Tara Gibbs #20 Bats/Throws: R/R Pos.: C Ht.: 5-6   Hometown: Waynesville,NC Previous School: Tuscola Eligibility: Sr. Major: Exercise Science

Enters season ranking top ten all-time in four categories ... stands second in RBI (139), third in home runs (35), eighth in hits (165) and ninth in runs (82) ...

2012: Voted to SAC All-Tournament team ... led team in batting average (.376), home runs (13), hits (56), RBI (40) and runs scored (29) ... ranked sixth in the SAC in average, third in slugging percentage and fifth in on-base percentage ... also ranked third in homers and seventh in RBI ... had walk-off homer in A/6 win over Mars Hill ... hit game-tying two-run homer in ninth inning in eventual 11-inning win over #17 Bloomsburg ... collected four RBI in wins against Wingate and Mount Olive ... had three hits, including a pair of homers, in win over Limestone on F/29 ... went 4-for-7 (.571) with four walks in the SAC Tournament ...

2011: Made all 51 starts as catcher ... was second on team with eight homers and 36 RBI ... hit a pair of homers and drove in three runs in regular-season finale against Lincoln Memorial ... also homered and had three RBI to cap doubleheader sweep of Newberry ... went 3-for-3 with a triple in upset of #10 Lenoir-Rhyne on A/13 ... had 13 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games ...

2010: Starter at catcher ... led team and ranked fourth in the SAC with 14 home runs ... stood second in the SAC and on team with 63 RBI which ranked 12th in NCAA II ... earned SAC Player of the Week honors on M/15, driving in 12 runs over six games, including eight in a double header sweep of Alderson-Broaddus ... tied school record with seven RBI in win over Erskine with a pair of home runs ... produced 18 multi-RBI games ... hit .391 with runners on base and delivered 29 two-out RBI ... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Started four years at Tuscola High School ... earned all-conference honors all four years and was a two-time All-State performer ... named team MVP and helped the Mountaineers to a pair of state playoff appearances ...

PERSONAL: Born Tara Virginia Gibbs on Oct. 17, 1990 in Waynesville ... daughter of James and Virginia Gibbs ... exercise science and physical education major with an excellent 3.56 GPA.

VIDEO: 2013 Season Preview with T. Gibbs