The Funnville Nine
The Funnville Nine driven by AAA is the official podcast of the Richmond Flying Squirrels, Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Go behind the scenes of Richmond's Minor League Baseball team with exclusive conversations and stories from Flying Squirrels players, coaches and figures.
The Funnville Nine
Pregame Conversation: Matt Higgins (August 9, 2024)
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Richmond Flying Squirrels
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Season 2024
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Episode 28
For today's pregame conversation, Blaine McCormick sat down with Richmond Flying Squirrels infielder Matt Higgins, who joined the team from High-A Eugene about two weeks ago near the end of July. Higgins is from Louisville and stayed in his hometown to play at Bellarmine University, which jumped up to Division I while he was there. In his 2022 season, he was name the ASUN Player of the Year and a Second-Team All-American, and he ended up signing with the Giants that July. Higgins talked with Blaine about playing at Bellarmine, signing with the Giants, coming up to Double-A and more.