Gutierrez played college baseball at the Division I (NCAA) level for the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 2013 to 2016, starting every game of his career.
Gutierrez was named as a Collegiate Baseball Magazine Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American for his performance.
He earned Big 12 Player of the Week and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Hitter of the Week during the season and was again named an All-Big 12 1st Team selection, along with a selection for the ABCA All-Midwest Region 2nd Team.
He was additionally named the top defensive first basemen in Division I baseball by being selected for the ABCA Rawlings Gold Glove Team, only the second Red Raider to receive the award.
During game two of the 2016 College World Series, a two-run homerun by Gutierrez lead Texas Tech to a win over top seeded Florida.
He signed, and after one game with the GCL Marlins in which he went 3 for 5 with a home run and 3 RBIs, he was promoted to the Batavia Muckdogs.
He spent the rest of 2016 with Batavia where he posted a .218 batting average with five home runs and 36 RBIs.