Monmouth College Athletics

When Arnold Gonzalez joined the Monmouth College baseball program in 1986, he posted four of the Fighting Scots’ wins in an 11-9 season. By the time he was done with his stellar pitching career, Gonzalez and his teammates were almost unbeatable.

Things really started to click in the southpaw’s sophomore season, as the Scots won the first of two consecutive Midwest Conference titles. Gonzalez recorded a win in each of the postseason appearances, going 7-2 both years. Monmouth went 24-3 in his senior season in 1989, and Gonzalez put an exclamation point on his career with a 2.84 ERA that year and an 8-0 record, including another playoff victory.

The four-time all-conference selection posted a career record of 26-7, striking out 228, while completing 26 of his 31 starts.

At the time of his induction, he had served as head baseball coach at Galesburg High School for 10 seasons