Chris Gutierrez Class: Freshman Hometown: Poolville, Texas Last College: Howard Position: RHP Experience: TR B/T: R/R

Howard College:
Pitched for the Howard College Hawks.

High School
Pitched and played short shot for the Peaster High School Greyhounds ... Helped his team reach the regional finals and finish with a record of 24-6 ... Earned a number of awards, including 2006 Newcomer of the Year in District 9-2A, 2007 Co-Pitcher of the Year and first team All-Parker County ... Finished the season with a 13-2 record and an ERA of 1.85 ... Pitched 104 innings, 14 complete games, six saves and three shutouts ... Collected 124 strikeouts.

Personal:
Son of Grace and Kelly Gutierrez ... Majoring in coaching??? sports & exercise science ... Has one sibling, Andrea (16) ... Began playing baseball at age 4 ... Personal goal for the upcoming season is to be in the starting rotation ... Enjoys watching Seinfeld, King of Queens and Rangers games on television ... Likes the movies Good Will Hunting, Saving Private Ryan and Bull Durham ... Favorite foods are chicken fried steak, T-bone steak and apple pie ... In his spare time, he likes to go camping, play the guitar and hunt.