Dallas Baptist University Athletics

CAREER HONORS
2024:
Second Team All-Conference USA
Conference USA Academic Medal
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022:
Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball)
Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year
Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference
 
2024 (JUNIOR)
Named Second Team All-Conference USA … Started 56 games at shortstop … Hit .273 with five home runs, 15 doubles, one triple, and drove in 36 runs … Was second on the team in stolen bases (12) … His 36 career stolen bases ranks as the seventh-most in program history … vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Went 2-for-5 with an RBI against No. 9 TCU (3/12) … vs. CUSA OPPONENTS: Delivered a pair of hits and an RBI at Sam Houston (3/22) … Went 3-for-4 against New Mexico State (3/28) … Laced a pair of hits including a double versus New Mexico State (3/29) … Notched his third straight multi-hit game in a win over New Mexico State (3/30) … Went 2-for-4 versus Louisiana Tech (4/21) … Homered in his second straight game against Jacksonville State (5/3) … Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI versus Jacksonville State (5/5) … NON-CONFERENCE: Doubled and drove in three runs on Opening Day against Southeast Missouri (2/16) … Ripped his lone triple of the year in a win at Oklahoma (2/20) … Collected two hits and stole a base versus Central Michigan (2/24) … Went 4-for-4 with two doubles and a pair of RBI in a 14-4 win over Oklahoma State (2/27) … Doubled as part of a two-hit day against Arizona at the Frisco College Classic (3/1) … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI versus San Diego (3/8) … Hit his first home run of the year against San Diego (3/10) … Hit a walk-off three-run homer in the 10th inning versus Tarleton (4/2) … Smashed a two-run home run against Stephen F. Austin (4/30) … CUSA TOURNAMENT: Hit a two-run homer against FIU (5/23) … Went 2-for-2 with a double and scored three runs in a win over Louisiana Tech in the CUSA Championship (5/26) … TUCSON REGIONAL: Hit safely in all three games … Drove in a run against West Virginia (5/31) … Doubled in DBU’s 7-0 win over No. 15 Arizona (6/1) … Went 1-for-3 with an RBI against Grand Canyon (6/2).

2023 (SOPHOMORE)
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 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
Spent last summer with the Anchorage Glacier Pilots in the Alaska Baseball 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 1 Corinthians 16:13-14.