Central Michigan University Athletics
Tyler Kipke
4/20/2009 12:00:00 AM | General
Tyler Kipke is this week's State Farm CMU Scholar-Athlete of the Week.
Kipke, a junior on the baseball team, batted .615 (8-for-13) in the Chippewas' four games last week. CMU won two of three games at Ball State over the weekend; in those three games, Kipke was 7-for-12 (.583) at the plate with two doubles, a triple, two walks, six runs scored and five runs batted in. In a 12-8 win on Saturday, Kipke was 4-for-5 with a walk, a double, three runs scored and one run batted in. Kipke's efforts helped the Chippewas move into second place in the MAC West Division.
Kipke maintains a 3.22 grade-point average as a business major.
Each week, one student-athlete is selected as the State Farm CMU Scholar-Athlete of the Week.