- "I made Virginia Wesleyan my No. 1 choice because of softball, its proximity to home, the small school environment, and the small class sizes"
- Selected VWC over Christopher Newport University, Lynchburg College and Norfolk State University
Career Highs
Hits: 1 – (at N.C. Wesleyan – 3/4/15 – G2)
Doubles: NA
Triples: NA
Home Runs: NA
Runs: 1 – (vs. Rutgers-Newark – 3/15/15)
RBI: NA
Stolen Bases: NA
Hitting Streak: 1 – (3/4/15)
First-Year (2015): Appeared in six games as a first-year for the Marlins… Singled in her first collegiate at bat against North Carolina Wesleyan College on March 4… Scored a run in a victory over Rutgers-Newark on March 15.
Academic Accomplishments: VWC Scholar Award recipient
Before VWC: Helped guide Hickory to a 13-9 finish as a senior… Hit for a .330 batting average as a senior… Two-time all-conference honoree, including first team as a senior… Also competed for the Galaxy Fastpitch 18U Black team
Personal: Daughter of Elizabeth and Jeffrey Higgins… Mom studied at ECPI and dad attended Norfolk State University… Has one sister, Madelyn, a graduate student at Rutgers University.
Get to Know Tess
- Enjoys listening to country music
- Favorites include mac and cheese and the TV series "CSI"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "easy-going, hardworking, Christian, friendly"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "staying in shape"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my outfielding skill"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to become a starter as a freshman"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "independent, intense, athletic, fun"
- My career goal after graduation from VWC is: "to find a good job and be able to support myself"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Jessica Mendoza, because she is my softball role model"
- People might be surprise to know: "I like to sing and am pretty good at it, but don't like to sing in public"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I have a good job, I'm married and have kids"
- The most important advice I've received is: "listen to your parents. You can learn a lot from them" -- My high school principal
