Biography
Arizona 2024 (Senior)
Crucial piece of the Arizona bullpen in his senior campaign...Pac-12 Conference regular season and tournament team champion...Logged 25 relief appearances and went 3-0 with a 4.15 ERA and 31 strikeouts across 26.0 innings of work...Limited opposing hitters to a .276 batting average and surrendered only nine extra-base hits all year...Held opponents without an earned run in 18-of-25 appearances...Allowed just one earned run over his first 14 appearances of the year, sporting a 0.66 ERA over that span...Struck out multiple batters eight times, including a pair of three-strikeout performances at California on April 7 (1.0,1,0,0,0,3) and at Washington (1.2,1,0,0,0,3)...Worked more than one inning six times...Made 12 appearances during Pac-12 Conference play and went 2-0 with a 9.26 ERA and 14 strikeouts. POSTSEASON: Notched a pair of scoreless outings during the Wildcats postseason run...Tossed two scoreless innings against Washington at the Pac-12 Tournament (2.0,1,0,0,1,2)...Worked another pair of scoreless frames against Dallas Baptist at the Tucson NCAA Regional (2.0,0,0,0,0,2).
Before Arizona
Spent the 2023 season at Kansas State, appearing in 16 games and going 3-0 with one save, a 2.83 ERA (9ERx28.2IP), and 24 strikeouts…Logged five relief appearances during Big 12 play, going 2-0 with a 2.79 ERA (3ERx9.2IP) and 11 strikeouts…Played the 2022 season at Navarro College in Texas, appearing in 17 games with eight starts...Posted a 1-2 record with a 4.11 ERA (26ERx57.0IP) and 57 strikeouts with Navarro…Began collegiate career in 2021 at Howard College in Texas…Prepped at Frisco Reedy High School in Texas, lettering four years in baseball as a pitcher and third baseman under head coach Chris Cox…2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-American…Four-time All-District 13 5A pitcher and infielder.
Personal
Kyler Gregory-Lee Heyne (HEY-knee)…Son of Greg and Trisha Heyne…One younger sister, Bella…Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Sports and Society...Sister is committed to play beach volleyball at North Alabama…Enjoys hanging out with friends, playing Call of Duty, and hiking in his free time…Chose Arizona because, “The coaches were everything I was looking for. I also wanted to play somewhere with a rich history in baseball. Not to mention it’s warm here, the weather is perfect.”
