Lori Sippel Bio

Few players may ever come close to equaling Lori Sippel's pitching accomplishments. Sippel racked up 73 victories, 695.1 innings pitched, a 0.54 earned-run average, 838 strikeouts, 39 shutouts, 80 complete games, 16 saves and 10 no-hitters, which all stood atop the Husker career charts until 2000. Sippel’s career strikeouts record stood until the 2002 season, when All-American Leigh Ann Walker surpassed her mark. Despite these numbers, Sippel never captured first-team All-America honors, although she was a second-team selection in both 1986 and 1987.

During the 1987 season, Sippel posted arguably the most impressive pitching season in NU history. She went 20-3 with a 0.38 ERA and six saves to lead NU to a WCWS semifinal appearance.