A native of Jericho, Vt., Chad Phillips '05 decided to travel south and attend Castleton, becoming a four-year member of the Spartan baseball team. As a freshman in 2002, Phillips batted .382, second-best on the squad, earning 29 hits, including seven doubles, a triple, and two home runs, plus he scored 19 runs and drove in 12 runs. He played in all 36 games in 2003, hitting .313 with 40 hits, including five doubles and three home runs. Phillips also scored 25 runs, collected 23 RBI, stole 10 bases, and drew 20 walks. Phillips’s junior year proved to be his best season at Castleton, as he was named the 2004 North Atlantic Conference Player of the Year. He batted .383 with 59 hits, including 10 doubles, a triple, and 15 home runs, still a Castleton single-season record, plus he scored 44 runs and drove in 44 runs. Phillips finished eighth in the country in home runs per game (0.38) and 28th in slugging percentage (.753) in 2004. He wrapped up his collegiate career in 2005 by batting .357 with 50 hits, including eight doubles, five triples, and one home run, to go along with 24 runs scored, 31 RBI, and 11 stolen bases. Phillips earned Second Team All-NAC honors after the 2005 season. He holds the Spartan career records for home runs with 21 and extra base hits with 65, leaving Castleton with a career .357 batting average (178-for-498) in 143 career games played. After graduating with a degree in sports medicine, Phillips worked within the medical and health fitness fields for nine years. Now, he produces maple syrup with his father and runs his property maintenance business in the summer.
