Marko Sipila

Class:
Senior
Position:
RHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 220
Experience:
TR
Hometown:
Orono, Minn.
High School:
Orono Senior
Prev. College:
San Diego State
Major:
General Business

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2025 All-Mountain West Second Team
• 2025 Mountain West Championship All-Tournament Team

SAN DIEGO STATE: Appeared in 12 games for the Aztecs, starting in each of them … Named Second Team All-Mountain West in his lone season at SDSU … Accumulated 71.1 innings of action, holding an ERA of 3.91, which was tops for the Mountain West … Had a 4-3 record … Totaled a team-leading 74 strikeouts … Was named to the Mountain West All-Tournament Team, tossing his first career shutout against UNLV (5/21), offsetting three hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 7.0 innings played … Pitched a near-complete game twice, once against San Jose State (3/15) and the other against UNLV (3/28), totaling 8.0 innings of work in both … Matched his single-game strikeout best of nine twice, once against UNLV (3/28) and once against Fresno State (4/11) … Rated the 42nd-best transfer portal pitchers by D1 Baseball.

COLORADO-COLORADO SPRINGS: Spent his first two seasons at UCCS, appearing in 24 games and 107.0 innings … Fanned 92 batters in both seasons with a career 8.50 ERA … Went 6-10 overall for the Mountain Lions in 21 starts … Struck out nine batters in his final appearance for UCCS, which his then-personal best single game mark … Earned a save as a true freshman … Earned a spot on the 2024 RMAC All-Academic Team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two letters at Orono High School as an outfielder and pitcher for head coach Tom Borrell … Received Class 6AAA All-Section acclaim from the Minnesota Stat High School Baseball Coaches Association as a senior … Recorded a .284 batting average with a .820 OPS to garner Most Improved Player accolades from his team … Smacked eight extra base hits and drove in 16 runs … As a pitcher, had a 2.19 ERA with a 1.19 WHIP and 44 strikeouts as a senior … Excelled in the classroom as well, earning an academic letter and a pair of all-academic team honors … Also lettered in basketball

PERSONAL: Full name is Marko Samuli Martti Sipila … Born Dec. 17, 2003, to Jouko and Kimberly Sipila … Has one sister, Anna-Maya … Intending to study general business … Lists Tim Lincecum as his favorite athlete … Enjoys golfing, fishing and hiking.