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Dorian Gonzalez Jr.

position

Infield

Height

5-9

Weight

188 lbs.

Class

Freshman

Hometown

Miami, Fla.

High School

Belen Jesuit

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Dorian Gonzalez Jr.  - Baseball - University of Miami Athletics

Sophomore (2023): Appeared in 53 games, earning 19 starts…Batted .191 (17-for-88) with 17 runs scored, three doubles, three home runs and 15 RBI…Tallied .305 on-base percentage and .330 slugging percentage…Totaled four multi-RBI performances and two multi-hit efforts…Launched three-run homer against Dartmouth (Feb. 25)…Homered for second straight contest and matched career-high three RBI in multi-hit performance vs. Dartmouth (Feb. 26)…Registered two extra-base hits, including third blast of campaign, and drove in two runs against Virginia Tech (Mar. 18)…Notched two-run double vs. UCF (Apr. 4)…Recorded hit against Texas in Coral Gables Regional (Jun. 4).

Freshman (2022): Played in 44 games and made 43 starts at second base in debut season with Hurricanes…Missed one month due to lower-body injury…Hit .263 with 32 runs scored, seven doubles, two homers and 21 RBI…Finished with five multi-RBI games and 10 multi-hit performances…Totaled .345 average across first 15 contests…One of two freshmen to earn start on Opening Day against Towson (Feb. 18)…Recorded first collegiate hit, solo home run, as part of 2-for-4 and season-best three-RBI effort vs. Towson (Feb. 19)…Became first Hurricane since CJ Kayfus in 2021 to homer for first collegiate hit…Capped off first weekend with two hits and drove in two runs in series finale against Towson (Feb. 20)…Registered first career three-hit performance vs. Harvard (Feb. 25)…Started season-long eight-game hitting streak and 15-game on-base streak, reaching safely four times against Harvard (Feb. 27)…Notched back-to-back multi-hit efforts against FIU (March 8) and Boston College (Mar. 11), tallying five hits over two tilts…Picked up pair of knocks in first ACC road affair at No. 18 Clemson (Mar. 18)…Mounted two-hit game, including second career home run vs. 13th-ranked North Carolina (Mar. 25)…Returned after missing one month, coming off bench against North Dakota State (May 6)…Reached base co-season-high four times, including third three-hit effort, vs. UCF (May 11)…Posted two knocks and plated two runs at No. 21 Florida State (May 14)…Recorded pair of hits and RBI in Coral Gables Regional opener vs. Canisius (June 4).

High School: Four-year letterman at Belen Jesuit Prep, serving as captain in 2020-21…Earned all-district recognition each year…Batted over .300 in all four seasons, including career-best .364 average as senior…Paced district with five home runs in 2021…Selected as team MVP following senior season…Helped lead Belen Jesuit to regional championship…Also played football at Belen.

Personal: Parents are Dorian and Nora Gonzalez…Father, Dorian, played baseball at Miami from 1994-96, reaching College World Series in all three seasons…Intends to major in business.