University of Connecticut Athletics
2019 Baseball Roster
Leif Bigelow
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Guilford, Vermont
- High School:
- Brattleboro Union
2020 Season: Made his first two appearance in a UConn uniform. Collegiate debut came against No. 1 Michigan (2/22) with a career-high 3.2 innings pitched and picked up a pair of strikeouts. Logged 1.1 innings at New Orleans (2/29).Â
2019 Summer: Pitched in 18 games and made three starts for the Westfield Starfires in the Futures League. Went 1-2 with a 4.53 ERA. Notched 30 strikeouts in 39.2 innings. Pitched summer-high 5.0 innings vs. Bristol (7/26).
2019: Missed the 2019 season due to Tommy John surgery last summer... Was not part of 35-man roster.
High School: Lettered four seasons for head coach Chris Groeger at Brattleboro Union High School in Brattleboro, Vt…. Three-time Marble Valley League First Team… 2016 Vermont American Legion State Tournament MVP… 2017 USA Today First Team All-State… 2018 USA Today Vermont Player of the Year…Vermont vs. New Hampshire Twin State MVP… Posted a 0.82 ERA in 58 innings with 82 strikeouts his junior season… Lettered two seasons in basketball.
Personal: Leif Bigelow… Son of Lisa Bigelow… Has one brother, Eddie… Communications major.
