Joey Lippo (left), Skyy Lippo, and James Besaw have a reunion. (Teresa Besaw photo)
Always be ready.
Coupeville grad Joey Lippo had a busy weekend on the baseball diamond, showcasing his fleet feet, while also getting an unexpected chunk of work on the mound.
Friday, the former Wolf dashed home from third on a short pop-up in the ninth inning, tying the game and giving his Lynnwood Llamas hardball squad new life.
Once in extra innings, Lippo and Co. pulled out an 11-10 win over the Salem Salamanders in Cascade Collegiate League action.
While the victory, Lynnwood’s 13th of the summer, clinches a winning record for the Llamas, Saturday’s follow-up didn’t go quite as nicely.
Primed to play a doubleheader with the Salamanders, Lynnwood found itself in a bit of a bind when none of the team’s pitchers showed.
As in … absolutely none.
But after flipping some players around, including bringing Lippo in from center field to pitch, the Llamas put up a spirited fight while falling 6-2 and 3-2.
The losses drop Lynwood to 13-4 on the season, but the team remains atop the league standings.
Lippo threw five innings, scattering four hits while whiffing four Salamanders and giving up just a lone walk.
At the plate, he picked up a pair of hits, knocked in a run, and scored one during the weekend series.
The wood bat-using Cascade Collegiate League, which draws players from NCAA and NAIA schools, is a six-team conference with a 24-game schedule which runs between June and August.
Lippo will be a sophomore at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
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