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His bat is lethal

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on August 14, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo hangs out with his #1 fan. (Photo courtesy Connie Lippo)

He’s an equal-opportunity destroyer.

Right-handers, lefties, flamethrowers, or guys painting the corners — if you were a pitcher throwing in the Aroostook Baseball League in Maine this summer, you hated to see Joey Lippo coming to the plate.

The Coupeville grad, who is heading into his senior year at the University of Maine at Presque Isle — where he plays golf and baseball for the Owls — was en fuego from start to finish.

Having wrapped up the 16-game regular season with a 7-9 record and third-place finish, Lippo’s teammates open the playoffs Monday, but without their clutch hitter, who is back on Whidbey for a bit.

His squad, the Mavericks, play a best two-of-three set against the Bad News Bears (11-4-1) while the Pirates (13-2-1) and Haines MFG (5-11) square off in the other series.

The winners meet in a three-game championship tilt, before the league puts a cap on things Aug. 26 with its all-star game.

While Lippo won’t be available for the postseason, he would have been a slam dunk for the season finale, as he led the Mavericks in eight different offensive categories.

The former Wolf ace hit .453, while also topping his squad with 53 at-bats, 24 hits, three doubles, three triples, a home run, 18 RBI, and a .679 slugging percentage.

The 24 hits were an Aroostook League single-season record.

Skyy’s twin brother was second among Maverick sluggers with 16 runs and nine stolen bases.

Showing a precision eye at the plate, Joey Lippo walked five times while making it through the regular season without suffering a single strikeout.

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Lippo’s bat remains blessed

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on July 19, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Whidbey baseball mates James Besaw (left) and Joey Lippo (right), still pursuing their diamond dreams. (Teresa Besaw photo)

The conferences may change names, but the base knocks keep coming.

Coupeville grad Joey Lippo is spending part of his summer vacation rapping out hits while playing in the Aroostook Men’s Baseball League in Maine.

The former Wolf, who will be a senior at the University of Maine at Presque Isle this fall, is among the league leaders in multiple offensive categories while suiting up for the Mavericks in the five-team league.

Lippo and Co. are off to a 3-5 start in the wood bat league, with a 16-game regular season schedule which stretches from mid-June to mid-August.

A two-sport athlete at UMPI, where he plays golf and baseball for the Owls, he’s scheduled to graduate in 2024 after studying agriculture.

Lippo, who has played in seven of eight games for the Mavericks, is hitting .458 at the plate.

He leads his team in batting average, slugging percentage (.625), hits (11), RBI (9), and doubles (2).

Skyy’s twin brother has also racked up five runs, three steals, two walks, and a .464 on-base percentage, while not striking out a single time in 24 at-bats.

Very Tony Gwynn of him.

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Wolves moonlight as Wildcat aces

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , on July 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville baseball stars Chase Anderson (12) and Landon Roberts catch up with Ryan Lange, who coached them in little league. (Jon Roberts photo)

Don’t get used to them wearing purple and gold.

Coupeville diamond men Chase Anderson and Landon Roberts suited up for Oak Harbor’s U15 baseball squad this weekend, but it was a temporary move, not a permanent one.

Both Wolves will be back in red and black when school starts, but, for a game or two, they played as Wildcats.

Oak Harbor was visiting Ellensburg for a hardball tourney and had a couple of open spots on its roster.

Needing something to fill their early July days, Anderson and Roberts agreed to be mercenaries for the Wildcats.

With help from the Wolf duo, Oak Harbor claimed a pair of ten-run mercy-rule wins, before losing a close one 4-0 and tying 8-8 in its finale, victim of the tourney’s two-hour limit on games.

Roberts held down first base and left field for the Wildcats, with Anderson pulling time at shortstop and on the mound.

The sophomore-to-be went the distance on the bump in game two, shutting down his foes across six innings to earn the win.

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Wolf duo taste college baseball life

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on June 29, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Wolf baseball stars Landon Roberts (left) and Chase Anderson, fueling up for the day. (Jon Roberts photo)

They’re on a pizza-eating tour of Eastern Washington.

Coupeville High School athletes are spending some of the first days of summer hanging out at Gonzaga University, picking up pointers to help fine-tune their games.

The Wolf boys’ basketball team will be in Drew Timme land — no word on whether coach Brad Sherman grew a mustache for the trip — this weekend for a hoops team camp.

Two Cow Town stars made the trip a little earlier, with Landon Roberts and Chase Anderson attending the Zags Baseball Prospect Camp.

The event, aimed at Class of 2025 and 2026 athletes, attracted a strong group of diamond dogs who hailed from multiple states.

Players arrived from Texas, California, Idaho, and Montana, among others.

All in attendance worked with Gonzaga coaches, picking up defensive and offensive instruction, plus nabbing a session with the school’s strength and conditioning coach.

Coupeville’s best enjoy the smell of college baseball grass. (Jon Roberts photo)

Toss in pizza, talks laying out NCAA rules and recruiting info, and then a nine-inning game with coaches from other colleges eyeballing the action.

Anderson, who is headed into his sophomore year at CHS, took the mound, tossing two innings.

The lanky hurler whiffed four, while Roberts, an incoming junior, worked a frame in right field, then another at first base.

The Wolves switched up after that, with Roberts also working two innings on the bump, striking out a pair of rivals, while Anderson lurked in left field.

At the plate, Roberts walked, struck out, and lashed a laser to second base which was inches away from being a hit.

Anderson collected a base-knock, earned a free pass, and lofted a long fly out to cap things.

“Overall, this was an amazing day of baseball for these boys,” said Wolf Dad, and Coupeville coach, Jon Roberts.

“Most of these kids, we will see at D1 level teams in three years!”

Now, it’s off to the lake for a day, before a slight zig to meet back up with their basketball teammates at Gonzaga.

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Lippo hits a homer in classroom

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on June 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo can hurt you with his bat, or a pencil. (Photo courtesy Connie Lippo)

He’s batting .1000.

Coupeville grad Joey Lippo made the All-Academic team for the North Atlantic Conference twice during the 2022-2023 school year, honored for his classroom work during both the golf and baseball seasons.

A junior at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, the former Wolf is studying agricultural science and agribusiness.

To be eligible for the academic honor, a student had to notch a GPA between 3.5 and 4.0.

The NAC puts out two All-Academic Teams, one in the fall, and one in the spring, with the second one covering winter sports as well.

Lippo, who earned the Stanley H. Small Coach’s Award for his play on the field this spring, led the Owl baseball squad in runs (22), triples (2), and walks (12), while being one of five players to appear in all 35 games.

The former CHS star was second on UMPI in batting average (.295), at-bats (122), hits (36), total bases (46), and home runs (1), and third in OPS (.735), doubles (3), slugging percentage (.377), and stolen bases (6).

Normally an outfielder for the Owls, Lippo also made three appearances as a pitcher this season, whiffing four hitters in 11+ innings of work.

During his time in Coupeville, Joey, whose twin sister Skyy is pursuing a successful dance career, played tennis, basketball, and baseball for the Wolves.

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