Son of former Warrior standout Pingree
to play at LCSC next season

  7-11-07

Micky Pingree, who was named the Horizon League’s Newcomer of the Year after hitting .321 for the University of Illinois-Chicago last season, will transfer and play his senior for the Lewis-Clark State College baseball team, Warrior coach Ed Cheff has announced.

Pingree becomes the second LCSC recruit this year whose father also played for the Warriors. Mark Pingree was a standout second baseman for the Warriors during the late 1970s and was drafted by the New York Mets in the 21st round of the 1980 draft. Earlier this year, pitcher Tyler Knigge, whose father Kent Knigge played at LCSC in the early 1980s, committed to play for LCSC.

In his first year at University of Illinois-Chicago, Pingree finished third on the team in hitting and helped the club to a 35-21 record and the Horizon League championship. The team also won the program’s first NCAA regional game, but the squad finished 1-2 and failed to make its first NCAA World Series.

Pingree, at 6-foot, 200 pounds, saw most of his action in left field and as the designated hitter. He went 54-of-158 with 19 doubles, four home runs and 47 RBI. He also scored 24 runs and had a .506 slugging percentage.

Prior to joining the UIC, Pingree spent two seasons as an infielder at Everett Community College in Washington where he earned 2006 All-NWAACC North Region First Team and All-NWAACC second-team honors. He hit .385 with 32 RBI, 10 doubles, and 36 runs. He also finished 28-of-36 in stolen bases. During his freshman season, he earned second-team All-NWACC North Region honors. He hit .310, scored 23 runs, and drove in 20 runs that season.

Pingree grew up in Boise and was a two-year letterwinner as the starting third baseman at Timberline High School, where he was a two-time All-Southern Idaho Conference First Team selection. He helped the Wolves capture the Idaho State Class 5A title in 2004 and played for Team Idaho and Baseball Northwest Team Idaho that year. He hit .421 as a senior and .458 as a junior, and set the school record with 19 doubles in a season.

He also played football and wrestled at Timberline, and was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame.

Pingree is majoring in Psychology.

Pingree joins a program that is coming off its 15th Avista NAIA World Series title, including its second straight championship. A record eight Warriors were selected in last month’s Major League draft.