UIC Athletics

2017: Played in 54 games and made 48 starts, primarily in left field  ... Batted .291 with career-high 24 RBI ... Had 10 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI performances ... Led UIC, ranked second in the Horizon League, and 39^th in the NCAA with 11 sacrifice bunts ... Matched career high with three hits and scored a pair of runs in NCAA Regional game against Mississippi State (June 4) ... Had four hits, including two doubles, in both games doubleheader sweep against Wright State on Senior Day (May 13) ... Went 3-for-3 with a triple and season-high three RBI at Youngstown State (April 21) ... Hit safely in seven consecutive games between April 4 at Northwestern and April 14 against Northern Kentucky ... Scored season-high three runs in Horizon League opener against Youngstown State (March 18) ... Collected two hits and two RBI at New Orleans (Feb. 18) ... Started at third base in season opener at MLB Urban Youth Invitational against Prairie View A&M (Feb. 17).

2016: Started 43 of 45 games for the Flames … batted .260 (44-169) with 12 doubles, three triples and 18 RBI … became starting third baseman on 4/5 at Northwestern … made 32 starts at third base, nine in the outfield and one at second base … also made 12 relief appearances, going 1-0 with a 7.11 ERA (10 ER/12.2 IP) and seven strikeouts … eight of the 12 appearances were scoreless … earned first collegiate win on 3/16 vs. Roosevelt (2 ER/1.0 IP) … set career highs in IP (2.0) and strikeouts (two) on 4/5 at Northwestern … was 10-13 in stolen base attempts … had game-winning, walk-off RBI single on 5/4 vs. Northwestern ... reached base safely in 22 straight games from 3/22-5/1 ... recorded career-high three RBI on 4/22-1 vs. Valparaiso ... had career-high three hits on 3/26 at Michigan ... collected first collegiate hit on 2/27 and RBI on 2/28 at Vanderbilt.

PRIOR TO UIC:  Spent the past two seasons at Madison College ... helped guide team to consecutive appearances in the NJCAA D-II World Series ... was named a NJCAA D-II Third-Team All-America ... led team with a .452 (84-186) average, .554 on-base and .510 slugging percentage ... ranked among the Top 10 in school history in hits (2nd, 102), runs scored (3rd, 109) and average (8th, .402) ... swiped 14 bases and tied for team lead with three triples ... earned the Marucci Elite Hitter Award ... garnered first team All-Conference and All-Region accolades ... chosen as NJCAA Academic All-American ... was named Madison College Sportsperson of the Year ... was a member of team that finished in third place at the NJCAA D-II World Series in 2014.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Played at Wauconda (Ill.) High School ... parents are Ryan and Jan Gibis ... majoring in Computer Science.