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2021 RMU Softball Roster

26 Natalie Higgins

26 Natalie Higgins

  • Position:
    IF
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Gr.
  • Hometown:
    Middletown, Ohio
  • Highschool:
    Madison

Summary

Biography

Worth Noting
- Joins Madison Riggle in returning for 2021 campaign after having senior year cut short due to global pandemic
- Enters 2021 season tied for fourth all-time in program history for career doubles (35)
- Elsewhere in the RMU career record book ranks seventh in RBI (86) and tied for 13th in home runs (16)
 
Awards & Honors

- 2019 All-NEC Second Team

2020 Highlights (Senior)
- One of five Colonials to start all 19 games
- Led RMU in batting average (.349), hits (22), doubles (6) and slugging percentage (.587)
- Tied for team-high honors in home runs (3) and RBI (12)
- Registered a team-high six multi-hit contests
- Posted hitting streaks of five and six games
- Finished 3-for-4 with a run, two RBI and a double in a 7-6 win @ Presbyterian (2/7) to garner doubleheader split
- In a 15-2 triumph over South Carolina State (2/8) went 1-for-2 with a walk, double, two runs and three RBI
- Finished 2-for-4 with a run, two RBI and her first home run of the season against Norfolk State (2/9)
- Connected for her second home run of season as part of a 3-for-4 day at the dish in a 6-4 win over Colgate (2/14)
- In a 9-4 victory over Marist (2/28) finished 3-for-4 with a run
- Hit third home run of the campaign, a solo shot, against Marist (2/29)
 
2019 Highlights (Junior)

- Played in 42 games, each as a member of the starting lineup
- Hit .303 (40-for-132) with 20 runs and six doubles
- Tied for team-high lead in home runs (7) and RBI (23)
- Against NEC foes posted a batting average of .415 (17-for-41)
- Recorded nine multi-hit games and led Colonials with seven multi-RBI efforts
- Connected for a two-run home run in a 7-1 victory over Delaware State (2/15)
- Finished 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI against North Carolina Central (2/24)
- In a 6-4 triumph over Cleveland State (3/2) finished 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI and a home run
- Went 3-for-3 with a run, two RBI, double and home run @ Bryant (3/31)
- Collected four hits, drove in four and score three runs in a 12-4 win @ Saint Francis U (4/6)
- Hit a double and a home run in the game two victory over the Red Flash
- Hit safely in 13 of her final 15 games of the 2019 season, including a hitting streak of 10 games
 
2018 Highlights (Sophomore)

- Appeared in 42 games, including 41 starts
- Led the Colonials with a .361 (48-for-133) batting average
- Finished second for RMU in both runs (22) and RBI (23)
- Tied a Robert Morris single-season record with 14 doubles
- Posted an 11-game hitting streak, the longest of the season by a member of the Colonials
- Hit two triples and two home runs while pacing RMU with 72 total bases
- Recorded 15 multi-hit efforts, including one game with three hits and another with four
- Finished 4-for-5 with three runs, two RBI and a pair of doubles in a 13-4 win over Rider (2/17)
- In a doubleheader split @ Penn State (3/28) finished 4-for-7 with three runs, three RBI, two doubles and a triple
- Went 3-for-4 with a run in the second game of a doubleheader @ Wagner (4/28)
 
2017 Highlights (Freshman)

- Appeared in 51 games, including 50 starts
- Hit .276 (42-for-152) on the year with 20 runs
- Finished second on the Colonials in doubles (9) and RBI (28)
- Posted 10 multi-hit efforts and hit four home runs
- Finished 4-for-7 with three runs, an RBI and two doubles in doubleheader @ Bryant (4/3)
- Collected four hits in seven at bats with a run and RBI in a doubleheader against LIU (4/9)
- Finished 4-for-8 at the dish with six RBI in a doubleheader sweep @ Saint Peter’s (4/21)
- Scored three runs and hit two doubles as well as a home run against the Peahens
 
Prep Highlights

- Helped lead Madison to an overall record to a 17-8 (.680) as a senior in 2016
- Led Southwestern Buckeye League (SWBL) in average, home runs, doubles, RBI and hits
 
Personal

- Born Jan. 16, 1998
- Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health services administartion in May of 2020
- Working on a Master of Science in organizational leadership
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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2017Freshman

    Infielder
    26
  • 26

    2018Sophomore

    IF
    26
  • 26

    2019Junior

    IF
    26
  • 26

    2020Senior

    IF
    26
  • 26

    2021Graduate Student

    IF
    26