2023 Baseball Roster

Abi Reigel
Dayle Albrecht

19 Blake Ripp

  • Position RHP
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 180
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Overland Park, Kan.
  • Highschool St. James Academy (George Washington U)
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

2023: RMAC Academic Honor Roll. ... RMAC Pitcher of the Week (4/4) ... Mixed in appearances as a starter and out of the bullpen, totaling 16 games and four starts on the year ... Led the team with five wins matched by five losses along with one save ... Closed the year with a 5.11 ERA thanks to 37 strikeouts compared to 12 walks across 44.0 innings of work ... Closed his Oredigger career touting a 5.55 ERA with a 9-8 record, one save, 73 strikeouts and just 30 walks in 33 appearances, seven starts, and 94.0 innings of work ... Top outing of the year was 6.0 innings of one-hit, shutout baseball against New Mexico Highlands on April 1 as he struck out six batters and walked zero on the way to the win ... Also earned wins at CSU Pueblo on March 3, at Colorado Christian on March 11, at CSU Pueblo on March 25, and at UCCS on May 6 ... Notched a total of eight scoreless appearances including six consecutive outings without giving up a run from March 12 through April 7 ... Also notable was 4.2 innings of two-hit, shutout baseball at CSU Pueblo on March 25 in which he struck out four batters and walked one on the way to the win.

2022: RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Switched between roles as a relief and starting pitcher with 15 appearances and three starts ... Finished the spring with a 4-3 record and a 6.06 ERA thanks to 34 strikeouts compared to 18 walks in 49.0 innings of work ... First collegiate win on the mound came in an Oredigger uniform at Fort Hays State on Feb. 6 where he struck out five batters in 4.0 scoreless innings of relief with two walks and four hits allowed ... Top performance of the year was in the first round of the RMAC Tournament against Regis when he threw 4.0 innings and gave up zero runs on six hits with zero walks and five strikeouts, earning his fourth win of the season ... Also earned wins at Rogers State on Feb. 12 and at UCCS on May 7 ... Struck out six batters through 4.0 innings at New Mexico Highlands on April 16 ... Lasted 5.1 innings on two occasions and produced six scoreless appearances ... Ranked third in the team in innings pitched.

2021: Served as a relief pitcher for the Orediggers with two appearances out of the bullpen in his first season at Mines ... Oredigger debut was against MSU Denver on March 5, featuring no runs on no hits with zero walks and two strikeouts in 1.0 innings ... Also appeared in relief against New Mexico Highlands at the RMAC Pod in Colorado Springs on March 26 ... Closed the season with a record of 0-0 and a 0.00 ERA in two appearances, touting two strikeouts in 1.0 inning of work.

GEORGE WASHINGTON (2019-20): Appeared in seven games on the bump as a freshman in 2019 … Boasted a 3.38 ERA over 8.0 innings of work while striking out 10 batters … Made career debut against Georgetown (Feb. 27) with 1.1 scoreless innings ... Earned first start at Coppin State (March 20), striking out two in 1.2 frames ... Recognized on the Fall 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List … Made two appearances in 2020 as a sophomore before the season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Played as a shortstop and pitcher at St. James Academy in Kansas … Earned three varsity letters … Struck out 15 batters over seven appearances and 11.0 innings of work in 2017 … Pitched in nine games in 2018 for a total of 33.0 innings while racking up 42 strikeouts and holding opposing hitters to a .218 average … Named Kansas 5A All-State Honorable Mention and Second-Team All-EKL in 2018 … Club teams included North East Baseball and the AR Sticks where he earned Pre-Season All-America honors and multiple all-tournament nods … Member of the National Honor Society while garnering three letters in debate … Performed 120 hours of community service throughout high school … Plans to major in computer science at Mines.

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    RHP
    5'9" 180 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2022Redshirt Junior

    RHP
    5'9" 180 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2023Redshirt Senior

    RHP
    5'9" 180 lbs
    19