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As A Sophomore In 2001 - 2001 NCAA Post-Season: 0-0 (.000); NCAA Super Regional vs. South Carolina: 0-0 (.000); NCAA Regional: 0-0 (.000); 2000 College World Series: DNP; Current Hitting Streak: 1 game (5/19) ... Has served primarily as a late-inning defensive replacement behind the plate this year ... Started seven consecutive games (3/7 - 3/25) ... Put together a five-game hitting streak (3/11 - 3/30).
As A Freshman In 2000 - Played in eight games in his rookie campaign, primarily as a late-inning defensive replacement ... Doubled in his first collegiate at bat against Sacramento State (4/4) ... Picked up his first post-season action when he caught the ninth inning of Stanford's 14-9 loss to Alabama (5/28) in the NCAA Regional.
High School - 1999 graduate of Boardman High School ... The Ohio Division I Player of the Year as a senior ... A four-year starter who finished his career as his school's all-time leader in hits, home runs and RBI ... A four-time All-Steel Valley Conference choice ... Also earned All-State honors as a senior ... A winner of the 1999 Easton Redline Defensive Award ... A National Honor Society member ... Graduated with a 3.86 GPA.
Summer Baseball - Spent the summer of 2000 playing for the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks in the Alaska Baseball League, hitting .184 (9-49) with a double and seven RBI in 19 games ... Has also played summer ball for the Youngstown Astro Falcons, a team which won the Connie Mack Ohio state title in 1998.
Personal - Undeclared major ... Son of Ken and Marian Tirpack ... Cousin, also named Ken Tirpack, was a Third Team All-American during his collegiate baseball career at Ohio State (1989-92) and was drafted in the 21st round by the Minnesota Twins in the June 1992 Amateur Baseball Draft.
Tirpack Career Stats
| Year | Avg | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB-SBA |
| 2000 | .333 | 8-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2001 | .234 | 40-12 | 47 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2-2 |
| Totals | .240 | 48-12 | 50 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2-2 |
Tirpack Career NCAA Post-Season Stats
| Year | Avg | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB-SBA |
| 2001 | .000 | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Tirpack Career Game Highs
AB - 4, three times, last vs. Washington (3/25/01)
R - 1, six times, last at Arizona State (3/30/01)
H - 2, twice, last vs. Nevada (2/27/01)
HR - None
RBI - 1, five times, last vs. Washington (3/25/01)
SB - 1, twice, last at Arizona State (3/31/01)
Hit Streak - 5 games (3/11/01-3/30/01)