PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Graduated in 2024 from De La Salle High School in Concord, California, where he won two letters under head coach David Jeans… Hit .365 with seven homers, 17 doubles and 56 RBIs in two varsity seasons, according to MaxPreps… Also scored 49 runs and stole 11 bases… Earned first-team all-East Bay Athletic League honors as a senior and was named his squad’s Most Valuable Player after leading the Spartans in batting average (.420), on-base percentage (.528), slugging percentage (.753) and RBIs (27)… Additionally merited first-team all-NorCal plaudits from West Coast Preps and was ranked No. 11 on Bay Area Baseball’s list of top 65 players that season… Garnered second-team all-conference accolades as a junior after hitting .314 with three homers and 29 RBIs, helping De La Salle High capture the 2023 CIF NorCal championship… Enjoyed a monster 3-for-5 performance vs. Valley Christian in the regional title game, finishing with six RBIs, highlighted by a solo homer in the fifth and a grand slam in the seventh to power the Spartans to an 11-8 victory… Collected MVP honors for his JV squad as a sophomore… Received preseason All-America honorable mention for the California region prior to the 2024 campaign and was rated a Top 500 national recruit by the organization… Earned a No. 46 ranking among shortstops in California for the 2024 graduating class by Perfect Game and was rated No. 228 in the state overall… Was selected to play for the Athletics squad at the exclusive 2023 Area Code Games in San Diego, California… Played five years with the EJ Sports club program and one other with Alpha Baseball… Drew interest from Loyola Marymount, Saint Mary’s, San José State and UC San Diego during the recruiting process.
PERSONAL: Henry David Tripaldi was born in Walnut Creek, California… Son of David Tripaldi, Jr. and older brother of Charlie Tripaldi... Enjoys golfing, playing video games and spending time with family… Lists LaMelo Ball as his favorite athlete… Majoring in business administration at San Diego State with plans to pursue a career in real estate investment.