2017: Pitched in six games, starting one ... Went 0-1 with a 7.56 ERA in 8.1 IP, allowing 12 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 7 BB, 7 K ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2016: Appeared in 10 games in relief ... Finished 2-0 with a 4.60 ERA in 15.2 IP, allowing 12 H, 15 R, 8 ER, 16 BB, 6 K ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2015: Appeared in 16 games with eight starts ... Hit .161 with two doubles, five RBI and two runs scored ... Appeared in six games on the mound with one start ... Went 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA in 7-1/3 innings pitched ... Earned his first start of the season in the field and went 2-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored against UNC Asheville (5/9/15) ...
Recorded his first collegiate hit and his first collegiate RBI at UNCG (2/13/15).
2014: Appeared in 10 games with seven starts ... Finished with a 1-0 record and a 3/34 ERA in 32-1/3 innings pitched ... Had three plate appearances and finished with a .000 batting average and a run scored ... Scored his first collegiate run at Elon (4/9/14) ... Pitched five innings and allowed one earned run on two hits and two walks while striking out three against Elon (3/5/14) ...
Earned his first collegiate win against NC Central ... Pitched a career-high seven innings and allowed three runs, one earned on seven hits with three strikeouts (2/25/14) ... Made his first collegiate start against Charlotte ... Pitched 4-1/3 innings and allowed two runs, one earned, while striking out one (2/18/14) ... Made his collegiate debut as a defensive replacement at Mercer (2/16/14).
Prep: Graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School ... Four-year letter winner ... Hit .296 with six home runs and 28 RBI in 35 games as a senior ... Appeared in 15 games on the mound during his senior season and finished with a 7-3 record and 2.24 ERA ... Had 73 strikeouts in 72 innings pitched ... Threw seven complete games ... Honorable mention All-State as a senior ... Three-time All-Area selection (2011-13) ... Three-time All-Hoosier Crossroads Conference (2011-13) ... Led his prep team to Sectional Championships in 2011 and 2013 and a Regional Championship in 2013.
Personal: Majoring in Human Relations ... Son of Jerry and Kris Ripke ... Born on Oct. 20, 1994 ... Has three older brothers, Caleb, John and Joel and one younger sister, Anna ... Brother, John, is a pitcher at Huntington University ... Brother, Joel, is a thrower on the Concordia-Seward Track and Field team.
CAREER HIGHS:
At Bats: 5, vs. UNC Asheville (5/10/15)
Hits: 2, vs. UNC Asheville (5/9/15)
Runs: 2,
vs. UNC Asheville (5/9/15)
RBI: 2,
vs. UNC Asheville (5/9/15)
Doubles: 1, two times, last vs. UNC Asheville (5/10/15)
Triples:
Home Runs:
Walks: 1, three times, last at Radford (5/20/15)
Stolen Bases:
Hit Streak: 3 games from 5/8-10/15
Innings pitched: 7.0, vs. NC Central (2/25/14)
Strikeouts: 3 (three times), last vs. Wake Forest (3/14/17)
