2008 Baseball America First-Team Freshman All-American
2008 Rivals.com First-Team Freshman All-American
2008 Freshman All-SEC Team

A 2008 Freshman All-America performer who quickly emerged as one of the nation’s top catchers last season ... starting catcher for the United States National Team that won a gold medal at the 2008 World Championships in the Czech Republic last summer; he hit .264 (19-for-72) for the U.S. with three doubles, two homers and 17 RBI in 23 games ... compared to Jason Varitek of the Boston Red Sox for his defensive play ... a switch-hitter who possesses power from both sides of the plate.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008)
Played in 54 games (48 starts), taking over the starting job at catcher on March 30 at Florida ... hit .322 (56-for-174) on the year with 16 doubles, two homers and 35 RBI ... LSU’s leading hitter in SEC regular-season games, batting .345 (29-for-84) vs. league opponents ... 2-for-7 in the College World Series with one double and two RBI ... batted .600 (6-for-10) in Super Regional vs. UC Irvine with 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 runs ... ... 4-for-5 vs. UNO (May 13) with two doubles and two RBI ... 3-for-5 at Ole Miss (4/13) with one homer, four RBI and two runs. Gibbs' homer - a solo shot to lead off the sixth inning and extend LSU's lead to 4-2 - was the first dinger of his collegiate career ... hit .400 (4-for-10) in the Alabama series (April 4-6) with two doubles, three RBI and two runs scored

HIGH SCHOOL
A stellar catcher during his prep career ... transferred to Pflugerville High prior to his senior season but was ineligible to play due to Texas transfer rules ... a Rawlings High School All-American; also named to the Rawlings Pre-Season All-Region team ... earned all-state, all-county and all-district honors as a sophomore and junior catcher at Leander (Texas) High ... batted .500 with eight homers and 34 RBI as a junior at Leander ... batted .408 with 13 homers during his high school career ... participated in the Premier Baseball All-Star Game ... a National Honor Society member who earned academic all-district recognition.

PERSONAL
Full name is Micah I. Gibbs ... parents are Ben and Rebecca Gibbs ... interests include table tennis, bowling, golf and sports trivia ... credits his father Ben, who was a catcher at Kansas State, with having the greatest influence upon his athletic career ... plans to major in business at LSU ... hopes to attend law school ... born July 27, 1988.

Gibbs’ LSU Career Highs
At-Bats: 5 several times; last vs. UC Irvine (6/9/08)
Hits: 4 vs. New Orleans (5/13/08)          
Runs Scored: 2 several times; last vs. North Carolina (6/19/08)
Doubles: 2 twice; last vs. UC Irvine (6/9/08)     
Triples: none                       
Home Runs: 1 twice; last vs. UC Irvine (6/9/08)
RBI: 4 at Ole Miss (4/13/08)
Stolen Bases: 1 twice; last vs. McNeese State (4/23/08)