Greg DiPiazza was a three-sport athlete from Madison East High School who came to MATC in the fall of 1974. In high school, DiPiazza competed in football, basketball, and baseball earning all-city and all-conference honors in his last two seasons of high school baseball. In 1972, he graduated from Madison East and went on to the University of Wisconsin.
In the fall of 1973, Greg enrolled at MATC. In the spring of 1974, after some prodding from then Athletic Director, Doug Redsten, Greg went out for the baseball team. In his first season at MATC, Greg hit .357 with 13 RBIs and was named team MVP. Greg also saw time as a pitcher. He pitched in 9 2/3 innings with a 4.65 ERA, in the process, helping his team to the MATC baseball program’s first WJCAA state and Region XIII titles. “Greg was a real team player who contributed unselfishly in every way possible,” said Fred Williams, MATC’s Head Coach. “He provided leadership on and off the field and was a cheerleader for his teammates.”
In 1975, Greg continued where he left off during the previous season. He led the team in his second season with an impressive .366 batting average. He served as co-captain and received team MVP honors for a second straight season. Greg is currently one of only two MATC baseball players to receive the Most Valuable Player award in two consecutive seasons. His career .361 batting average places him in the top twenty career batting averages in school history. In addition to all his athletic accomplishments, Greg’s hard work and attitude reaped rewards after college as well.
Greg graduated from MATC in May of 1975 with an accounting degree. That degree helped him to start an accounting and tax preparation firm, Tax Solutions, which he owns and operates in Cross Plains. He continues to play the sport he loves while, pitching in the Home Talent League, a league he has played in for almost 20 years. His post-collegiate baseball success includes being chosen as league MVP in 1977 and being a member of three Home Talent League championship teams.
Greg has also stayed involved in the community of Cross Plains and Middleton where he currently lives with his wife Mary. Greg has three children, Jason, Tara, and Katie. Over the years he has coached his children’s baseball, basketball, softball, and hockey teams while serving as president of the Middleton Red Line Club, as a member of the Cross Plains Optimists, as chairman of the St. Francis Xavier Church-Bingo Committee, and as treasurer for the Cross Plains Worlds Fair Committee.
