Craig Gibson

Craig Gibson
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMercer
ConferenceSoCon
Record693–501
Biographical details
BornMacon, Georgia, U.S.
Alma materMercer University '86
Playing career
1983–1986Mercer
Position(s)First base
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1988Mercer (asst.)
1994–2003Mercer (asst.)
2004–presentMercer
Head coaching record
Overall693–501
TournamentsNCAA: 1–8
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
A-Sun: 2013, 2017
A-Sun Tournament: 2010
SoCon: 2015, 2016, 2017
SoCon Tournament: 2015, 2019
Awards
A-Sun Coach of the Year (2013)
Georgia Dugout Club Division I Coach of the Year (2010)
SoCon Coach of the Year (2015, 2017)

Craig Gibson is an American college baseball coach and former first baseman. He has been the head baseball coach at Mercer University since the start of the 2004 season. Under Gibson, Mercer has appeared in its first two NCAA tournaments. A Macon native, Gibson is a Mercer alumnus and played baseball for the Bears from 1983–1986, winning a conference player of the year award as a junior.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Craig Gibson". MercerBears.com. Mercer Athletic Media Relations. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  2. ^ Pope, Bobby (May 20, 2013). "Gibson Takes Mercer Baseball to Next Level". Macon.com. The Telegraph. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  3. ^ Farnum, Amy (April 28, 2011). "New Bats? No Problem for Mercer". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Gibson Earns 350th Career Win". 13WMAZ.com. Mercer Athletic Media Relations. April 20, 2014. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.