Chip Sell was one of the top baseball players for Pacific from 1991 to 1994.
Sell is the Tigers’ all-time leader in hits, runs scored, doubles, runs batted in and total bases. With a .355 career batting average, he leads all Pacific players who registered more than 400 at bats. In 209 career games, he racked up 293 hits, 167 runs and 144 runs batted in. He clubbed 61 doubles, 13 home runs and stole 53 bases. He ranks in the Tigers’ top 20 in every single offensive category except one (most sacrifice bunts).
Sell burst onto the scene at Pacific, hitting .326 during his rookie year with 26 runs batted in. His debut season was recognized by the Big West with honorable mention all-conference accolades. As a sophomore, he posted a .342 batting average with 16 doubles and a pair of home runs while driving in 27 runs and scoring 29. After the season, he was named All-Big West Honorable Mention again. In 1993, his junior season, Sell took his game to another level as he established new Tiger single-season records for batting average, hitting .388, as well as setting the single season records for hits with 83, runs scored with 58, and doubles with 21. Sell slugged .547 and appeared among the Big West leaders in most offensive categories. He was once again an All-Conference pick, earning Second Team accolades. As a senior, Sell reached program bests for his career, as he set the record for career hits at both Pacific and within the Big West Conference.
His 293 career hits currently rank sixth all-time in the Big West, as does his doubles total of 61. He hit .360 during his final season in the orange and black, scoring 53 runs and driving in 45 runs. Sell also stole a career-best 18 bases. Ranking among the conference leaders in most offensive categories, he earned First Team All-Big West honors in 1994. A four-time All-Big West selection, Sell is one of just eight players in Big West history to earn All-Conference honors in four seasons.
Sell was drafted following the 1994 season by the Los Angeles Dodgers and played professional baseball for eight seasons. He finished his pro career with a .291 average playing at various levels with the Dodgers and later the Arizona Diamondbacks organizations.
