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Position
Infield
Height
5'11
Weight
180
Class
Senior
Hometown
St. Paul, Minn.
High School
Mounds Park Academy
Previous School
VCU
B/T
L-R
Experience
1L

2023 Season (at LSU)
• Played in 51 games (13 starts), batting .186 (8-for-43) with one double, seven RBI and nine runs
• Started 10 games at third base and three games at second base
• 1-for-1 with a double and two RBI vs. Butler on March 6
• Drove in two runs, including a sacrifice fly, in his LSU debut versus Western Michigan on February 17

2022 Season (at Virginia Commonwealth)
A 2022 First-Team All-Atlantic 10 selection at VCU, which claimed the ’22 A-10 title … appeared in 51 games, including 45 starts, batting .308 with a .430 on-base percentage and a .407 slugging percentage; collected 53 hits, including nine doubles, a triple, two home runs, 48 runs and 31 RBI.

Junior College
Batted .318 in 2021 at Des Moines (Iowa) Area CC, with one homer, 45 RBI, 48 runs 12 steals and 39 walks, with only 19 strikeouts … earned JUCO All-Conference recognition.

High School
An all-state performer at Mounds Park Academy in Maplewood, Minn. … earned all-conference recognition in all four high school seasons and was voted the 2019 District MVP … also played guard for the Mounds Park basketball team.

Personal
Full name is Benjamin Walter Nippolt … born June 8, 2001, in Minneapolis, Minn. … parents are Steve and Pam Nippolt … Dad is a retired printer, Mom is a program evaluator at Margaret A. Cargill … has one sister, Kelsea, who competed on the rowing team at Boston University … on the factors influencing his decision to attend LSU – “Winning culture and incredible fan base. Great baseball history/opportunities. Coach Johnson and his vision for the team and program” … majoring in interdisciplinary studies at LSU

Nippolt’s LSU Career Highs
At-Bats:  5 vs. Sam Houston (2/26/23 – Round Rock Classic)
Hits:  2 vs. Sam Houston (2/26/23 – Round Rock Classic)
Runs Scored: 2 vs. Butler (3/3/23)
Doubles: 1 vs. Butler (3/6/23)
Triples:  none
Home Runs:  none
RBI: 2 vs. Butler (3/6/23); vs. Western Michigan (2/17/23)

 

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