University of Maryland, Baltimore County

2014: Made 11 total appearances, includingthree starts, for the Retrievers as a sophomore… Posted a1-1 record with a 4.10 earned run average (ERA)… Earned onesave during the year to bring his career total up to five, thefourth-highest total in school history… Struck out 23batters while issuing just five walks… Recorded the finaltwo outs of the top of the ninth inning to earn the win againstAlbany on March 15 as UMBC rallied in the bottom half for a 3-2win… Backed it up with two more scoreless inning the nextday in the series finale… Also tossed shutout innings on theroad at East Carolina and Hartford, as well as at home againstAmerica East rival Stony Brook… Earned his lone save of theyear by pitching three innings against local rival Towson as theRetrievers won on the Tigers’ home field for the first timesince 2003… Fanned five Towson batters during the appearanceon May 6… Then struck out four against Stony Brook in hisfinal outing of the season on May 10. 

2013: Selected to the America East All-RookieTeam… Recorded four saves before transitioning to theRetrievers’ starting rotation… Finished the year 2-4with a 3.00 ERA… His four saves ranks tied for sixth in UMBChistory for a single season… Recorded the save onback-to-back days (March 9-10) as UMBC swept the home-and-homeseries with Mount St. Mary’s… Struck out 14 batters ina 7.1-inning relief appearance at conference rival Hartford on Apr.6… Led the team with 41 K’s while issuing just 16walks… Recorded a 1.20 WHIP… Made nine scorelessappearances and started his career by not allowing a run in 7.1innings.

Background: Helped the Don BoscoIronmen win the Bergen County Championship his juniorseason… Selected First Team All-League and Second TeamAll-County his junior season...Also named an Honorable Mention onthe All-State squad...Threw a perfect game vs. Bergen Tech on April18, 2011.

Personal: Son of Nancy and JoaquinGomez...Has an older brother, Anthony, who currently plays in theMiami Marlins' farm system...Undecided in his major...Born Sept.23, 1993.

CAREER STATISTICS

*As of 5/20/14