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Matt Gibbs

• Previous School: Hardin County HS
• Hometown: Savannah, Tenn.
• Height: 6-2
• Weight: 180
• Birthdate: December 29
• Intended Profession: Lawyer
• Hobbies: watching football

News Release(s)

• 3/3/2003 - Union Sweeps Eureka in Double Header, Gibbs Throws No-Hitter
• 4/11/2002 - Union Baseball Ranked No. 4 in NAIA Poll

Member of the Following Team(s)

2005 Men's Baseball

• Number: 26
• Class: Senior
• Position: RHP

• Coach’s Comments, Matt is another fourth-year senior for Union. He as worked to get back his velocity and become a solid pitcher in Union’s rotation. Matt is a right hander that possesses the ability to throw three quality pitches for strikes and has the stuff to be a weekend pitcher.

  Union Career. 2002...was 7-3 with a 4.02 ERA...51 strikeouts in 65 innings pitched. 2003...was 3-3 witha 5.77 ERA...36 strikeouts in 48.1 innings pitched. 2004...was 4-2 with a 3.38 ERA...tallied 14 strikeouts in 26.2 innings pitched.

  Before Union. Prepped at Hardin County HS where he tied the record for wins in a season with 11…his senior season, he went 11-1 with a 1.83 ERA, 108 strikeouts, and 24 walks...named All-District, All-Region, and named Pitcher of the Year.

2004 Men's Baseball

• Number: 26
• Class: Junior
• Position: RHP
• Matt, now a junior at Union, hopes to work his way back into the weekend rotation...dropped back some last season from his great freshman year...as a freshman, went 7-3 with a 4.02 ERA in 65 IP...tallied 51 strikeouts to only 19 walks...last season, Matt was 3-3 with a 5.77 ERA...Matt is a right hander that possesses the ability to throw three quality pitches for strikes...has the stuff to be a weekend pitcher.
  Before Union: Prepped at Hardin County HS where he tied the record for wins in a season with 11...his senior season, he went 11-1 with a 1.83 ERA, 108 strikeouts, and 24 walks...named All-District, All-Region, and named Pitcher of the Year.

2003 Men's Baseball

• Number: 26
• Class: Sophomore
• Position: P
• As a freshman, Gibbs stepped up early in the season with the Allen’s injury…went 7-3 with a 4.02 ERA in 65 IP…tallied 51 strikeouts to only 19 walks…right hander that possesses the ability to throw three quality pitches for strikes…No. 1 starter stuff…will be a weekend pitcher…great work ethic…good mental approach to pitching. Prepped at Hardin County HS where he tied the record for wins in a season with 11…his senior season, he went 11-1 with a 1.83 ERA, 108 strikeouts, and 24 walks. Named to the All-District and All-Region team as a senior.

2002 Men's Baseball

• Number: 26
• Class: Freshman
• Position: P
• Right hander that possesses the ability to throw three quality pitches for strikes…No. 1 starter stuff…opportunity to be a weekend pitcher…great work ethic…good mental approach to pitching. Prepped at Hardin County HS where he tied the record for wins in a season with 11…his senior season, he went 11-1 with a 1.83 ERA, 108 strikeouts, and 24 walks. Named to the All-District and All-Region team as a senior.

Photo Gallery

05/5/05 - Senior pitcher Matt Gibbes prepares to make a pitch in the winner's bracket championship game in the TranSouth Conference Tournament. (ID: 3908) - Steven Aldridge Large | X-Large

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