By Hayden Swope
From little league to high school, baseball has been a long chapter for Maize South’s Hunter Higgins, but he wouldn’t trade it for the world.
“Baseball has been a part of my sports career from the beginning,” Higgins said. “I’ve played baseball for about 13 years. I’ve always enjoyed the game because of how hard it is. I think baseball is the hardest sport because of how perfect your technique has to be.”
With a couple of changes to the game this season, Higgins is excited to meet some new opponents and make lots of new memories with the team.
“This year has started a little different with new rules on how many games we can play,” Higgins said. “We have only played five games and three of those were part of a tournament. So the season is still fairly fresh with lots of time to make new memories.”
While stats play a big part, Higgins is hoping to lean more into the leadership side of the game.
“My biggest goal this year is trying to be a big part of the team in a leadership position,” Higgins said. “I know what competing for a starting spot is as a freshman so I want all of our young guys to be striving for that.”
While still undecided on what his future holds, Higgins is ready for anything and is excited to see what is in store for him.
“My future plans are still up in the air,” Higgins said. “I trust my Heavenly Father every day to help me make decisions so better believe I’m going to listen for some guidance on this too. I’m pretty confident I will go the football route but as far as school I have no answer.”
