Megan Gibson



Megan Lynne Gibson (born March 25, 1986 in Spring, Texas) is an American pitching coach for Penn State Nittany Lions college softball team. She was selected by the Philadelphia Forceas the No. 2 overall pick in the 2008 NPF Senior Draft.[1]  After the Force folded she was picked up by the Tennessee Diamonds in 2010.

She played college softball at Texas A&M from 2004–2008. In the 2008 season, she was collegiate national player of the week from February 25 - March 2.[2]  Later that season, she became the first Big 12 player to be named both Big 12 Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year.[3] [4]  She led her team to win the program's second Big 12 regular season and first tournament championship. In the postseason, she led her team to the Final Series of the 2008 Women's College World Series.

She graduated from Texas A&M in May 2008, with a bachelor's degree in sports management with a minor in business .[5]

In addition to her time in the NPF, she spent a season in the Japanese Softball Association.

Along with her career in the NPF, Gibson served under Texas A&M head coach Jo Evans as a graduate assistant in Fall 2008 and again as a volunteer pitching coach during the 2011 season. She also spent time as a softball instructor at High Performance Baseball in Tomball and as a volunteer assistant coach at Spring High School in 2010.

Gibson joins the Penn State coaching staff after spending two seasons as an assistant under Coach Lehotak at University of Texas-San Antonio. ==Collegiate awards and honors[edit] ==
 * 2005 Second team National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American
 * 2005 NFCA Midwest Region All-Region first team
 * 2005 All-Big 12 first team[6]
 * 2005 Big 12 All-Tournament team[6]
 * 2006 NFCA Midwest Region All-Region second team
 * 2006 All-Big 12 second team[6]
 * 2006 All-Big 12 Tournament team[6]
 * 2007 First team NFCA All-American
 * 2007 All-Big 12 first team<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]
 * 2007 NFCA Midwest Region All-Region first team
 * 2008 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year Award Runner-up<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9]
 * 2008 First team NFCA All-American<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[10]
 * 2008 NFCA Midwest Region All-Region first team
 * 2008 National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]
 * 2008 Big 12 Player of the Year<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-08big12_4-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4]
 * 2008 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-08big12_4-2" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4]
 * 2008 Big 12 All-Tournament team (Most Outstanding Player)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]
 * 2008 Honda Sports Award nominee
 * 2008 Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team