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#21 Luke Heefner INF • 6-0 183 Jr. • Cedar Hill, TX (Homeschool)
CAREER HONORS
2022:
Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference
2023 (SOPHOMORE)
three RBI against Missouri State (4/9) ... Led DBU to a three-game sweep of Missouri State (4/10) after a matching a season-high with three hits and a pair of RBI ... Homered at Bradley (4/14) ... Went 2-for-4 versus Southern Illinois (4/23) ... Delivered a home run and a double as part of a two-hit day at Illinois State (5/1) ... Led DBU to a series-clinching win over Evansville (5/15) after going 2-for-4 with two runs scored ... vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Made his Patriot debut as the designated hitter in the starting lineup on Opening Day versus Southeast Missouri (2/18) and went 2-for-5 ... Picked up two hits in the series opener at San Diego (3/4) ... Tripled and drove in a pair of runs at Oklahoma (3/8) ... Helped complete a three-game sweep of Southern Mississippi (3/13) after going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI ... Delivered a two-run homer at Oral Roberts (3/20) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double against Wofford (4/2) ... Hit a solo homer and drove in two runs against Wofford (4/3) ... Went 2-for-3 and scored two runs in a win over Oklahoma (5/3) ... AUSTIN REGIONAL: Went 1-for-4 and stole a base against Louisiana Tech (6/3) ... Recorded a hit and an RBI versus Air Force (6/4).
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Holly Springs Salamanders of the Coastal Plains League in 2022.
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-year letterman for the Home School Texas Alliance for Christian Athletes Storm ... Played for head coach Daniel Sweet ... Garnered Perfect Game All- American honors during his prep career ... Selected to play in the 2020 Perfect Game All-American Classic ... Rated the sixth-best overall player from the state of Texas and No. 76 nationally by Perfect Game ... Played for the Rangers Area Code Team in 2020 ... Competed for Thrive in the summers.
PERSONAL
Born on August 23, 2002 ... Parents are Dan and Liz Heefner ... His father has been the head coach at DBU since 2008 ... His brother
David is a freshman on the DBU Baseball team ... His
uncle Ben Zobrist played 14 years in the Major Leagues,
was a three-time All-Star (2009, 2013, & 2016), two- time World Series champion (Kansas City Royals - 2015 & Chicago Cubs - 2016) and was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2016 World Series ... His uncle Jon Gilmore was a first round pick (33rd overall) of
the Atlanta Braves in 2007 ... His uncle Jeff Gilmore pitched at DBU (2003-2006) and his 11 wins in
2004 are the second-most in a single-season
in DBU’s Division I era ... Majoring in
Interdisciplinary Studies ... Favorite Bible
verse is Matthew 6:33.
Transitioned from third base to start 52 games at shortstop ... Hit .249 with three home runs, 10 doubles, one triple, and drove in 23 runs ... Stole 12-of-13 bases successfully ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Went 2-for-3 at No. 22 Southern Miss (3/3) ... vs. CUSA OPPONENTS: Delivered three hits, including a double, and scored three runs in a win over FIU (3/18) ... Lifted DBU to a win in the series opener against Charlotte (3/24) after going 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBI ... Blasted a two-run homer at Louisiana Tech (4/1) ... Doubled and scored two runs in a win at Florida Atlantic (4/14) ... Went 2-for-3 and scored two runs to help clinch the series at Florida Atlantic (4/15) ... Picked up two hits in a win over No. 22 UTSA (5/12) ... NON-CONFERENCE: Doubled and drove in two runs to complete a three-game sweep of Fordham on opening weekend ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in a win over UT Arlington (2/21) at Globe Life Field ... Smashed his first home run of the season against Austin Peay (2/26) ... Doubled and drove in a run at Baylor (3/7) ... Went 3-for-3 with a triple, three RBI, and three runs scored against Grambling (3/8) ... Racked up three hits and scored three runs in a win over Oral Roberts (3/11) ... Hit a three-run homer in the Patriots’ 19-13 win over Sam Houston (4/4) ... CUSA TOURNAMENT: Went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles in a win over Rice (5/24) to open the tournament ... STILLWATER REGIONAL: Hit safely in all four games ... Went 1-for-4 with two RBI against Washington (6/2) ... Picked up two hits and scored a pair of runs in DBU’s 18-4 win over No. 12 Oklahoma State (6/3) ... Doubled and scored two runs in a victory over Washington (6/4).
2022 (FRESHMAN)
Named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball ... Garnered Freshman of the Year honors in the Missouri Valley Conference and was also tabbed a Second Team All-MVC selection ... Played in 58 games, making 55 starts ... His .294 batting average was third-highest on the team ... Also hit seven home runs, 11 doubles, one triple, and drove in 29 runs on the year ... Went 12-for-15 in the stolen base department and his 12 stolen bases were second-most on the team ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Collected his first career RBI at No. 16 Texas Tech (2/22) to tie the game in the seventh inning ... Blasted the first home run of his career to give DBU a 4-3 lead in the sixth inning at No. 7 Oklahoma State (3/16) ... Helped lift the Patriots to a win over No. 20 Maryland (3/25) with a solo homer ... Went 2-for-5 at No. 21 Louisiana Tech (3/29) ... Collected a pair of hits including a double in a comeback win at No. 7 TCU (4/26) ... Hit a solo shot against No. 3 Oklahoma State (5/10) ... vs. MVC OPPONENTS: Went 2-for-4 with
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