of volunteer experience with Respite Care events.

CLUB: Played for the Braves Fall Scout Team from 2012-15 for coach Chris Knabenshue...was a four-year starter.

PERSONAL: Born Alexander Val Gonzales at Fort Collins, Colo...father Frank is a manager in the Colorado Rockies’ minor league system with the Grand Junction Rockies (rookie)…mother, Gina, is a firefighter…older brother Marco is a professional baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals...Marco played for the AppleSox in 2010 and was a graduate of Gonzaga…enjoys golf and outdoor sports…is pursuing a degree in business management.