2012: Had one of the best individual seasons in NWU baseball history in his first year with the Prairie Wolves … named NAIA All-America honorable mention as an outfielder … was voted GPAC Co-Player-of-the-Year and First-Team All-GPAC … also AD3I Independent Player-of-the-Year … led NWU in seven offensive categories setting school single season records for runs (45) and triples (7) … was sixth in the NAIA in triples and 15th in slugging percentage … batted .391 with 50 hits, 12 doubles, seven triples, five home runs and 28 RBI … led GPAC in runs and was second in batting average, doubles and triples … started 40 games in right field … had 16 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … is on a streak of reaching base safely in 23 straight games … had six games with three hits … in weekend against Dordt and Northwestern went 8-14 with six RBI, three triples a HR and nine runs scored … had game-winning hit against Manhattan Christian.
Academic: Political Science major.
In High School: An All-state selection in baseball at Lincoln Pius X High School … was named Super State catcher as a senior in 2009 … was All-State Class B and All-City at catcher … set school single season record for triples and pitching strikeouts … led Thunderbolts to State Runner-up in 2009 … Academic All-State selection twice.
Personal: Born 9/26/90, son of Roger and Terri Heideman … transferred to NWU after a season at Benedictine earning 2nd-Team All-Conference … also played at Johnson County Community College.
