AWARDS & HONORS
- 2024 CSC Academic All-District® Baseball Team
- 2023 Mountain West Scholar Athlete
- 2023 Academic All-Mountain West
2024
Started 50 games for the Rebels in right field, boosting his batting average to .320 in his second season with the Scarlet & Gray ... Recorded 15 doubles in his 62 hits on the season, his doubles total second on the team ... Stole five bases in six attempts ... Picked up three or more RBI in a single game multiple times in the season, including the 16-10 win over then-league leading Fresno State, having a career day with two home runs in his five at bats ... Excelled in the classroom with an honor from the CSC, being selected for the 2024 Academic All-District® Baseball Team.
2023
Posted a .272 batting average in 36 games played for the Scarlet & Gray, starting in 35 of the aforementioned contests ... Recorded a .493 slugging percentage on the season, hitting seven home runs off of 37 hits on the season ... Hit a career-high three hits in the team's win over Bradley on Feb. 25, tallying a double and one run in the contest ... Excelled for the Rebels in the classroom, being named as a Mountain West Scholar Athlete and a selection on the Academic All-Mountain West list.
Arizona State (2022)
Played in nine games... Had a .250 average with four plate appearances and one run on one hit.
Arizona State (2021)
Appeared in 34 games and started in 16 … Batted .250 with three doubles, one triple, and one home run... Was 2-for-4 as a pinch hitter and was one of ASU's most reliable hitters with two outs, batting a team-best. 368 on 7-of-19 hitting.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2020 graduate from Spring Valley High School in Las Vegas, Nevada … In 38 games had a batting average of .378 and an on-base percentage of .500 … Knocked in 42 hits and scored 45 runs … Had his best season as a Sophomore when he hit .375 with 27 hits, 29 runs, and 18 RBI in 26 games... Named to Perfect Game Preseason All American Western Region 2nd team... Prep Baseball Report had Higgins listed as the 7th overall prospect in Nevada and 2nd at his position...
PERSONAL
Kade Higgins was born in Las Vegas, Nevada … Son of Kevin and Debra Higgins … Has three siblings, Kendall, Kacie, and Kylie … Majoring in urban studies.
