TEMPLE COLLEGE: Played for head coach CraigMcMurtry at Temple College … team record of 32-16 in 2010and 29-16 in 2011 with a 16-8 conference record … hit for a.361 batting average with 44 RBI and six home runs as a freshman… batted .313 with 28 RBI, seven home runs, while alsocollecting three saves and one win as a pitcher during sophomoreseason … the Leopards qualified for the JUCO World Seriesand finished fifth and were also regional and conference champions… earned second Team all-conference honors in his finalseason.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Doug Ragsdale atJack C. Hays High School in Buda, Texas … his senior year,he finished the season with a .548 batting average and 48 RBI,while adding six wins as a pitcher … helped his team to theDistrict 17-4A District Championship, Bi-District Championship, andan area finalist appearance after going 27-2 … as a seniorhe earned Austin American Statesman Centex player of The Year,Rawlings first Team All-American, Centex All-Star Team, TexasSports Writers Association All-State first team first base and MVPDistrict 17-4A … holds school record with 17 home runsduring the 2009 season … as a junior, the team took theDistrict 26-4A District Championship, di-district championship,area championship and a quarterfinals appearance with a 19-14record … went 26-9, the team earned District 26-4A DistrictChamps, Area Champs, Quarter Final Champs and RegionalSemi-Finalist … in 2008 he was named All-District first Team26-4A and sophomore year garnered All-District second Team UtilityInfielder 26-4A.

PERSONAL: Jonathan Wayne Gonzalez was born onSep. 28, 1990, in San Marcos … son of John G. Gonzalez andRita Gonzalez … has a younger sister, Monica R. Gonzalez… majoring in business.