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At Miami
Second on the team in 2007 in appearances (29) out of the bullpen in his first season with the Hurricanes ... Went 2-0 with a 3.74 ERA while opponents hit him at a .256 batting clip ... Has command of three above average pitches ... Expected to provide long and middle relief as one of the top options out of the bullpen ... Younger brother of UM pitcher Carlos Gutierrez ... One of three current Hurricanes who attended Christopher Columbus.
Redshirt Freshman (2007)
- Appeared in 29 games for the Hurricanes and struck out 26 in 43.1 innings.
- Picked up wins against No. 11 UCLA (2/10) and at FIU (4/11).
- Spent the latter part of the season as UM's set-up guy out of the bullpen.
- Made first career appearance against Mercer (2/3).
Columbia (Mo.) Regional Highlights(6/1-3): - Appeared in two of Miami's three games and allowed just one run in 3.2 innings in the NCAA Regional.
ACC Tournament (5/23-27): - Appeared in games against No. 19 Clemson and No. 3 Florida State and didn't give up a run in 2.1 innings and struck out three.
Regular Season Highlights: - vs. Florida State (4/27-29): Made two appearances in the series and did not allow a run 2.2 innings of work against the No. 1 Seminoles.
- at Virginia Tech (4/20-22): Appeared twice in the series and matched a career-high with three strikeouts in 1.2 innings in the series opener.
- vs. NC State (4/13-15): Appeared twice in the series and struck out four in the series, but allowed five runs in two innings in the series finale and set a career-high with three strikeouts.
- at FIU (4/11): Tossed two innings and allowed two runs on two hits in his second decision of the season.
- vs. Georgia Tech (4/6-8): Appeared twice in the series and had a season-long 3.1 inning outing in the series finale in an 8-7 win.
- at North Carolina (3/9-11): Allowed just one run in four innings pitched on the weekend against No. 1 UNC.
- vs. UCLA (2/10): Pitched one scoreless inning in relief in earning his first collegiate win - a 1-0 shutout of No. 11 UCLA.
Freshman (2006)
- Red-shirted and did not pitch.
Christopher Columbus
- Played for head coach Joe Weber at Christopher Columbus High School.
- Senior (2005): Compiled a 5-1 record with a 1.98 ERA and two saves to help lead Columbus to a 26-5 record and a spot in the regional final ... team was GMAC and District champion ... Miami Herald Third-Team All-Dade County.
- Junior (2004): Helped lead Columbus to a 25-5 record and a spot in the Regional Quarterfinal.
Personal
- Son of Katherine and Rafael Gutierrez.
- Has one sister, Marili, and one brother, Carlos, a junior pitcher at UM.
- Majoring in criminology.
