HIGH SCHOOL
Played for Rocky Mountain High School (Lobos) for Head Coach Scott Bullock as a catcher, third baseman, and pitcher…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.

PERSONAL
Father, Frank, played baseball at La Junta, Colorado High School, leading it to a state championship in the 1980s…he went on to pitch at Colorado State University and was drafted in the 16th round by the Detroit Tigers in 1989…he was a former professional baseball player who spent the majority of his eight-year professional career in the Detroit Tigers organization...Gonzales spent four years (2009-2012) as the head baseball coach at Fort Collins High School and six years (1999-2005) with Colorado State University’s club baseball team before joining the Colorado Rockies organization…he is now the manager of the Grand Junction Rockies (rookie-affiliate)…mother, Gina, is a firefighter…brother, Marco, played for the AppleSox in 2010…selected by the St. Louis Cardinals 19th overall in the 2013 amateur draft…made MLB debut June 25, 2014 at 22 years old versus the Colorado Rockies…is out for the 2016 MLB season and will undergo Tommy John surgery…sister-in-law Monica…enjoys playing ping pong, Frisbee golfing, and fishing…major is undecided.