Gibson to Participate in All-Star Celebrity Softball Game
Jul 11, 2009 | Softball
July 11, 2009
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Three-time All-American and former Texas A&M softball player Megan Gibson will play in the 2009 Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game on Sunday, July 12. The game will air on ESPN360 at 4:30 p.m. Sunday and on ESPN and ESPNHD on Monday, July 13 at 9 p.m.
Gibson and three other current National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) players will compete in the celebrity game alongside baseball legends and celebrities from the worlds of music and Hollywood. It is held at the home of the St. Louis Cardinals in Busch Stadium and is part of the festivities and games that surround Major League Baseball's (MLB) annual All-Star Game.
Gibson will also be in St. Louis to host clinics, meet fans and sign autographs at the MLB All-Star FanFest, which is a baseball theme park and the largest baseball fan event in the world. NPF will have a display area and will offer fans the chance to meet players, get autographs and free giveaway items, as well as participate in clinics on the Diamond.
"I'm really excited about playing in the celebrity softball game," said Gibson. "We are the first NPF players to participate in it and it will be a great opportunity. The NPF is lining up a lot of things to get the league more known and to get best players in college to come play."
The Spring, Texas, native recently returned from playing professional softball in Japan and will continue playing for the Philadelphia Force through August, when she will then return to Japan for the Women's Major League Softball fall season.
For the Philadelphia Force, Gibson has made four starts in the circle and struck out 15 in 22.0 innings pitched. She leads the team with a .280 batting average, four home runs, a .419 on base percentage and a .800 slugging percentage. Gibson was the second overall pick in the 2008 NPF Senior Draft.
Former Texas A&M teammate, Jami Lobpries, joins Gibson on the Force. Lobpries records seven hits, including a double and a home run, and a .241 average.
The two Aggies led A&M to back-to-back appearances at the Women's College World Series their junior and senior seasons. Gibson was the 2008 Big 12 Player and Pitcher of the Year and holds A&M career records for runs batted in (183), doubles (48), home runs (56), total bases (447), slugging percentage (.717) and walks (172).
