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Jersey Number 41
Nolan Higgins
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Wixom, Mich.
- High School:
- Orchard Lake St. Mary's HS
Bio
CAREER NOTES: An Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2024 (SOPHOMORE): Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades ... Made 20 appearances with two starts, logging a 1-3 record with two saves, tallying 31 strikeouts and 26 walks in 34.1 IP ... Fired a career-high seven strikeouts in earning win after starting season-opener going season-long 5.1 IP vs. Merrimack (Feb. 16) .... Held opposition to two or fewer hits in nine outings, including no hits vs. Penn State (April 19) and vs. Michigan (May 5) ... Did not yield a run in nine outings ... Fired three or more strikeouts in four outings, as along with the seven Ks vs. Merrimack, added four punchouts in 2.0 IP vs. Notre Dame (April 30), three Ks in 1.2 IP at Maryland (March 24) and three strikeouts in 2.0 IP vs. Eastern Michigan (May 14) ... Was part of catching three stolen base attempts, ranking second on the pitching staff ... Fielded position with five putouts and three assists in eight fielding chances without an error.
2023 (FRESHMAN): Posted a 4-2 record and matched jersey number by logging 41 strikeouts, along with 26 walks in 46.2 IP with 16 appearances, including seven starts, with a 6.56 ERA ... In nine relief appearances, had staff bests of 1.83 ERA and 3-0 record with 19 Ks and 12 BB, holding the opposition to .176 in 19.2 IP ... Overall, ranked fourth on the team in games started (7), tied for fourth in strikeouts (41), fifth on team in opposing batting average (.257), and wins (4), along with tied for fifth in appearances (16) ... Made Spartan and collegiate debut on Feb. 19, going 1.1 IP with one K, one hit and no runs ni 1.1 IP vs. Arizona in MLB Desert Invite in Phoenix ... Tallied season-high six strikeouts in 4.0 relief innings vs. Oakland (April 12) ... Had three other outings with five punchouts each, including back-to-back outings, going 4.1 IP with five Ks and one hit, one run at Charleston Southern (March 4), then five Ks with seven hits in 2.2 IP vs. Wofford (March 8), also rang up five punchouts in a 4.2 IP starting effort at Iowa (May 13) ... Had three or more Ks in six outings ... Went season-long 6.2 IP in start vs. Northwestern, earning the win after chalking up four Ks, with three hits, and three runs ... Logged two outings without a hit, in addition to four other outings yielding only one hit ... Also registered six outings without a run ... Fielded position with pitching staff-best five putouts and tying for the staff lead with eight assists, highlighted by season-high two putouts vs. Oakland (April 12) and four assists vs. Northwestern (April 29).
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-year letterwinner at Orchard Lake Saint Mary’s Prep for head coach Matt Petry ... Helped St. Mary’s to a 44-0 record in 2022, winning the MHSAA Division 1 state title, the Eaglets’ third-straight title, moving up from Division 2 after the 2021 season ... St. Mary’s also became the 11th Michigan high school team to reach 40 victories, and the Eaglets were ranked No. 1 in the country by MaxPreps and No. 2 by Perfect Game, becoming the first Michigan school since national baseball rankings began in 1976 to finish No. 1 ... St. Mary’s Prep has won 66 consecutive games and is 87-1 over the past two years and 121-10-2 over the last three season during the three-peat having had COVID season of 2020 cancelled in keeping them from a four-peat ... In 2021, St. Mary’s earned the No. 1 spot on Collegiate Baseball’s 2021 National High School Poll, finishing the season with a 43-1 record, winning its second-straight Michigan Division 2 state title, ending the season with 22-straight wins ... Earned honorable mention 2022 Baseball Dream Team honors ... Rated as the No. 13 RHP/OF in the state of Michigan and the No. 38 overall player in the state by Prep Baseball Report ... Rated as the No. 12 RHP/1B/OF in the state of Michigan and No. 32 overall player by Perfect Game ... Played summer league for Southwest Oakland Warriors and Capital City Kings.
PERSONAL: Son of Monica and Michael Higgins ... Majoring in communication at MSU ... Lists greatest athletic experience as winning the national championship with Orchard Lake Saint Mary’s.
2024 (SOPHOMORE): Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades ... Made 20 appearances with two starts, logging a 1-3 record with two saves, tallying 31 strikeouts and 26 walks in 34.1 IP ... Fired a career-high seven strikeouts in earning win after starting season-opener going season-long 5.1 IP vs. Merrimack (Feb. 16) .... Held opposition to two or fewer hits in nine outings, including no hits vs. Penn State (April 19) and vs. Michigan (May 5) ... Did not yield a run in nine outings ... Fired three or more strikeouts in four outings, as along with the seven Ks vs. Merrimack, added four punchouts in 2.0 IP vs. Notre Dame (April 30), three Ks in 1.2 IP at Maryland (March 24) and three strikeouts in 2.0 IP vs. Eastern Michigan (May 14) ... Was part of catching three stolen base attempts, ranking second on the pitching staff ... Fielded position with five putouts and three assists in eight fielding chances without an error.
2023 (FRESHMAN): Posted a 4-2 record and matched jersey number by logging 41 strikeouts, along with 26 walks in 46.2 IP with 16 appearances, including seven starts, with a 6.56 ERA ... In nine relief appearances, had staff bests of 1.83 ERA and 3-0 record with 19 Ks and 12 BB, holding the opposition to .176 in 19.2 IP ... Overall, ranked fourth on the team in games started (7), tied for fourth in strikeouts (41), fifth on team in opposing batting average (.257), and wins (4), along with tied for fifth in appearances (16) ... Made Spartan and collegiate debut on Feb. 19, going 1.1 IP with one K, one hit and no runs ni 1.1 IP vs. Arizona in MLB Desert Invite in Phoenix ... Tallied season-high six strikeouts in 4.0 relief innings vs. Oakland (April 12) ... Had three other outings with five punchouts each, including back-to-back outings, going 4.1 IP with five Ks and one hit, one run at Charleston Southern (March 4), then five Ks with seven hits in 2.2 IP vs. Wofford (March 8), also rang up five punchouts in a 4.2 IP starting effort at Iowa (May 13) ... Had three or more Ks in six outings ... Went season-long 6.2 IP in start vs. Northwestern, earning the win after chalking up four Ks, with three hits, and three runs ... Logged two outings without a hit, in addition to four other outings yielding only one hit ... Also registered six outings without a run ... Fielded position with pitching staff-best five putouts and tying for the staff lead with eight assists, highlighted by season-high two putouts vs. Oakland (April 12) and four assists vs. Northwestern (April 29).
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-year letterwinner at Orchard Lake Saint Mary’s Prep for head coach Matt Petry ... Helped St. Mary’s to a 44-0 record in 2022, winning the MHSAA Division 1 state title, the Eaglets’ third-straight title, moving up from Division 2 after the 2021 season ... St. Mary’s also became the 11th Michigan high school team to reach 40 victories, and the Eaglets were ranked No. 1 in the country by MaxPreps and No. 2 by Perfect Game, becoming the first Michigan school since national baseball rankings began in 1976 to finish No. 1 ... St. Mary’s Prep has won 66 consecutive games and is 87-1 over the past two years and 121-10-2 over the last three season during the three-peat having had COVID season of 2020 cancelled in keeping them from a four-peat ... In 2021, St. Mary’s earned the No. 1 spot on Collegiate Baseball’s 2021 National High School Poll, finishing the season with a 43-1 record, winning its second-straight Michigan Division 2 state title, ending the season with 22-straight wins ... Earned honorable mention 2022 Baseball Dream Team honors ... Rated as the No. 13 RHP/OF in the state of Michigan and the No. 38 overall player in the state by Prep Baseball Report ... Rated as the No. 12 RHP/1B/OF in the state of Michigan and No. 32 overall player by Perfect Game ... Played summer league for Southwest Oakland Warriors and Capital City Kings.
PERSONAL: Son of Monica and Michael Higgins ... Majoring in communication at MSU ... Lists greatest athletic experience as winning the national championship with Orchard Lake Saint Mary’s.
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