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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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Winner, winner, lobster dinner

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on May 10, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo

They’re off the schneid.

It took them 18 games, but Monday, in the final rumble of the season, the University of Maine at Presque Isle baseball squad got that elusive first W.

Beating the University of Maine at Farmington 7-3, the Owls, who include Coupeville grad Joey Lippo, finished a pandemic-altered season on a high note.

It was the first win for UMPI since March 29, 2019 — breaking a 39-game losing streak.

Lippo wasn’t around for the first 22 of those losses, and he’s been one of the few bright spots for this year’s 1-17 team.

The former Wolf collected five hits across four games in a pair of season-ending doubleheaders Sunday and Monday, and finishes in the team’s top three in multiple offensive categories.

Lippo ends the season first in at-bats (57), and tied for second in hits (15), RBI (7), and stolen bases (2).

He was third in total bases (17), runs (8), and batting average (.263) among regulars.

Toss in two doubles, five walks — including being plunked once — and strong defensive play in the outfield, and Lippo’s first go-round in NCAA D-III baseball was a successful one.

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Former Wolf soars as an Owl

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on May 2, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Joey Lippo is playing college baseball in Maine. (Photo courtesy Connie Lippo)

He’s in there fighting.

While the University of Maine at Presque Isle baseball squad is still looking for its first win this spring, Coupeville grad Joey Lippo is putting up decent numbers.

After being swept in back-to-back doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday by Northern Vermont-Lyndon, the Owls sit at 0-14 with one block of games left on their schedule.

UMPI closes its pandemic-shortened season with five games against the University of Maine-Farmington, set to be played May 7-10.

While the Owls couldn’t topple Northern Vermont-Lyndon, Lippo was a busy guy this weekend, patrolling the outfield, coming out of the bullpen in two of four games, and swinging a big bat at the plate.

The former Wolf star collected four hits, four runs, four RBI, and two base on balls during the series.

On the season, Lippo has played in 13 games (pitching in three), while racking up 42 at-bats, 10 hits, six RBI, five runs, and four walks (including being plunked once.)

He’s tied for #2 on the UMPI hardball squad in hits and RBI, tied for #3 in runs, walks, and batting average, and #4 in at-bats.

The twin brother of dance sensation Skyy Lippo, Joey was a three-sport standout during his days in Coupeville, playing tennis, basketball, and baseball.

He also joined his sister on the stage in several productions, and was an accomplished ice hockey player in his spare time.

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Lippo a Maine masher

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

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).

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Lippo a hit as college baseball player

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 12, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo, back in his younger days. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Well, at least one guy on the roster is raking.

Get eight other hitters to swing bats like Coupeville’s Joey Lippo is, and the ol’ win/loss record will take a marked improvement.

The baseball squad at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, an NCAA D-III school, is scuffling a bit as it looks for its first victory.

The Owls, who opened March 27, then had eight games postponed thanks to the pandemic, got back at it the past two days, playing a pair of doubleheaders against Thomas College.

Unfortunately, UMPI, with a still-depleted roster, lost two games Sunday and another two Monday to fall to 0-5 at the quarter mark of what currently sits as a 20-game campaign.

Lippo has been doing his part, however, both at the plate and in the field.

With a stick in his hands, the former Wolf three-sport star is hitting a cool .300, and is among team leaders in several offensive categories.

Coupeville’s progeny has seen action in four games, racking up 12 plate appearances, 10 at-bats, three hits, an RBI, and a .364 on-base percentage.

In the field, Lippo has been patrolling the outfield for UMPI, already showing off a strong arm.

He gunned down one runner heading into second, and seemed to have another rival beaten, with his throw reaching third before the incoming runner arrived.

Whether the tag was a split-second late, or the local ump was missing his seeing-eye dog, Lippo was denied an assist on the play, but shrugged it off and moved on with his day.

UMPI returns to action April 22-25, when it faces off with Husson University for five games in four days.

The Owls have similar five-game stands scheduled against Northern Vermont University-Lyndon (April 30-May 2) and the University of Maine-Farmington (May 6-10).

During his days in Coupeville, Lippo played tennis, basketball, and baseball for the Wolves.

While he plays college hardball, twin sister Skyy is studying dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

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