Spartans Have Another Gibby!

#30 Cam Gibson's father is Kirk Gibson!

     The Michigan State Spartans have become familiar in acquiring talent directly related to athletes that played in our local area.  Dean, and Jake Chelios both skated for the Spartans hockey team this past season, and both of them probably received plenty of hockey pointers from their father Chris Chelios.  The Spartans baseball team is featuring another son of a former pro, but sophomore sensation #30 Cam Gibson may be better known as just a really good baseball player, by the time his college career is over.
     #30 Cam Gibson is the staring left fielder for the Spartans baseball team this year, and Gibson has started all twenty games so far this season.  Gibson has 78 at bats, and is averaging .282, with 1 HR (home run), and 6 RBI's (runs batted in).  Gibson leads the Spartans in hits with 22, in walks with 11, and in triples with 3. As a freshman last season, Gibson started 40 games, and compiled an impressive batting average of .325.  Gibson was named to the Big 10 Conference All Freshman team last season, and has already been named as a Big 10 Conference Player to Watch in 2014.
     Kirk Gibson is the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and is Cam Gibson's father.  The Diamondbacks drafted Cam Gibson in the 38th round (#1173 overall) of the 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, but Gibson decided to attend Michigan State University.  Kirk Gibson was a star baseball, and football player during his time at Michigan State, and Cam Gibson is certainly on the path to a long, and successful Major League Baseball career.
     The Michigan State University baseball team currently has an overall record of 10-10, and a Big Ten Conference record of 1-2.  The Spartans are scheduled to play their home opener on April 2nd, (3:05) against Oakland University.  The Spartans will travel across town the following day for an exhibition game against the Lansing Lugnuts.  The Lugnuts are a professional baseball team, and are the single "A" affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.  This season, the Michigan State baseball team will host Big 10 Conference rivals such as Purdue University, Northwestern University, and Nebraska University.
     Kirk Gibson played for the Detroit Tigers from 1983-1987, and was a television analyst for the Tigers from 1998-1992.  Gibson served on the Detroit Tigers coaching staff as both a bench coach, and a hitting coach from 2003-2005.   Kirk Gibson currently manages the Arizona Diamondbacks, and in 2011 was named National League Manager of the Year.
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