2021 Softball Roster
Gonzalez, Sarah
Jersey Number 13
Sarah Gonzalez
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Kingsburg
- Hometown:
- Kingsburg, Calif.
Bio
NCAA GAME-BY-GAME & CAREER STATS
Years of eligibility remaining (including the Spring 2022 season): 1
GONZALEZ AND THE FALCONS
>> Played in 228 of the Falcons' 229 total games during her career (2018-22), making 227 starts
>> Batted .231 in her career, with her 132 total hits including 23 doubles, two triples and 16 homers
>> Scored 80 runs and drove in 75
>> Through the end of the 2022 season, Gonzalez was ranked on the following BGSU career lists...
2022
2021
2020 ^
GREAT PLAY AT BALL STATE (April 6, 2019)
2019
2018
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
Years of eligibility remaining (including the Spring 2022 season): 1
GONZALEZ AND THE FALCONS
>> Played in 228 of the Falcons' 229 total games during her career (2018-22), making 227 starts
>> Batted .231 in her career, with her 132 total hits including 23 doubles, two triples and 16 homers
>> Scored 80 runs and drove in 75
>> Through the end of the 2022 season, Gonzalez was ranked on the following BGSU career lists...
- Games Played (228, second)
- Games Started (227, second)
- Sacrifice Flies (8, T-third)
- Walks (64, Seventh)
- Homers (16, T-11th -- NOTE: she hit an additional HR that was stricken from the records, as it came in a game that was halted due to inclement weather & was never completed)
- Sacrifice Hits/Bunts (25, T-12th)
- RBI (75, 19th)
???MIC'D UP?????
— BGSU Softball (@BGSUSoftball) April 14, 2022
Sarah Gonzalez was mic'd up for the second game of Tuesday's DH, and -- Spoiler Alert -- she had a fantastic game!#AyZiggy | ?????????? pic.twitter.com/BThRCkNjmi
2022
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third time in her BGSU career
- Also named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- Played in 54 of BGSU's 55 games, starting all 54 at third base
- Hit .213 on the season, with her 29 total hits including seven that went for extra bases
- Had four homers to tie for third on the team, and also had three doubles
- Second on the team with seven sacrifice bunts
- Scored 19 runs and drove in 14
- Had seven multiple-hit games, the fourth-highest total on the team
- Hit .367 in neutral-site games, good for second on the club
- Those neutral-site contests included four games at the NISC in which she hit .600 and had a 1.000 slugging pct.
- Started all five games at the DePaul Dome Tournament on the season's opening weekend
- Had a hit in each of the first three contests of the year
- That streak included a win over Butler in which she was 1-for-2 with two walks, a run and a stolen base
- At the NC State Invitational, went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI in a win over Delaware
- The next day, walked and scored vs. Central Connecticut State, then had another hit in the rematch with UD
- At the UE Invitational, went 2-for-3 with a homer vs. Creighton, scoring two runs
- Had a sac fly and also scored a run in a win over Green Bay at that tourney
- Had a sac bunt and a sac fly vs. Pitt at the Lipscomb tourney the next weekend
- Singled and had another sac bunt in the rematch with the Panthers two days later
- Walked twice, singled and scored a run vs. Houston Baptist later that same day
- Walked, stole a base and scored in BG's win over Northern Illinois the next weekend
- Had a double in the Falcons' 14-inning win over Buffalo, and was robbed of another hit on a line drive that was caught
- Had a stellar game vs. Detroit Mercy under the lights at Meserve Field
- Made several nifty plays in the field, and homered twice in the 6-4 victory
- Her first homer broke a 4-4 tie in the fourth, and her second round-tripper capped the scoring in the sixth
- Had a walk and a single in BGSU's 4-2 win at league-leading Miami
- The hit came with the Falcons down to their final out, and was the first of five-consecutive BG hits in a four-run seventh-inning rally
- On Senior Day, had a two-run double and came around to score in BG's 9-0 win over Akron
- Had two hits, including a ninth-inning single that drove in the winning run, in a 2-1 victory at Ball State
- Went 3-for-6 with a run and an RBI as BG swept a home DH from Central Michigan
- Had the game-winning RBI in the opener, as her sixth-inning single gave BG the lead in a 3-1 win
- Then, in the nightcap, went 2-for-3 and scored a run in a 5-0 victory
- Those two hits included a single in her final at-bat at Meserve Field
- Went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs in BGSU's 5-3, 10-inning win over Ohio in the MAC Tournament
- Singled, had a sac bunt and scored a run in BG's win over Stephen F. Austin in the NISC opener
- Went 1-for-3 vs. Virginia the next day, driving home a teammate with a double before coming around to score
- The following day, led off the bottom of the fifth with a homer that proved to be the game-winning RBI vs. George Washington
- That round-tripper, which came on the first pitch of the half inning, broke a 2-2 tie
- Beginning with that homer, ended her BGSU career with hits in each of her final four at-bats
- Was a perfect 3-for-3 against Kansas, driving in two of BGSU's three runs
2021
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Also named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- One of just two Falcons to start all 54 games
- Hit .177 on the year, with a double and three homers among her 23 total hits
- Walked 20 times, ranking third on the team, and had 16 runs scored and 15 RBI
- Had a fourth homer that was erased when the game was not completed due to weather
- Started all four games at Cleveland State on opening weekend, and had two hits and two RBI
- Had a hit in each end of a DH at Winthrop, drawing a walk in the first game
- Walked, stole a base and scored against Marshall at the Thundering Herd Round Robin
- Walked three times and scored a run in the MAC opener, a run-rule win over Central Michigan at Meserve Field
- One of those walks came with the bases loaded
- The next day, hit a solo homer to account for the only run in another victory vs. the Chippewas
- Had a hit in each of the last three games of the Ball State series, homering in back-to-back games in Muncie
- Walked, scored a run and made several sparkling defensive plays in BG's win over Akron in the series opener
- Had a sacrifice bunt, a sac fly, a run and an RBI in the final game of that series vs. UA, as BG completed the sweep
- Went 2-for-2 with a walk, a run and an RBI in the series opener at Buffalo the next weekend
- The next day, had a base hit in the first game and drew a walk in the second
- Had a hit, scored a run and drove in a run in the opener at Ohio
- Also had a base hit in the second game of the series in Athens
- Went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in the Falcons' 5-3, nine-inning win at Toledo
- The double drove in a run to give BG a 3-2 lead in the sixth inning of that game
- Homered in the nightcap of that scheduled DH, before game two was halted due to weather and deteriorating field conditions -- that homer was not included in the final season statistics
- Was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run in a win over UT at Meserve Field
- Had an RBI single in BGSU's 2-1 win over MAC-leading Miami
- Drove in a run in each game as BG swept a DH from Western Michigan at Meserve
- In the opener, was robbed of a hit when the WMU RF made a diving catch, but her liner still scored a runner from third
- Then, had a walk, a single and an RBI in the nightcap
- Had two hits, including a two-run single, and a pair of walks in the Northern Illinois series
- Walked and scored what proved to be the winning run in the final game of the season, at WMU
2020 ^
- Played in all 17 games, starting 16
- Hit .279, good for third on the team
- Scored three runs and drove in four
- Started all five games at the Chattanooga Challenge on the season's opening weekend, with a hit in each of the first three contests
- The next weekend, had a hit and scored a run vs. host Tennessee State at he Tiger Classic in Nashville
- Was 1-for-1 with a HBP and a run in BG's five-inning win over Rider, then closed the weekend by going 2-for-3 vs. Creighton
- After starting the first 114 games of her BGSU career, came off the bench for the first time as a Falcon, and responded with a pinch-hit RBI double in the seventh inning vs. host ETSU at the Buccaneer Classic
- The next weekend, had four hits and three RBI as the Falcons went a perfect 5-0 in Clearwater, Fla.
- Was 2-for-3 with an RBI vs. Penn State
- Had hits vs. both Army and Chattanooga, with a stolen base in the first game and a walk and an RBI in the second
- The RBI was the game winner, as her single in the top of the seventh scored the final run in BG's 5-4 win over the Mocs
- Was inducted into Chi Eta Sigma, the national college athlete honor society
GREAT PLAY AT BALL STATE (April 6, 2019)
Sarah Gonzalez showing a little hustle & grit to get us out of a jam yesterday! ??@SportsCenter #SCTop10 @NCAAsoftball pic.twitter.com/xQEbl8i6P7
— BGSU Softball (@BGSUSoftball) April 7, 2019
2019
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Started every game for the second consecutive season
- Was one of just two Falcons to start all 51 games
- Hit .261 on the year, tying for the team lead with 16 extra-base hits
- Had a BG-best 12 doubles, along with two triples and a pair of home runs
- Scored 21 runs and drove in 22
- Had an on-base percentage of .353 and a slugging pct. of .425
- Tied for second on the team with 19 walks, and was successful in all three of her stolen-base attempts
- Batted .268 in MAC play, with a team-high five two-base hits
- Hit .367 (11-for-30) when leading off an inning
- Made 29 starts at third base and 22 at shortstop
- Started the first 22 games, and 29 of the first 32 contests, at third base
- Due to injuries to several teammates, moved to shortstop for the final 19 games of the spring
- In MAC competition, started the first seven games at third and the final 14 at short
- Hit .278 in home games, and batted .303 in the Falcons' 13 neutral-site contests
- Was named MAC Player of the Week on Feb. 25 after a stellar performance at the GWU Tournament
- Also was mentioned as a Louisville Slugger/ NFCA weekly top performer
- Hit .412 as BGSU went 4-1 that weekend, going 7-for-17 in the five games
- Six of those seven hits went for extra bases, as she had five doubles and a grand slam, and she led the team with a slugging pct. of .882
- Had at least one hit in each of the five games
- Went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a walk in an 8-7 win Saint Francis, scoring BG's eighth run of the game
- Then, in the nightcap, hit a grand slam in the eighth inning, giving BG a five-run lead, and BG would need every one of those runs as the Falcons held off a late charge by host Gardner-Webb
- The next day, had a three-run double in the first inning, giving BG an early lead in what would prove to be a 7-4 win over GWU
- Had a total of seven RBI in back-to-back at-bats vs. the Runnin' Bulldogs
- Doubled and walked in the day's second game, a 3-0 win over East Tennessee State
- Capped the weekend with two hits, including a double, and a walk in the second SFU game
- Had a walk and laid down a sac bunt in each end of the Oakland DH
- Hit .429 that weekend, going 6-for-14 in the four games at the Morehead State Classic
- Those six hits included four for extra bases, as she had a .929 slugging pct.
- Was 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a home run, a BG season-high four runs scored and two RBI in BG's 21-0, five-inning win over St. Bonaventure
- Then, went 2-for-4 later that day, with a run and an RBI vs. Morehead State
- The next day, had three hits in two more wins, including a 2-for-4 performance vs. MSU
- Had a double and a triple in that game, scoring twice
- Went 2-for-3 and drove in a run against Dayton
- That evening, singled and walked in three plate appearances at Wright State, scoring a run
- Drove in both BG runs with a two-run single in the MAC opener at Ohio
- Had a walk and a single in the each of the final two games of that series, scoring a run in both games
- Walked twice and stole a base at Purdue Fort Wayne
- Went 3-for-5 at the plate in BG's Saturday doubleheader at Ball State, as the Falcons took two of three games in the weekend series in Muncie
- Walked and singled in three plate appearances in the first game of that Saturday DH, and made a huge defensive play to help preserve the 5-4 win
- With BG leading by that 5-4 score, but the bases full of Cardinals and two outs, she fielded a ball deep in the hole at short, raced to third base and beat the BSU runner with a headlong dive to end the inning
- Was 2-for-3 with a run scored in the nightcap
- Hit .500 in the Buffalo series, going 5-for-10 in the three games
- Was 1-for-2 with a walk, a triple, a run and two RBI in the opener
- Then, was 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and an RBI in the second game
- Had an RBI single to open the scoring in BG's win at Western Michigan
- Also was hit by a pitch and scored a run in that win
- Went 2-for-4 in the opening game of the Wright State DH
- Had an RBI single and came around to score in BG's seven-run sixth inning in that win
- Had a hit in each end of the Akron DH, with a double in the opener and a single and a walk in the nightcap
- Singled and drove in a run in the final home game of the season, an 8-3 win over Cleveland State
- Went 1-for-3 with an RBI double in the final game of the season, at Kent State
- That run-scoring two-base hit came in the fourth inning, giving BG a 2-0 lead as the Falcons went on to a 2-1 win
2018
- Started all 52 of BGSU's games at third base in her first season on campus
- Batted .258 with seven home runs and 20 RBI
- Was second on the team in homers, and fourth on the Falcons in RBI
- Scored 21 runs to rank fifth on the team in that category
- Her 33 hits also included six doubles
- Had a .353 on-base pct. and a .469 slugging pct., ranking fourth on the team in the latter category
- Five of her homers came in true road games
- Hit .467 with a slugging pct. of .800 in her first collegiate weekend
- Went 7-for-15 with two doubles and a home run
- Had a sacrifice fly and her first RBI in her first game as a Falcon, a win over Niagara
- Then, later that day, was 2-for-4 with a double, a homer, two runs scored and an RBI against Cleveland State
- Her two hits in the second win over Niagara included a double
- Then, went 2-for-3 for the third-straight game, this time against Canisius
- Had an RBI in that win, then went 1-for-3 with a walk against Robert Morris
- The following weekend, hit .385 with a team-leading .769 slugging pct. at the Elon Classic
- Her five hits on the weekend included two doubles and a dinger
- Also had four walks and a .556 on-base pct. in the five games at Elon
- Was 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and a run vs. Elon on the first day of that tourney
- Then, had two three-RBI games in a three-game span
- Clubbed a bases-loaded, bases-clearing double in BG's second meeting with Elon
- Later that day, had a hit in her only official at-bat vs. Rhode Island, with a walk, a hit-by-pitch and a run scored
- Ended that tourney with a 1-for-3 game vs. Mount St. Mary's
- The hit was a three-run homer, and she also had a walk in that win
- Was 2-for-2 with a walk, two runs and a two-run homer against Texas Tech in the Red Raiders' tourney
- Also homered vs. the host school at the Memphis tourney the following weekend
- Hit .333 that weekend, with a double and the homer among her four hits
- On the final day of that tourney, went 1-for-2 with a sac bunt, a hit-by-pitch, a pair of runs and an RBI against Butler
- Homered vs. Lipscomb on the first day of the Falcons' trip to Nashville
- Had a hit in her first game at Meserve Field, the MAC opener vs. Ball State
- Then, in the second game of that day's DH, walked and scored the tying run in the sixth inning of BG's 4-2, come-from-behind win over the Cardinals
- Walked and scored a run vs. Western Michigan in the second game of that series
- With the Falcons down to their final out, fouled off several pitches and eventually walked after an eight-pitch at-bat, and scored on Kaylee Parker's homer
- Went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer vs. Miami
- Then, scored a run and drove in a run in the second game of that DH
- Walked and scored a run in BG's first win at Buffalo, adding a sac bunt
- Then, singled and scored another run in the nightcap
- Had a hit in each end of BG's doubleheader sweep at Akron, including a two-run homer in the opener
- Walked, doubled and scored a run in the second game of the day
- Had a hit and scored a run in BG's run-rule win over Detroit Mercy
- Reached base twice in the opening game of the Kent State series, with a hit and a walk
- Walked twice in the final game of the series
- Had numerous sparkling defensive plays during the three-game set against KSU
- Had a hit and scored the winning run in the Falcons' 3-2, walk-off victory over MAC-leading Ohio at Meserve Field
HIGH SCHOOL
- Earned four letters at Kingsburg H.S. ('17) for coaches Randy Sieger and Jose Salinas
- Hit over .400 in each of her four years with the Vikings
- A three-year team captain
- An All-Central Sequoia League First-Team selection three times after being named to the second team as a freshman
- Was named the league MVP as a sophomore
- Had career totals of 149 hits, 111 runs scored and 94 RBI in 117 games
- Had an on-base percentage of .449 or higher in every year
- Was named to the CSL All-Academic Team in all four seasons
- Also earned three letters in volleyball
- Member of FCA and Young Life
PERSONAL
- Born in Stockton, Calif.
- Intervention specialist major at BGSU
- Daughter of Dan and Jennifer Gonzalez
- The third of five girls
- Has two older sisters, Kristine and Jessica, and two younger sisters, Marissa and Jocelynn
- Jessica is on the softball team at Dixie State (Utah) Univ.
- Played travel ball for the California SunCats
- Lists her parents as her biggest influence
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