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2023 La Crosse Loggers Baseball There ’ s No Place Like Copeland
Michael Splaine
Pitcher | UC-Santa Barbara | Los Gatos , CA
Report : Splaine made eight appearances during the 2022 season ... Pitched 4.1 innings and totaled 6 strikeouts ... In high school , he attended Los Gatos High School playing a mix of pitcher and outfielder ... Played in the SCVA league under coach Justin Oliver ... In 2018 played against Milpitas , pitching 6 innings with 15 strikeouts and no hits ... In 2018 played against Homestead , pitching 7 innings with 8 strikeouts and no hits .
Personal : Son of Bryan and Jennifer Splaine ... Has two brothers , Connor and Matthew Splaine ... Plans to major in Business .
Sophomore Left / Left 5-10 | 180
Will Tippett
Infielder / Outfielder | South Carolina | Stone Mountain , GA
Report : Tippett attended St . Pius X High School in Atlanta , Ga ., where he was a Georgia High School First Team All-Region 5-AAAA selection in both 2021 and 2022 ... Georgia Dugout Magazine First Team All-State ( 2022 ) ... Pius X Male Athlete of the Year ( 2021 , ‘ 22 ) ... Georgia Dugout Senior All-Star ( 2022 ) ... Hit . 360 with a . 580 on-base percentage as a senior and upped those marks to a . 450 average with a . 600 on-base percentage in region play ... Perfect Game Preseason Southeast First Team All-American and All-Reigon ( 2022 ) ... Geico City Series Chevy Player of the Game ( 2021 ) ... Ranked as the No . 25 player in the state of Georgia in the class of 2022 by Perfect Game ... Played summer ball for Team Elite 18U Black , hitting . 360 with a 1.085 OPS in 2022 .
Freshman Switch / Right 6-1 | 175
Personal : Born on June 6 , 2003 ... Son of Bob and Sandra Tippett ... Brother , Bobby , played baseball at North Georgia ... Sister , Maddie , played volleyball at Georgia Tech ... Major is retail .
Payton Tolle
Pitcher / Designated Hitter | Wichita State | Yukon , OK
Report : For the upcoming collegiate season , Tolle was voted preseason First Team All-American Athletic Conference as designated hitter ... selected to Perfect Game ’ s preseason All-Conference team as a utility player and the # 9 draft prospect in the class of 2024 ... named to AD Honor Roll in Fall 2022 with 4.0 GPA ... Last season as a freshman , he made an impact both at the plate and on the mound as Wichita State ’ s lone two-way player ... Hit . 317 with 7 doubles , 3 home runs and 18 RBI offensively ... Went 4-6 with a 4.48 ERA on the mound , making 12 starts ... Authored one of the season ’ s most memorable moments with a go-ahead , two-run home run in the seventh inning against Texas A & M , helping the Shockers win the Frisco Classic ... Named Frisco Classic MVP after driving in three runs against Iowa and allowing just 1 run over 7 innings against Washington State .
Sophomore Left / Left 6-6 | 250
Personal : Born on November 1 , 2002 ... Son of Chad and Jina Tolle ... Has a brother , Charlie ... Mother was a member of the Wichita State women ’ s golf team from 1994-96 ... Father competed in track and field for Oklahoma State ... Majoring in Sport Management .
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