Higgins Named to CUSA All-Academic Team

DALLAS – WKU Baseball senior Cal Higgins has been named to the Conference USA All-Academic Team, as announced by league officials Friday afternoon.

The honor marks the third time that a Hilltopper has been selected to the CUSA All-Academic Team since WKU joined the league in 2015.

Higgins, who is recently graduated with a bachelor's degree in Management, owns a 3.65 cumulative GPA and has been named to the President's List on two occasions with a trio of appearances on the Dean's List during his time on The Hill. The senior left-hander has also been named to the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Rolls twice.

Higgins has also played an important role out of the bullpen during the 2025 season, appearing in 18 games while boasting a 1-2 record with a 1.65 ERA and six saves. He's tallied 41 strikeouts and just seven walks in 32.2 innings pitched.

Higgins and the Hilltoppers conclude regular season play this weekend against Jax State before heading to Lynchburg, Va. for the CUSA Championship. Tournament play will begin on Wednesday, May 22 at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium on the campus of Liberty University.

The full 2025 Conference USA All-Academic Team is listed below.

CUSA Baseball All-Academic Team
Grant Jay, DBU
Hector Candelas, FIU
Steven Cash, Jax State
Nate Anderson, Kennesaw State
Aaron Posey, Kennesaw State
Tyler Minnick, MTSU
Eston Snider, MTSU
Jonatan Clough, NM State
Mitch Namie, NM State
Brady Christensen, Sam Houston
Cal Higgins, WKU

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Players Mentioned

Cal Higgins

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