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Jersey Number 22
Ross Highfill
- Position:
- Catcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 200
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Madison, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Madison Central HS
Honors / Awards
2024 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll2023 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2025 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 45 games with 35 starts (25 at catcher, 10 in right field) … Led the team with 12 steals in 14 attempts … Made 312 putouts and 20 assists on the year … Hit .218 with four doubles, a triple, three home runs and 20 RBIs … Scored two runs, picked up two RBIs, and was walked and hit by a pitch in game one vs. Manhattan (2/14) … Hit a double, scored three runs, and stole a base in game two vs. Manhattan (2/14) … Collected 19 putouts vs. Troy (2/25) … Recorded a triple and earned two RBIs in the Astros Foundation College Classic vs. Rice (2/28) … Stole a base in the Astros Foundation College Classic vs. Arizona (3/1) … Went 2-for-4 with a stolen base vs. Queens (3/9) … Hit a three-run home run and earned another RBI vs. Texas (3/14) … Hit a solo home run at Alabama (4/8) … Went 2-for-4 with a double in the Governor’s Cup vs. Ole Miss (4/22) … Went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs vs. Memphis (4/29) … Recorded a double in the Tallahassee regional vs. Northwestern (5/30).
2024 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Made four appearances on the year with three starts as the designated hitter … Appeared at the plate 10 times with a pair of RBIs … Finished the season with a .100 batting average.
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Air Force (2/16-17): Picked up a hit and an RBI through the series. Austin Peay (2/20-21): Scored and drove in a run in the midweek contests.
2023 (Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in 39 games making 36 starts … All of his 36 starts came behind the plate … Accumulated 28 hits, 28 RBIs and nine home runs all on a .231 batting average … Also recorded a .521 slugging percentage, which is good for fifth-best on the team… Became the first Bulldog since Brent Rooker to hit three home runs in a game when he accomplished the feat against Lipscomb.
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ULM (2/22): Went three-for-four on the day while also driving in two RBIs. Arizona State (2/24-26): Batted a combined .500 through the series and recorded three RBIs against the Sun Devils. Oklahoma (3/4): Went two-for-three from the plate with one home run … Had one of his three multi-walk games all season when he drew two against the Sooners. Lipscomb (3/10-11): Went four-for-nine for the weekend, a .444 average, while also recording six RBIs on the weekend … Hit a season-high three home runs in game two. Grambling (4/4): Went one-for-three with two RBIs and a home run in the midweek matchup. Alabama (4/6-8): Batted .545 for the weekend with five RBIs, three home runs and a walk. LSU (5/12-14): Went two-for-four with two RBIs and a home run against the Tigers.
High School
Played at Madison Central HS under head coach Patrick Robey…Apart of the 2021 6A state championship team…Accumulated a .400 batting average, posting a .504 OBP and driving in 45 RBIs to help lead his team to the title game.
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Personal
Born Michael Ross Highfill in Jackson, Miss. on September 16, 2003…Son of Mike and Tina Highfill…Has three sisters, Ashley, Lindsey and Brooke.
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