Green Wave ties the game in the ninth before winning in their second extra inning game in three games
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.