Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

*POST UHH* Signs 2009 free agent contract with Southern Illinois Minors "Release":http://www.southernillinoisminers.com/p_news_sub.php?tid=125%22,,0,0 AT UHH … in 2007 … 2006-07 Vulcan Male Athlete of the Year ... selected Preseason All-Independent Second Baseman by Baseball America…started 46 games with a team-leading .300 batting average and 37 RBI ... in 160 at bats collected 48 hits, 10 doubles, three triples and a grand slam home run ... had 102 putouts, 99 assists and 16 errors ... 4 for 7 in stolen bases … in 2006 started 42 games with a team-leading .331 batting average ...collected 44 hits in 133 at bats … had seven doubles and three triples with 17 RBI ... ended season with a five-game hitting streak ... season-high nine-game hitting streak raised batting average from .283 to .312 ... 11 multi-hit games ... was 4 for 6 with a pair of doubles and four RBI vs Temple (Mar. 9) ... 7 for 13 in stolen bases … in 2005 started 24 games ... hit .301 posting 25 hits in 83 at bats with two doubles, two triples, and nine RBI ... had seven multiple-hit games ... best performance was 4-for-6 with two runs against Florida State (Mar. 05) ... third on team with .373 slugging percentage and fourth on team with .366 on base percentage ... led team in triples (2) ... defensively posted a .917 fielding percentage with 36 putouts and 19 assists. BEFORE UHH … A 2004 graduate of Pearl City High School in Honolulu, Hawai‘i … lettered two years for coach Mel Seki … selected to two All-State teams … First-Team All-Conference selection … team’s most inspirational player and team captain. PERSONAL … Born June 11, 1986 in Honolulu, Hawai‘i … favorites include Hawaiian music, the television shows “Hawaii Skin Diver”, “Hawaii Goes Fishing”, “Baseball Tonight,” “American Chopper”, and the movie “Rudy” … has an older sister, Tracy … parents are Gail and Miles Higa of Waipahu, Hawai‘i.