Returning All-American, who is one of the smartest players around, per the staff … Coach on the field who has a tremendous feel for the game, per the coaches … Continues to take on more of a utility role with each passing season.

2018: Developed into one of the top utility players in the nation and was a second-team ABCA All-American … Earned first-team all-region honors from the ABCA and D3baseball.com and was a first-team all-conference honoree at both third base and utility … Stepped up in a big way on the mound and finished the year third in the NCAC in wins (8), sixth in ERA (2.71), and sixth in innings pitched (69 2/3) … Went 8-1 overall in 12 outings, 10 of which were starts … Logged the team’s three complete games on the year … Allowed 26 runs (21 earned) in 69 2/3 innings … Struck out 30 and walked 11 … Offensively, hit a career-high .317 (45-for-142), was 15th in the NCAC with 37 runs, and was 12th with 23 walks … Again as sure-handed as they come defensively with five errors in 138 chances, and played a key part in the Scots leading Div. III in fielding percentage at .978 … Allowed one run on eight hits in first complete game against La Roche (April 26), in what marked head coach Tim Pettorini’s 1,200th career win … Went the distance against Denison (May 11) at the NCAC Tournament allowing two runs on nine hits in 4-2 win in elimination game … Earned the ball for the Mideast Regional opener and allowed two runs on 10 hits while fanning a career-high six batters in complete-game effort versus Wabash (May 17) … Picked up wins over Kean (March 14) and St. Lawrence (March 24) on spring trip, allowing two runs on 13 hits in 14 2/3 innings between the two games … Logged a 13-game hitting streak from March 30-April 21, headlined by 5-for-5 game with four runs, three RBI, and a double at Muskingum (April 20) … Continued tradition of only homering on the final weekend of the regular season with a round-tripper against Kenyon (May 5).

2017: Earned second-team all-conference honors as a utility player … Continued to hold down the starting role at third base, and worked way into the mix as the team’s No. 4 starting pitcher for the second half of the season … Appeared in every game but one … Key in helping Wooster rank third in Div. III in fielding percentage at .978, and individually, had a .980 percentage with two errors in 100 chances … Offensively, turned in a similar year with a .303 (37-for-122) average at the plate with 31 runs, 27 RBI, and a homer … Ranked second on the team with 29 walks … Went 4-0 on the mound with a 2.57 ERA over 28 innings of work … Continued to shine at the NCAA Div. III Mideast Regional going 3-for-7 with three runs scored, two doubles, a RBI, and a walk over Wooster’s final two games (May 19-20) … Again, didn’t hit a home run until the NCAC crossover series, but it was a two-run shot against Ohio Wesleyan (May 6) … Made season pitching debut against Muskingum (March 29), allowing one run on two hits in three innings … Earned the save in Oberlin series finale (April 2), allowing one unearned run in 3 1/3 innings … Picked up first career win over Allegheny (April 9) working five shutout innings … Longest outing of season came against Kenyon (April 17), allowing two runs in seven innings.

2016: Emerged as the team’s everyday third baseman halfway through the spring trip and never looked back … Played in 45 games, while logging 42 starts … Upped average from .274 to .304 over final three games of the NCAA Div. III Mideast Regional going 6-for-9 during that stretch with two hits in each game … Overall, went 38-for-125 at the plate with 25 runs and 19 RBI … Hit both homers during the NCAC crossover series versus Wabash (May 7-8) … First homer was a three-run blast and second one was a solo shot … Over one-third of RBI (7-of-19) came during the crossover series … One of the key components in helping Wooster clinch a spot in the NCAC Tournament … Drove in two runs during Wooster’s come-from-behind win against Widener at regionals (May 20).

Prior to Wooster: Two-time all-district and all-league selection, while prepping for Greg Christian at St. John’s Jesuit High School … Helped team to back-to-back Three Rivers Athletic Conference titles.

Personal: Born July 5, 1997 … Son of Kenneth and Sharon Dippman … Majoring in business economics.