Alex Gosser - Baseball - Arkansas Razorbacks

#44 Alex Gosser

C | Sr | 6-0 | 215 | L/R | North Little Rock, Ark. | North Little Rock HS

As a Junior (2016)
Played in 11 games with five starts at catcher and designated hitter … Hit .150 with three hits, three runs scored and two RBI … Also walked three times … All three of his hits occurred during SEC play against No. 2 Florida (April 14), No. 2 Texas A&M (April 30) and Alabama (May 14) … Provided pinch-hit game-tying single that sent the game into extra innings against the Aggies in second game of double-header (April 30).

As a Sophomore (2015)
Played in 31 games, including starting 17 at catcher … Hit .240 with two doubles and two runs batted in … Posted two multi-hit games, collecting a pair of hits against Southeast Missouri State (March 18) and at Georgia (May 14) … Came on as a defensive replacement in the NCAA Stillwater Regional against Oklahoma State (May 30) and walked in his only at bat of the NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional against Missouri State (June 5) … Did not make an error in 110 chances behind home plate and threw out eight of 27 base stealers for a .704 stolen base allowed percentage.

As a Freshman (2014)
Redshirted the first 50 games of the season, but came on to catch in the series opener against No. 20 Texas A&M (May 9) following a series of injuries behind the plate … Played in eight total games, starting seven of those at catcher … Recorded hits in six of his eight games, including two multi-hit games … Hit .320 in his brief stint with three runs batted in and four runs scored … Tallied his first collegiate hit at Missouri on May 17, recording two hits to help fuel a four-run ninth inning and an 11-inning victory to sweep the Tigers in the final series of the regular season … Registered six postseason hits, four of which came in the SEC Tournament, while two were against Bucknell at the NCAA Charlottesville Regional.

North Little Rock High School
Named to the USA Today All-Arkansas Team and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Arkansas Team following his senior season … Selected to play for the East team in the 2013 Arkansas High School All-Star Game … Earned 7A all-state honors in 2013, honorable mention all-state in 2012 and all-conference honors in 2011 and 2012 … Also played football in high school and was an all-state selection as a junior and a senior.

Personal
Son of Bobby and Donna Gosser … Has a brother, Trey, and a sister, McKenzie … Kinesiology major.