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20 Colby Higgerson

20 Colby Higgerson

  • Position:
    Infielder
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    193
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Chesapeake, Va.
  • Highschool:
    Great Bridge

Summary

Biography

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2020)
VaSID First Team All-State selection ... Big South Player of the Week (Mar. 9) ... Started all 17 games at shortstop ... Batted a team-high .431 and with a team-leading 28 hits, also leading the Big South in both categories … Also tallied two doubles and a triple ... Had six multi-hit games ... Ranked third in the conference with a .513 on-base percentage and tied for third in runs scored with 15 ... Ranked 35th nationally in batting average ... Tied for 12th in the NCAA with 28 hits, and 36th in hits per game at 1.65 ... Had a career-high five hits in a series-opening win against Canisius (Mar. 6) ... Multi-hit outings in all three games versus Canisius, going 10-for-13 (.769) against the Golden Griffins ... Finished second on the team with four stolen bases, including a pair of steals in the season opener at N.C. Central (Feb. 14) ... Ended the season on a nine-game hit streak.

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2019)
Started all 57 games, the only Highlander to do so ... Finished the season with a .218 average, six doubles, three triples, three home runs and 19 runs batted in ... Recorded a season-best four hits in six at-bats against UNC Asheville (May 9) ... Was 11-for-13 on stolen base attempts, including a 4-for-5 mark in conference games and a perfect 3-for-3 mark at the Big South Tournament ... Drew 33 walks, the third-most on the team, with 20 of those coming in conference play ... Had a .342 on-base percentage and a .326 slugging percentage ... Hit home runs in back-to-back games against Harvard (Mar. 10) and UMass Lowell (Mar. 12) ... Five of his six doubles came in Big South play ... Also made three appearances as a relief pitcher.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2018)
Started all 56 games he appeared in at shortstop…Finished with a .254 average, including a .257 mark in Big South games…Had 53 hits, ranking fourth on the team…Also ranked fourth on team with 28 RBIs…Finished with 12 extra-base hits, contributing three triples to rank tied for second on squad…Scored 33 runs, ranking third on team…Hit .261 against left-handed pitching…Finished with 12 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI performances…Provided 12 two-out RBIs…Led team with eight sacrifice bunts and five sacrifice flies…Second on team with 31 walks…Finished with six games of two-plus walks…Had 10-game hit streak (April 22-May 11)…Also had 15-game on-base streak during stretch (April 22-May 19)…Went 3 for 5 with two RBIs via single, double and triple at North Florida (Feb. 17)…Had another three-hit game at High Point (March 23) going 3 for 5 with two runs and two doubles…In Longwood series (April 6-8) went 5 for 9 with five RBIs, two runs and six walks…Transitioned to backend bullpen role during fall, appearing in eight games during the season…Finished second on team with three saves…Tossed 6.2 frames, striking out four…Allowed only three hits, walking two…Opposing teams hit only .077 with runners on base.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
Started first three games of the season at shortstop, before suffering a season-ending knee injury on Feb. 19 … Was 1 for 7 with two RBIs and a run scored … Hit first collegiate home run on Feb. 18 … Received medical redshirt.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
Started all 58 games…Finished with a .267 average, raising it 40 points over the final 11 games…Collected 28 RBIs on five doubles and four triples…Posted a .330 slugging percentage and a .312 OBP with 11 walks…Was 23 for 67 (.343) with two outs…Led team with 12 two-out RBIs...Set a program record with 16 sacrifice bunts, ranking sixth nationally…Had two games with two sac bunts…Finished second on the team with 16 multi-hit contests…Collected seven two-hit games…Finished season with a 11-game hitting and on-base streak…Fielded .955 in 247 chances…Collected a season-high 10 assists at USC Upstate (March 20)…Had walkoff single in bottom of ninth to take 2-1 series clinching win against Campbell (April 3)…In three-game series vs. Coastal Carolina (April 8-10), finished with five RBIs on four hits…Had seven RBIs in four games against the Chanticleers…Went 3 for 4 with a double, three RBIs and two stolen bases in Big South Tournament contest vs. Gardner-Webb (May 26)…Ranked third with seven tournament hits…Ranked fifth with five runs scored and seventh with five RBIs…Stole two of his six bases in the postseason tournament.
 
PREP
Earned second-team all-state honors as a senior for Great Bridge High… Two-time first-team all-region selection and three-time first-team all-conference pick… Played travel ball for Virginia Storm and Evoshield Canes.

PERSONAL
Son of Don and Kim Higgerson… Brother of former Highlander Hunter Higgerson… Has one other brother, Landon, who is signed as part of Radford's 2020 baseball class.
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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    Infielder
    6'1" 175 lbs
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    2017Sophomore

    Infielder
    6'1" 182 lbs
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    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    Infielder
    6'2" 193 lbs
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    2019Redshirt Junior

    Infielder
    6'2" 193 lbs
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    2020Redshirt Senior

    Infielder
    6'2" 193 lbs
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