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At Miami
Won his first nine career decisions ... 14-6 career record in 89 appearances with five starts ... has a career ERA of 3.36 and has held opponents to a .212 career average ... ranks ninth on the school's all-time list for career appearances ... is slated to be a weekend starter in 2007 after spending his first three seasons primarily in the Hurricane bullpen before making the transition to starter in the 2006 post season ... deceptive pitcher who is tough to hit ... is the biggest competitor on the team ... returned in 2006 from off-season surgery to repair a hernia that hampered him for most of the 2005 season to make his first five career starts and post career bests in ERA, innings pitched and strikeouts ... became a dominant closer for the Hurricanes in the second half of his freshman season ... posted five saves on top of a perfect 8-0 record as a rookie ... right-hander who has excellent movement on all of his pitches ... earned first-team Freshman All-America honors by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball ... the 2003 Dade County 6A Pitcher of the Year ... an excellent student of the game ... considered the staff's most-fierce competitor on the mound by J.D. Arteaga.
Junior (2006)
Spent a majority of the season as Miami's primary setup man but moved into a starting role in the postseason ... was second on the team with 36 appearances and has 89 career appearances to rank ninth all-time at UM ... was 4-3 with career bests of 59 strikeouts, 67.2 innings pitched and a 2.66 ERA with five starts ... held opponents to a .204 average ... went 2-1 with a 0.50 ERA in 18.0 innings of postseason play ... retired all three batters he faced against the Florida Marlins on 3/1 with one strikeout. College World Series (6/19): Charged with the loss against Rice despite allowing one earned run in 6.2 innings of work... gave up five hits, including a leadoff home run, with a season-high six strikeouts and one walk in the 3-2 loss. Oxford Super Regional (6/11): Threw a career-high six innings of shutout ball and gave up four hits in a 7-0 win against Ole Miss ... struck out three and walked two in his second-straight postseason win. Lincoln Regional (6/2): Started and went a career-high 5.1 innings and gave up two unearned runs on three hits with three walks and four strikeouts to pick up the win. ACC Tournament (5/26): Provided three innings of relief in the third game of the tournament against Georgia Tech ... gave up one run on three hits with a walk, a hit batter and two strikeouts. at Georgia Tech (5/18-20): Pitched in all three games of the series, totaling 2.1 innings and giving up four runs on four hits with four walks and a strikeout ... was charged with the loss in the series finale, giving up four runs and three walks in 1.1 innings ... pitched two-thirds of an inning and walked three batters in the series opener. vs. Wake Forest (5/13-14): Pitched 2.2 innings and gave up two hits, one run, one walk and had two strikeouts in the series finale ... entered the game with the bases loaded in the sixth inning of Miami's 11-10 win ... gave up one run on two hits with two strikeouts. vs. Wright State (5/5): Pitched two-thirds of an inning of relief in the series opener, giving up one hit ... came on with two on and two out in the seventh inning to record the final out. at N.C. State (4/29-30): Pitched in both of Miami's wins in the series ... earned his second win of the season in the series finale, using 18 pitches to go 2.2 innings with two strikeouts and a hit ... faced two batters and gave up a hit and a walk in Miami's 9-6 win. vs. Virginia (4/22-23): Entered the game with no outs and the bases loaded in the seventh inning of the series-finale win ... allowed one runner to reach on a fielder's choice before retiring the last two batters he faced to get out of the inning ... gave up a season-high five runs, three earned, in a third of an inning in the second game of the series ... gave up just one hit, but tied a school record by hitting three batters and walked another. at Florida State (4/14, 16): Totaled 2.1 innings of relief in both Miami wins, giving up three hits, three runs, three walks and striking out six ... pitched 1.2 innings of the series finale, giving up two runs on one hit and two walks with four strikeouts ... started the seventh inning of the series opener and gave up two hits and one run with a walks and two strikeouts. vs. North Carolina (4/7-9): Pitched in all three games of the series, totaling 4.0 innings without giving up a run ... struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning in the series finale ... gave up a hit and a walk in one inning of Miami's 9-7 win in Game 2 ... struck out three batters in 2.0 innings of relief and gave up two hits in a series-opening loss. vs. Clemson (3/31-4/2): Pitched in all three games of the series, totaling 4.1 innings of work and giving up three hits, a run, walk and two strikeouts ... threw 2.1 innings of hitless ball in the series finale ... gave up two hits and struck out one in the second game of the series ... was charged with a run in the first game of the series and pitched 1.2 innings of relief. at Maryland (3/25): Entered the game in the seventh inning with the bases loaded and no outs ... forced a sac fly double play that scored one run ... gave up one walk and a hit ... was not charged with any runs. at Duke (3/17): Pitched a scoreless eighth inning in the series opener. vs. Fordham (3/14): Pitched two-thirds of an inning and gave up a hit with one strikeout and a walk. vs. Virginia Tech (3/10, 12): Made two appearances in relief and totaled five strikeouts and four walks ... gave up his first hit in seven-plus innings on a solo home run in the series finale. vs. Michigan State (3/8): Threw 1.1 innings of relief with two strikeouts and a walk. vs. Indiana (3/3, 5): Appeared twice against the Hoosiers, totaling 2.2 innings of hitless relief with four strikeouts and two walks ... pitched the seventh and eighth innings of Miami's series-opening 4-0 win ... pitched the final two-thirds of the seven th inning of UM's 6-4 win in the series finale. vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/25): Pitched one inning and issued two walks with a strikeout. vs. Florida (2/17-19): Threw 1.2 innings in the 11-10 series-finale loss and gave up two hits and a run with a strikeout ... pitched two-thirds of an inning in the series opener without giving up a hit. at UCLA (2/12): Earned his first win of the season, giving up just two hits and one earned run on five strikeouts and three walks ... set a career high with 5.0 innings pitched. vs. Winthrop (2/5): Made his first career start in the series finale and was charged with the loss after giving up two earned runs in four innings of work with three strikeouts and a walk. vs. FIU (1/29): Pitched two innings in the second game of the series, retiring all six batters he faced, with one strikeout.
Sophomore (2005)
Hampered the entire season with a hernia that required surgery following the season ... second on the team with 26 relief appearances ... 2-3 with a 5.34 ERA and three saves ... has struck out 22 batters and walked 21 in 30.1 innings of work ... opponents are hitting .270 off him. Coral Gables Regional (6/3, 5): Closed out the Regional opener against Virginia Commonwealth ... came on in the ninth inning and gave up a solo home run with a walk and two strikeouts ... relieved starter Brandon Camardese in the fifth inning of the Regional Championship against Mississippi State ... forced a ground ball double play in a bases-loaded, no-out situation. At Clemson (5/21): Gave up one run on one hit with two walks without retiring a batter. At Virginia (5/15): Gave up one hit in an inning of relief. Vs. Jacksonville (5/7-8): Threw a total of 2.1 innings of relief in the final two games of the series, yielding one hit and striking out two. Vs. Maryland (4/30): Pitched well but didn't get much help in the field ... gave up five runs on three hits and walked two batters in the ninth inning. Vs. Florida State (4/22): Protected the lead, giving up one hit with a walk and a strikeout in the eighth inning to pick up the win. At North Carolina (4/17): Pitched two-thirds of scoreless ball in a tight game that ended in a 7-7 tie. At Virginia Tech (4/9): Gave up two hits and no runs in 2.0 innings of a blowout. Vs. Oral Roberts (4/2): Gave up one run in his longest outing of the season, pitching 3.1 innings of relief with a season-high four walks and two strikeouts and was charged with the loss. Vs. Georgia Tech (4/27): Threw 2.0 innings and gave up four earned runs on two doubles and a home run for his second loss of the season. At Wake Forest (3/18, 20): Protected the lead in both of Miami's wins, totaling 2.1 innings and giving up one run with four strikeouts. Vs.Duke (3/12-13): Pitched an inning in each Miami's final two wins of the series without yielding a run. Vs. Pittsburgh (3/8): Earned his third of the season and preserved the shutout with a scoreless ninth inning. Vs. N.C. State (3/5-6): Pitched an inning of relief in the final two games of the series ... gave up a run on two hits in the series finale. Vs. George Washington (2/26): Gave up three ninth inning runs for the first loss of his career. At Florida (2/18-19): Pitched three innings of scoreless ball in the series. Vs. South Florida (2/11, 13): Made two appearances ... picked up his first save of the season in the series opener ... gave up two runs on a home run without retiring a batter in the final game of the series ... Vs. High Point (2/5): Picked up the win with 2.0 innings of work, striking out three. At FIU (2/1): Gave up one hit in relief.
Freshman (2004)
Gil moved into the closers role for the Hurricanes in late April and recorded five saves ... he also posted an 8-0 record for the 2004 season after opening the season in middle relief ... made 27 appearances on the season and pitched 38.2 innings ... went 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA and recorded all five saves from the time he was put in the closer's role on April 30 until the end of the season ... allowed only three runs in 14 appearances as a closer ... all three runs came against Costal Carolina on May 2 ... named a first-team Freshman All-American by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball ... was equally effective against both left and right-handed hitters ... his 49 strikeouts were the fourth most on the Miami staff ... averaged 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings ... started his career with an outstanding outing vs. Florida on Feb.15 ... pitched four innings giving up two hits, no runs, and striking out eight to pick up his first win ... went 1.2 scoreless innings striking out three vs. FIU on Feb. 27 to secure his second victory ... pitched 1.0 shutout innings vs. Elon striking out three and walking one for his third victory of the year ... went 1.0 inning vs. Illinois-Chicago on Mar. 20 striking out two and walking one ... picked up his fourth win of the year going 2.2 innings and striking out four at Georgia Tech on Apr. 3 ... earned his second win in as many days at Georgia Tech pitching one inning and striking out three ... fanned two in 1.2 innings at FSU on April 9 ... pitched one inning and struck out vs. Coastal Carolina on May 1 ... earned his first career save with two perfect innings against Jacksonville on May 7 ... earned his second save of the season on May 9 ... threw one scoreless inning vs. North Carolina on May 15 ... struck out two in 0.2 innings the next night vs. UNC ... allowed on hit and struck out one on May 21 vs. Ball State to earn his third save of the season ... earned the save on May 27 by pitching the ninth inning against Long Beach State ... picked up his eighth win on May 28 with two-thirds of an inning versus the 49ers. 2004 NCAA Coral Gables Regional: Gil threw one inning, striking out one in the Hurricanes' 19-5 win over North Carolina State on June 5. 2004 NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional: Gil recorded the fifth save of his career June 12 against Florida, ensuring the Hurricanes' 8-7 win over the Gators in the first game of the super regional ... against UF, struck out three in 1.1 innings. 2004 College World Series: Gil closed out Miami's 9-5 win over LSU in the first game of the CWS ... pitched one inning without surrendering a hit.
Christopher Columbus
Capped his high school career at Christopher Columbus High School with a state championship in 2003 coached by Joe Weber ... First-team all-state honoree by the FHSAA and the Miami Herald ... named the Dade County 6A Pitcher of the Year after his senior campaign ... Tied the school record for wins in a season with 11 at Columbus ... pitched for Gulliver Prep during his junior year. Senior (2003): Went 11-1 as a senior at Columbus with a 1.40 ERA and 90 strikeouts ... led his team to the state championship. Junior (2002): Attended Gulliver Prep as a junior ... posted a 4-0 record with a 1.00 ERA and three saves ... recorded 40 strikeouts while helping Gulliver Prep to the district championship. Sophomore (2001): Pitched for Christopher Columbus High School ... registered a 1-0 record ... did not allow an earned run the entire season ... recorded 10 strikeouts.
Personal
Son of David and Yazmin Gil ... has one brother, David, who played for UM from 1997-2000 and was a third-round draft pick of the Cincinnati Reds ... is majoring in business.
Gil's Career Statistics
Year W-L ERA Sv G-GS CG SH IP H R ER BB SO HBP WP 2B 3B HR AB Avg PO A E Fld. 2004 8-0 3.03 5 27-0 0 0 38.2 23 16 13 27 49 4 2 5 0 1 130 .177 2 6 0 1.000 2005 2-3 5.34 3 26-0 0 0 30.1 31 20 18 21 22 6 2 7 1 3 115 .270 1 2 0 1.000 Totals 10-3 4.09 8 53-0 0 0 68.2 54 36 31 48 71 10 4 12 1 4 245 .220 3 8 0 1.000