— Story and Photos by Sean Walsh, sports editor for www.capecod.com.

Led by MVP and No. Gonzales quashed a lot of the criticism last summer while playing in the Cape Cod League.

Sean Sullivan (UC Berkeley) finished fifth in the league with 37 strikeouts, while Kyle Nicholas (Ball State) had 31 strikeouts, Joe Nahas (Georgia Southern) and Jackson Wolf (West Virginia) each finished with 27 Ks. BA also rated him the fifth best prospect in the draft, which is about where most other prospect authorities ranked him. Gonzales did, however, hit 351/451/630 with seven home runs in the Cape Cod League in 2019, earning himself MVP honors and being named the league’s top prospect by Baseball America. Gonzales finished the season in the top-five in all major offensive categories. His arrival in Pittsburgh could be quicker than expected! He was second in run scored (80), hits (95), total bases (170) and walks (45), third in RBI (80) and triples (4), and fourth in doubles (19) and home runs (16). Matthew Mervis (Duke) hit .325 with four homers and 24 RBI; Adam Oviedo (Texas Christian) hit .252 with three home runs and 22 RBI, and Joey Loperfido (Duke) had a pair of homers and nine RBI. Roberts is referring to second baseman Nick Gonzales, the star of the Kettleers and one of the best in the Cape League. His email is seanwalsh@ccb-media.com. His seven home runs tied for third in the league, while his 33 runs batted in were second to Hyannis’ Hunter Goodman who had 37. Gonzales was selected seventh overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.

He finished first in runs scored (39), hits (54), doubles (14) and tied for first in triples with four. He was also named the recipient of the Robert A. McNeece Award for the Cape League’s Most Outstanding Pro Prospect, making him one of the rare few who have won two major Cape League awards in the same season. All rights reserved.
Gonzales entered his junior year in 2020 as a top prospect for the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.

Cotuit second baseman Nick Gonzales, voted most valuable player by his Kettleer teammates, was also named Most Valuable Player of the Cape Cod Baseball League. On the mound for Cotuit, Bo Hofstra (Purdue) tied for second in the league with four wins, while Reid Johnson (NC State) and Beck Way (Belmont Abbey) had a pair of wins each. With his .351 batting average – he was just edged out of the top spot by Falmouth’s Zach Deloach, who closed out the season at .353. Nick Gonzales.

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Post was not sent - check your email addresses! In the pitching department, Billy Corcoran (Pitt) led the team with two victories; Samuel Thoresen (Minnesota) had 28 strikeouts, and Kyle Murphy struck out 25. A former standout from Cienega, Gonzales plays baseball for New Mexico State and he has earned several All-American awards. This list will be updated all year in an effort to recognize all former local prep stars who have gone on to […]