Gilbert signs to play at Bellevue
MIF Antony Gilbert (Quebec City, Que./Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
BELLEVUE, Neb. -- Bellevue University baseball coach Duane Monlux announced today the signing of Antony Gilbert (Quebec City, Que./Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) to a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.
Gilbert, a 6-0, 185-pound middle infielder, journeys to Bellevue from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in Miami, Okla. where he was a two-year letter-winner for the Norse.
At NEO, Gilbert hit .326 in 72 games with an OPS of .910 totaling 25 extra-base hits with 19 stolen bases, 77 runs scored, 47 RBI and drawing nearly as many walks as strikeouts.
Coach Monlux on Gilbert:
"Antony is a quality sign for us. He has a lot of game experience, having played for NE Oklahoma A&M the past two years. He has tallied over 250 at-bats during that time, ending with a career batting average over .325. We are excited about watching him compete for time in the infield for us this year.
Gilbert joins the previously announced Brady Toth (RHP, Boise, Idaho/Columbia Basin College), Jace Wessels (RHP, Clarkston, Wash./Columbia Basin College), Danny Spongberg (OF, Omaha, Neb./Southeast CC), Steven Elsner (1B/OF, San Francisco, Calif./College of Marin), Nick Johnstone (C, Brisbane, Australia/South Suburban College), Jayden Vinson (LHP, Portland, Ore./Mt. Hood CC), Brody Burnette (RHP, Kansas City, Mo./Hesston College), Bryce Zimmerer (OF, Creighton, Neb./South Dakota State), Sam Fortier (Quebec City, Que./Southwestern Oklahoma State), and Kole Bennett (RHP, Maple Valley, Wash./Bellevue College) in the Bruins' 2023 recruiting class.
Bellevue is coming off a 2023 season in which the program reached the Avista NAIA World Series for the 16th time in program history. During the campaign, the Bruins posted a 48-10 overall mark, going 25-3 in conference play while sweeping both the NSAA Regular-Season and Tournament titles. BU parlayed the league's lone automatic bid into the program's 25th NAIA National Tournament Appearance, hosting their fifth Opening Round at Don Roddy Field and defeating Oklahoma City in the Championship Game to reach the Avista NAIA World Series for the third time in four seasons.