Michael Lippe

The Cardinals after winning the 2025 Louisville Super Regional.

Photo by: Nicole Finch | Louisville Athletics

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 235
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Whitefish Bay, Wis.
High School:
Whitefish Bay
Prev School:
Whitefish Bay HS

CAREER HONORS
• 2025 Academic All-ACC Team
• 2024 Academic All-ACC Team

2025: Played in 41 games, making 14 starts (12 in RF, 1 in LF, 1 at DH) ... Finished with a .212 batting average with three doubles and a triple ... Scored 15 runs and drove in six ... Went 7-for-9 in stolen bases ... Drew the opening night start as the DH, picking up a hit in two at-bats against Texas on Feb. 14 ... Came off the bench and picked up hits against Lipscomb and Oakland ... Started and recorded two hits in back-to-back games against Florida State.

2024: Played in 31 games, starting 12 (4 in LF, 4 in CF, 4 at DH) ... Finished with a .345 average, three doubles and a home run ... Drove in eight and scored 14 runs ... Made his collegiate debut as a defensive replacement against Xavier on Feb. 21 ... Drew his first collegiate start on Feb. 23 against St. Bonaventure in left field, going 2-for-5 with three RBIs ... Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and drove in two in the win over Youngstown State on March 2 ... Tallied three hits, including his first career home run, while scoring five runs in the win over Morehead State on March 6.

2023: Did not make an appearance.

High School: Lettered four years in baseball at Whitefish Bay High School…2022 First-Team All-State…Two-time First-Team All-Metro District…Two-time First-Team All-North Shore Conference…Rated as the No. 1 outfielder and the No. 4 overall player in Wisconsin and the No. 48 outfielder in the nation by Perfect Game.

Personal: Parents are Jayme and Wendy Lippe…Siblings are JJ, Kayla, and Brittney…Brother and cousin played college football…Majoring in business…Chose Louisville over Vanderbilt, LSU, North Carolina, TCU, and Alabama…Credits his mom as having the greatest influence on his athletic career…Enjoys playing basketball, pool, and ping-pong in his free time…Favorite TV show is Naruto…Favorite athlete is Conor McGregor.