University of Richmond Athletics
Hipsman Signs with Sussex County Miners
07/16/2023 | Baseball
RICHMOND, Va. – Spider Baseball alum Johnny Hipsman, '22, has signed with the Sussex County Minors, a Frontier League team based in Augusta N.J.
Hipsman wrapped up his five-year Spider Baseball career with Atlantic 10 Tournament honors, hitting .500 with a double and home run, three runs scored and two RBI in the Spiders three A-10 Tournament games at the Diamond in May. He finished fifth nationally with 25 doubles.
Hipsman collected league All-Second Team honors as an outfielder this season after finishing the regular season ranked in the A-10 top-five in doubles (t1st, 24), hits (t2nd, 80), slugging percentage (2nd, .650), OPS (3rd, 1.078) and average (5th, .374) while logging 53 RBI in 214 at bats. He went 4-for-4 with a home run to help the Spiders defeat West Virginia to earn A-10 Player of the Week honors and collected a hit against nationally ranked Virginia. In 24 A-10 games, Hipsman led the league in doubles (14) and hits (43), ranked second in RBI (36), slugging (.762) and OPS (1.221), ranked third in at bats (105) and ranked fifth in batting average (.410).
Hipsman wrapped up his five-year Spider Baseball career with Atlantic 10 Tournament honors, hitting .500 with a double and home run, three runs scored and two RBI in the Spiders three A-10 Tournament games at the Diamond in May. He finished fifth nationally with 25 doubles.
Hipsman collected league All-Second Team honors as an outfielder this season after finishing the regular season ranked in the A-10 top-five in doubles (t1st, 24), hits (t2nd, 80), slugging percentage (2nd, .650), OPS (3rd, 1.078) and average (5th, .374) while logging 53 RBI in 214 at bats. He went 4-for-4 with a home run to help the Spiders defeat West Virginia to earn A-10 Player of the Week honors and collected a hit against nationally ranked Virginia. In 24 A-10 games, Hipsman led the league in doubles (14) and hits (43), ranked second in RBI (36), slugging (.762) and OPS (1.221), ranked third in at bats (105) and ranked fifth in batting average (.410).
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