Gorneault was born to Gary and Darlene Gorneault on April 19, 1979, in Springfield, Massachusetts,[REF] and attended Cathedral High School in Springfield, where he starred in baseball and basketball.
Gorneault attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the same school attended by legendary California Angels' shortstop Gary DiSarcina,[REF] and went 2-6 in his first college start against Vermont.