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Jersey Number 27
Cal Higgins
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Kearney, Neb.
- High School:
- Kearney
- Major:
- Earned undergraduate degree from Western Kentucky; Pursuing graduate certificate in communication & leadership
DIVISION 1 CAREER HIGHS
- Innings Pitched: 4.0 (3X) // last vs. Jax State, 5/25/25
- Runs Allowed: 4 // at Austin Peay, 4/25/23
- ER Allowed: 4 // at Austin Peay, 4/25/23
- Strikeouts: 6 // vs. Illinois State, 2/14/25
- Walks: 3 // at Sam Houston, 4/14/24
- Hits Allowed: 4 (3x) // last vs. Purdue Fort Wayne, 2/24/24
- Wild Pitches: 1 (7x) // last vs. UC Davis, 2/14/26
- Hit By Pitches: 3 // at FIU, 4/27/25
- Pitches Thrown: 55 // at Louisiana Tech, 5/12/24
Career Honors & Accolades
- 2025 ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region, Second Team
- 2025 All-Conference USA, Second Team
- 2025 Conference USA All-Academic Team
- 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
- 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
2025 (Senior — Western Kentucky)
- Appeared in co-team-leading 22 contests
- Registered 3-2 record with 1.87 ERA and six saves
- Notched 11 walks and 52 strikeouts across 43.1 innings
- Held opponents to .190 batting average
- Struck out season-best six in 2.1 frames against Illinois State (2/14)
- Pitched co-season-long four shutout frames to earn first career save vs. Lafayette (2/22)
- Retired all eight batters faced at Vanderbilt (4/1)
- Matched season-best four innings in 6-5 win over Jax State (5/25)
- Collected five punchouts in 2.2 scoreless against Ole Miss (5/31)
2024 (Junior — Western Kentucky)
- Made 22 appearances
- Posted 3-0 mark with 3.18 ERA in 34 innings
- Held opposing hitters to .218 average
- Tallied co-season-best four strikeouts vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (2/24)
- Tossed three innings to earn victory against West Virginia (3/2)
- Set down all five batters faced in winning effort vs. Milwaukee (3/10)
- Mounted 2.2 scoreless frames at Jacksonville State (3/28)
- Recorded season-long four innings at Louisiana Tech (5/12)
2023 (Sophomore — Western Kentucky)
- Appeared in 18 games and made four starts
- Went 0-2 with 9.58 ERA over 20.2 innings
- Punched out season-best three at Belmont (2/21)
- Totaled season-long 3.1 innings against Dallas Baptist (5/27)
2022 (Freshman — Iowa Western)
- Pitched in 12 contests, earning one start
- Notched 1-0 ledger and 4.00 ERA
- Collected 14 strikeouts across nine innings
- Tossed scoreless frame in collegiate debut at Neosho County CC (2/27)
- Struck out season-high three batters at Marshalltown CC (4/10)
- Logged first career win in relief at Iowa Lakes CC (4/27)
High School
- Earned three varsity letters at Kearney High School
- Named to 2021 All-State Second Team
- Set game (16), season (82) and career (119) program records for strikeouts
- Helped lead Bearcats to state title as sophomore
Personal
- Parents are Tim and Sue Higgins
- Has two older siblings, Nick and Katie
- Older sister, Katie, played volleyball at Notre Dame
- Earned undergraduate degree from Western Kentucky
- Pursuing graduate certificate in communications & leadership
