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Not to be confused with Laura Gibson.
Lauren Gibson
Personal information
Full nameLauren Ashley Gibson
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-08-19) August 19, 1991 (age 33)
Pasadena, Maryland
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sport
CountryUSA
SportSoftball
College teamTennessee Volunteers
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing  United States
ISF Women's World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2012 Whitehorse Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Haarlem Team
World Cup of Softball
Gold medal – first place 2011 Oklahoma City Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Oklahoma City Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Oklahoma City Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Irvine, CA Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Irvine, CA Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Canada Cup
Silver medal – second place 2011 South Surrey Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 South Surrey Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 South Surrey Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 South Surrey Team

Lauren Ashley Gibson (born August 19, 1991)[1] is an American softball player.

Personal life

Gibson's hometown is Pasadena, Maryland. Her parents are Steve and Lorrie Gibson, and she has an older sister named Danielle.

Amateur softball career

She attended Chesapeake High School (Anne Arundel County) where she played softball, basketball, and soccer. Gibson led the Chesapeake softball team to 2 consecutive class 4A state championships, pitching no-hitters in both games. Currently, she attends the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at University of Tennessee. Gibson was chosen as a NFCA first-team All-American in 2011, after winning the SEC batting title with a .420 average. In 2012 after leading the Lady Vols to the Women's College World Series, she was once again chosen as a NFCA first-team All-American at second base. Gibson was chosen as the Co-SEC Player of the Week for the week of March 11, 2013. She earned this honor after hitting .500 with three home runs against No. 3/3 Florida and Winthrop.

Team USA

Gibson has been a member of Team USA since 2011. With the United States women's national softball team she won the 2011 World Cup of Softball. Gibson led team USA in 2012 with a .500 batting average. She also hit 5 home-runs and tallied 18 RBIs in 22 games in 2012.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Lauren Gibson". utladyvols.com. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  2. ^ "U.S. wins World Cup of Softball". Retrieved July 29, 2011.


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