Central Michigan University Athletics
2021 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 3
Zach Heeke
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mount Pleasant, Mich.
- High School:
- Mount Pleasant
- Bats / Throws:
- L/R
2021: Program mainstay appeared 231 games at CMU, making 212 starts … ranks third in program history behind teammates Zach Gilles (245) and Jason Sullivan (236) in career games played … ranks fourth in program history with 138 walks … ranks No.10 all-time with 234 career hits … tied for sixth in program history with 169 runs … seventh in program history with 755 at-bats … fourth on the team with a .308 batting average … second on the team with three home runs … named MAC Co-Player of the Week (4/19) after collecting nine hits in 13 at-bats as CMU took three of four games at Kent State … collected all three of his home runs during a six-game stretch from 4/17-25 … had a nine-game hitting streak from 4/11-24 … hit .620 (18 for 29) during his streak.
2020: Leadoff hitter started all 17 contests for the Chippewas…posted a.296 batting average with 21 hits with eight RBI…went 4-of-4 at the plate with three RBI vs Bucknell (3/9).
2019: Chippewa leadoff hitter finished the season batting at a .311 clip with a .437 on-base percentage … started all 61 games, the vast majority at third base … ranked second on the team in walks (45) and runs (67) … tied for second on the team in times hit by a pitch (11) … … stole six bases in seven attempts … had five hits, the most of any Chippewa this season, vs. Prairie View (2/22) … reached base in 21 consecutive games entering the NCAA Regional … went 3-of-5 at the dish in the Chippewas 6-5 victory over Miami (Fla.) in the opening game of the NCAA Regional... his 13-game hit streak was the second-longest among Chippewas this season.
2018: Mount Pleasant native enjoyed a breakout season, appearing in all but two of CMU’s games and making 56 starts, all but five at either third base or first base … earned team Most Valuable Player and Most Improved Player awards ... led the Chippewas with a .346 batting average and an on-base percentage of .520, which topped the MAC and ranked sixth nationally … drew 41 walks, ranking third in the league and 90th in the nation … was hit by a pitch a program record 25 times, and ranked fifth in the nation in that category … shared the team lead with a .425 slugging percentage … tied for second on the team with six sacrifice bunts … stole nine bases in 13 attempts … closed the season having reached base safely in CMU’s final 26 games … led the team with 19 multi-hit games … homered leading off the bottom of the first inning to spark a 13-2 win over Michigan State (5/15) … finished with a career-high four hits and drove in four runs vs. the Spartans … performance vs. MSU came in the midst of an eight-game hitting streak, during which Heeke hit .533 (16-for-30) … named to MAC All-Tournament Team.
2017: Appeared in 40 games as a third baseman and designated hitter, making 25 starts … ranked fifth on the team in defensive assists with 31 … posted a .253 batting average and .406 on-base percentage for the season … recorded a pinch-hit RBI single and score two runs in 25-5 win over Incarnate Word (2/25) … singled and scored two runs in a 9-7 win over Georgetown (3/8) … singled twice and recorded an RBI in a 2-1 walkoff win over Missouri State (3/24) … singled twice and scored two runs in 13-7 win over Miami (Ohio) (4/1) … recorded a hit and a stolen base vs. Madonna University (4/12) … had an RBI single in a loss to Northern Illinois (5/5) … had two hits in a 3-1 win over Northern Illinois (5/7) … singled twice and scored twice at Toledo (5/13) … recorded an RBI single in a 15-0 victory over Toledo (5/14).
High School: Ranked as the No. 55 prospect in the state of Michigan by Prep Baseball Report ... three-year letterwinner ... two-time team captain ... led the Oilers to a state runner-up finish in 2015 and a state championship in 2014 ... named MHSAA First Team All-District, All-Region and All-State in 2015 after hitting .461 with a school-record on base percentage of .634 ... honored on 2015 Saginaw News Dream Team ... selected as the 2015 Morning Sun Player of the Year ... named First Team All-Saginaw Valley League in 2015 ... also earned three letters in hockey and two in football ... played summer ball with CM Stars (2014, 2015).
2020: Leadoff hitter started all 17 contests for the Chippewas…posted a.296 batting average with 21 hits with eight RBI…went 4-of-4 at the plate with three RBI vs Bucknell (3/9).
2019: Chippewa leadoff hitter finished the season batting at a .311 clip with a .437 on-base percentage … started all 61 games, the vast majority at third base … ranked second on the team in walks (45) and runs (67) … tied for second on the team in times hit by a pitch (11) … … stole six bases in seven attempts … had five hits, the most of any Chippewa this season, vs. Prairie View (2/22) … reached base in 21 consecutive games entering the NCAA Regional … went 3-of-5 at the dish in the Chippewas 6-5 victory over Miami (Fla.) in the opening game of the NCAA Regional... his 13-game hit streak was the second-longest among Chippewas this season.
2018: Mount Pleasant native enjoyed a breakout season, appearing in all but two of CMU’s games and making 56 starts, all but five at either third base or first base … earned team Most Valuable Player and Most Improved Player awards ... led the Chippewas with a .346 batting average and an on-base percentage of .520, which topped the MAC and ranked sixth nationally … drew 41 walks, ranking third in the league and 90th in the nation … was hit by a pitch a program record 25 times, and ranked fifth in the nation in that category … shared the team lead with a .425 slugging percentage … tied for second on the team with six sacrifice bunts … stole nine bases in 13 attempts … closed the season having reached base safely in CMU’s final 26 games … led the team with 19 multi-hit games … homered leading off the bottom of the first inning to spark a 13-2 win over Michigan State (5/15) … finished with a career-high four hits and drove in four runs vs. the Spartans … performance vs. MSU came in the midst of an eight-game hitting streak, during which Heeke hit .533 (16-for-30) … named to MAC All-Tournament Team.
2017: Appeared in 40 games as a third baseman and designated hitter, making 25 starts … ranked fifth on the team in defensive assists with 31 … posted a .253 batting average and .406 on-base percentage for the season … recorded a pinch-hit RBI single and score two runs in 25-5 win over Incarnate Word (2/25) … singled and scored two runs in a 9-7 win over Georgetown (3/8) … singled twice and recorded an RBI in a 2-1 walkoff win over Missouri State (3/24) … singled twice and scored two runs in 13-7 win over Miami (Ohio) (4/1) … recorded a hit and a stolen base vs. Madonna University (4/12) … had an RBI single in a loss to Northern Illinois (5/5) … had two hits in a 3-1 win over Northern Illinois (5/7) … singled twice and scored twice at Toledo (5/13) … recorded an RBI single in a 15-0 victory over Toledo (5/14).
High School: Ranked as the No. 55 prospect in the state of Michigan by Prep Baseball Report ... three-year letterwinner ... two-time team captain ... led the Oilers to a state runner-up finish in 2015 and a state championship in 2014 ... named MHSAA First Team All-District, All-Region and All-State in 2015 after hitting .461 with a school-record on base percentage of .634 ... honored on 2015 Saginaw News Dream Team ... selected as the 2015 Morning Sun Player of the Year ... named First Team All-Saginaw Valley League in 2015 ... also earned three letters in hockey and two in football ... played summer ball with CM Stars (2014, 2015).
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