Joslin Higgins

Position:
3B
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Concord, Mass.
High School:
Concord-Carlisle

Working toward a major in journalism (advertising sequence) with plans to work in sports marketing after graduation • Named to 2006 All-ACC Academic Team • Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

2006: As a junior, appeared in 38 games, starting 35 at third base • Hit her first home run of the season in the win over Toledo on Feb. 17 • Drove in a pair of runs in the win over Tulsa in the FSU Invitational on March 11 • Hit a solo home run to force extra innings at the College of Charleston on March 29, a game the Tar Heels would go on to win • Hit a two-run homer in the win over Georgia Tech on April 23.

2005: As a sophomore, played in 54 games and started 50, primarily at third base • Finished the season with a .177 batting average, going 20-for-113 at the plate • Collected 18 walks, good for fifth on the team • Had a pair of home runs on the season, solo shots against the College of Charleston March 30 and against UNCG on April 14. 2004: As a freshman, started all 66 games at third base • Selected as the team's Rookie of the Year • Batted .225 with seven doubles, a home run and 14 RBI • Went 4-for-4 with a double in the first game of a doubleheader at UNC Greensboro on April 15 • Also doubled in the second game against the Spartans • First career home run, a three-run shot, came in the second game against Coastal Carolina on March 27 • Named an NFCA Scholar-Athlete • Earned spots on the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Dean's List (both semesters).

At Concord-Carlisle High School in Concord, Mass.: Coached by former UNC player Lisa McGloin • Member of teams that won four league championships and three Northern Massachusetts titles • Dual County League MVP as a senior • Earned Dual County League all-star honors all four years at third base, catcher and pitcher • Team captain in her junior and senior years • Her school's Most Athletic Female as a senior • Named All-Scholastic by the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Lowell Sun and Metro-West newspapers in her junior and senior years • Set a league record for strikeouts in a seven-inning game with 19 • Also played basketball and was a member of the 2001 state championship team that went 26-0 • Recipient of the U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award for excellence in academics and athletics • Graduated with honors.

Personal: The daughter of Greg and Ann Higgins • Born Joslin Tucker Higgins on April 5, 1985, in Boston, Mass. • Has one older brother, Trevor (25) • Her father played football at Tufts, a grandfather played football and baseball at Harvard and an uncle and grandfather both played baseball at Cornell • Her great-grandfather played baseball and football at Brown then went on to play preseason ball for the Boston Red Sox, where he caught for Cy Young.

More on Higgins: Favorite pastimes are spending time with friends, family, and pets, laughing and going to the beach in Gloucester, Mass. • Started playing baseball when she was 5 and picked up softball at 9 • If she could play another sport at UNC, she'd pick volleyball • Likes baking apple pies and hates cold weather • Athletes she most admires are Mike Lowell, Jason Varitek and the rest of the Red Sox • Favorite TV shows are "Sportscenter," "Law and Order," "The Colbert Report," and "Grey's Anatomy."


Higgins' Career Statistics
Year	AVG	G-S	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR	TB	SLG	BB	SO	S-A
2004	.225	66-66	151	10	34	14	7	0	1	44	.291	18	37	2-2
2005	.177	54-50	113	11	20	10	2	0	2	28	.248	18	30	3-3
2006	.209	38-35	91	15	19	9	5	1	3	35	.385	9	30	0-1
Tot.	.206	158-151	355	36	73	33	14	1	6	107	.301	45	97	5-6