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Tournaments  | Story  | 6/18/2020

Phipps Looks to Continue Dominance

Brett Greenberg     
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Jackson Phipps only pitched two innings Wednesday morning as his team, the 643 DP Cougars 18U, took a 3-0 lead by the third inning. The class of 2020’s twelfth ranked pitcher in the United States and number one in the state of Georgia, who is committed to the University of South Carolina, shut down the Georgia Bombers 2020 squad in his first outing of the year posting three strike outs and only giving up one hit in two short innings of work. Phipps’ short outing was to prepare him for bracket play. With his potential, comes lofty expectations to perform at the highest level, which he has achieved most of the time. 

“I wouldn’t say I have had to deal with expectations so to speak,” said Phipps. “I think it’s more of just blocking out the noise from the other team when they try to heckle me.” 



Jackson Phipps is from Dallas, GA and attended East Paulding High School. Phipps is still waiting for his official graduation ceremony because of COVID-19, but says he is excited to take these next few months to get ready for college ball. Phipps plans on majoring in retail management in his first year and then moving onto business administration for the remainder of his college years.

Phipps’ velocity was in full display, with his 90+ mph fastball, and a curveball, a pitch he has been working on to gain more control. Georgia Bombers hitters were left with their bats on their shoulders quite often with his wipeout off speed pitch. 

“I have really been working on trying to get my 12-6 curveball to be more consistent,” said Phipps. “My off-speed tends to turn into a slurve when I do not keep my arm in the right slot so that has been a big emphasis for me lately.” 
 
Phipps, like all other players, was not able to compete for a full high school season and was in quarantine for a little while. He was lucky enough to be able to go to Rapid Sports Training Center in Roswell, Georgia, where he was able to work on increasing his strength. 

“I was actually lucky because I know the owner of Rapid and I was able to come in there with a few other players and lift weights,” said Phipps.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, Phipps continually threw long toss and stretched every day in order to stay in shape. 

“I am not very flexible, so stretching is a big part of what makes me successful on the mound,” said Phipps. 

When asked about his favorite memories from travel baseball, Phipps was sure to mention the no-hitter he threw in bracket play of a 15U tournament. Phipps and his team have been together since they were 13 years old, so there are understandably some emotions with the players after being a team for five years. 

“I’ve been playing with the same guys on this team since we were 13 years old, so it will be tough not playing with them next year, but I know all of these guys have a great future in college,” said Phipps. 

As South Carolina is the SEC, Phipps says he is excited to play against some of the top competition in the country. In particular, he is especially looking forward to playing at Mississippi State with the heckling fans in left field. 

Phipps mindset is simple and his message to those younger than him is to, “always work hard because you are your own determinant for how successful you will be.”

Phipps and the rest of the 643 DP Cougars 18u look to win more games this year and contend for tournament championships. The 643 squad will be competing in the 2020 WWBA 18U National Championship from June 20-June 26 and the 2020 PG Southeast Elite Championship from July 28-Aug 1. 
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