Marshall University Athletics
2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Kurt Lipton
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Boca Raton, Fla.
- High School:
- Pine Crest
Vanderbilt 2006: Hit .242 with three doubles, a homer and two RBI in 24 games ... Made four starts during the year including two in SEC play ... Was 4-for-18 (.222) in 12 conference games with two doubles, a homer and five runs scored ... Hit first career homer as a pinch hitter against LSU (5/14) ... Was 2-for-5 with an RBI in start against Lipscomb (5/10) ... Went 1-for-3 with two runs scored in start in second game of doubleheader against Tennessee (5/6) ... Was 2-for-2 with a double after coming off the bench in second game of doubleheader against Alabama (4/22) ... Had a hit in only plate appearance against Western Kentucky (4/11) ... Recorded first career hit against Brown (3/11).
High School: Was the 2004-05 Team MVP at Pinecrest Prep ... He was the Miami Herald Hitter of the Year ... Was a first team all city pick ... A first team all-state pick in 2004 ... Led the county in runs in 2005 ... Led the county in runs, homers and stolen bases in 2004 ... Team won the district championship in 2002 ... Was a five-year starter in baseball ... Lettered five times in baseball and once in both football and basketball ... Was the class vice president in 2003.
Personal: Born Sept. 23, 1983...son of William and Sandra Lipton ... Has a brother, Winston... Majoring in economics.
