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Jersey Number 24
McKenna Gibson
- Position:
- Infielder
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-11
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Santa Clarita, Calif.
- High School:
- Saugus
CAREER HIGHS
- At Bats: 7, vs. Alabama (5/25/24)
- Runs: 3 (2x), last at Kentucky (4/16/2023)
- Hits: 4 last at Kentucky (4/16/2023)
- RBIs: 7 vs. ETSU (3/28/2022)
- Doubles: 1 (27x), last vs. Delaware State (3/1/2025)
- Triples: 1 vs. Clemson (2/18/2022)
- Home Runs: 2 (3x), last at Kentucky (4/16/2023)
- Walks: 3 at Texas A&M (4/2/2023)
- Hit By Pitch: 2 (5x), last vs. Florida (4/24/2023)
- Stolen Bases: 1 (3x), last vs. Appalachian State (3/4/2023)
- Hit Streak: 10 games (2/6/2025 - 3/2/2025)
CAREER HONORS
- 2025 Mid-Atlantic Third Team All-Region
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District
- 2024 CSC Academic All-District
- 2024 All-SEC First Team
- 2022-23 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2023 CSC Academic All-America Third Team
- 2023 NFCA Second Team All-America
- 2023 NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team
- 2023 All-SEC First Team
- 2023 CSC Academic All-District
- 2021-22 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2025 - SENIOR
- Played and started in 51 games for the Lady Vols during her final season on Rocky Top
- Slashed .296/.593/.434 with 20 runs, four doubles, 12 home runs and 44 RBIs
- Went 1-for-2 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored against Florida at the Women's College World Series (5/30)
- Drove in the go-ahead run with a sac-fly against Nebraska to force a game three in the NCAA Super Regionals (5/24)
- Ignited the scoring in game one of the NCAA Regionals (5/16) against Miami (Ohio) with a solo home run in the second inning—her 44th career blast, tying her with LVFL Madison Shipman for fifth-most in program history
- Led the team with three walks in match up against Texas A&M (5/1)
- Secured a single at the top of the sixth inning in match up against Ole Miss (4/27)
- Delivered a single in the sixth inning against Clemson (4/22)
- Delivered a run with a groundout in series victory over Auburn (4/18)
- Struck early with a two-out, two-run homer in the first inning against Texas (4/12)
- Finished 1-for-1 with a walk, a hit-by-pitch, adding a walk, four RBIs, and launched her 42nd career home run during the series against Mississippi State (4/5)
- Went 2-for-4, with a key single in the fourth inning that extended the rally at Oklahoma (3/30)
- Launched her sixth two-run home run of the season, tying the game at 2-2 against Arkansas (3/22) and extended her reached-base streak to 30 consecutive games during the series
- Extended her reached-based streak to 28 games against Eastern Kentucky (3/18), dating to the end of the 2024 season
- Delivered a sac fly to tie the game against UConn (3/14) at 3-3 in the home half of the inning
- Extended her on-base streak to 24 games with a walk in the sixth inning against Duke (3/11)
- Delivered a three-run homer giving the Lady Vols the upper hand in the final weekend game against Georgia (3/9) to secure the series win
- Posted a monster day at the plate, going 5-for-6 with three runs, a double, two home runs, and nine RBIs across games against UT Martin and Delaware State (3/1)
- Launched a RBI-double versus Indiana State (2/28) on the first day of the Tennessee Invitational
- Crushed an RBI single and recorded a run for the Lady Vols against Radford (2/26) after missing two weeks due to injury
- Continued her strong start with a two-RBI single versus Notre Dame (2/8)
- Tied the game in the third with an RBI single to center against Iowa (2/7)
- Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored against Bethune-Cookman (2/7)
- Tallied one hit in the season opener against No. 19 Nebraska (2/6)
2024 - JUNIOR
- Played and started in 55 games, slashing .339/.506/.412 on the year
- Led the Lady Vols with 41 RBIs as a junior
- Tied for the team lead in hits in 2024 with 59
- Popped a sac-fly to bring Kiki Milloy across the plate and put Tennessee on the board against Alabama (4/26)
- Had a pair of hits and two runs scored versus Virginia (5/18), in Tennessee's 12-0 regional victory
- Went 2-for-4 at the plate against Belmont (4/23)
- Blasted a two-run homer during the Lady Vols 6-1 win over Mississippi State (4/13)
- Knocked a two-run home run in the first game against Georgia (4/5), the first of three hits to finish with two RBIs and a run scored
- Shot a homer, her fifth of the season, for two RBIs during Tennessee's second game against Auburn (3/30) and finished the night 2-for-4 with one run and two RBIs
- Hit a two-run rocket during the final game of the Missouri series (3/17), finishing the day 2-for-3 and capping off a productive weekend at the plate that saw her hit .625 with a pair of doubles and six RBIs
- Knocked a two-RBI single to left during the second game against Missouri (3/16), scoring two and finishing the day 2-for-3 with a run scored
- Earned four RBIs, three hits and two runs in three at bats during Tennessee's 16-0 shutout over Missouri State (3/8)
- Went 1-for-1 with two runs, two RBIs, and two walks in 12-1 victory against Longwood (3/3)
- Blasted a home run and three RBIs against Brown (3/2)
- Posted two hits and two RBIs during Tennessee's win over Hawai'i (2/25)
- Knocked her first home run of the season during Tennessee's win over LMU (2/24)
- Recorded a hit in the Lady Vols game two take down of the Baylor Bears (2/9)
- Singled to open up the Lady Vols scoring in top of the sixth versus Baylor (2/9)
- Assisted the Lady Vols to a 15-0 shutout after logging two RBI's and an assist during Tennessee's season-opening take down of UT Arlington (2/8)
2023 - SOPHOMORE
- Started all 61 games for the Lady Vols at first base
- Recorded career-bests in: average (.362), OPS (1.232), runs (36), hits (59), doubles (11), home runs (15), RBIs (60), slugging (.718), walks (39) and on-base percentage (.514)
- Recored multiple RBIs in 14 games this season - the third-most on the team
- Ended 2023 riding a 23-game reached base streak
- Smacked an RBI double in the opening game of the WCWS against Alabama (6/1)
- Belted two hits and a double in UT's 3-1 over South Carolina in the SEC Tournament Final (5/13)
- Notched a double in Tennessee's 3-0 win over South Carolina (5/5)
- Finished the game with three hits, including her 15th homer of the year, and five RBIs in UT's 9-1 win over Florida (4/22)
- Crushed a solo shot over center in UT's 7-3 win over Kennesaw State (4/18)
- Smoked two three-run homers for a total of six RBIs in Tennessee's 15-1 win over Kentucky (4/16)
- Totaled four RBIs, including a three-run homer in UT-'s 10-2 win over Kentucky (4/15)
- Crushed a three-run homer over center field to help UT run-rule Virginia Tech 11-0 (4/11)
- Hit the 20th home run of her career against Baylor (4/7)
- Belted a two-run RBI single in UT's 11-0 win over Mercer (4/6)
- Drew a career-high three walks and scored a run in the series finale against Texas A&M (4/2)
- Smacked two home runs, including a grand slam while tallying a career-high seven in the Lady Vols' 10-2 win over ETSU (3/28)
- Smoked a solo-shot down the left field line in UT's 5-1 win over Alabama (3/24)
- Crushed a solo home run over left field in Tennessee's 9-2 win over LSU (3/19)
- Ripped a two-run RBI single in UT's 8-2 win over Ole Miss (3/11)
- Tallied two hits on two RBIs and scored three runs in UT's 19-0 win over Tennessee Tech (3/8)
- Hit a go-ahead RBI double in the Lady Vols' 2-0 win over Jacksonville State (3/5)
- Crushed a solo shot in Tennessee's 9-0 win over Jacksonville State (3/4)
- Scored two runs in UT's 8-0 win over Appalachian State (3/4)
- Registered a two-run double in the first inning as the Lady Vols went on to beat UIC 5-0 (2/26)
- Drove in the only run with an RBI single in the sixth inning to help the Lady Vols beat Clemson 1-0 (2/24)
- Notched a two-run RBI single in UT's 9-0 win over USF (2/24)
- Roped an RBI double down the right field line in Tennessee's 13-0 win over Michigan State (2/24)
- Crushed a two-run homer and recorded an RBI single in the Lady Vols' 8-0 win over North Dakota State (2/17)
- Launched a three-run homer over right field in UT's 9-2 win over Illinois (2/10)
- Blasted her first home run of the season with a solo shot over right field in Tennessee's 21-1 win over Howard (2/10)
2022 - FRESHMAN
- Played in 56 games with 55 starts during her first year on Rocky Top, seeing action at second base and designated player
- Batted .253 on the season with 11 homers and 30 RBIs, ranking fifth on the team with a .527 slugging percentage
- Hit 2-for-3 with a solo homer as Tennessee defeated Campbell (5/20) to open the NCAA Tournament
- Pushed an RBI single through the left side in UT's 10-1 victory at Ole Miss (5/1)
- Pummeled a two-run homer over right-center as UT defeated East Carolina (4/24) in the Lady Vol Challenge finale
- Mashed a career-high two home runs in a 9-1 victory at Western Carolina (4/13)
- Sent a two-run homer down the left field line to help Tennessee triumph 11-5 over No. 16 Georgia (4/9)
- Mashed a go-ahead grand slam in the third inning to give the Lady Vols a 10-1 run-rule win over Mississippi State (4/3)
- Blasted her fifth homer of the year with a game-tying, solo shot over left field in a 9-2 win over Lipscomb (3/30)
- Crushed a home run over left field to help give Tennessee a 6-0 win over No. 6 Florida (3/25)
- Roped a pair of singles, including an RBI hit in the bottom of the first, at the Midstate Classic vs. Memphis (3/15)
- Logged an RBI single and scored twice in the SEC opener at No. 8 Missouri (3/13)
- Recorded a single and a run in the Tennessee Invitational title game vs. Virginia (3/6)
- Drove in five runs that included a 2-run homer to clinch the run-rule in a 9-0 win over South Alabama (3/5)
- Hit a solo bomb in Tennessee's 8-0 victory over Dartmouth (3/4)
- Delivered a game-tying RBI single in the fifth inning vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (2/26)
- Logged a pair of singles vs. UC Davis (2/24), including an RBI hit that sparked a four-run sixth inning for the Lady Vols
- Roped her first career double to the gap in right center vs. No. 24 UCF (2/19)
- Went 2-for-4 with a go-ahead RBI triple vs. No. 12 Clemson (2/18)
- Started at designated player and belted her first career home run with a solo shot to dead center at FIU (2/12)
- Made her collegiate debut as a pinch hitter on opening day vs. UNC Greensboro (2/11)
HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL
- Corner infielder out of Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, where she played softball all four years and was tabbed female athlete of the year 2021
- Rated as the No. 29 overall prospect and No. 25 infielder by Extra Inning Softball for the class of 2021
- Tabbed the No. 76 player overall on Softball America's Top 100 List for the class of 2021
- Claimed first team All-CIF, All-Santa Clarita Valley, All-Area and All-League honors her senior year of high school
- Took home second team all-state underclassman honors during her sophomore campaign after helping lead her squad to a Foothill League championship
- Played travel ball for Athletics Mercado Gold (Smith) and helped lead the club to an Alliance Fastpitch 18U national championship in 2021
- Selected alongside her high school teammate and fellow UT signee Grace Keene for the PGF High School All-American Game in the summer of 2021
- Also helped her travel team secure a Top Club Nationals championship in the summer of 2020
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Crystal and Lance Gibson
- Majoring in anthropology
- Her father played baseball at College of the Canyons and Cal State Dominguez Hills and was signed as a free agent out of high school by the San Diego Padres
- Chose to attend the University of Tennessee because she loved the coaches and the scenery of campus
- Lists her favorite food as Mexican food and aspires to be in the FBI
- Recipient of the Lewis & Holder Women's Athletic Endowed Softball Scholarship
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.25.25)
Sunday, May 25
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.24.25)
Saturday, May 24
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.23.25)
Friday, May 23
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Ohio State (5.18.25)
Sunday, May 18
