Baseball / Panners Add Two Top-Notch Assistants to '23 Coaching Staff

Panners Add Two Top-Notch Assistants to '23 Coaching Staff

Date:  Source: Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks
Carlos Gonzales - Assisting this summer will be Carlos Gonzales from Cypress College in southern California.  Gonzales is in his sixth season at Cypress and will take on a variety of duties with the Panners.  “I am super excited to join the Goldpanner family and work alongside Coach Lach. I have been blessed to work with quality people in baseball and happy to see that continue this summer in Alaska.  The history in Fairbanks is second to none as you can see through the outstanding alumni.  I am very lucky to be a part of it and look forward to carrying on the tradition.”  Gonzales has managed the Orange County Pirates for the last five summers with tremendous success.  He has also been as assistant in the Cape Cod League.
 
Jack Gonzales - Jack is currently a volunteer assistant baseball coach at Point Loma Nazarene University.  He was a student athlete in 2022 for the Sea Lions when they finished as a national runner-up team.  Jack was named as CoSIDA Academic All-American.  Prior to that, he pitched three years at Dixie State University for former Goldpanners pitching coach Michael Lopez.  He was named to the 2021 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) honorable mention team, where he broke school career records in strikeouts.  He was third all-time in career appearances and strikeouts at Dixie State.