WEEK 1 STATS: .529 BA (9-for-17), HR, 3B, 3 RBI, 4 runs, .579 OBP
Having taken over the everyday catcher role from the graduated Buck McCarthy, Gasper produced at the plate during Bryant’s season-opening four-game series at WAC member New Mexico State. The switch-hitting backstop posted a .579 on-base percentage and reached base safely at least twice in every game. The 5-foot-10 Gasper went 9-for-17 (.529) in the batter’s box with a home run, triple, three RBI and for runs scored. He connected on a RBI single in a four-run fifth inning that proved to be the difference for Bryant in the series opener, a 6-3 victory. He reached base four times and came around to score three runs during the Bulldogs’ 13-7 triumph in Game 2. Gasper homered to right field in the fifth inning and tripled to lead off the sixth, contributing to Bryant’s 18-hit attack. In Game 3, Gasper singled in the fourth inning before walking and scoring in the top of the sixth as Bryant evened the score at 3-3. He produced his second three-hit game in the series finale, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.