Biography
Coach Taps says: "Joe had a tremendous spring 2024 campaign, pitching in nearly every other game for us out the bullpen in numerous high leverage spots. We expect more of the same this upcoming spring as well as continued steady leadership within our pitching staff and team.”
2025: Appeared in 24 games and started 2, posting a 2-0 record and 3 saves with a 4.68 E.R.A. over 32.2 innings of work ... limited hitters to a tidy .218 batting average-against and a 1.10 WHIP ... Led team in appearances ... 2nd on the team in saves ... Pitched an inning scoreless (H, 2 K, BB) vs. RV/RV Catholic (2/23) … Scoreless inning of relief (H, 2 K, 0 BB) vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/25) … 2.0 innings of relief (2 H, R, ER, K, 0 BB) vs. William Paterson (2/27) … Scoreless frame (H, K, 0 BB) vs. RV/RV Montclair State (3/4) … Pitched in both ends of a doubleheader (combined 1.2 IP, 2 H, R, ER, 2 K, 0 BB) … Picked up a save by retiring the only batter he faced via groundout in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (3/15) … Earned his first career start as an “opener” and went two innings (2 H, R, ER, 2 K, 0 BB) vs. Belhaven (3/19) … Perfect inning of work in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. King’s (3/22) … Three-up, three-down inning during a relief appearance in a MAC Freedom contest vs. FDU-Florham (3/28) … No-decision in a start (4.0 IP, H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 K, 2 BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (3/29) … Inning of relief (0 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB) vs. NR/RV Arcadia (4/4) … 0.2 innings of relief (0 H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB) vs. RV/RV Eastern Connecticut State (4/7) … Earned the win in-relief (1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, K, BB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. DeSales (4/11) … Clean inning of relief with two strikeouts in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. DeSales (4/14) … Scoreless inning (H, 0 R, 0 K, 0 BB) vs. St. Joseph’s - Long Island (4/22) … Earned the save in an excellent outing (3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 0 BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. RV/RV Misericordia (4/27) … Earned a four inning save (2 H, R, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom Semifinal doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (5/4) … Perfect three-up, three-down inning in Game One of the MAC Freedom Finals vs. Arcadia (5/10).
2024: ABCA/Rawlings 3rd Team All-Region … 1st Team All-MAC Freedom … Appeared in 19 games, all out of the bullpen and posted a 2-0 record with 2 saves and a 2.06 E.R.A. over 39.1 innings … Limited hitters to a .284 batting average … Led team in appearances … 2nd in innings and strikeouts (37) … Tied for 2nd in saves … Tied for 3rd in wins … Pitched a scoreless inning (H, 0 K, 0 BB) in the 1st game of a non-conference doubleheader vs. CCNY (2/11) … Had two perfect innings and collected four strikeouts vs. William Paterson (2/22) … Hurled two scoreless innings (2 H, 3 K, 0 BB) vs. William Paterson (2/28) … Excellent in relief (2.2 IP, H, 0 R, 3 K, 0 BB) vs. MIT (3/3) … Strong outing in relief (3.1 IP, 4 H, R, ER, 6 K, BB) in the 1st game of a conference doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (3/9) … Two innings of relief (3 H, 2 R, ER, 0 K, BB) vs. No. 7 Denison (3/11) … Clutch outing in relief (1.1 IP, 2 H, R, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB) in a MAC Freedom conference game vs. Lebanon Valley (3/16) … Earned the win in relief (4.0 IP, H, 0 R, 5 K, 2 BB) in a MAC Freedom conference game vs. King’s (3/21) … 1.1 innings out of the pen (H, 0 R, K, 0 BB) vs. Penn State Harrisburg (3/24) … Outstanding work in relief (2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 K, 2 BB) vs. Montclair State (4/1) … Earned the save (3.0 IP, 5 H, R, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. No. 25/NR Arcadia (4/6) … Strong outing in relief (3.1 IP, 5 H, R, 0 ER, 4 K, BB) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (4/22) … Picked up the save (2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, K, 0 BB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. No. 16/No. 21 Misericordia (4/26) … Earned the win (2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, K, 0 BB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. Saint Joseph’s – Long Island (4/30) … Retired the only batter he faced in a MAC Freedom semifinal contest vs. No. 20/No. 28 Arcadia (5/3).
2023: Appeared in 12 games, all out of the bullpen and posted a 2-0 record and a 4.58 E.R.A. ... Struck out 8 batters over 17.2 innings ... Fired a perfect three-up, three-down scoreless inning while picking up one strikeout in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. CCNY (2/12) … 0.2 scoreless innings (2 H, 0 K, 0 BB) vs. William Paterson (2/19) … Earned the win in relief (0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, K, 0 BB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. NR/No. 11 Arcadia (3/12) … No-decision in a strong outing (3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, ER, K, 0 BB) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (3/26) … Scoreless inning (0 H, K, 0 BB) vs. Wesleyan (4/18) … Was excellent in relief (3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 K, BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. DeSales (4/27) … Picked up the win in relief (2.1 IP, H, R, ER, K, 3 BB) vs. St. Joseph’s-L.I. (5/1) … 1.1 innings of relief (2 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB) in a MAC Freedom Semifinal contest vs. Arcadia (5/6).
2022: Appeared in 11 games, all out of the bullpen … Posted a 2-0 record with a 6.48 E.R.A with 18 strikeouts over 16.2 innings … Limited hitters to a .288 batting average … Earned his first collegiate win in a one inning outing in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs. Montclair State (3/5) … 1.1 innings of scoreless relief (H, 2 K, BB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. Our Lady of the Lake (3/15) … Solid in relief (2.0 IP, 2 H, R, ER, 3 K, 0 BB) vs. DeSales (3/18) … Fired a perfect scoreless inning in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. King’s (4/2) … Earned the win (2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 K, 0 BB) vs. CCNY (4/19) … Two scoreless innings (H, 2 K, BB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (4/30) … 1.2 innings of scoreless relief (3 H, K, 0 BB) in an NCAA Regional game vs. Catholic (5/20).
High School: National Honor Society … Played under coaches John Demartini, Sean Lynch, and Jim Derosa at Northport High School ... Named All-League … During the summer played for the Long Island Tigers under coach Ike Goldstein.
Personal: Son of John and Victoria Gonzalez … Has a sister, Alexa who played collegiate softball at Susquehanna … Majoring in Civil Engineering … Picked Stevens because of his aspirations to pursue a career in Civil Engineering … Favorite MLB team and player is the New York Yankees and Mariano Rivera … Top movie is The Godfather Part 1.
Summer Collegiate Baseball: Competed for the Nassau Collegians of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League in summer 2022 and will be returning, once again, in 2023.
