Luke Heefner serves as the Director of Hitting Development for the Dallas Baptist University baseball program. Before transitioning to this role, Heefner was a starter for four years for the DBU Patriots as a third baseman and shortstop.
During his collegiate career at DBU, Heefner was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and was honored as the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year. He also earned Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors that season. In his junior year, Luke added Second Team All-Conference USA recognition and received the Conference USA Academic Medal, while also earning a spot on the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll for his work in the classroom. His 39 career stolen bases ranks as the seventh-most in program history. Heefner’s .961 fielding percentage ranks as the second best by a shortstop in DBU Baseball history and his 192 career starts are tenth most in program history.
Luke completed his degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Kinesiology and Biblical Studies. Luke’s father is Dan Heefner, the head coach for DBU baseball. His mother Liz homeschooled him and his four younger brothers (David, Zac, Titus, and Jacob). Luke attends Cross Creek Church in Colleyville with his wife Kathryn. His favorite Bible verse is Romans 5:8.
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