2016... Appeared in 11 games and started three contests for the Falcons during his sophomore season... posted a 1-2 record on the mound with a 6.52 earned run average in 19 1/3 innings... recorded eight strikeouts and 10 walks... finished with a .344 batting average against... recorded a season-high three strikeouts in four innings his first start of the season against Saint Leo.
2015... Appeared in 11 games for the Falcons as a redshirt freshman, including three starts.. posted a 2-2 record on the mound with a team-best 3.15 earned run average in 34 1/3 innings... registered one save... recorded 22 strikeouts and 15 walks... finished with a .267 batting average against... recorded a season-high three strikeouts against Saint Leo, UNC Pembroke, Georgia Southwestern and USC Aiken... pitched seven innings against USC Aiken in his first start of the season, which marked the longest outing of his career.
2014... Started one game for the Falcons during his freshman season before missing the remainder of the year with an injury... finished with a career-high four strikeouts and six walks while allowing five earned runs on one hit in 3 1/3 innings against West Georgia in his lone start.
High School... Graduated from Clay-Chalkville High School in Pinson, Ala. in the spring of 2011... was named a Rawlings/Perfect Game second team All-Southeast Region selection and honorable mention All-American following his senior season... was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 26th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft and spent one season playing for the organization's Gulf Coast League affiliate in Fort Myers, Fla... appeared in 14 games, recording two saves and striking out 15 batters in 23 1/3 innings.
Personal... Is an accounting major at Montevallo... is the son of Craig Higginbotham... has one brother, Taylor, and one sister, Shea.
