2026 SEASON
Made 11 appearances including a trio of starts in his debut season as a Tiger … Posted a 3-1 record on the campaign with a 5.02 ERA and 36 strikeouts to 13 walks over 28.2 innings … Made his DI debut with a perfect inning of relief versus UIC, notching one strikeout in the Tigers’ 7-0 shutout of the Flames (3/7) … Threw 1.2 perfect innings in his second appearance versus No. 6 Auburn, striking out a pair (3/13) … Earned his first win as a Tiger with 2.1 innings of relief, allowing one run on four hits and a walk while striking out three as Mizzou defeated rival Illinois in the Braggin’ Rights game (3/24) … Tossed 0.2 scoreless innings in the SEC series-opening win at No. 24 Kentucky (4/3) … Had a career night versus in-state rival Missouri State, throwing 6.0 scoreless, two-hit frames with a DI-high nine strikeouts and just one walk to earn his second win and earn D1 Baseball’s SEC LOUD! Performance of the Day accolades (4/7) … Followed that up with 5.0 scoreless, two-hit frames with five strikeouts and no walks to earn the SEC win over No. 24 Arkansas (4/25) … Started and threw 3.1 innings versus Vanderbilt, allowing one run on three hits and a pair of walks while striking out three as the Tigers won the rubber match to take the SEC series over the Commodores (5/10).
PRIOR TO MIZZOU
Spent two seasons at Nova Southeastern where he received All-SSC honors … combined to throw 130.1 innings over two seasons with NSU …career ERA of 3.87 with 121 strikeouts and just 40 walks while compiling a win-loss record of 5-6. 2025: Made 14 starts on the mound and accumulated a 4.47 ERA over 86.2 innings … struck out 87 batters while walking 32 and posting a 3-5 record … opponents batted .228 against him for the season. 2024: Made 17 appearances including a pair of starts on the mound during his freshman season … Totaled 43.2 innings pitched and racked up 34 strikeouts while walking just eight batters … Pitched to a tune of a 2.68 ERA and notched a pair of saves.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Doral Academy in Miami, Florida, for his prep career … led Doral Academy to a state championship and earned First Team All-Miami Dade honors in 2022.
PERSONAL
Son of Nelson Gonzalez and Mariluz Bernal … born March 25, 2005, in Santa Clara, Cuba … has one sibling, Ramses Machado.