GIBSON HIGHLIGHTS

Overall Record: 728-504 (.591 winning percentage)
22 seasons as Mercer Head Coach (Hired in 2004)
Education: Mercer, 1986 & 1988
1 Golden Spikes Award winner, 9 All-Americans
4 NCAA Regional appearances (2010, 2013, 2015, 2019)
3 conference tournament championships
4 regular season conference championships (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
34 student-athletes selected in MLB Draft

With a philosophy based on the concepts of striving for excellence in the classroom, reaching out in the community and team achievement on the field, Mercer head coach Craig Gibson has led his alma mater to unparalleled success over 22 seasons at the baseball program's helm.

Since taking over for the legendary Barry Myers in 2004, Gibson has guided the Bears from the depths of the Atlantic Sun Conference to the top of the Southern Conference, all while establishing Mercer as one of the most respected programs in the southeast. Consistency has become the standard under Gibson, as Mercer is one of just three NCAA Division I programs with 35 wins for 13 seasons (2010-23), joining LSU and Vanderbilt.

A large part of that success is due to the program’s dominance at OrthoGeorgia Park at Claude Smith Field. The program is 253-117 overall at home since the start of the 2012 campaign, including a 24-4 mark in 2014 to rank seventh in the nation with a .857 winning percentage.

The Bears have captured a number of program-defining victories over some of the nation’s elite with Gibson at the helm. Mercer has secured 23 wins over ranked foes under Gibson’s tenure including wins over No. 1 Florida (2006, 2018), No. 1 Clemson (2006), a two-game series sweep at No. 2 Miami (2007), a 9-3 mid-week win in Tallahassee over No. 5 Florida State, a neutral-site win over No. 6 Ole Miss in the Coca Cola Classic (2009), a pair of wins vs. No. 5/9 Georgia Tech (2011), No. 23 Mississippi State (2012), No. 12 Georgia Tech (2013), a three-game series sweep of No. 24 FGCU (2013), No. 8 Florida (2014), No. 23 Georgia Tech (2014) & a three-game road sweep of No. 8 East Carolina (2017), back-to-back midweek wins over No. 10 Florida State and No. 13 Georgia Tech (2022), and midweek victory over No. 8 Florida State (2024). The first ranked victory for Gibson came during the 2005 season with a victory over No. 19 College of Charleston.

Gibson became Mercer baseball’s all-time winningest coach, passing Barry Myers, with a 2-1 win over Western Carolina on March 31, 2023. Gibson and Myers are the only coaches in program history to surpass 600 wins.

Mercer finished with 35 wins yet again in 2025, led by some of the best individual performances of recent memory. Bradley Frye headlined the majority of the Southern Conference's individual hitting categories. Frye finished 1st in the SoCon with 85 hits and 252 at-bats and 4th in doubles (18) and total bases (139). Ty Dalley finished as one of the best batters in the SoCon in his junior season, finishing 1st with 20 doubles, 2nd in at-bats (245) 3rd with 19 home runs and 144 total bases and 4th in RBIs (61). On the mound, Colton Cosper cemented himself as one of the best Mercer pitches of this century. The southpaw tossed the most innings of anyone in the SoCon (88.1) while maintaining the 10th-best strikeout-to-walk ratio in the nation (6.15). Cosper struck out a team-high 80 batters and his 140-pitch complete game in the SoCon tournament will be a tale passed on between generations of fans at OrthoGeorgia Park. Under the guidance of Coach Gibson, three Bears inked professional contracts and Ely Brown became the 34th Mercer Bear to be selected in the MLB draft since 2004. Brown, a speedy center fielder, started all 60 games for the Bears. As a sophomore, Brown turned in a .320 batting average with a team-best .459 on-base percentage as Mercer's primary leadoff hitter.

The 2024 campaign saw the Bears slug a league-high 94 home runs and post a league-best .978 fielding percentage, both of which ranked among the nation’s leaders. The season’s biggest victory came in grand fashion with the Bears taking down eighth-ranked and eventual College World Series participant Florida State by a score of 13-6. Under Gibson’s tutelage, outfielder Ty Dalley emerged as one of the Southern Conference’s most feared hitters, as the sophomore finished the season among conference leaders in slugging percentage (.693), RBI (71), doubles (18) and home runs (21) to earn a First Team All-SoCon selection. On the mound, junior left-hander Colton Cosper flourished, ranked among the conference’s leaders in innings pitched (93.0) and ERA (4.35) en route to All-SoCon First Team and SoCon All-Tournament Team nods. 2024 also marked the third consecutive year in which a Mercer Bear was selected in the MLB Draft, as closer Bryant Olson was selected in the 13^th round by the Washington Nationals.

A high-scoring offense powered the 2023 team as the Bears scored 111 home runs led by Eric Toth (20), Jozsef Rohrbacher (19), and Ty Dalley (18) who all ranked in the top four in the Southern Conference. Gibson coached six players to All-Conference selections highlighted by Treyson Hughes earning All-SoCon First Team Coaches and Media honors. Toth earned a spot on the Coaches First Team and Media Second Team. Rohrbacher was selected for the Coaches and Media Second Team while Josh Farmer and Jackson Cherry earned Media Second Team honors. Dalley claimed a spot on the All-Freshman Team.

The No. 2 seeded Bears had three players named to the All-Tournament Team: Treyson Hughes (OF), Jozsef Rohrbacher (3^rd Base), Ty Dalley (1^st Base).

Two players were also named to mid-season watch lists under Gibson as Trevor Austin was selected for the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List and Wesley Franklin was added to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List. Seven players earned weekly honors during the 2023 season as Carter Sanford, Rohrbacher, and Toth were all named to Collegiate Baseball’s National Player of the Week List. Cherry, Sanford, and Toth each earned SoCon Player of the Week titles as well. Josh Harlow, Farmer, and Colton Cosper were all selected as SoCon Pitcher of the Week.

One of the highlight weekends of the 2023 season was the Bears’ sweep of Baylor on the road for the first three-game series win over an active Big 12 school in program history. Mercer scored 24 runs while allowing just nine to Baylor. The Bears also took one game against Rutgers and Georgia Tech each.

Mercer reached 40 wins in 2022, setting the second-highest mark during Gibson’s tenure. The Bears opened the season on a seven-game winning streak and won 15 of the first 16 games. Mercer took down No. 10 Florida State and No. 13 Georgia Tech during that stretch.

Gibson guided four players to MLB Draft selections in 2022: Colby Thomas (third round, Athletics), Collin Price (sixth round, Astros), Bill Knight (10^th round, Mariners), Jackson Kelley (12^th round, Rangers). Kelley was named a finalist for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award.

In 2022, Treyson Hughes was the only SoCon player to be named an NCBWA and Perfect Game Freshman All-American. Hughes also earned Southern Conference All-Freshman Team honors while Knight was named to the All-SoCon Coaches and Media First Team, Thomas to the Coaches First Team and Media Second Team, and Kelley to the Media First Team and Coaches Second Team. Kelley, Knight, and Price were selected for the ABCA NCAA Division I Southeast All-Region Team.

The Bears continued the streak of winning at least 35 games in 2021 and qualified for the shortened SoCon Tournament. Mercer swept five weekend series, including three in conference play.

Garett Delano led Gibson’s team in postseason awards, being named a D1 Baseball All-American, College Baseball Foundation All-American, ABCA NCAA Division I First Team Southeast Region, John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year finalist, All-SoCon First Team Coaches and Media second baseman, and All-SoCon Second Team Coaches and Media starting pitcher.

Others earning honors under Gibson include RJ Yeager who was named a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award. Yeager was also named to the All-SoCon Coaches and Media First Team. On the Coaches Second Team was Luke Sutko and Collin Price while Trevor Austin and Bill Knight were named to the Coaches and Media Second Team. Colby Thomas earned SoCon All-Freshman Team honors.

In Gibson’s 17th season, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he guided the Bears to a 13-3 mark, including a 10-2 mark at OrthoGeorgia Park. Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, Colby Thomas, led Mercer at the plate with nine doubles, five home runs, and 18 RBI. This marked the sixth straight year that Mercer had a player named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Team. Thomas’ home runs and doubles led the SoCon, while his RBI total was fourth-best.

The Bears pitching staff led the SoCon in ERA posting a mark of 2.69, which had to replace Sawyer Gipson-Long, who was drafted in the sixth round a year earlier. Sophomore Jackson Kelley moved to the rotation and posted a SoCon best 0.70 ERA, which ranked 29^th in the NCAA. D1 Baseball named Kelley and Tanner Hall a top pitcher for their class this season.

Mercer advanced to its fourth NCAA Regional appearance in program history during the 2019 season. With one loss in the SoCon Tournament, the Bears won five straight games, claiming its sixth tournament championship. The 2019 season saw the Bears reach the SoCon Tournament title game for the fourth time in five years. First Team All-SoCon selection, Kel Johnson, led the Bears at the plate as he hit a league leading 23 home runs, fifth most in the NCAA, and had a team-high 65 RBI. Johnson was one of five players to collect 30 or more RBI over the season. Freshman Angelo DiSpigna earned Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Team honors. This marked the fifth straight year that Mercer had a player named to the Collegiate Baseballs Freshman All-American Team.

Gibson saw two players from the 2019 roster drafted in Sawyer Gipson-Long (sixth round, Minnesota) and Kevin Coulter (33^rd, Cleveland). Gipson-Long became the fifth player under Gibson’s guidance to be drafted in the 10^th round or earlier.

Mercer went 38-22 in 2018 and reached the SoCon Tournament title game for a third time in four years before falling to second-seeded Samford at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C. on May 27. The Bears went 24-7 in non-conference action & were led by a talent-packed pitching staff that led the nation with 10.9 strikeouts per nine innings and finished the season with a SoCon record of 633 strikeouts thrown. Gibson and company replaced starters at all five infield positions and had seven players record 40 or more RBI over the season. A pair of freshmen emerged as key players for the Bears in 2018, as RJ Yeager was named the SoCon Freshman of the Year and Le Bassett led the league with 17 home runs.

Gibson, who earned career victory No. 500 vs. VMI (April 28), saw four players from the 2018 roster drafted, tying the program record for most players taken in a single draft (2011). The four draftees included Austin Cox (fifth round, Kansas City) & Robert Broom (10th round, Cleveland), who became the first teammates in program history to be selected inside the first 10 rounds of the draft.

2017 was highlighted by Mercer's third consecutive SoCon regular season title as the Bears went 39-17 (17-6 SoCon). Mercer won 12 straight conference games at one point and cracked Baseball America’s top 25 poll at No. 24 despite going 1-2 at the SoCon Tournament. Gibson was named the 2017 SoCon Coach of the Year while senior shortstop Ryan Hagan claimed co-player of the year honors. Three Bears – Danny Edgeworth, Charlie Madden, and Ryan Askew – were selected in the 2017 MLB Draft.

There was no shortage of individual success for Gibson – who earned career victory No. 400 on March 1, 2016 – and Mercer in 2016, which was highlighted by Golden Spikes Award winner and consensus All-American Kyle Lewis’ rise to stardom. Lewis became Mercer’s highest draft selection, going at No. 11 overall to the Seattle Mariners. Gibson’s mentorship helped the junior center fielder develop into one of college baseball’s premier position players as he ranked among national statistical leaders in batting average (.395), bases on balls (66), hits (88), home runs (20), on-base percentage (.535), runs scored (70), RBIs (72) and slugging percentage (.731). Lewis became the most decorated student-athlete in Mercer University history has he captured his second straight SoCon Player of the Year honor, was named a Rawlings Gold Glove winner and earned five National Player of the Year recognitions from the likes of USA Baseball, Baseball America and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), among others.

Gibson and the Bears clinched the 2016 SoCon regular season championship by defeating UNCG, 9-1, on the final day of regular season play in Greensboro, N.C. Mercer went on to win three games in the SoCon Tournament before falling to Western Carolina in the title game at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C.

Mercer did not miss a beat in 2015 on the way to its third NCAA Regional appearance in program history, despite a youth-laden roster that only featured one returning positional starter. Gibson took home SoCon Coach of the Year honors after leading the Bears to the 2015 Southern Conference and regular-season crowns in possibly the best coaching effort of his career. The veteran skipper had the Bears playing their best ball late in the season, as the team won 24 of its final 36 contests to finished with a 35-23 overall record and a 16-7 mark in SoCon play. A dominating sweep of Georgia helped Mercer once again finish among the state’s elite with five wins against in-state opponents, thanks in part to the SoCon’s top pitching staff and a defense that led the league with a .973 fielding percentage. Not to be outdone, the Bears’ young offense heated up as the year went along, batting .313 over the final 36 games while ranking among the nation’s leaders with 69 home runs.

The Bears’ impressive play at home in 2014 helped the program finish the year ranked No. 45 in the RPI according to NCAA.com, Boyd’s World and WarrenNolan.com, after putting together a 38-17 overall record and qualifying for their ninth-straight Atlantic Sun Championship with an 18-9 mark in league play. Mercer tallied a 13-5 record against RPI Top-100 teams, including a 4-2 victory over No. 4 Florida and sweeps of Atlantic Coast Conference champion Georgia Tech, High Point (No. 62) and Evansville (No. 77). Gibson’s squad climbed to high as No. 24 in the Baseball America Top-25 Poll, the team’s second ranking in as many seasons. The program also continued its dominance against in-state foes, compiling a state-best 6-2 mark against fellow NCAA Division I programs from Georgia.

The 2014 season also proved to be a record-setting year, as several program marks fell during the Bears’ successful run. Mercer opened the season with nine-straight victories to best the program record of eight consecutive wins by the 1970 squad, while also setting a school record with an Atlantic Sun-leading team ERA of 3.27. The Bears, who ranked among the nation’s top-20 in multiple statistical categories, had a record-breaking six players earn all-conference recognition, led by first team selections Sasha LaGarde, Michael Massi and Eric Nyquist. Massi, who set a single-season record with 196 assists, was also selected as the A-Sun Defensive Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year while joining Derrick Workman on the Capital One Academic All-America first team.

2013 saw the Mercer baseball program reach new heights with its highest national ranking in program history, its first Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season Title in program history and its second NCAA Tournament appearance, via an at-large bid, in school history. Under Gibson’s tutelage, the Bears compiled a 43-18 overall record in 2013, setting the school record for most wins in a single-season. Mercer finished the season with a 20-7 A-Sun Conference record to capture its first Atlantic Sun Conference Regular Season Title in program history. All the Bears success was not lost on the rest of the country, as Mercer set a new program record for the highest national ranking in program history when it was ranked No. 21 in the Perfect Game Top-25 poll. Ranked in the top-30 in the ratings percentage index (RPI) almost all season long, the Bears finished 2013 ranked No. 37 in the RPI according to NCAA.com, Boyd’s World and WarrenNolan.com.

Gibson was recognized for Mercer’s banner season by being named the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year. The honor brings Gibson’s A-Sun Conference career full circle as he became the first person in league history to be named both Coach of the Year and Player of the Year, which he secured back in 1985. Hardly alone in receiving individual accolades, Gibson saw several of his players take home substantial hardware including sophomore third baseman Chesny Young who, along with an ABCA/Rawlings All-American third team selection, became the first Mercer player to win the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year since Gibson did it in 1985. Junior Nick Backlund garnered NCBWA All-America second team and ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region second team honors, junior Derrick Workman was named a Capital One Academic All-America first team member and junior Brandon Barker was named the A-Sun Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

The Bears kept their string of recent success going in 2012 with yet another stellar season on the diamond. The squad finished with a 38-21 overall record and in the process set a new program record for most regular season wins, with 37, breaking the old mark of 36 back in 1981. The Orange and Black clinched a spot in the A-Sun Championship on the final day of the regular season, marking Mercer’s seventh-straight appearance in the conference postseason tournament. The young 2012 Bears squad also showed they aren’t afraid of the big boys, notching wins over eventual ACC and SEC champions Georgia Tech and Mississippi State, respectively.

2012 also brought multiple individual awards for players coach by Gibson. Sophomore Nick Backlund shined in his first year at Mercer and was named to the Louisville Slugger All-American first team, the NCBWA All-America second team, ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region second team and the ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region first team. Freshman Chesny Young made history as he was the first Mercer player named the A-Sun Conference Freshman of the Year. Young was also named to the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American Team while sophomore Derrick Workman was voted onto the A-Sun All-Conference first team and A-Sun Academic All-Conference first team.

After all the success the Bears had in 2010, you would think 2011 would be destined to be a down year for Mercer, but that was hardly the case. Mercer finished the campaign with a 39-20 overall record and a runner-up finish in the A-Sun Championship. The Bears 39 wins are tied for the second-most wins in a single-season in program history while their 77 wins over the 2010 and 2011 campaigns were tied for the 28th most wins in the nation over those two years.

Despite losing to Belmont in the Championship Round of the 2011 A-Sun Championship, Mercer finished its season with a No. 56 ranking in the National Ratings Percentage Index (RPI). Under Gibson, multiple Bears received postseason distinction including juniors Jacob Tanis and Brandon Love who were named to the A-Sun All-Conference first team. Tanis was also named a National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) second team All-American while catcher Austin Barrett and outfielder Derrick Workman were tabbed Freshman All-Americans.

After a steady climb during the first six seasons of his tenure, Gibson’s efforts finally came to fruition in 2010 as he has guided the Bears to a 38-win season and the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Despite the preseason doubters, the 2010 season proved to be one of the most storied of the program’s 62-year history. Predicted to finish tied for sixth in the A-Sun Baseball Preseason Poll, Gibson guided Mercer to a 38-24 overall record and a 16-11 mark in conference play. The 38 wins were the fourth-most in a single-season in program history while Mercer’s 16 conference victories were the most since a 19-11 A-Sun mark in 1999.

Gibson, who garnered the 2010 Georgia Dugout Club Division I Coach of the Year and 2010 SoutheasternBaseball.com Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year honors, directed the Orange and Black to their fourth Atlantic Sun Championship in program history and a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Atlanta Regional. The Bears didn’t stop there, however, as they defeated No. 3 seed Elon for their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory and took eventual Atlanta Regional champion Alabama down to the wire in a 5-3 defeat.
Along the way, the 2010 Bears set numerous team records, including batting average (.340), runs per game (8.9) and hits (770). Gibson also tutored Consensus All-American Jacob Tanis and a total of four All A-Sun performers. 15 Bears earned A-Sun All-Academic honors in 2010, while sophomore Billy Burns garnered a CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District second team selection.

After a nine and eight-game improvement in 2004 and 2005, Gibson’s first two years as head coach, the Bears 2006 season is the year that began the program’s turnaround. Mercer catapulted from cellar-dweller to among the conference elite, finishing the season in third place in the standings at 34-26 overall and 19-11 in A-Sun play. The 2006 campaign produced the first 30-win season for Mercer since 1999, tied the school record for most A-Sun wins in school history and ended a seven-year postseason drought at the same time.

Gibson and the Bears didn’t waste time dwelling on the success of the 2006 season. The program continued its momentum the next year, winning 33 games and finishing second in the A-Sun regular season standings in 2007. Despite a nine-game drop off in 2008, the Bears still managed 17 wins in conference play, helping them earn a third consecutive No. 2 seed in the A-Sun Tournament. The 2009 edition of the Bears finished with a 23-23 record and secured the program’s fourth-straight A-Sun Tournament appearance.

In August of 1993, Gibson accepted an offer from Myers to return to Macon as a full-time assistant coach, a position he held until 2004. With his strong ties to Mercer and a wealth of coaching experience, it made former Mercer Athletics Director Bobby Pope’s choice an easy one when he elevated Gibson to the helm following Myers’ resignation.

Gibson broke into the high school coaching scene in 1989 as the head baseball coach at Jupiter Community High School (Jupiter, Fla.). He held the role for two years before taking over at Suncoast Community High School (Riviera Beach, Fla.) for one season. Gibson concluded his prep coaching career in 1993 as the head coach at Palm Beach Gardens High School (Palm Beach, Fla.).

Gibson started his career at Mercer as a student-athlete, starring for the Bears on the baseball diamond while earning his bachelor’s degree in history and health, physical education and recreation in 1986. A hard-hitting first baseman for the Bears, Gibson was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year as a junior in 1985 while leading Mercer to the conference title. Gibson is one of only three Bears to earn ASUN Player of the Year honors. Following his playing career, Gibson served as a graduate assistant coach under Barry Myers for two years while earning his master’s of education in social science in 1988.

A native of Macon, Ga., Gibson and his wife, Diane, have two children, Lindsey and Tyler.

HEAD COACHING RECORD

Season	Team	Overall	Pct.	Conference	Pct.	Conf Finish	Postseason
*Mercer Bears (Atlantic Sun Conference)*
2004	Mercer	20-35	.364	8-22	.267	9th
2005	Mercer	28-26	.519	12-18	.400	T-9th
2006	Mercer	34-26	.567	19-11	.633	3rd
2007	Mercer	33-25	.569	17-10	.630	2nd
2008	Mercer	24-33	.421	17-16	.515	T-5th
2009	Mercer	23-23	.500	12-15	.444	8th
2010	Mercer	38-24	.613	16-11	.593	2nd	ASUN Tournament Champions, NCAA Tallahassee Regional
2011	Mercer	39-20	.661	17-12	.586	4th
2012	Mercer	38-21	.644	15-12	.556	T-4th
2013	Mercer	43-18	.705	20-7	.705	1st	ASUN Champions, NCAA Starkville Regional
2014	Mercer	38-17	.691	18-9	.667	2nd
Mercer (Atlantic Sun Conference)		358-268	.572	171-143	.545

*Mercer Bears (Southern Conference)*
2015	Mercer	35-23	.603	16-7	.696	1st	SoCon Champions, SoCon Tournament Champions, NCAA Tallahassee Regional
2016	Mercer	38-23	.623	16-8	.667	1st	SoCon Champions, SoCon Tournament Runner-Up
2017	Mercer	39-17	.696	17-6	.739	1st	SoCon Champions
2018	Mercer	38-22	.633	11-13	.458	T-5th
2019	Mercer	35-29	.547	14-10	.583	T-3rd	SoCon Tournament Champions, NCAA Athens Regional
2020	Mercer	13-3	.813	0-0	.000	N/A	*Season cut short (COVID-19)
2021	Mercer	35-22	.614	18-9	.667	4th
2022	Mercer	40-18	.690	12-9	.571	T-2nd
2023	Mercer	33-25	.569	13-8	.619	2nd
2024	Mercer	29-29	.500	6-14	.300	7th
2025	Mercer	35-25	.583	12-9	.571	T-3rd

Mercer (Atlantic Sun Conference)		358-268	.572	171-143	.545
Mercer (Southern Conference)		370-236	.611	135-93	.592
Total		728-504	.591	306-236	.565

GIBSON'S CAREER MILESTONES
Win #	Opponent & Score (Date)
1	Mercer 9, Florida A&M 8 (1/24/04)
25	Mercer 2, Marshall 0 (2/12/05)
50	Mercer 10, Florida A&M 2 (2/4/06)
75	Mercer 9, Gardner-Webb 2 (4/22/06)
100	Mercer 4, Stetson 3 (3/24/07)
150	Mercer 8, Stetson 3 (4/9/09)
200	Mercer 13, Elon 7 (6/5/10)
250	Mercer 8, Savannah State 5 (3/6/12)
300	Mercer 6, Jacksonville 1 (3/29/13)
350	Mercer 10, Northern Kentucky 3
400	Mercer 11, Florida A&M 3 (3/1/16)
450	Mercer 11, Florida A&M 5 (3/22/17)
500	Mercer 9, VMI 4 (4/28/18)
550	Mercer 6, Radford 1 (2/22/20)
600	Mercer 9, UNC Asheville 5 (3/4/22)
*649	Mercer 2, Western Carolina 1 (3/31/23)
650	Mercer 19, Florida A&M 7 (4/4/23)
700	Mercer 14, Florida A&M 7 (2/25/25)
* - became Mercer's all-time winningest coach

MLB DRAFT SELECTIONS UNDER GIBSON
Player	Year	Round/Overall	Team
Ely Brown	2025	12th/346th	Chicago White Sox
Bryant Olson	2024	13th/380th	Washington Nationals
Josh Harlow	2023	19th/578th	Cleveland Guardians
Colby Thomas	2022	3rd/95th	Oakland Athletics
Collin Price	2022	6th/193rd	Houston Astros
Bill Knight	2022	10th/306th	Seattle Mariners
Jackson Kelley	2022	12th/349th	Texas Rangers
Sawyer Gipson-Long	2019	6th/179th	Minnesota Twins
Kevin Coulter	2019	33rd/1,000th	Cleveland Indians
Austin Cox	2018	5th/152nd	Kansas City Royals
Robert Broom	2018	10th/313th	Cleveland Indians
Christian Vann	2018	25th/761st	Washington Nationals
Trey Truitt	2018	34th/1,015th	Baltimore Orioles
Danny Edgeworth	2017	23rd/686th	Colorado Rockies
*Charlie Madden	2017	24th/731st	Chicago White Sox
Ryan Askew	2017	29th/859th	Tampa Bay Rays
Kyle Lewis	2016	1st/11th	Seattle Mariners
*Charlie Madden	2016	25th/746th	Chicago White Sox
Chesny Young	2014	14th/409th	Chicago Cubs
Brandon Barker	2014	16th/493rd	Atlanta Braves
Jacob Tanis	2011	13th/406th	Oakland Athletics
Justice French	2011	25th/775th	Cincinnati Reds
Joseph Winker	2011	28th/854th	Los Angeles Dodgers
Billy Burns	2011	32nd/967th	Washington Nationals
*Jacob Tanis	2010	26th/800th	Colorado Rockies
DJ Johnson	2010	21st/632nd	New York Mets
Dan April	2009	39th/1,189th	Tampa Bay Rays
*Billy Burns	2008	16th/490th	Atlanta Braves
Matthew Crawford	2008	23rd/709th	Anaheim Angels
Lath Guyer	2008	48th/1,424th	Tampa Bay Rays
Cory Gearrin	2007	4th/138th	Atlanta Braves
Josh Thompson	2007	32nd/975th	Florida Marlins
Andrew Urena	2006	11th/345th	Chicago White Sox
Brantley New	2006	27th/823rd	Boston Red Sox
* - drafted, but did not sign

Updated: December 2025

Name	Title	Phone	Email Address
Craig Gibson	Head Coach	(478) 301-2396	gibson_c@mercer.edu
Brent Shade	Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	(478) 301-5210	shade_bj@mercer.edu
Kyle Bedrosian	Volunteer Assistant Coach	(478) 301-2738	kyle.bedrosian@yahoo.com

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