Record: 35-16 Home: 22-8 Away: 11-6 Neutral: 2-2 TranSouth: 12-7
#44 Javy Gomez
Javy Gomez Image
Height: 6-5
Class: SR
Position: RHP
Hometown: Miami, FL
Previous School: Miami-Dade CC
 
2008: Only 13 players in the NAIA had more wins than Gomez last season...led the team in wins with a 10-5 record last season...with 10 victories he ranks second with the most wins in a season...finished second behind Josh Hester in almost every other statistical category for the Lions including innings pitched (69.2) and strikeouts (56)...the one-two punch of Hester and Gomez combined for 158.2 innings (almost half of all innings pitched)...led the team with 18 appearances...earned second team All-Conference honors...struck out 10 against Lyon College on Apr. 29, a season high...in over half his starts he only walked one or less batters...led the team with six complete games including a seven inning complete game against Lyon college where he only allowed on unearned run...in a remarkable six game stretch between March 10-29, he only allowed two earned runs whiled going 4-0 in 28.1 innings pitched.
 
JUCO: Played two seasons at Miami-Dade Community College for Head Coach Steve Hertz...was 6-2 in two seasons with a 2.16.
 
Personal: Son of Pedro and Ivonne Gomez...he has two brothers Gabriel and Michael...His favorite movie is For Love of The Game...his favorite team is the Boston Red Sox...his favorite major leaguer is Roger Clemens...his favorite movie quote is "Clear the mechanism."
 
Records and Accomplishments: 2nd Team All-Conference...Tied for 2nd in most wins in a season at 10...Ranked 10th nationally in fewest walks allowed per 9 innings (1.16)...Ranked 14th nationally in wins (10).
 
Gomez's Statistics:
 

YEAR

W-L

ERA

GP/GS

CG

SV

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

2008

10-5

4.13

14/6

6

0

69.2

63

40

32

9

56

2009 Baseball Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.Wt.HometownPrevious School
1Blake TaylorFROF5-9 Humboldt, TNJackson Christian HS
2Derek WillifordJRLHP6-2 Whitehouse, TXItawamba CC
3Clent MartinFRRHP5-9 Savannah, TNHardin County HS
4George OteroJRINF6-3 Miami, FLMiami-Dade CC
5Greg AllenSRINF6-2 Houston, MSHouston HS
6Trae LuttrellSORHP6-0 Randolph, MSItawamba CC
7Leo AlvarezSRC5-10 Miami, FLUniversity of Tampa
8Derek BushJROF6-0 Cookeville, TNCookeville HS
9Zach BurnsSOINF5-10 Adams, TNJo Byrns HS
10Noslen LabradaJROF5-11 Miami, FLSouthwest Iowa CC
11Daniel PeckSRINF5-11 Rockvale, TNMiddle Tennessee Christian
12Mitch CoxFRINF6-4 Murfreesboro, TNBlackman HS
14Les RodriguezJRLHP5-8 Miami, FLUniversity of Tampa
15Alan BarnettSRRHP6-1 Clarksville, TNJackson State CC
17Jhonny MontoyaSRRHP5-10 Miami, FLSt. Thomas University
19Jorge LorieJRRHP6-3 Miami, FLMiami-Dade CC
21Carlos PertuzJRLHP5-10 Miami, FLMiami-Dade CC
22Chris WhiteFROF5-9 Madison, TNGoodpasture HS
23Johanny RamirezJRINF6-2 New York, NYMesabi Range CC
24Michael ClaytonSOINF6-2 Miami, FLFlorida International University
25Garrett AmmonsJRC5-10 Hohenwald, TNLewis County HS
27Willy HernandezSROF6-1 Miami, FLSt. Thomas University
28Ben WrightFRC6-2 Florence, ALMars Hills Bible School
31Joey GildeaSORHP6-1 Seffner, FLHillsoboro HS
32Adam BlackburnSORHP6-2 Brighton, TNBrighton HS
33Angel NicolasSRINF5-10 Miami, FLJackson State CC
34Zack SmithJROF6-3 Leoma, TNMotlow State CC
35Brian BullardJRINF6-1 Joelton, TNSycamore HS
36Evan MansellFRINF6-1 Muscle Shoals, ALMuscle Shoals HS
38Aaron HiltonFRLHP6-1 Henderson, TNChester County HS
39Ben GraddyFRRHP6-2 Ripley, MSRipley HS
44Javy GomezSRRHP6-5 Miami, FLMiami-Dade CC
50Nicholas McClarySORHP6-1 Pawley's Island, S.C.Coker College
Patrick McCarthy - Head Coach
J.D. Flowers - Assistant Coach