Athlete Information > Chip Briggs

Chip Briggs

• Previous School: Jackson State CC
• Hometown: Clarksville, Tenn.
• Height: 5-10
• Weight: 175
• Birthdate: January 7
• Major: Finance
• Intended Profession: Financial Planner
• Hobbies: hunting, water skiing, and fishing

News Release(s)

• 5/29/2003 - Briggs Receives Fred DeLay Award;
  Named NAIA Scholar Athlete
• 4/29/2003 - Union Has Eight Honored with TranSouth Postseason Awards
• 4/7/2003 - Briggs Named TranSouth Baseball Player of the Week
• 6/3/2002 - Union Places Four Players on Baseball All-America List
• 5/10/2002 - Union’s Wyatt Named Region Player of the Year
• 5/4/2002 - Union Baseball Wins TranSouth Tournament;
  Wyatt, Rushing Receive Honors

Member of the Following Team(s)

2003 Men's Baseball

• All-American (Second Team)
• Scholar-Athlete
• Number: 7
• Class: Senior
• Position: OF/2B
• In his junior season for the Bulldogs, Briggs was second on the team in batting average at .365 and was tied for second with 80 hits…he also led Union with 15 of 19 stolen bases. Briggs was named NAIA honorable mention All-American, all Region and first team all-conference. A junior college All-American…led the TJCAA in batting average (.466 average)…a tremendous asset to any team due to his offensive capabilities and ability to play two positions, right field and second base…will start the majority of games in right field. In 2001 at Jackson State CC, he hit .466 with eight homeruns, 65 RBI, and 22 stolen bases.

2002 Men's Baseball

• All-American (Honorable Mention)
• Number: 3
• Class: Junior
• Position: 2B/OF
• Junior college All-American…led the TJCAA in batting average last season (.466 average)…a tremendous asset to any team due to his offensive capabilities and ability to play two positions…likely to start in right field in 2002…will also play some at second base. Last season at Jackson State CC, he hit .466 with eight homeruns, 65 RBI, and 22 stolen bases.

Photo Gallery

04/26/03 - Union right fielder, Chip Briggs of Clarksville, Tenn. gets a lead as the current Union players battle the alumni. (ID: 1176) - Steven Aldridge Large | X-Large