University of Albany

Earned America East Conference second team honors in his first season with the program... One of four players to start all 55 games for the Great Danes... Finished second on the team with a .297 average... Was also second with 58 hits, including 12 doubles, one triple and four home runs... Scored 28 runs and recorded 39 RBI... Was 13-of-18 on stolen base attempts... Had a .972 fielding percentage behind the plate... Struck out just 27 times in 195 at bats... Went 3-for-4 with three RBI against New York Tech (3/15)... Had three hits, including a home run, driving in three at UMBC (5/3)... Finished with multiple hits in 12 games and had multiple RBI on 11 occasions. Genesee C.C.: Two-year member of the baseball team for the Cougars... Hit .440 with 26 doubles, six triples, eight home runs, 82 RBI and 19 stolen bases for Genesee... Hit .500 with 12 doubles, seven home runs, 40 RBI and 19 stolen bases as a sophomore in 2007... As a freshman, hit .397 with 14 doubles, four triples, one home run and 42 RBI... Named second-team NJCAA All-American and All-Region III as a sophomore. High School: Three-year letterwinner as a member of the baseball and wrestling teams and two-year letterwinner on the football team at Batavia High... Had a career average of .425 with 22 doubles, seven triples, three home runs and 50 RBI... Team captain as a junior and senior... Named to Monroe County first team as a junior and senior for baseball and as a senior for football and wrestling... Team MVP as a senior for baseball. Personal: Majoring in history... Born July 24, 1987... Son of Chuck Gugel and Janice Lear.