2024 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 26
Sebastian Gongora
- B/T:
- L/L
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 240
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dayton, Ohio
- High School:
- Chaminade Julienne
- Prev School:
- Wright State
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2023 Horizon League Pitcher of the Year
• 2023 All-Horizon League First Team
• 2023 ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region First Team
• 2022 Horizon League All-Freshman Team
2023 (Wright State): Horizon League Pitcher of the Year… Earned East-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team honors… Compiled a 10-1 record with a 3.17 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 93.2 innings pitched over 16 starts… Finished tied for third in wins and tied for ninth in strikeouts in single-season history… Went a perfect 9-0 with a 2.94 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 11 starts (70.1 IP) against conference opponents… Topped the Horizon League in victories, ERA, innings pitched, strikeouts, fewest hits allowed per nine innings (7.59), and opposing batting average (.227)… Allowed four or fewer earned runs allowed in five-plus innings in 13 starts… Fired eight shutout innings in victory over Oakland (3/26)… Struck out a season-high nine batters against Youngstown State (4/14) and Oakland (4/29)… Earned winning decision at Kentucky (2/25) after limiting the Wildcats to two runs in 5.0 innings of work… Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
2022 (Wright State): Named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team… Pitched in 16 games, making 15 starts… Went 5-1 with a 5.88 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 82.2 innings… Top-10 Horizon League marks in wins (T-4th), innings pitched (5th), strikeouts (5th), and opponent batting average (6th, .261)… Had six quality starts… Five appearances with seven-plus strikeouts… Held left-handed batters to a .227 batting clip… Earned Horizon League Pitcher of the Week after firing a three-hit shutout against Youngstown State (4/30)… Struck out a career-high 10 batters in win over Northern Kentucky (3/26)… Allowed no earned runs while striking out eight batters in 6.0 innings against Purdue Fort Wayne (5/14)… Went an improved 4-0 with a 4.83 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 50.1 innings against Horizon League opponents.
2021 (Wright State): Did not make an appearance.
High School: Graduated from Chaminade Julienne High School … Lettered in baseball and swimming … Finished with a 22-3 record on the mound in three seasons (senior season canceled), including a 9-0 mark with a 1.15 ERA as a junior … Part of state championship teams in 2018 and 2019.
Personal: Son of Chris and Theresa Gongora … Siblings are Christian and Francesca … His dad, Chris, was drafted in the 21st round by the Atlanta Braves in 1994 and was in their farm system from 1994-96 … Majoring in Business Administration … Chose Louisville over Kentucky, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina and Arizona State … Favorite movie is Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith … Favorite TV shows are Breaking Bad and Peaky Blinders … In his spare time, he enjoys reading, yoga, card collecting, shoe collecting, hanging out with family and friends, and working out … Favorite teams are the New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians and Cleveland Browns.
• 2023 Horizon League Pitcher of the Year
• 2023 All-Horizon League First Team
• 2023 ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region First Team
• 2022 Horizon League All-Freshman Team
2023 (Wright State): Horizon League Pitcher of the Year… Earned East-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team honors… Compiled a 10-1 record with a 3.17 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 93.2 innings pitched over 16 starts… Finished tied for third in wins and tied for ninth in strikeouts in single-season history… Went a perfect 9-0 with a 2.94 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 11 starts (70.1 IP) against conference opponents… Topped the Horizon League in victories, ERA, innings pitched, strikeouts, fewest hits allowed per nine innings (7.59), and opposing batting average (.227)… Allowed four or fewer earned runs allowed in five-plus innings in 13 starts… Fired eight shutout innings in victory over Oakland (3/26)… Struck out a season-high nine batters against Youngstown State (4/14) and Oakland (4/29)… Earned winning decision at Kentucky (2/25) after limiting the Wildcats to two runs in 5.0 innings of work… Named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
2022 (Wright State): Named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team… Pitched in 16 games, making 15 starts… Went 5-1 with a 5.88 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 82.2 innings… Top-10 Horizon League marks in wins (T-4th), innings pitched (5th), strikeouts (5th), and opponent batting average (6th, .261)… Had six quality starts… Five appearances with seven-plus strikeouts… Held left-handed batters to a .227 batting clip… Earned Horizon League Pitcher of the Week after firing a three-hit shutout against Youngstown State (4/30)… Struck out a career-high 10 batters in win over Northern Kentucky (3/26)… Allowed no earned runs while striking out eight batters in 6.0 innings against Purdue Fort Wayne (5/14)… Went an improved 4-0 with a 4.83 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 50.1 innings against Horizon League opponents.
2021 (Wright State): Did not make an appearance.
High School: Graduated from Chaminade Julienne High School … Lettered in baseball and swimming … Finished with a 22-3 record on the mound in three seasons (senior season canceled), including a 9-0 mark with a 1.15 ERA as a junior … Part of state championship teams in 2018 and 2019.
Personal: Son of Chris and Theresa Gongora … Siblings are Christian and Francesca … His dad, Chris, was drafted in the 21st round by the Atlanta Braves in 1994 and was in their farm system from 1994-96 … Majoring in Business Administration … Chose Louisville over Kentucky, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina and Arizona State … Favorite movie is Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith … Favorite TV shows are Breaking Bad and Peaky Blinders … In his spare time, he enjoys reading, yoga, card collecting, shoe collecting, hanging out with family and friends, and working out … Favorite teams are the New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians and Cleveland Browns.
