Concordia University St. Paul Athletics

Concordia Career:
2016: Played in one game for the Golden Bears … made one plate appearance at Minnesota Duluth on Apr. 17.

Prior College Background: Attended the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (2011-12), Anoka-Ramsey Community College (2011) and Augsburg College (2010) ... played football for Augsburg in the MIAC.

Coon Rapids High School: Helped the Cardinals to a third place finish at the MSHSL Tournament with a 19-10-1 final record ... an All-Northwest Suburban Conference honorable mention performer ... hit .316 (25-79) with nine doubles and 14 RBI ... earned letters in baseball and football as a prep athlete as well as concert choir.

Personal: Born January 3, 1992 ... son of Jason and Stacey Flippen ... has three younger sisters, Amber, Alyssa and Aubrey ... has a relative, Craig Flippen, who played baseball at St. Cloud State University ... intends to major in psychology at Concordia ... career goal is to earn a Ph.D. in psychology and open a practice for diagnosing and treating people with mental illness.