Albion’s Gibson earns All-WNY honor
Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Nate Gibson
Albion senior catcher/pitcher Nate Gibson has earned Honorable Mention on the All-Western New York baseball squad for large schools.
Gibson hit .639 in the league and .475 overall. He had 3 doubles, 3 triples, 4 home runs, 25 RBIs, 21 runs scored and 12 stolen bases.
“Nate had one of the best offensive seasons I have had a player have,” said Albion Coach Bruce Blanchard.
From his catcher’s position he picked off 5 runners and threw out 8 runners trying to steal.
Also the Purple Eagles No. 1 pitcher, he appeared in 11 games on the mound. He struck out 97 in 50.2 innings of work and had a 1.93 earned run average.
The large school All-WNY squad includes players from Class AAA, AA and A sized schools. Albion is one of the smallest Class A schools, third from the bottom of the list.
