2004: Appeared in 22 games making 14 starts...in 62 at bats collected 22 hits, scored 12 runs, drove in 30 runs, hit six doubles and a team-leading three home runs...third on the team in batting average (.355)...Also made eight relief appearances on the mound...faced 85 batters, allowing just 28 hits while striking out 10 and walking just five...pitched a total of 20.1 innings allowing just nine earned runs, compiling an era of 3.98.
2003: Appeared in 16 games and hit a team-high .389...drove in nine runs and collected 111 put-outs...also made seven appearances on the mound...pitched 23 innings and compiled a record of 0-2, while throwing one complete game...struck out 10 batters in his seven appearances.
2002: Made his collegiate debut against Madonna University (3/4) during the Homestead challenge...first collegiate hit was against West Chester University (PA) (3/4)... hit .361 in 36 plate appearances...had a .972 fielding percentage, and a .379 slugging percentage...also made his collegiate pitching debut against Madonna University (3/5)....finished the season with an 8.44 ERA, facing 20 hitters in 5 appearances.
At Smithtown: All-league selection...Lefty Ganze award winner hardest worker at Smithtown HS...Michael Ciminello scholarship winner given annually to top senior moving on to college.
Personal: Son of Gary and Janie Kipling...has one brother...a communications major...father played college baseball at Adelphi under coach Davies...interests include music...a recording artist his first rap CD was released in January 2003...his future plans are to become a major rap artist, and have his own record label.
