Coupeville Sports

Former Wolf Joey Lippo is playing college baseball in Maine. (Photo courtesy Connie Lippo)

Joey Lippo had a strong Sunday, but it wasn’t quite enough to save his team.

The Coupeville High School grad racked up two hits, scored a run, and knocked in another, but the University of Maine at Presque Isle fell 6-4 to host Husson University.

The loss drops the Owls to 0-10 on the season, while the high-flying Eagles sit at 15-4.

Lippo lashed an RBI single to right in the top of the second Sunday, but UMPI couldn’t hold on to an early 2-1 lead.

Husson broke things open with a four-run surge in the bottom half of the inning, then held on when the Owls rallied late.

UMPI pushed two runs across in the top of the seventh, and final, inning to tighten things up, with Lippo singling and coming around to score.

On the season, the former Wolf is third on his team in hits (six) and RBI (two), while playing strong defense in the outfield.

Lippo has also appeared as a pitcher, throwing 1.1 innings for the Owls, who play at the NCAA D-III level.

UMPI has 10 games left on its schedule, with five games apiece against Northern Vermont University-Lyndon (April 30-May 2) and the University of Maine-Farmington (May 6-10).