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Lippo off to torrid start

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on March 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo is tearing up college pitching. (Photo courtesy Connie Lippo)

His bat is on fire.

Coupeville grad Joey Lippo has kicked off his senior season of college baseball with a bang, piling up stats across the first three games.

While the University of Maine at Presque Isle is still looking for its first win, the Owls leadoff hitter is getting the job done.

Lippo and company are in Auburndale, Florida, where they’ll play their first seven games at Lake Myrtle Park before heading off to Massachusetts and Maine for the remainder of the season.

Before leaving the Sunshine State, Presque Isle plays a doubleheader Wednesday, then single games Thursday and Friday.

The Owls fell 14-7 to Lakeland University Sunday in their opener, before dropping both parts of a doubleheader Monday against Principia College.

The Panthers won 6-5 and 14-10 to get to 5-5 on the season, while Presque Isle drops to 0-3.

Lippo went down swinging hard Monday, however, collecting four hits and seven RBI in the doubleheader.

Through three games, the former Coupeville diamond ace is hitting .417, with five hits, seven RBI, three runs, and three walks.

This is the final season for Lippo, who has played both golf and baseball during his time at UMPI.

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Lippo excels in college classroom

Posted in Golf, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on January 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo (right) and fellow Whidbey baseball alumni James Besaw hang out. (Teresa Besaw photo)

Joey Lippo’s classroom game remains strong.

The Coupeville High School grad, now a two-sport athlete at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, was one of 505 students named to the North Atlantic Conference Fall All-Academic team.

Lippo, a senior who will play his final season of baseball for the Owls this spring, was hailed for his work during golf season.

The NAC has 14 schools, and the athletes honored covered “87 unique teams across eight sports.”

To be eligible, a student/athlete needed to achieve a GPA between 3.5 and 4.0.

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

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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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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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