University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Roster
Ben Higdon
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Paducah, Ky.
- High School:
- McCracken County HS
- Prev School:
- Kentucky
Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2025 semester.
2025 (R-Jr.): Played in 52 games and started in 39 (22 in left field and 17 at designated hitter)…Batted .323 with nine doubles, seven home runs and with 22 RBI…Earned a spot on the NCAA Hattiesburg All-Regional team…Went 6-for-18 with two home runs and six RBI in the regional…Homered in consecutive games against Alabama (5/31) and Columbia (6/1)…Blasted four home runs in Georgia State series, including a solo homer in the opening game (4/17) before tying a school record with three in the finale (4/19) which also included a season-best four RBI…Enjoyed a strong series at App State, going 9-for-15 (.600) with five doubles and four runs…Notched three hits in the series opener (4/25) and a season-high four in the middle game (4/26)…Posted 15 multi-hit games (10-2H, 4-3H and 1-4H) and four multi-RBI contests (2-2RBI, 1-3RBI, 1-4RBI)…Finished the year with a four-game hitting streak and had a season-best of seven games (5/3-16) going .385 (10-for-26) over that span with 11 runs, a double and five RBI… Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the 2025 Spring and 2024 Fall semesters.
2024 (Kentucky): Was the No. 2 Junior College transfer by Perfect Game…An injury sidelined him for the entire season…Played with Lincoln of the California Collegiate League during summer of 2023…Named a CCL All-Star…In 107 at bats he smacked seven doubles, four home runs, drove in 18 runs and stole four bases…Posted an .867 OPS…Scored 21 runs and drew 21 walks.
2023 (Junior College): Appeared in 58 games at John A. Logan College…Batted .459 in 209 at bats with 29 doubles, two triples and 21 home runs…Scored 78 runs and drove in 95…Walked or was hit by a pitch 47 times and stole six bases…Slugged .919 as part of a 1.471 OPS…Had 13 games of three or more hits, including four straight…Named first-team JUCO Division I…Named Region XXIV and Great Rivers Athletic Conference Player of the Year…Ranked in JUCO Division I Top Five in doubles (2nd), RBI (4th), Hits (5th) and total bases (5th).
2022 (Memphis): Batted .143 in seven at bats over 15 games…Posted a .400 on-base percentage…Pulled double duty, posting a 3.37 ERA in four appearances with four strikeouts while holding opposing hitters to a .143 average…Earned Dean’s List Honors during Fall of 2021.
Prep: Played for Geno Miller and Zach Hobbs at McCracken County…Was a two-way player who was recruited as both pitcher and outfielder…McCracken County was a three-time region and district champion and state runner-up in both 2019 and 2021…First Team All-State in 2021…KHSAA All-State Tournament Team in 2021…Region One Tournament Most Valuable Player in 2021.
Personal: Full name is Philip Benjamin Higdon…Born Oct. 8 in Bradenton, Florida…Son of Philip and Julie…Has three siblings, Daniel, Ashley and Charlie…Family owns a furniture store...Earned bachelor degree from Southern Miss…Pursuing a Master of Business Administration.
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