Ball State fans knew Jenny Gilbert as their All-American, slugging left fielder. But now, fans of the Akron Racers will see Gilbert as a rookie trying to make her name.
Gilbert was drafted 10th overall to the professional softball team and was the first outfielder taken in this year’s National Pro Fastpitch Draft.
The Akron Racers are 1-1 and one tie through its first three games of the summer, all of which were against the Chicago Bandits. Gilbert is 1-8 in her first three professional at bats, with her first hit coming in the team’s most recent contest Saturday. She also scored her first run in the contest.
Gilbert has already found herself hitting in the middle of the Racers’ lineup, and if her college career is any indication of what she is capable of, she could be there to stay.
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