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Llamas chew up, spit out foes

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , on July 5, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo stalks sushi after his summer baseball team improved to 11-1. (Photo courtesy Connie Lippo)

Bailey Corley

It was a barnyard brawl.

Powered by contributions from Coupeville grad Joey Lippo, and Bailey Corley — his select baseball and college teammate — the Lynnwood Llamas took two of three games over the weekend from the Burlington Barn Owls.

A 7-1 win Saturday, followed by a 2-1 loss in extra innings and a 7-3 win during a Sunday doubleheader lifts Lynnwood to 11-1.

The Llamas sit atop the standings in the Cascade Collegiate League at the halfway point of the 24-game schedule.

The CCL draws its players from NCAA and NAIA schools, with Lippo and Corley, who first played together with the Seattle Bombers, currently repping the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

The duo were a hit at the plate, in the field, and on the mound as the weekend unfolded.

Corley and Lippo combined to toss 97 pitches, ringing up 64 strikes, while holding the Barn Owls to one unearned run.

“It wasn’t Bailey’s birthday yesterday, but it could have been,” said hyped-up Llamas fan Joe Lippo, dad to Corley’s teammate.

“With a full-extension diving catch in right field, combined with a four-inning, no walk showing on the mound, plus an additional web gem defensive play while pitching, you would have thought that someone would be showing up with cake any second.”

The younger Lippo was effective as well, coming on to pitch in relief after earlier dazzling with his feet.

The CHS grad took over the team lead in stolen bases, and is hitting .333 on the season, with an on-base percentage above .500.

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Smack of the bat, snap of the camera

Posted in Baseball, Little League, tagged , , , , on July 2, 2021| Leave a Comment »

The excitement is palpable. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Playoff action dominates the diamond.

North Whidbey Little League hosts a series of district tournaments over the next week, with play going down at its fields on Bayshore Drive in Oak Harbor.

The photo above, capturing the pomp and pageantry of player introductions, comes to us from John Fisken.

To see actual action pics, and possibly purchase some glossies for grandma, pop over to:

BB 2021-06-30 NWLL All-Stars vs Burlilngton – John’s Photos (johnsphotos.net)

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Lippo-led Llamas livin’ large

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on June 28, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo (right), here with longtime friend and fellow college baseball player James Besaw, is playing in a summer league. (Teresa Besaw photo)

They beat the heat, and won the weekend.

Playing on scorching fields in Hoquiam, Coupeville grad Joey Lippo and the Lynnwood Llamas baseball squad stretched their winning streak to nine games with a weekend sweep of the Portland Prairie Dogs.

Boasting a pristine 9-0 mark, the Llamas sit atop the six-team Cascade Collegiate League, which gives college players a chance to heft wood bats and play through the summer months.

Lynnwood throttled Portland 14-1 Saturday, then came back around to sweep a Sunday doubleheader by the tune of 9-7 and 4-1.

Lippo painted with all the colors, playing center field, catching, and also coming on to pitch during the series.

The former Wolf, who just wrapped his first season playing baseball at the Univerity of Maine at Presque Isle, scattered three hits in two innings of relief work on the mound.

He whiffed a pair of Prairie Dogs, then picked a runner off of second base to end the game in 109-degree weather.

At the plate, Lippo collected four hits, two RBI, a walk, and a sac fly during the series.

On the season he’s whacking the ball at a .421 clip.

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Lippo lives on baseball diamond year-round

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , , on June 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Joey Lippo sports a llama on his baseball cap this summer. (Photo courtesy Connie Lippo)

It’s a fulltime job.

Coupeville High School grad Joey Lippo is out of school, but still at work on the diamond.

Fresh off his first season of playing baseball for the University of Maine at Presque Isle, the former Wolf is spending a chunk of his summer hefting a wood bat in the Cascade Collegiate League.

The six-team conference gives NCAA and NAIA players an opportunity to play a 24-game schedule from June 11-August 8.

Lippo, along with UMPI teammate Bailey Corley, suits up for the Lynnwood Llamas, who are 6-0 after opening with three-game sweeps of the Salem Salamanders and Seattle Sea Turtles.

Other teams in the CCL include the Snoqualmie Chinooks, Portland Prairie Dogs, and Burlington Barn Owls.

League opponents gather at one central location, such as Hoquiam, each weekend during the eight-week season.

The season is capped with a weekend of postseason play the first week of August.

The Llamas feature a 22-man roster, with players plucked from schools such as Iowa Wesleyan, Air Force, UMPI, and Everett and Lower Columbia Community Colleges.

Lynnwood opened by sweeping the Salamanders 5-1, 10-3, and 7-1, before keeping its win streak alive with 8-6, 7-2, and 9-6 victories over the Sea Turtles.

Lippo is fourth on the team in hitting, smacking the ball at a .364 clip, while playing error-free ball in center field.

He’s also pitched in one game so far this season, scattering two hits in a relief appearance.

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No fear (of the camera)

Posted in Baseball, Little League, Softball, tagged , , , on May 27, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Little League picture day always brings out the best in players. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Give a little to get a lot.

When ever-wanderin’ photographer to the stars John Fisken snaps team pics, he always takes a couple of goofy ones in return for (hopefully) getting a straight one.

The glossy snaps seen above and below capture some of the many players who have suited up for Central Whidbey Little League softball and baseball teams this season.

Want to see more of Fisken’s work? Pop over to:

John’s Photos (johnsphotos.net)

 

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