Megan Gibson Participate In 2009 All-Star Celebrity Softball Game

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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.

Megan 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.

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Megan 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 Megan 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 Megan Gibson will then return to Japan for the Women’s Major League Softball fall season.

For the Philadelphia Force, Megan Gibson has made four starts in the circle and struck out 15 in 22.0 innings pitched. Megan Gibson leads the team with a .280 batting average, four home runs, a .419 on base percentage and a .800 slugging percentage.

Megan 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.

Megan Gibson awards and honors

* 2005 Second team National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American
* 2005 NFCA Midwest Region All-Region first team
* 2005 All-Big 12 first team
* 2005 Big 12 All-Tournament team
* 2006 NFCA Midwest Region All-Region second team
* 2006 All-Big 12 second team
* 2006 All-Big 12 Tournament team
* 2007 First team NFCA All-American
* 2007 All-Big 12 first team
* 2007 NFCA Midwest Region All-Region first team
* 2008 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year Award Runner-up
* 2008 First team NFCA All-American
* 2008 NFCA Midwest Region All-Region first team
* 2008 National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American
* 2008 Big 12 Player of the Year
* 2008 Big 12 Pitcher of t.m he Year
* 2008 Big 12 All-Tournament team (Most Outstanding Player)
* 2008 Honda Sports Award nominee
* 2008 Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team

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