2016 Baseball Roster
Emerson Gibbs
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- River Ridge, La.
- High School:
- Jesuit
2016 American Athletic Conference All-First Team
2016 American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (5/16)
2016 College Sports Madness American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (4/12)
2016 American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week (3/28)
2016 American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (3/14)
2015 American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (3/30)
2015 American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (3/9)
Career: A local product who blossomed into one of the finest starters in recent memory for the Green Wave after spending the second half of his senior year as the Friday starter…went 13-10 with a 3.48 ERA with two saves in 60 games including 32 starts across four years…tallied 250.2 career innings with 175 strikeouts and only 60 walks…finished his career fourth in school history in most ground outs (340), fifth in fewest walks allowed per nine innings (2.15), tied for fifth in combined shutouts (6), 12th in lowest opponent batting average (.257), tied for 13th in most shutouts (2), 14th in most at-bats against (955), 14th in most fly outs (189), 18th in lowest ERA (3.48), 20th in most innings pitched (250.2), 25th in most appearances (60) and 25th in most games started (32)…was a 33rd-round draft pick (981st overall) of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
2016 (Senior): A 2016 First Team All-American Athletic Conference selection…appeared in 16 games, all starts…went 6-4 with a 2.61 ERA in 110.1 innings…allowed 88 hits and 40 runs (32 earned) while striking out 88 and walking 24…held opponents to a .216 batting average…led the team in innings pitched, opponent’s batting average, strikeouts and games started, while ranking second on the team in ERA and fewest walks allowed, tied for second on the team in wins, third on the team in fewest runs allowed and fewest earned runs allowed…two complete game shutouts tie for fifth in single-season Tulane history…opponent batting average of .216 ranks as the sixth lowest in single-season Tulane history…16 starts tie for the 15th most in single-season Tulane history…tied for second in The American Athletic Conference in games started, third in innings pitched, fourth in opponent batting average and seventh in ERA and strikeouts...ranked tied for 33rd nationally in games started, 41st in WHIP (1.02) and 94th in hits allowed per nine innings (7.18)…got a no decision in 6.1 innings of work vs. Illinois (2/21)...struck out two in 3.1 innings vs. Nebraska (2/28)...posted five strikeouts across 6.1 innings vs. Pepperdine (3/6)...struck out nine in a 9.0-inning, two-hit shutout of Furman (3/13)...posted seven strikeouts across 6.2 innings while walking none in a no-decision at Texas (3/20)...struck out five in 6.0 innings for a no-decision during the first game of a doubleheader vs. Illinois State (3/26)...picked up the win in 6.0 innings at UConn (4/2), striking out seven...notched a complete game, five-hit shutout of East Carolina (4/9), fanning five...struck out eight in 8.0 innings against Cincinnati (4/15)...struck out five for the win in 7.0 innings at UCF (4/22)...struck out five over 6.1 innings at USF (5/6) for the win...tied a career-high with nine strikeouts in 8.0 innings in a shutout vs. Memphis (5/13), earning American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week...struck out two in 7.2 innings during game one of the doubleheader at Houston (5/20)...fanned five across 7.0 innings vs. Houston at The American Baseball Championships (5/26)...struck out five over 7.0 innings in the opening game of the NCAA Oxford Regional vs. Boston College (6/3).
2015 (Junior): Appeared in 18 games with 11 starts...went 5-3 with a 2.73 ERA in 79.0 innings and one save...allowed 72 hits, 27 runs and 24 earned runs while striking out 54 and walking 19...held opponents to a .244 batting average...pitched in four combined shutouts...led the team in fewest runs allowed, fewest earned runs allowed and fewest walks allowed...ranked second in The American in fewest runs allowed, tied for fourth in fewest earned runs allowed, fifth in fewest walks allowed and ninth in ERA...opened the season in the bullpen, pitching 1.0 inning at Pepperdine (2/13) and 1.1 innings for the win against San Francisco (2/20)...pitched 7.0 innings in a combined shutout of New Orleans (2/25) while striking out a career-best seven...notched a 3.0-inning save while allowing one hit and striking four in a shutout of Nicholls (3/3)...hurled 7.0 innings of relief, allowing just one run on three hits against Gonzaga (3/7)...fanned six in 8.0 innings of shutout ball against UConn (3/28)...tossed 6.0 innings in a win over USF (5/10)...picked up the victory in the second game of a doubleheader at Memphis (5/16), allowing just one hit and holding the Tigers scoreless...pitched in relief against UConn (5/22) at The American Baseball Championships and against UNC Wilmington (5/31) at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regionals, fanning three in 2.0 innings in the latter appearance...also started one game at designated hitter against Creighton (2/27), but was pulled for a pinch hitter before heading to the plate.
2014 (Sophomore): Appeared in 16 games with three starts...went 2-2 with a 6.14 ERA in 44.0 innings...recorded one save while allowing 61 hits, 35 runs (30 earned) and 13 walks in addition to striking out 21...led the pitching staff in appearances (16), while ranking fourth in innings pitched (44.0) and sixth in starts (three)...recorded his first-career save against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/15) after pitching 3.0 innings...struck out four in 5.0 innings in a win at Louisiana Tech (2/21)...fanned two in 5.0 innings of work against Sacred Heart (3/1)...made his first start of the season - a loss - at San Francisco (3/9)...earned another loss at East Carolina (3/15) during the first game of a doubleheader...fanned a career-high six in 5.0 innings against Southeastern Louisiana (3/18)...recorded three strikeouts in a start against Middle Tennessee (3/23)...started against McNeese State (4/15), pitching 5.0 innings and allowing five this...earned the win against Wichita State (4/25) in 1.0 inning of relief work...struck out two in 3.0 innings of action against FIU (5/15).2013 (Freshman): Appeared in 10 games with two starts during his freshman campaign...posted an 0-1 record with a 5.71 ERA in 17.1 innings pitched...allowed 11 earned runs while walking only four and striking out 12...saw his first collegiate action against Notre Dame (2/24), fanning two in 1.0 inning...notched 3.1 innings of work in relief against New Orleans (2/27), striking out two and allowing only three hits...recorded 2.1 innings against Northwestern State (3/5), posting one K...earned his first career start against Southeastern Louisiana (3/13), going 5.1 innings and striking out a career-high three batters while allowing only one run...started against New Orleans (3/19) for his other start on the season, picking up the loss in 1.1 innings...pitched against LSU (3/26), going 0.2 innings...recorded a single strikeout at UCF (5/11) and against UAB (5/16) in 1.0 inning and 2.0 innings, respectively.
About Emerson Gibbs
Prep: Lettered twice for head coach Joey Latino while at Jesuit High School...helped the Blue Jays to the 2011 Louisiana High School Athletic Association State Championship as a junior and an appearance in the semifinals as a senior...named Catholic League Pitcher of the Year as a senior...was selected to the All-State, All-District and All-Metro squads as a junior and senior...earned District 9-5A Most Valuable Player as a senior... helped the Blue Jays to a 27-8 overall record as a senior and the Catholic League Championship...selected as the Sugar Bowl Player of the Month in May, 2011 after helping the Blue Jays win the LHSAA 5A title...selected to Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" after being named American Legion World Series MVP and helping American Legion Post 125 to the World Series title in August, 2012.
Personal: Born Emerson Robert Gibbs on June 25, 1994...the son of Lawrence and Marian Gibbs...has one brother; Brian, and five sisters; Prudence, Gillian, Hillary, Lauren and Melissa...brother, Brian, played for the Green Wave from 1991-94 and was named to the Metro Conference All-Tournament team as he helped guide the Green Wave to the 1994 South Regional...Brian graduated from Tulane in 1994...sister, Melissa, has received two degrees from Tulane.
