Fernando Gonzalez
Camp Director
Gonzalez arrived at Spring Hill after serving as Assistant Coach for Thomas University's baseball team for three years. While he was with the Nighthawks, he spent the summer of 2023 in the Coastal Plain League as an Assistant Coach for the Florence Flamingos. He also served as Assistant Coach for the Winchester Royals in The Valley Baseball League in the summer of 2022.
Prior to his time at Thomas, Gonzalez spent a year coaching FTB Puerto Rico while also hosting private, individual clinics to develop up-and-coming high school prospects for collegiate and/or pro baseball.
Before FTB, Gonzalez spent the 2018-19 season pitching for the Criollos de Caguas in the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC) while representing the Puerto Rican national team in the Premier12 tournament.
Prior to the LBPRC, Gonzalez pitched for the Gary Southsore Railcats in the 2016 season, posting a 3-1 record while allowing a 4.14 ERA with 28 strikeouts and pitching 54 and two-third innings.
As a collegiate pitcher, Gonzalez played at The University of West Alabama for the 2014-2015 seasons after transferring from East Central Community College in Decatur, Miss. In his senior season, the right-handed pitcher earned All-American, All-GSC and All-Region honors, posting a 10-2 pitching record, pitching 96 and one-third innings while allowing a 1.96 ERA, 81 hits, 21 earned runs and 96 strikeouts.
The native of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico received his Bachelor's in Accounting from Interamerican University of PR.