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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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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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