Coupeville Sports

Joey Lippo spent his time in Florida playing baseball and enjoying quality food. (Photo courtesy Connie Lippo)

The sun is in their rearview mirrors.

After opening the season with seven games in Florida, University of Maine at Presque Isle baseball players return to the likely chillier weather of home.

The Owls, led by Coupeville grad Joey Lippo, who is lashing the ball in his senior campaign, wrapped their road trip Friday with a 22-10 loss to Salem State University.

UMPI, which sits at 1-6, is off until Mar. 21, when it opens a four-game series with Fisher College in Boston.

While the Owls didn’t get as many wins as they might have liked in Florida, Lippo was a bright spot.

The former Wolf is hitting .355, with 11 hits, eight runs, three walks, and 10 RBI.

Anchoring the team from the leadoff spot, he’s pacing UMPI in both at-bats (31) and runs knocked in, while also playing nearly spotless defense while patrolling the outfield.

Lippo is wrapping up a four-year run with the Owls in which he has played both collegiate golf and baseball.

Skyy’s twin brother was a standout tennis, basketball, and baseball player during his days in Cow Town.