Tigard's Biglow signs to play softball at Colorado State

The all-state third baseman makes her college choice official

By Dan Brood

The Times, Nov 30, 2009

DAN BROOD / The Times

FUTURE RAM — Tigard senior Chelsea Biglow, with her parents Blake and Lynette Biglow beside her, signed to play college softball at Colorado State.

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Chelsea Biglow already has a very impressive high school softball career.

Last week, the Tigard High School senior took her first step toward what she hopes is an accomplished-filled college softball career.

Biglow, during a ceremony held at Tigard High, signed a national letter of intent to play college softball at Colorado State University, located in Fort Collins, Colo.

“This has been so exciting,” Biglow said. “This has been my goal for a long time. Now I have it all taken care of – no worries.”

Biglow has been a three-sport standout at Tigard High, excelling for the Tiger volleyball and girls basketball teams. But it’s been on the softball diamond where she really left her mark.

Last year as a junior, Biglow, a third baseman, was named the Pacific Conference Player of the Year and she was a Class 6A all-state first-team selection. She’s hoping for more success in the spring of 2010 as a Tigard senior.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” she said. “It’s going to be exciting.”

Then, it’s off to Colorado State University.

“It’s a lot like Oregon. It looks like Bend,” she said. “And I love the coaches there. The program is building and it’s exciting to be a part of it.”

Biglow said she’ll likely continue to play at third base at CSU, and she knows she’s going to have to put in a lot of hard work to be ready to play at the next level.

“I’m going to have to do a lot of running,” she said with a laugh. “And playing at the altitude will be a challenge. But it will be fun.”