GENERAL
●Outstanding three-year starter who is cornerstone of talented VCU infield
●Contact hitter who can drive the gaps, along with an above average glove at second base
●Has come up with several big hits in clutch situations in his three seasons with the Rams

2009/JUNIOR
●Saw action in 45 games with 42 starts
●Finished the year with a .301 batting average
●Posted 45 hits with 11 doubles, one triple and one home run
●Scored 23 runs and drove in 22 RBI
●Went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two doubles and a home run against UNCW (3/20)
●Went 2-for-4 against 25th-ranked George Mason (4/18)
●Enjoyed a 2-for-3 performance with two doubles and an RBI against College World Series participant and 11th-ranked Virginia (4/21)
●Went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run against Hofstra (4/4)
●In the Rams’ season-opening series against Central Florida, he posted a 3-for-4 outing with a pair of runs and an RBI
●Struck out just 17 times in 146 at-bats, the lowest total among starters
●Committed just five errors all season at second base

2008/SOPHOMORE
●Appeared in 43 games for the Rams, staring 41 of those contests
●Finished the year with a .305 batting average, seven doubles, 28 runs scored and 24 RBI
●Went 3-for-5 in win over Seton Hall (3/2)
●Drove in four runs on two hits against Longwood (3/18)
●Had eight hits and four RBIs in double-header sweep of Northeastern (4/11
●Tallied three hits and two RBIs in home win over Towson (5/3)

2007/FRESHMAN
●One of only three Rams to see action in all 60 games, starting 57
●Earned CAA All-Rookie honors after racking up a .271 batting average with five doubles, a triple and a home run along with 30 runs scored and 37 RBI
●In CAA Championship game, delivered game-tying two-run single in top of the seventh
●Drove in three RBIs and scored three runs in 4-for-4 performance against Towson (5/6)
●Drove in four RBIs against UMBC (3/20)
●Launched a walk-off home run in 2-for-4 performance against JMU (3/18)
●Drove in two RBIs in 3-for-5 performance on the road against UNC Wilmington (3/9)
●Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and scored a run in his first game at VCU against nationally-ranked San Diego (2/15)

PRIOR TO VCU
●High School squad won the Colt Championship in Puerto Rico during his senior season
●As a junior, he won the batting championship during the Colt World Series
●Led his team to the Palomino League Championship in Puerto Rico and went onto the Palomino World Series
●Finished as the second-best hitter in the Palomino World Series

PERSONAL
●Son of Richard Gonzalez and Roquel Taporte
●Major is undecided