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Class:
RS Junior |
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Hometown:
Miami, Fla. |
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High School:
Christopher Columbus |
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Height / Weight:
6-3 / 205 |
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Position:
RHP |
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Experience:
2L |
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Major:
Marketing |
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At Miami
Returns in 2008 after surgery and will be used immediately as the closer … anchored the the pitching staff as the Friday night starter for the first half of the 2006 season … has a rare combination of velocity and movement and has mastered three pitches.
Junior (2007)
- Redshirted the 2007 season due to Tommy John surgery.
Sophomore (2006)
- Pitched the last half of the season with an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery following the season.
- Went 9-7 in 17 starts with a 4.40 ERA, totaling 88.0 innings pitched, 62 strikeouts and 33 walks and held opponents to a .245 average.
- vs. Wright State (5/6): Gave up just one hit in 5.0 innings to earn his ninth win of the season … Held the Raiders scoreless in the 14-1 win.
- at Florida State (4/14): Earned the win after going 6.0 innings and giving up two runs on five hits with four walks and three strikeouts … Held the Seminoles hitless until the fourth inning … all five hits were singles.
- at Duke (3/17): Threw seven shutout innings with seven strikeouts and two walks and gave up just four hits, all singles.
- vs. Indiana (3/3): Pitched the first six innings of a 4-0 shutout win in the series opener … gave up four hits with six strikeouts and a walk.
- vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/24): Set career highs with nine strikeouts in seven innings to pick up his fourth win of the season … gave up three earned runs on four hits with one walk.
- vs. Florida (2/17): Gave up just four singles – two infield singles – in 6.1 innings pitched, two runs, one earned.
- vs. FIU (1/28): Made his first career start in the series opener, picking up the win with five innings pitched allowing just one hit, a double and struck out three with two walks.
Freshman (2005)
- Made nine relief appearances, all in the first two months of the season … pitched a total of 10.0 innings and gave up nine earned runs and 11 hits, but also had 12 strikeouts.
- vs. Duke (3/11): Pitched an inning of scoreless, not-hit ball.
- vs. NC State (3/4, 5): Walked one batter in Miami’s inaugural ACC win on 3/4 … Gave up two earned runs on three hits in 1.2 innings the following day, with two strikeouts.
- vs. Northeastern (3/2): Struck out a four batters in two innings of relief.
- vs. High Point (2/4): Made his collegiate debut, striking out three batters and walking one while giving up two hits in two innings of work.
Christopher Columbus
- Played for head coach Joe Weber at Christopher Columbus High School … only began playing baseball prior to his senior season … played basketball up until his senior year.
- Senior (2004): Posted a 6-2 record with a 2.70 ERA during his senior season … struck out 42 and earned two saves … helped Columbus to a 25-6 record … district and conference champions.
Personal
- Son of Katherine and Rafael Gutierrez.
- Has one sister, Marili, and one brother, David, a sophomore pitcher on the team.
- Majoring in liberal arts.
