Eden Bigham
2024 (SOPHOMORE)
• NFCA All-Region First Team selection
• All-ACC First Team selection
• Two-time ACC Pitcher of the Week selection
• Made 32 appearances with 19 starts
• Posted 2.44 ERA through 149.1 innings of work with a 16-8 record and three saves
• Her 182 strikeouts was second most in the ACC
• Held opponents to .173 batting average against
• Six complete-game shutouts: Lehigh (2/23), Boston College (3/3), at North Carolina (3/8), NC State (4/12), and No. 24 Miami (OH) twice (4/17, 4/19) in NCAA Regional play
• The shutouts of No. 24 Miami (OH) were the only two times all season the Redhawks were held scoreless
• Also tallied wins in starts vs. UNCG (2/9), Boston College (3/1), at Villanova (3/29), NC State (4/14)
• Wins in relief vs. Southern Indiana (2/16), Iowa State (2/25), Rutgers (3/19), at Liberty (3/26), at Notre Dame (4/5) and at Georgia Tech (4/28)
• Added three saves: vs. Syracuse (3/17), No. 11 Clemson (3/22) and at No. 3 Duke (4/20)
• Struck out career-high 14 batters vs. Lehigh (2/23), including 12 straight to start the game
• Struck out 11 vs. UNCG (2/9) and Southern Indiana (2/16) with 10 strikeouts vs. Miami (OH) (5/17)
• Combined for two other shutouts on the season
• Worked a career-long 9.0 scoreless innings in start at No. 3 Duke (4/19) in series opener
• Named to ACC Softball All-Academic Team
• ACC Academic Honor Roll
2023 (FRESHMAN)
• NFCA All-Region first team selection
• All-ACC third team and All-Freshman team selection
• Two-time ACC Pitcher of the Week selection
• Appeared in 29 games with 20 starts in the circle
• Posted a 13-6 record with a 2.52 ERA through 111.0 innings pitched
• Struck out a team-leading 115 batters and walked 59
• Her 115 strikeouts is the most by a UVA freshman since 2016
• Held opponents to a .189 batting average
• Tallied six complete-game shutouts – including no-hitter in collegiate debut vs. Lamar (2/9)
• Struck out season-high 10 batters in victory over George Mason (3/5)
• Complete-game shutouts came against Lamar (2/9), Georgia Tech (3/11), Hofstra (3/21), Pittsburgh (3/25), North Carolina (3/31), Liberty (4/11)
• Also posted wins over No. 13 Virginia Tech (4/7) and at No. 4 Florida State (4/15)
• Tallied two saves: at Sam Houston (2/10) and vs. Lamar (2/11)
• Combined for three other shutouts
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
• No. 28 overall recruit by Extra Inning Softball
• No. 10 pitcher by Extra Inning Softball
• Extra Inning Softball All-America honoree
• First-Team All-State selection
• 2x First Team All-District selection
• 2x First Team All-Region selection
• All-Area Player of the Year
• Helped Rustburg HS claim 2021 softball state championship
CLUB
• Played travel ball with Williamsburg Starz Gold (2018-2022)
PERSONAL
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences