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#1 Tommy Higgins
Position: INF
Height: 5-9
Weight: 175
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Port Monmouth, NJ
High School: Red Bank Catholic
2009 Freshman Season
Hit .244 (20-82) with 12 runs, four doubles and eight walks ... Played in 34 games, with 20 starts at second base ... In 15-1 win over UMBC (3/7), was 2-5 with a career-high four RBI ... Went 2-2 with two runs, two RBI and a double at Coppin State (3/18) ... Was 3-6 with three runs and a pair of walks over three games at Delaware State (3/21-3/22) ... His two-run double was the difference in 5-3 win over Lafayette (3/25) ... Went 2-4 with a double and three RBI in 10-1 NEC-opening win over CCSU (4/3) ... Also notched two hits in the third game (4/4) and went 5-15 with four RBI and two runs in the series ... Scored a run at No. 7 Virginia (3/18) ... Was 2-4 vs. Mount St. Mary's (4/25) ... Recorded five multi-hit games, including three during NEC-play ... Notched a season-best five-game hitting streak.
Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball at Red Bank Catholic High School under the direction of Buddy Hausemann, earning three varsity letters … Capped his career with Third Team All-Shore accolades after hitting .465 with 40 hits and 25 steals … Named All-Division as a junior, hitting .407 with 35 hits, 25 RBI and nine doubles as Red Bank Catholic went 15-11 … As a sophomore, helped the Caseys to the Division Championship and was named the squad’s Best Defensive Player … Born on June 21, 1990 ... Has three siblings; Chris (16), Catherine (11) and Deirde (8) … Is undecided on a major at Wagner.
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