SOPHOMORE (2023): Appeared in 53 games, making 50 starts… Finished fourth on the team with a .292 average, scoring 45 runs, slugging 11 doubles to go with 12 home runs, and drove in 35 runs… Ended the year fourth on the team with a .966 OPS, slugging .567 on the season to go with a .399 on-base percentage… His 12 home runs also ranked fourth on the squad, while his 35 RBI were fifth… Finished the season with 11 multi-hit games — including a 4-for-5 performance against Pacific (5/16) and a 3-for-3 day against UC Davis (5/9) — while driving in multiple runs 11 times… Compiled a season-best seven-game hitting streak from April 16-28, and reached base safely in 16 consecutive contests from March 9-April 6… Ended the year with hits in each of his final five games, batting .524 (11-for-21) with four multi-hit games, eight runs scored, seven RBI, and six extra-base hits — including three home runs… Finished with three RBI three times at Stanford (4/18), at Fresno State (5/2), and against Pacific (5/16)… His 25 walks ranked third on the team, while his eight hit by pitches stood in a four-way tie for the team lead.
FRESHMAN (2022): Appeared in 54 of the team’s 58 contests, making 52 starts… Hit .267 on the season with 32 runs scored, 50 hits, 11 doubles, four home runs, and 21 RBI… Slugged .401 on the year and walked 24 times en route to a .374 on-base percentage… Shared the team lead with four stolen bases (in six attempts)… Ranked fourth on the team in on-base percentage, third in hits, fourth in doubles, and fifth in total bases… His 24 walks were tied with Josh Rolling for second on the team… Was hit by a pitch a team-high nine times… Collected multiple hits in 15 games (good for third on the team) and drove in multiple runs six times (tied for third on the team)… Finished with a season-high three hits as part of a 3-for-4 day at Saint Mary’s on April 26… Hit safely in eight consecutive games from May 8-21 and reached base safely in 11 straight at one point during the year… Scored a season-high four runs as part of a 2-for-3 day against Houston Baptist (March 4)… Drove in a season-high three runs in back-to-back games at Grand Canyon (May 8) and at Fresno State (May 10)… Had a pair of doubles in a game twice at Nevada (April 5) and against the ‘Lopes… Drew a walk in six consecutive contest from March 18-29, and walked three times against San Jose State on May 19.
VALLEY CHRISTIAN HS
Played four years at Valley Christian HS in San Jose, Calif., including three on varsity under head coach John Diatte... Member of the West Catholic Athletic League... Played outfield for the Warriors... Helped lead his team to the 2018-19 CIF Central Coast Section Open Division championship as well as the 2021 Div. I CIF section championship.
PERSONAL
Parents are Jeffery and Sheyna Heard... Has a brother, Joshua.
