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  Beckah Wiggins

Beckah Wiggins

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Conklin, N.Y.

High School:
Susquehanna Valley

Height:
5-7

Position:
IF/P

Birthdate:
10/30/1989

B/T:
R/R

2009: Played in 45 games as a sophomore, starting 35... Saw action at pitcher, first base, second base, and outfield... Hit .260 with 10 runs scored, five doubles, two home runs, and 13 RBI... Had three stolen bases... Posted five multi-hit games... Has a personal-best six-game hit streak (3/7-3/18)... Opened the season with her first career home run and two runs scored against Cal St. Northridge (2/6)... Was 2-for-3 with an RBI against Mt. St. Mary's (3/13)... Had a pair of RBI in games against Seton Hall and Delaware (3/15), as well as against Saint Joseph's (4/4)... Was 2-for-3 with a double and a home run in an upset win at #24 Massachusetts (5/3)... Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship team after recording multi-hit games against Saint Joseph's (5/6) and #24 Massachusetts (5/7)... Made 20 appearances as a pitcher with 12 starts... Went 7-6 with one shutout and a 4.47 ERA in 62.2 innings pitched... Struck out 31 batters... Allowed two earned runs in six innings with five strikeouts in a win over Cal St. Northridge (2/6)... Struck out a season-high six batters against Boise State (2/7)... Threw a complete game, two-hit shutout versus Delaware (2/27)... Threw five innings of relief without allowing an earned run in a win over Lehigh (3/7)... Gave up two earned runs in five innings in a win over Virginia Tech (3/7)...Gave up one earned run in four innings of work in a win over Seton Hall (3/15)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2008: Appeared in a team-high 40 games as a pitcher, making 24 starts... Posted a 12-11 record with a 3.21 ERA in 146.1 innings of work... Recorded two shutouts and 110 strikeouts... Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week three times... Allowed just one earned run in 6.1 innings at Mississippi State (2/16)... Did not allow an earned run in six innings against Oregon State (2/22)... Threw her first shutout against Towson, allowing two hits with five strikeouts (2/29)... Allowed just one run in 6.2 innings against Massachusetts (3/20)... Gave up just one hit with seven strikeouts in five innings of relief against Stony Brook (4/2)... Struck out a season-high nine batters against Fairleigh Dickinson (4/8)... Threw a complete game six-hitter with eight strikeouts at St. Peter's (4/15)... Allowed one run in seven innings with five strikeouts against Charlotte (4/20)... Threw her second shutout of the season at Quinnipiac, pitching a six-hitter with eight strikeouts (4/22)... Struck out six batters in six innings versus La Salle (5/4)... Also saw time in the field at second base, batting .167 (4-for-24)... Had a double and two RBI at Quinnipiac (4/22).

Before Fordham: Three-sport athlete at Susquehanna Valley High School... Earned New York Softball Player of the Year honors as a junior... Two-time All-American... Served as team captain... Went 25-2 during the 2006 season with a 0.19 earned run average, while at the plate she hit .452 with nine home runs... Helped her team win the 2006 State Championship, pitching two perfect games in the quarter and semifinals, while tossing a no-hitter in the championship game... Three-time First Team All-State pick (2005-07) and a four-time All-Conference selection (2004-07).

Personal: Majoring in Business Administration... Has two sisters and a brother... Older sister, Rachael, also pitched at Fordham (2005-07).

Career-Highs:
Hits: 2, 5x, last vs. Massachusetts, 5/7/09
Runs: 2, 2x, last at Seton Hall, 4/16/09
RBI: 2, 4x, last vs. Saint Joseph's, 4/4/09
SB: 1, 3x, last vs. La Salle, 3/27/09
Longest Hit Streak: 6 games - 2009

Pitching Career-Highs:
Innings: 7.0, last vs. Delaware, 2/27/09
Strikeouts: 9, vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 4/8/08
Complete Game Shutouts: 3, last vs. Delaware, 2/27/09