Ben Higgins

Photo by: Mikayla Hogan

Photo by: Rachel Von Art

Class:
Fifth Year
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 210
Position:
OF
Hometown:
Macomb, Ill.
High School:
Macomb
Prev School:
Carl Sandburg CC
B/T:
R/R

• 2023 All-Horizon League Second Team
• 2x Horizon League Batter of the Week (April 19, 2022, April 20, 2023)
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
• 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
• 2023 Horizon League All-Academic Team
• 2024 Horizon League All-Academic Team Honorable Mention

2024: Started 56 games all in left field ... In league play only, had a .477 on-base percentage, seventh in the league ... Drove in 28 runs in league play only, eighth in the league ... Totaled 14 multiple RBI games ... Recorded a 15-game on-base streak ... 20 mult-hit games ... Hit two home runs and a single in a win at No. 20 Indiana (Feb. 27) ... Came up a triple short of the cycle with four RBI at Oakland (April 13) ... Recorded four runs on two hits and two RBIs at Youngstown State (March 17) ... Drove in three vs. Milwaukee (May 5) ... Hit a home run with four runs scored at Northern Kentucky (May 10).

2023: Started and played in 48 games (45 in left field, two at designated hitter and one in center field) ... Recorded 16 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games .. Tied for first on the team in walks (30) ... Led the team in RBI (45) ... Hit three home runs with five runs batted in at Youngstown State (March 31) ... Drove in four runs with two hits vs. Northern Kentucky (March 24) ... Drove in eight runs with eight hits and six runs scored and four home runs in a three game series at Northern Kentucky (April 28-30) ... Knocked in three vs. Toledo (April 4) ... Had three hits including two doubles at Oakland (April 7) ... Drove in three with three hits in a victory at Wright State (March 17).

2022: Played in 53 games with 51 starts (43 in left field and eight in right field) ... Tied for team-lead in home runs (10) ... Second on the team in on-base percentage (.381), runs (37), total bases (91) and walks (27) ... In league play only, tied for the league lead in home runs (8), second in the league in slugging (.654) and OPS (1.119), third in on-base percentage (.465), fourth in hits (39), fifth in batting average (.364) and sixth in runs (27) ... Team-high 16-game on-base streak ... Hit a grand slam in a win at Wright State (April 14) ... Knocked a 3-run home run with three hits and two runs scored at Northern Kentucky (April 14) ... Recorded three runs, two RBIs and two hits vs. Milwaukee (May 13) ... Had a home run and two runs at Oakland (March 26) and at Valparaiso (March 29) ... Recorded three hits with a double, two runs scored and an RBI vs. Youngstown State (March 20).

2021 (at Carl Sandburg CC): Hit .386 with 44 RBIs, 59 runs, 17 stolen bases and 10 home runs

2020 (at Carl Sandburg CC): Hit .212 with seven hits in 33 at-bats ... Scored seven runs.

Other: Played for the Danville Dans of the Prospect League in summer 2021. Played for the Normal Cornbelters of the Prospect League summer 2022... Majoring in Economics.