Gabriele Bridges

Position:
First Base
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
High School:
John Curtis

First Team All-Louisiana (2009, 2010)
Second Team All-Sun Belt (2009, 2010)
All-Baton Rouge Regional Team (2010)
All-Baton Rouge Regional MVP (2010)
All-Sun Belt Conference Tournament (2008, 2010)
All-Sun Belt Conference Tournament MVP (2010)
NFCA Leadoff Classic All-Tournament Team (2010)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2009)
Louisiana Classics All-Tournament Team (2008)

2010 (Junior)
Started all 63 games for the Cajuns, most at first base ... Named Second Team All-Sun Belt and First Team All-Louisiana ... Hit .314 on the season with a .617 slugging percentage ... Hit 17 home runs, the most by a Cajun and the highest total in the Sun Belt ... Drew a team high 30 walks to help her .417 on base percentage ... Her 55 RBI was one behind Christi Orgeron for the team and Sun Belt lead ... Hit .353 against left handed pitchers and .363 with runners on base, including .320 with runners in scoring position ... Was named the Baton Rouge Regional MVP (5/21-5/23) after going 4-for-9 with a double, two runs scored and six RBI in the tournament, helping lead the Cajuns to wins over No.17 Louisiana State and No.18 Texas A&M, and Super Regional Birth ... Was also named MVP of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament (5/12-5/15) after going 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and five RBI against Troy in the Championship Game ... Was also named to the NFCA Leadoff Classic All-Tournament Team (2/26-2/28), thanks in large part to a two home run game against No.6 Missouri ... Posted multiple hits in 15 games and multiple RBI in 17 games.

2009 (Sophomore)
Started all 58 games at first base ... Earned First Team All-Louisiana accolades after leading the Sun Belt with 16 homers ... Recorded 48 RBI with a .598 slugging percentage and a .279 batting average ... Hit .583 with runners in scoring position ... Hit four home runs in a week (2/16) to earn Sun Belt Player of the week honors ... Repeated the feat later in the season to claim the honor again (4/6) ... Led the league with 107 total bases ... posted 11 multi-hit games and six multi-run performances ... Had a season-high three hits, on three occasions ... Tied a career-high of six RBI after hitting two home runs against Providence (2/14) ... Drew four walks against San Diego State ... Was second on the squad with 444 putouts ... Grabbed five stolen bases on six attempts.

2008 (Freshman)
One of just four players to start every game for the Cajuns and the only freshman to start every game...Hit .236 on the year with 46 hits, including seven doubles and 11 home runs for a .441 slugging percentage...Raised her batting average 63 points to .242 after letting it dip as low as .179 on April 1...Ranked in the Cajuns top-5 in slugging percentage, RBI, home runs, total bases, walks and hit by pitch...Finished the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional 3-for-10 with a double, three RBI; Was one of five Cajuns to finish the regional with a .300 batting average or better...Second on the team behind only All-American Holly Tankersley in home runs on the season...Boasted 10 multiple hit games on the year with 10 multiple RBI games...Had a season high three hits against NCAA Regional participant Mississippi Valley State and Western Kentucky...Recorded four or more RBI in three separate games, boasting a team-best six runs batted in against IUPUI...Had five RBI in a game against Western Kentucky at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and four RBI against Mississippi Valley State...Named All-Tournament during the conference tournament finishing with a .462 batting average with six hits including a pair of home runs and a double...Finished the SBC Tournament with a tournament-record eight RBI...During the conference tournament, had a 1.000 slugging percentage.

High School
Lettered in softball, volleyball and cheerleading at John Curtis High School...Helped the Patriots to five consecutive state championships in softball (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)...Helped JCHS to the district championship in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007...Named all-state in 2005, 2006 and 2007...Helped the Patriots volleyball team to the 2004 state playoffs...Invited to the Junior Olympic trials in Chula Vista, Calif.

Personal
Born on December 1, 1988 in Marrero, La....Full name is Gabriele Lauren Bridges...Daughter of Don and May Bridges...Has one younger brother, Garrett...Member of the National Honor Society...Homecoming Queen...Aspires to graduate with her Master's degree and work for Disney as a graphic designer.