Winnipeg Goldeyes Player Bios
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
#1 KEVIN LACHANCE – IF Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: Clifton, Virginia Resides: Clifton, Virginia High School: Centreville (Clifton, Virginia) College: University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, Maryland – “Retrievers”) Draft: 10 th – LAD – 2016 DOB: 7/2/94 Opening Night Age: 26 Classification: ROOKIE Career Highlights: Fifth season of professional baseball and third with the Goldeyes...re-signed by the Goldeyes on 2/12/21…originally acquired by the Goldeyes on 11/19/18 from the Frontier League’s Lake Erie Crushers to complete trade from 4/27/18 in which the Goldeyes sent Dalton Wheat to Lake Erie in exchange for a player to be named later…contract was purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks on 6/1/19…career .256 batting average with 10 home runs and 74 RBI in 180 games played...96 career runs scored with 23 doubles, three triples, 33 stolen bases, and 95 walks...career .362 on-base percentage...lifetime .298 average with runners in scoring position (161 AB) and .292 average with two outs and runners in scoring position (89 AB)…career .971 fielding percentage in 36 games at shortstop (four errors) and a .984 fielding percentage in 105 games at second base (seven errors)…drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 10 th round in 2016…played four seasons of college baseball at the University of Maryland at Baltimore County in Baltimore, Maryland from 2013-16…hit a combined .301 for the Retrievers with nine home runs, 87 RBI, 82 stolen bases, and 94 walks in 198 collegiate games…82 stolen bases are a program record…ranks second in program history in games played…earned America East All-Conference honours as a senior in 2016 after hitting .371 with six home runs, 29 RBI, and 28 stolen bases in 51 games...played at Centreville High School in Clifton, Virginia 2020 Winnipeg (American Association/Ind.): Hit .262 with five home runs and 16 RBI for the Goldeyes in 47 games...35 runs scored with six doubles, eight stolen bases, and 21 walks...had a .344 on-base percentage...had 12 multi-hit games, including six 3-hit games and one 4-hit game...3-for-4 with an RBI on 7/3 at Fargo-Moorhead...scored four runs while going 2-for-6 with a double on 7/4 at Fargo-Moorhead...3-for-6 with two runs on 7/5 at Fargo-Moorhead...scored a run in six consecutive games from 7/9-7/16 (nine total runs)...had two stolen bases while going 3-for-6 with two runs and a double on 7/12 at Sioux Falls...hit two home runs while going 2-for-5 with three runs and two RBI on 7/28 at Chicago...had 7-game hitting streak from 8/29-9/5 (13-for-24, .542)...3-for-3 with a run, a double, and two RBI on 9/4 vs. St. Paul 2019 Reno (Pacific Coast/AAA/Arizona): Appeared in two games for the Aces, going 1-for-5 (.200)…1-for-4 in first career game at Triple-A level on 7/6 vs. Sacramento Visalia (California/A+/Arizona): Appeared in nine games for the Rawhide, going 3-for-26 (.115) with one RBI…scored three runs with one walk…helped Rawhide win California League championship Hillsboro (Northwest/A-/Arizona): Appeared in 12 games for the Hops, going 5-for-34 (.147) with six RBI…scored four runs with two doubles, one stolen base, and 10 walks…2-for-4 with a double and two RBI on 8/21 at Eugene…helped Hops win Northwest League championship Missoula (Pioneer/R/Arizona): Appeared in 10 games for the Osprey, going 8-for-31 (.258) with one home run and nine RBI…scored three runs with two doubles, one stolen base, and seven walks…had three multi-hit games, including one 4- hit game…drew three walks and had an RBI on 6/18 at Idaho Falls…hit grand slam home run while going 2-for-3 with a run and four RBI on 6/23 vs. Great Falls…4-for-4 with a run, two doubles, and two RBI on 6/25 vs. Billings Winnipeg (American Association/Ind.): Appeared in 13 games for the Goldeyes, going 16-for-43 (.372) with two home runs and seven RBI…scored eight runs with three doubles, one triple, three stolen bases, and 12 walks…hit safely in 11 of 13 games…had four multi-hit games, including one 3-hit game…had 7-game hitting streak from 5/17-5/25 (12-for-24, .500)…named American Association Batter of the Week for week ending 5/19...3-for-5 with a run scored, home run, and an RBI on 5/21 at Cleburne…had contract purchased by the Arizona Diamondbacks on 6/1 2018 Lake Erie (Frontier/Ind.): Hit .267 with two home runs and 18 RBI for the Crushers in 37 games…scored 16 runs with four doubles, one triple, 10 stolen bases, and 14 walks…had a .342 on-base percentage…compiled a .971 fielding percentage between the second base and shortstop positions, totalling just four errors in 37 games…hit safely in 21 of 37 games…had 12 multi-hit games, including two 3-hit games…hit first career home run on 5/15 vs. Normal while going 1- for-4 with a run scored and two RBI…2-for-5 with a run, home run, and three RBI on 5/18 vs. Washington…3-for-4 with a run scored, double, and an RBI on 5/20 vs. Washington…2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI on 6/13 at Normal…3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI on 6/17 vs. River City 2017 Ogden (Pioneer/R/Los Angeles): Hit .258 with 17 RBI for the Raptors in 50 games…scored 27 runs with six doubles, one triple, 10 stolen bases, and 30 walks…finished with a .387 on-base percentage…hit safely in 29 of 50 games…had nine multi-hit games, including two 3-hit games…made professional debut and picked up first career base hits on 6/20 at Orem going 2-for-4…picked up first two career RBI while going 1-for-4 on 6/22 vs. Orem…stole first career base as a professional while going 3-for-5 with two runs and a double on 6/24 at Grand Junction…scored three runs while going 1- for-4 on 7/6 at Idaho Falls…drew four walks on 7/13 vs. Missoula while going 0-for-1 with a run scored…had 7-game hitting streak from 8/8-8/16 (8-for-23, .348)…scored three runs while going 2-for-3 with an RBI on 8/23 at Idaho Falls…2- for-4 with two doubles on 8/26 at Idaho Falls…3-for-5 with a run scored and a triple on 9/3 at Grand Junction…helped Raptors win Pioneer League championship…6-for-13 (.462) in five playoff games…2-for-3 with a run scored and a double in winner-take-all Game Three of the Pioneer League Championship Series on 9/17 at Great Falls Rick Forney on Kevin Lachance: I’m excited both John (Gorman) and Kevin have decided to play for us again. Kevin is a great player. He works and plays very hard, day in and day out. He dealt with knee and wrist issues that hurt his numbers a bit, but he is still a very valuable rookie to have on our club. Year Team League Lvl Org Unif Pos Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO HBP SH SF IBB DP AVG OBP SLG OPS 2013 UMD -Baltimore Cty AmEast NCAA -1 Fr 4 if 18 47 175 21 53 12 2 1 19 13 6 15 22 2 2 1 0 1 .303 .363 .411 .774 2014 UMD -Baltimore Cty AmEast NCAA -1 So 4 if 19 46 180 30 46 8 0 0 13 12 2 23 20 2 0 1 0 1 .256 .345 .300 .645 2015 UMD -Baltimore Cty AmEast NCAA -1 Jr 5 if 20 54 211 38 57 10 1 2 26 29 5 28 26 3 4 1 0 1 .270 .362 .355 .717 2016 UMD -Baltimore Cty AmEast NCAA -1 Sr 5 if 21 51 205 50 76 14 1 6 29 28 4 28 22 3 1 2 0 2 .371 .450 .537 .987 NCAA Totals - 4 Season(s)Filter 198 771 139 232 44 4 9 87 82 17 94 90 10 7 5 0 5 .301 .382 .403 .785 Year Age AgeDif Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB 2017 22 1.2 Ogden PION Rk LAD 50 191 155 27 40 6 1 0 17 10 6 30 31 .258 .387 .310 .697 48 3 4 0 2 0 2018 23 -1.2 Lake Erie FRON Ind 37 154 131 16 35 4 1 2 18 10 1 14 27 .267 .342 .359 .701 47 2 5 2 0 2019 24 -2.6 Winnipeg AA Ind 13 57 43 8 16 3 1 2 7 3 1 12 11 .372 .509 .628 1.137 27 1 0 1 0 2019 24 4 Teams 4 Lgs A--Rk-A+-AAA ARI 33 118 96 10 17 4 0 1 16 2 2 18 25 .177 .305 .250 .555 24 2 1 0 3 0 2019 24 -2.3 Reno PCL AAA ARI 2 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 1 0 0 0 0 2019 24 1.5 Visalia CALL A+ ARI 9 28 26 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .115 .143 .115 .258 3 0 0 0 1 0 2019 24 3.2 Hillsboro NORW A- ARI 12 47 34 4 5 2 0 0 6 1 2 10 7 .147 .340 .206 .546 7 1 1 0 2 0 2019 24 3.4 Missoula PION Rk ARI 10 38 31 3 8 2 0 1 9 1 0 7 6 .258 .395 .419 .814 13 0 0 0 0 0 2020 25 -2.5 Winnipeg AA Ind 47 197 172 35 45 6 0 5 16 8 2 21 42 .262 .344 .384 .727 66 1 2 1 0 All Levels (4 Seasons) 180 717 597 96 153 23 3 10 74 33 12 95 136 .256 .362 .355 .717 212 5 9 7 9 0 #2 JAY GONZALEZ – OF Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Bats: Left Throws: Left Born: San Diego, California Resides: Orlando, Florida High School: Freedom (Orlando, Florida) College: University of Mount Olive (Mount Olive, North Carolina – “Trojans”) Draft: 10 th – BAL – 2014...39 th – TEX – 2013...27 th – BOS – 2010 DOB: 12/11/91 Opening Night Age: 29 Classification: LS-4 Career Highlights: Seventh season of professional baseball and first with the Goldeyes...signed by the Goldeyes on 2/2/21...career .273 batting average with one home run and 138 RBI in 514 games played...283 career runs scored with 73 doubles, 20 triples, 141 stolen bases, and 289 walks...career .372 on-base percentage...has averaged 90 runs scored, 23 doubles, seven triples, 45 stolen bases, and 92 walks per 162 games as a professional...has finished with 30 or more stolen bases in a season three times during career...lifetime .274 batting average with two outs and runners in scoring position (201 AB)...drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 10 th round in 2014...also drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 27 th round in 2010...played college baseball at the University of Mount Olive in Mount Olive, North Carolina...hit .425 with 81 runs scored, three home runs, 34 RBI, 51 stolen bases, and 34 walks while posting a .500 on-base percentage for the Trojans as a junior in 2014...also played two seasons