Michael Gibson

Class:
Senior
Position:
UTL / RHP
Ht. / Wt.:
6-3 / 200
B / T:
R/R
Hometown:
Rock Hill, S.C.
Prev School:
Liberty

Awards
2026 Second-Team All-SoCon - RP/1B
2026 Walt Nadazk Award Winner - SoCon tournament's Most Outstanding Player
2026 NCAA Atlanta All-Regional team
2026 Second-and Third-team All-American as a two-way player by D1Baseball and Perfect Game
Picked with the 228th pick in the 10th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2026 MLB First-Year Player Draft

2026: Played in 50 games with 44 starts. Totaled 60 hits, 37 runs and 42 RBIs with 15 doubles and six home runs, adding 17 walks and 12 stolen bases… Made 21 pitching appearances with four starts, working 53.0 innings with 73 strikeouts and 21 walks, allowing 54 hits, 32 runs (31 earned) and 10 home runs… Homered twice for a season-high two home runs vs. Charleston Southern (Apr. 7), also driving in four runs… Stole a season-high three bases vs. UNCG (Apr. 25)… Collected a season-high five hits vs. VMI (May 20), also scoring five runs with nine total bases and four RBIs… Struck out a season-high eight in 4.2 innings vs. UIC (May 31)…Became the eighth Bulldog in program history to post a batting average over .400 in a single season and ranking sixth all-time with a .408 average. He was also one of only two Division I players during the 2026 campaign to record six-plus home runs and 10-plus saves during the season.

Liberty (2025): Made five appearances for the Flames...Recording 5.0 innings pitched with five strikeouts.

Florence Darlington (2023-24): Named to the All-Region 10 second team...Pitched and played in the field...Posted a 7-4 with a 4.44 ERA in 12 appearances, 10 of which were starts...Stuck out 46 and walked 21 over 52 2/3 innings...At the plate, hit .316 with eight home runs, 21 RBI and 32 runs scored.

Personal: Son of Steven and Dixie Gibson...Majoring in Business Administration.