Will Tippett
- position Infielder
- height 6-2
- weight 185
- class Junior
- B/T B/R
- Hometown Stone Mountain, Ga.
- High school St. Pius X
- position Infielder
- height 6-2
- weight 185
- class Junior
- B/T B/R
- Hometown Stone Mountain, Ga.
- High school St. Pius X
Will Tippett Bio
AWARDS
- SEC Community Service Team (2024)
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2023)
SOPHOMORE (2024)
- Played in 48 games with 42 starts for the Garnet and Black in 2024
- Had 29 runs scored, three doubles, seven home runs, 24 RBI and 26 walks
- Was 13-for-14 on stolen bases, which was 14th in the SEC
- Had a .361 slugging percentage
- Had seven multi-RBI games
- Walk-off sacrifice fly along with a home run in the NCAA Raleigh Regional win over James Madison (May 31)
- Homered and drove in two runs against Georgia (May 10)
- Hit a home run in the SEC Tournament win over Kentucky (May 24)
- Two hits, including a home run, in the win at Florida (April 13)
- Homered and scored two runs against Clemson (March 2)
- Was 2-for-3 with a home run in the win at The Citadel (April 16)
- Walked three times and stole three bases in the win at USC Upstate (March 19)
FRESHMAN (2023)
- Played in 47 games with 34 starts for the Gamecocks in 2023
- Had 16 runs scored, a double, a triple, three home runs and 15 RBI
- Was 4-for-6 in stolen base attempts
- Went 3-for-4 with a three-run triple in an SEC Tournament win over Georgia (May 23)
- Belted a three-run home run to give Carolina the lead in a win over Auburn (April 30)
- Homered in the win at Winthrop (May 3)
- Had a solo home run at Arkansas (May 14)
- Drove in two runs in the regional championship win over Campbell (June 4)
- Scored a pair of runs at Georgia (March 18)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, Ga., where he was a Georgia High School First Team All-Region 5-AAAA selection in both 2021 and 2022
- Georgia Dugout Magazine First Team All-State (2022)
- Pius X Male Athlete of the Year (2021, ‘22)
- Georgia Dugout Senior All-Star (2022)
- Hit .360 with a .580 on-base percentage as a senior and upped those marks to a .450 average with a .600 on-base percentage in region play
- Perfect Game Preseason Southeast First Team All-American and All-Reigon (2022)
- Geico City Series Chevy Player of the Game (2021)
- Ranked as the No. 25 player in the state of Georgia in the class of 2022 by Perfect Game
- Played summer ball for Team Elite 18U Black, hitting .360 with a 1.085 OPS in 2022
PERSONAL
- Born on June 6, 2003
- Son of Bob and Sandra Tippett
- Brother, Bobby, played baseball at North Georgia
- Sister, Maddie, played volleyball at Georgia Tech
- Major is retailing
