As a freshman at WMU last Spring, Huisman saw action in nine games and appeared five times against Power Five opponents (Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern and Notre Dame). He recorded at least one strikeout in four of his nine appearances and totaled seven strikeouts over his six innings of work.

Last summer, Huisman play for the Lake Erie Monarchs in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. He pitched in 10 games (started four) and earned a 1-0 record and 4.26 ERA. The 6-foot-4 right-hander struck out 35 batters in 31 2/3 innings. He saved his best game of the summer for last, when he allowed one run on two hits and struck out 11 over seven innings.

A native of Holland, Mich., Huisman helped his Holland Christian High School team to a state championship in 2016 and was named first-team All-State in 2017. He also played basketball in high school.