Joe Karpierz

Position:
Infielder
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Cohoes, N.Y.
High School:
Shaker
B/T:
R/R

2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2024: Appeared in five games for the Musketeers, starting in one... In five at-bats, tallied one hit which was a home run... Recorded a walk, a run scored, and an RBI... Had a batting average of .200, a slugging percentage of .800, and an on-base percentage of .333.

2023: Played in 11 games, primarily coming in at shortstop…Recorded four at-bats…Scored a run on 4/22 against Villanova after being hit-by a pitch…Took a base-on-balls at Kentucky on 4.18…On defense, had two putout and three assists in five chances for a 1.000 fielding percentage.

PRIOR TO XAVIER: A middle infielder from Cahoes, New York, where he attended Shaker High School...Played for coach Joe Rispole at Shaker, competing in the Suburban Council league...In 2021, he batted .349, collecting 22 hits and 20 RBI and scoring 24 runs...was named Second Team All-Suburban Council.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Accounting at Xavier...The son of Kris and Renee Karpierz...Has an older sister, Abigail.