Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Villanova Career: Loyal team member who worked his way back from an injury to earn the starting third base job during the 2018 season … Has played in 54 career games with 47 starts … Strong right-handed hitter with consistent gap power … Capable of batting in the middle of the lineup … Has good hands in the field and can handle the corner infield positions defensively … Owns a .342 career on-base percentage … One of the veteran members of the 2019 roster and will have a chance to earn a role on the team entering the 2019 campaign.
 
2018: Earned a starting role for the first time in his career and played in 45 games with 44 starts at third base … Tied for third on the team with 10 doubles and was also fourth on the squad in runs scored (17), runs batted in (17) and on-base percentage (.346) … Tied for the team lead getting hit by a pitch 10 times … Posted a .242/.346/.318 slash line on the year … Got off to a strong start and batted .342 (13-for-38) over the season’s first 12 games … Tallied nine multi-hit games … Had a career-high three hits in a 6-4 win at Bucknell on March 28, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and two RBI … Went 5-for-12 with a double, two runs, four RBI and three walks in a series sweep of Norfolk State to begin the season … Reached base three times and scored two runs in the middle game of the series at USC on February 24 … Had a big game in a win over Army West Point on May 2, going 1-for-2 with two runs scored, one RBI, two walks and a hit by pitch … Followed that game by going 4-for-11 with a walk, a hit by pitch and an RBI in a three-game series at Georgetown on May 4-5.
 
2017: Redshirted the season due to an injury.
 
2016: Saw action in nine games during the season … Started as the designated hitter three times … Went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored against Saint Peter’s … His other starts came against Illinois and Saint Joseph’s … Had two runs, two walks and a hit by pitch for the season … Appeared in the outfield and at third base defensively.
 
Club Baseball: Played for the Downers Grove Longshots for three years … His team reached the championship game of the Connie Mack Invitational … Named to the 2014 WWBA 17U National Championship All-Tournament Team.
 
Lyons Township High School: Played baseball as a third baseman and a pitcher … Named to the 2013 IHSA Summer All-Tournament Team … Member of the National Honor Society, the National Math Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society.
 
Personal: Born 11/5/96 in Hinsdale, Ill. … One of three children of Thomas and Linda Heilenbach … Has an older brother, Jimmy (25) and a twin sister, Erica (22) … Enjoys listening to music and playing basketball in his spare time … Chose to attend Villanova for the excellent reputation of the Villanova School of Business and also the chance to play for a top-notch college baseball program … Double major in Finance and Business Administration.