Thais Gonzalez

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
OF
Height:
5-4
B/T:
L/R
Hometown:
Boca Raton, Fla.
High School:
St. Thomas Aquinas

Graduate Student (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 29 games with eight starts -- six in rightfield and two in leftfield
• Scored seven runs, primarily as a pinch runner
• Scored the go-ahead run on a sixth-inning sac fly at #23 Minnesota (May 8)
• Also tallied the go-ahead run in the seventh inning at Indiana (March 26)
• Singled and scored U-M's first run in the second inning in a 2-0 win vs. Iowa (Feb. 27)

Senior (2020)
The 2020 season was canceled after 23 games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• Appeared in 14 games, starting 11 in rightfield
• Posted a career-best .357 batting average
• Went 2-for-3 with two runs scoring and an RBI vs. Louisville (Feb. 16)
• Drove in a run and scored in U-M's 11-2 win vs. No 7 Florida (Feb. 8)

Junior (2019)
• Appeared in 29 games, starting five -- three at designated player, two at rightfield
• Scored nine runs, including five in Big Ten play; tallied runs in six consecutive appearances in April
• Scored two runs on two walks against Toledo (April 3)
• Recorded a hit, RBI and run scored against Kent State (March 17)

Sophomore (2018)
• Appeared in 36 games, starting 11 in the outfield or at designated player
• Tallied an RBI hit in the fourth inning at Michigan State (May 2)
• Also scored the winning run as a fourth-inning pinch runner in the series opener vs. MSU (April 11)
• Posted three hits, three RBI and three runs scored in the season-opening Wilson-Demarini Classic (Feb. 9-11); recorded two hits in the weekend finale vs. Illinois State

Freshman (2017)
• Appeared in 37 games, earning two starts as designated player
• Scored 14 runs as a pinch runner, including eight in Big Ten play
• Used a pinch-hit leadoff single to spark a three-run sixth inning in an 8-4 win at Ohio State (April 8)
• Went 1-for-2 with an RBI single vs. Long Beach State (March 4)
• Tallied first collegiate hit with a pinch-hit, two-run single vs. St. John's (Feb. 12)
• Made collegiate debut against USF at the season-opening Wilson-Demarini Tournament (Feb. 11)

Prep
• Graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School (2016)
• Named Class 7A Player of the Year for Broward County (2016)
• Named Miracle Sports All-State 7A Defensive Player of the Year (2015)
• FACA All-State All-Star (2016); All-State first team as a second baseman (2015)
• Three-time Sun Sentinel first team (2014, '15, '16) and second team (2013) All-County
• Two-time Miami Herald first team (2015, '16), second team (2014) and honorable mention (2013) All-County
• Contributed to St. Thomas Aquinas' 2014 Class 7A state championship and back-to-back semifinal appearances (2015, '16)
• Named Class 7A state tournament MVP (2015)
• Played travel with the Gold Coast Hurricanes (2013-15) and Rhode Island Thunder (2015-16)
• Competed at the ASA National Tournament (2013, '14) and PGF National Tournament (2015, '16)
• Named a BCAA First Team Scholar Athlete
• Graduated with a 4.996 GPA; AP Scholar with Distinction; National Merit Commended Scholar; National Hispanic Merit Scholar, High School Honor Roll, National Spanish Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society

Personal
• Katherine Thais Gonzalez was born on April 24, 1998
• Enrolled in the Ross School of Business, majoring in business administration
• Daughter of Miguel and Katie Gonzalez
• Mother played basketball at King's College in Canada (1980-82)
• Has a brother, Max