Andrey Kripochin

Andrey Kripochin

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 201 lb.

• Born March 14, 1982 in Moscow USSR

Biographical Information

Andrey Kripochin has played for the Russian national team. He hit .458 in the 2000 World Junior Championship, finishing fifth in average behind Joe Mauer, Dae-ho Lee, Scott Wearne and Agustin Murillo and ahead of players like Yuniesky Betancourt and Russell Martin. He made the All-Star outfield alongside Cuban Yorkis La Rosa and American J.J. Hardy. He hit .259/.400/.407 with 7 runs and 7 RBI in the 2001 European Championship, in which Russia won their first Medal ever in a European Championship with a Silver. Kripochin led the team in RBI and tied Andrei Selivanov and former minor leaguer Alexander Nizov for the most runs. The 19-year-old was 0 for 3 with 2 walks and a RBI in Russia's historic 2-0 win over Italy in the semifinals. In the Gold Medal game, the left fielder was 0 for 3 against the the Netherlands.

Kripochin hit .250/.348/.250 in the 2001 Baseball World Cup and stole 3 bases in 6 games but was thrown out running twice. He hit .263/.263/.263 in the 2003 European Championship. In the 2005 European Championship, he played flawless outfield defense (7 PO, 1 A) and batted .273/.314/.364 with a team-high three doubles, tied for 5th in the tournament. Andrey hit .273/.333/.273 in the 2007 European Championship and .316/.350/.368 in the 2008 European Cup in Grosseto.