University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2022 Baseball Roster

Jersey Number 41
Chipper Menard
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 180
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New Iberia, La.
- High School:
- New Iberia Senior
2021 (Freshman)
Made 17 appearances as a freshman, posting a 1-1 record with a 5.06 earned run average ... fanned 30 batters in 21.1 innings on the mound ... earned his first collegiate victory with a three-inning performance against Nicholls (4/6) ... fanned a season-best five batters and scattered four hits in helping the Ragin' Cajuns to the 3-2 win ... earned his first career save with a five-pitch effort in a win over North Alabama (5/8) ... made his collegiate debut at Tulane (2/20), fanning three batters in 2.0 innings of relief ... recorded four strikeouts at UT Arlington (5/14) and fanned three batters in games against South Alabama (4/19) and Texas State (5/1) ... allowed five hits and no runs over his final six appearances on the season.
High School
Talented southpaw with a slew of accomplishments during his high school career at New Iberia High School … an Academic All-State member in 2020 … labeled as a Pre-Season Collegiate Baseball Newspaper High School All-American, was a District 3-5A Second Team, All-District member, the NISH Pitcher of the Year and the Best of the Teche Pitcher ... named a 2018 LBCA First-Team, All-State Pitcher and the District 3-4A Most Valuable Player … earned MaxPreps Freshman All-American status in 2017.
Personal
Born on December 27, 2001, in Sulphur, Louisiana … the son of Joanna and Chadwick Menard … his father played baseball at McNeese State … has three sisters, Alexis, Baylie and Ashlyn and one brother, Krash … undecided on academic major.
Made 17 appearances as a freshman, posting a 1-1 record with a 5.06 earned run average ... fanned 30 batters in 21.1 innings on the mound ... earned his first collegiate victory with a three-inning performance against Nicholls (4/6) ... fanned a season-best five batters and scattered four hits in helping the Ragin' Cajuns to the 3-2 win ... earned his first career save with a five-pitch effort in a win over North Alabama (5/8) ... made his collegiate debut at Tulane (2/20), fanning three batters in 2.0 innings of relief ... recorded four strikeouts at UT Arlington (5/14) and fanned three batters in games against South Alabama (4/19) and Texas State (5/1) ... allowed five hits and no runs over his final six appearances on the season.
High School
Talented southpaw with a slew of accomplishments during his high school career at New Iberia High School … an Academic All-State member in 2020 … labeled as a Pre-Season Collegiate Baseball Newspaper High School All-American, was a District 3-5A Second Team, All-District member, the NISH Pitcher of the Year and the Best of the Teche Pitcher ... named a 2018 LBCA First-Team, All-State Pitcher and the District 3-4A Most Valuable Player … earned MaxPreps Freshman All-American status in 2017.
Personal
Born on December 27, 2001, in Sulphur, Louisiana … the son of Joanna and Chadwick Menard … his father played baseball at McNeese State … has three sisters, Alexis, Baylie and Ashlyn and one brother, Krash … undecided on academic major.
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