Kyle Heyne

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-5
Weight:
210
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Coldwater, Ohio
High School:
Coldwater

2007 (Jr.)
Appeared in 26 games out of the bullpen as the team’s closer to earn his third letter . . . held opponents without an earned run in 21 of those appearances . . . saved 10 games to move into a tie for first place on the Cardinals’ all-time list with 24 career saves . . . also tied for the team lead with five wins, giving him the win or the save in 15 of Ball State’s 20 wins . . . struck out a season-high three batters versus Eastern Michigan (April 22) and Central Michigan (May 19) . . . earned a win and a save on back-to-back days at Wake Forest (March 13-14) . . . threw a season-high 2.2 innings at Western Michigan (April 29) and versus Central Michigan (May 19) . . . allowed zero runs over 10.1 innings in his final seven appearances . . . named to the watch list for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year award . . . drafted in the 27th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Minnesota Twins organization.

2006 (So.)
Earned his second letter, serving as the team’s closer and appearing in a team-high 29 games . . . notched 12 saves (second-best in the MAC) and a 4-5 record out of the bullpen . . . finished with a team-best 2.11 ERA . . . struck out 46 batters in 42.2 innings . . . named to the MAC All-Tournament Team after throwing three scoreless innings to earn the win against Kent State in the semifinal (May 26) and then picking up the save with a scorless ninth inning in the championship game (May 27) . . . also earned the save in Ball State’s victory over No.1 seed Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Regional (June 2) . . . held opponents scoreless in 20 of his appearances . . . allowed more than one earned run only once . . . threw a season-high 5.0 innings in his first appearance of the season at UAB (Feb. 19) . . . earned the win while striking out a career-high six batters . . . struck out five batters in three scoreless innings vs. Wright State (March 28) . . . also logged three strikeouts on four occassions.

2005 (Fr.)
Appeared in 18 games -- all in a relief capacity -- to earn his first letter . . . owned a 1-0 record with two saves . . . the victory came at IPFW (May 17), while the saves came versus Xavier (May 10) and Akron (May 27) . . . posted a 2.59 ERA -- second best on the squad -- with 21 strikeouts in 24.1 innings . . . attained a season-high three strikeouts three times . . . held opponents scoreless in 14 appearances and hitless in three . . . All-Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League Second Team selection.

2004
Redshirted at Ball State.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned two letters in baseball for Coach Brian Harlamert . . . named first team All-Midwest Athletic Conference as a junior and senior . . . posted a 12-3 record on the mound over his career, including a 4-2 mark as a senior . . . produced 111 strikeouts and a 1.72 ERA over his career . . . tallied a .424 career batting average, including a .438 mark his senior season . . . named all-league, all-area, all-state honorable mention, team MVP and team’s best pitcher as a junior . . . helped guide his St. Henry Legion team to a pair of sectional titles . . . earned three letters on the Coldwater H.S. basketball team.

PERSONAL
Majoring in telecommunications . . . born Aug. 17, 1984, in Coldwater, Ohio . . . son of Bob and Teresa Heyne . . . has two brothers and two sisters . . . full name is Kyle Robert Heyne.