University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Higgs, Conor
Jersey Number 33
Conor Higgs
- Position:
- Outfield
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 190
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Texas City, Texas
- High School:
- Texas City
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List
• 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2021-22 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2024 (Redshirt Junior)
Hit .264 on the season with 11 home runs, 32 RBI, 15 doubles, two triples and six stolen bases … played in 61 games with 54 starts … team leader in walks drawn (34) … third on the team in home runs, doubles, slugging percentage (.534) and plate appearances (235) … fourth in total bases (103) and at-bats (193) … recorded 12 games with two or more hits with eight games with multiple RBI … posted three-hit games against Arkansas State (3/16), Marshall (4/12), Southeastern Louisiana (4/16) and South Alabama (5/18) … twice belted a pair of home runs in a four-day span against Southeastern Louisiana (4/17) and Coastal Carolina (4/20) … opened the season with a 4-for-10 performance in a three-game series against Wright State, opening with a pair of doubles against the Raiders before going 2-for-3 in the series finale … came in as a pinch-hitter and recorded a two-run triple against Tulane (3/8) … was 5-for-7 with a double and solo home run over his final two games at Arkansas State (3/16-17) in the Sun Belt Conference opener … hit safely in all three games at Texas State (3/28-30), belting a pair of solo home runs and scoring four times … was 5-for-9 at the plate with a home run and pair of doubles in SBC sweep of Marshall (4/12-14) … finished 3-for-4 with a double and solo home run in the series opener … was 3-for-4 with three doubles and two RBI in a midweek win at SLU (4/16) before belting a pair of home runs and driving in four runs the following night (4/17) against its in-state opponent … capped off the Coastal Carolina series going 2-for-4 with four RBI … had two hits with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored in the SBC series finale at Troy (5/5) … scored three runs and finished 3-for-4 at the plate in home finale against South Alabama (5/18) … belted a solo home run against James Madison (5/23) in the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championships … added a solo homer against Rice (2/25) … named to the 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Spent time on the bench during the early part of the season before becoming a mainstay in the starting lineup in mid-April ... hit .324 on the season with seven home runs, 35 RBI, 14 doubles and four triples ... appeared in 48 games during the season with 34 starts ... belted three home runs in a pinch-hit capacity, including back-to-back days against Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Conference series opener ... first home run of the season was a pinch-hit, grand slam against A-State (3/17) ... followed that the following day with a pinch-hit, two-run blast to left to help Louisiana to an eventual three-game sweep ... hit a go-ahead, pinch-hit homer in the series finale against Troy (4/16) before being inserted into the starting lineup at top-ranked LSU (4/18) ... with 3-for-4 with a home run in helping Louisiana to a win over the eventual national champions ... the three-hit performance was part of a season-high, 12-game hit streak where he hit .476 (20-for-42) with three home runs and 14 RBI ... included in his hit streak was a 9-for-18 performance during a five-game homestand where he drove in six runs and scored seven times ... had four hits with a home run and double in the three-game series at Southern Miss ... was 2-for-4 with a home run and scored three times in win over Maine (6/3) in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ... opened the NCAA postseason going 2-for-4 with a double against Texas (6/2) ... opened the season as a pinch-hitter and went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles at Rice (2/18) … named to the 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Made 27 appearances with five starts ... was 6-for-27 (.222) at the plate with a pair of doubles and three walks ... collected first career hit at Troy (3/20) ... had a pinch-hit single against ULM (4/14) ... hit safely in four straight games beginning at Rice (5/11) before getting hit - including a pair of doubles - in each game of a three-game set at Texas State … hit .513 (41-for-80) with 23 RBI and 14 stolen bases for the North Platte Plainsmen of the Independence League … named to the 2021-22 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2021 (Freshman)
Redshirt season ... played summer ball with the Acadiana Cane Cutters (Texas Collegiate League), recording one home run with five doubles, 12 RBI and six stolen bases.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Texas City High School and was a two-time First Team All-District member … Earned a spot in the HABCA Futures Game in 2019 … Slashed .375/.407/.568 with eight triples and two home runs as a junior … Went to the same high school as head baseball coach Matt Deggs.
PERSONAL
Born on October 3, 2001, in Texas City, Texas … the son of Jennifer and Donnie Higgs … step-mother is Gina Higgs … has one sister, Kaylee … earned his degree in sports management and is currently pursuing his MBA at UL.
• 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List
• 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2021-22 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2024 (Redshirt Junior)
Hit .264 on the season with 11 home runs, 32 RBI, 15 doubles, two triples and six stolen bases … played in 61 games with 54 starts … team leader in walks drawn (34) … third on the team in home runs, doubles, slugging percentage (.534) and plate appearances (235) … fourth in total bases (103) and at-bats (193) … recorded 12 games with two or more hits with eight games with multiple RBI … posted three-hit games against Arkansas State (3/16), Marshall (4/12), Southeastern Louisiana (4/16) and South Alabama (5/18) … twice belted a pair of home runs in a four-day span against Southeastern Louisiana (4/17) and Coastal Carolina (4/20) … opened the season with a 4-for-10 performance in a three-game series against Wright State, opening with a pair of doubles against the Raiders before going 2-for-3 in the series finale … came in as a pinch-hitter and recorded a two-run triple against Tulane (3/8) … was 5-for-7 with a double and solo home run over his final two games at Arkansas State (3/16-17) in the Sun Belt Conference opener … hit safely in all three games at Texas State (3/28-30), belting a pair of solo home runs and scoring four times … was 5-for-9 at the plate with a home run and pair of doubles in SBC sweep of Marshall (4/12-14) … finished 3-for-4 with a double and solo home run in the series opener … was 3-for-4 with three doubles and two RBI in a midweek win at SLU (4/16) before belting a pair of home runs and driving in four runs the following night (4/17) against its in-state opponent … capped off the Coastal Carolina series going 2-for-4 with four RBI … had two hits with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored in the SBC series finale at Troy (5/5) … scored three runs and finished 3-for-4 at the plate in home finale against South Alabama (5/18) … belted a solo home run against James Madison (5/23) in the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championships … added a solo homer against Rice (2/25) … named to the 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Spent time on the bench during the early part of the season before becoming a mainstay in the starting lineup in mid-April ... hit .324 on the season with seven home runs, 35 RBI, 14 doubles and four triples ... appeared in 48 games during the season with 34 starts ... belted three home runs in a pinch-hit capacity, including back-to-back days against Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Conference series opener ... first home run of the season was a pinch-hit, grand slam against A-State (3/17) ... followed that the following day with a pinch-hit, two-run blast to left to help Louisiana to an eventual three-game sweep ... hit a go-ahead, pinch-hit homer in the series finale against Troy (4/16) before being inserted into the starting lineup at top-ranked LSU (4/18) ... with 3-for-4 with a home run in helping Louisiana to a win over the eventual national champions ... the three-hit performance was part of a season-high, 12-game hit streak where he hit .476 (20-for-42) with three home runs and 14 RBI ... included in his hit streak was a 9-for-18 performance during a five-game homestand where he drove in six runs and scored seven times ... had four hits with a home run and double in the three-game series at Southern Miss ... was 2-for-4 with a home run and scored three times in win over Maine (6/3) in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ... opened the NCAA postseason going 2-for-4 with a double against Texas (6/2) ... opened the season as a pinch-hitter and went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles at Rice (2/18) … named to the 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Made 27 appearances with five starts ... was 6-for-27 (.222) at the plate with a pair of doubles and three walks ... collected first career hit at Troy (3/20) ... had a pinch-hit single against ULM (4/14) ... hit safely in four straight games beginning at Rice (5/11) before getting hit - including a pair of doubles - in each game of a three-game set at Texas State … hit .513 (41-for-80) with 23 RBI and 14 stolen bases for the North Platte Plainsmen of the Independence League … named to the 2021-22 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2021 (Freshman)
Redshirt season ... played summer ball with the Acadiana Cane Cutters (Texas Collegiate League), recording one home run with five doubles, 12 RBI and six stolen bases.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Texas City High School and was a two-time First Team All-District member … Earned a spot in the HABCA Futures Game in 2019 … Slashed .375/.407/.568 with eight triples and two home runs as a junior … Went to the same high school as head baseball coach Matt Deggs.
PERSONAL
Born on October 3, 2001, in Texas City, Texas … the son of Jennifer and Donnie Higgs … step-mother is Gina Higgs … has one sister, Kaylee … earned his degree in sports management and is currently pursuing his MBA at UL.
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