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44 Essence Gibbs

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Junior
  • High School Cerritos HS
  • Hometown Cerritos, Calif.

Biography

Junior (2023)
  • Appeared in 49 games for the Wildcats, starting in 38
  • Finished with a .248 batting average with 28 total hits on the season
  • Collected five extra-base hits, with four doubles and one triple
  • Drove in eight runs and scored 18
  • Had seven multi-hit games
  • Achieved an on-base percentage of .292 with six walks drawn
  • Finished second on the team with 18 stolen bases in 19 attempts
  • Picked up 13 put-outs and a .929 fielding percentage as an outfielder
  • Had a four hit game against Alabama State (3/31/23), finishing a home run short of the cycle with a double, a triple, and two runs scored
  • Went 1-for-3 with two RBI and two stolen bases against Alabama A&M (3/12/23)
  • Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two stolen bases against Mississippi Valley State (4/11/23)
Sophomore (2022)
  • Saw action in 39 games with 28 starts in the outfield in her rookie season for the Wildcats
  • Used a .264 batting average across the season
  • Had 23 hits, including two double and a triple, adding four RBIs
  • Scored 13 runs on the campaign
  • Held a .310 slugging percentage, drawing eight walks as well as the plate
  • Registered six stolen bases in seven total attempts
  • Picked up 10 putouts and two assists in the field
  • Had a hit in her collegiate debut against Northern Illinois (2/11/22), adding a run scored off a double
  • Drove in a run off a 2-for-3 effort at the plate versus Hofstra (2/18/22)
  • Went 1-for-2 at the plate against Arizona (2/25/22)
  • Scored a run while delivering one hit in a SWAC contest versus Alabama State (3/19/22)
  • Delivered two RBIs on the strength of a 3-for-4 effort at the dish against Alabama A&M (4/9/22)
  • Ended the day 2-for-2 at the plate with a run driven in against Alabama State (4/22/22)
  • Collected a triple in a 2-for-3 showing at the plate against Southern (5/10/22) in the SWAC Tournament
 
Freshman (2021)
  • Bethune-Cookman opted out of the 2020-21 athletic year due to the COVID pandemic
 
Cerritos High School
  • Prepped at Cerritos High School
  • Played travel ball for the Corona Angels
  • Helped her side to a 3-1 win over West Albany (Ore.)
  • Produced the game-winning single in helping her team to the Suburban League championship
  • Batted .357 across her senior year
 
Personal
  • Birth date is August 18, 2002
  • Parents are Eric and Jonana Gibbs
  • Has three siblings – Elise, Erin and Johann
  • Father, Eric, played football at UTEP, while her sister Erin, played softball at Grambling State
  • Current major is Health and Exercise Science

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2021Freshman

    OF/IF
    5'3"
    44
  • 44

    2022Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'3"
    44
  • 44

    2023Junior

    Outfield
    5'3"
    44
  • 44

    2024Junior

    Outfield
    5'3"
    44
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