Concordia University St. Paul Athletics

One of the most distinguished and feared hitters in NSIC baseball history, the Johnston, Iowa (Johnston HS) native flirted with the .500 batting average mark for a single season while capturing the NCAA Division II batting title (.494) on his way to being selected by the Washington Nationals in the 19th round in the 2012 MLB Draft.

Of the various awards in Lippincott’s file, none are more prestigious than being named the CoSIDA Division II Academic All-American of the Year across all Division II sports, beating out the Academic All-American of the Year selections for all other sports during that academic year.

After a perfect 40-0 prep baseball season at Johnston High School, Lippincott continued to win at Concordia, starting 29 games as a true freshman for a 2009 Golden Bear squad that set and still holds the program’s single season wins record with a 35-18 season.

A perfect 4.0 student, Lippincott completed his finance degree at CSP and would later earn his MBA from the University of St. Thomas with an emphasis in business analytics. He works as a lead financial analyst at Coloplast in Northeast Minneapolis and married CSP women’s basketball student-athlete Marlayna (Graff). They reside in St. Paul with their children, Brooklynne (6), Everett (3) and Cameron (3 months).

Career Awards

• MLB Draft Pick of the Washington Nationals (19th Round)
• 2012 CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year for all sports
• Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year for baseball (2012, 2011)
• 2012 Tino Martinez DII Player of the Year national runner-up
• 2011 Tino Martinez DII Player of the Year national semifinalist
• 2012 NCAA Batting Champion for all levels (.494)
• 2012 All-America First Team (ABCA, D2CCA, NCBWA)
• Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team (2012, 2011)
• 2012 NCAA Central Region Player of the Year
• 2012 All-Region First Team (ABCA, D2CCA, NCBWA)
• Two-time All-Region Second Team (D2CCA & NCBWA in 2011, ABCA in 2010)
• Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2012, 2011)
• 2010 CoSIDA Academic All-Distrct Second Team
• 2012 NSIC Player of the Year
• 2012 All-NSIC First Team
• Two-time All-NSIC Second Team (2011, 2010)
• Three-time NSIC All-Academic (2012, 2011, 2010)
• Two-time NCBWA Central Region Player of the Week
• Four-time NSIC Player of the Week
• 2011 NCAA leader in doubles per game

CSP Records

• 1st - career batting average (.428)
• 1st - career runs scored (170)
• 1st - career doubles (63)
• 1st - career triples (12)
• 1st - career intentional walks (16)
• 1st - season batting average (.494, 2012)
• 1st - season on-base percentage (.594, 2012)
• 1st - season intentional walks (15)
• t-1st - season hits (84, 2010)
• 2nd - career hits (254)
• 2nd - career runs batted in (165)
• 2nd - career total bases (425)
• 2nd - season slugging percentage (.864, 2012)
• 2nd - season runs scored (57, 2010)
• 2nd - season total bases (142, 2010)
• 2nd - season doubles (19, 2012)
• 3rd - career stolen bases (41)
• 3rd - career assists (313)
• 4th - career slugging percentage (.715)
• 4th - career on-base percentage (.497)
• 4th - career home runs (28)

Career & Season Stats

• Career .428/.497/.715 hitter in 161 games
• Career 254 hits, including 28 home runs, 63 doubles and 12 triples
• Career 170 runs and 165 RBIs
• Career 425 total bases and 41 stolen bases
• Season batting averages of .354 (2009), .410 (2010), .434 (2011) and .494 (2012)
• Reached base at a .434 or better clip in all four years
• Slugged 545 or better in all four years
• Had 17 or more doubles in each of his final three years