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Lou Gilbert - 2023

9 Lou Gilbert

  • Position
    OF
  • Height
    5-7
  • Class
    Senior
  • High School
    Staley
  • Hometown
    Kansas City, Mo.
  • Major
    Strategic Communication - Masters

Biography

Career Accolades
- 1x Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2019)
- 1x All-Big 12 Conference Second Team (2021)
- 1x Baylor Dean’s List (Fall 2019)
- 1x Getterman Classic All-Tournament Team (2019)
- 1x NFCA All-Central Region Third Team (2021)
- 2x Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020-21)
- 2x Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2019-20 Fall & Spring)

2023
Appeared in 35 games, including making 10 starts in left field and two as the designated player ... in 32 official plate appearances on the season, slashed .281/.395/.406 to pair with 14 runs scored and five runs batted in (RBI) ... drew more walks (6) than strikeouts (3) on the campaign ... was a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts ... was credited with an outfield assist when she threw out a potential game-tying Baylor runner at the plate from left field (5/7) ... after entering a game against Texas Southern (2/26) as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the second, went on to finish the five-inning game a home run shy of the cycle after recording one hit in the all three plate appearances ... had a run-scoring single to left field at Oklahoma (4/2) ... was credited with a single in her first plate appearance of her final regular season softball game, which occurred at Baylor on 5/7 ... had a successful advancing runner rate of .516 (16-31) ... slashed .308/.471/.308 in 13 plate appearances in conference-only games ... did not strikeout looking in 32 plate appearances on the season ... 

2022
Appeared in 56 games (14 starts) with 13 total hits, 18 runs scored, two extra-base hits, five steals and nine runs batted in (RBI) ... played in the outfield during all seven Women's College World Series (WCWS) match-ups and in 11 total NCAA Tournament games ... was 2-for-2 with a run and a run batted in in the 7-6 victory at Texas Tech (4/30) ... registered a hit in each of the first two series match-ups at No. 6 Oklahoma State (4/22 & 4/24) ... led off the fifth inning with a double and later scored as part of a two-hit effort to help power the upset of No. 1 Oklahoma (4/16), 4-2 ... blasted a key two-run home run to left-center field in the second inning of a 6-4 victory over Houston (4/20) ... posted a 2-for-2 effort with a run scored in the 8-2 triumph against North Texas (3/9) ... went 2-for-4 overall and managed her first UT extra-base hit (triple) and two runs batted in during the opening frame of the 14-3 (5 inn.) rout of Miami (OH) on 3/5 at the T-Mobile Crimson Classic ... was 1-for-2 with a steal and two runs batted in against Tulsa (2/27) ... recorded her first Texas hit and run batted in on a single up the middle during the 2-1 loss to No. 3 UCLA at the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invite (2/19) ...

Prior to Texas (Baylor, 2019 - 21)
Found her home in left field as she started all 50 games for Baylor in 2021 … hit .327 as she combined power and speed with 20 extra base hits to go with 13 bunt singles … put together a strong series at Iowa State as she was a triple away from the cycle in the series opener when she went 4-for-4 at the plate (4/23) … led the team with 15 multi-hit games … NFCA All-Central Region Third Team … All-Big 12 Second Team … Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... used primarily at third base after starting a majority of her 2020 season in center field … tied with Maddison Kettler for the team lead with 27 hits … recorded three three-hit games … matched her 2019 total with seven multi-hit games … hit her first career home run at Houston … recorded a walk-off single against Texas State … started the season with a hit in nine-straight contests, a career best ... started all 46 games she played in her first collegiate season ... used primarily in center field ... finished fourth on the team with a .269 batting average with 13 runs batted in (RBI) and three doubles ... went 7-for-10 on stolen base attempts ... second on the team with 21 walks ... finished the year with seven multi-hit games ... went 3-for-3 at the plate vs. Sam Houston State with two RBIs and two runs scored (2/15) ... scooped up a grounder in center field and fired a throw to home plate to get the runner out vs. Southern Miss (2/15) … Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall & Spring) … Baylor Dean’s List … named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

High School
Played high school ball for the Stanley High School Falcons in Kansas City, Mo., for coach Kasey Martin ... 2018 PGF All-American ... two-time all-state first team ... ranked the No. 23 recruit in Extra Inning Softball Hot 100 ... her school’s career and single-season batting average record holder, hitting .559 over her prep career ... set Missouri’s statewide record for most consecutive hits at 24 ... won the 2015 Missouri State Championship ... set school records in runs scored (168), singles (149), triples (12) stolen bases (91) and career on-base percentage (.607) ... served on a mission trip to an orphanage in Peru  ... played club ball for the DeMarini Aces (Kansas City) organization for coach Ryan Taylor ...

Personal
Parents are Jeff and Darcy Gilbert ... has three siblings: Alli, Jordan and Jackson ... majoring in Biology - Pre-Med. ...

*Bio info entering 2022 courtesy of Baylor

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2022Junior

    OF
    5'7"
    12
  • 9

    2023Senior

    OF
    5'7"
    9
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