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23   Juanita Gonzalez
Juanita Gonzalez

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Centereach, N.Y.

High School:
Stony Brook Academy

Height:
5-5

Position:
P

Birthdate:
09/25/1987

B/T:
R/R


2008: Appeared in seven games as a junior... Posted a 6.22 ERA to go with a .237 opponent batting average in nine innings of work... First appearance of the season came against Team USA in an exhibition game... Threw 2.2 innings of relief against #10 LSU, allowing two runs on three hits... Threw two scoreless innings with two strikeouts against USF (3/16)... Completed a shutout, striking two batters in a scoreless inning of relief against Manhattan (4/11).

2007: Made just six appearances with one start as a sophomore... Went 1-0 with a 0.95 ERA in 7.1 innings of work... Allowed just three hits in three innings of work with a strikeout in her lone start against Wagner (3/27)... Picked up a win in relief, allowing just one earned run in three innings at Seton Hall (4/3).

2006: Made 26 appearances as a freshman, making eight starts... Posted a 5-3 record and one shutout in 76.2 innings... Registered 59 strikeouts... Started career by not allowing a run in three of four relief appearances... Struck out three in two scoreless innings against Central Michigan (3/10)... Made her first career start against Jacksonville, throwing five shutout innings, allowing three hits (3/11)... Registered her first career win with eight innings pitched and five strikeouts versus Canisius (3/14)... Threw six innings and got the win over Illinois-Chicago (3/17)... Struck out a season-high seven batters in another win over Canisius (3/18)... Got the win in relief over Radford, pitching two innings of scoreless relief (4/9)... Struck out five in her first career shutout at Iona (4/11).

Before Fordham: Varsity softball and tennis player at Stony Brook Academy... Two-year team captain... Graduated as the all-time strikeout leader in Nassau and Suffolk counties, recording more than 1,100 in her career, breaking the record of 878 set by former Fordham pitching coach Kim Ryan (1996-99)... Registered an ERA of under one as a senior... 2005 League Pitcher of the Year... Three-time All-County selection... Named to the All-State team in 2004, helping the team to the Suffolk Class C title game in 2004.

Personal: Majoring in Political Science... Has two brothers.