HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Goose Creek High School … lettered four times each in baseball and football … named to all-region team his sophomore, junior and senior years and was all-state in 2010 and 2012 … team MVP and member of the Charleston Post & Courier All-Lowcountry team following his senior campaign … also chosen team’s MVP as a sophomore and junior … rated the No. 17 right-handed pitcher in South Carolina by The Diamond Prospects … also played for the Goose Creek Diamondbacks AAU squad … integral part of one of the top high school football programs in the state … named special teams player of the year his senior season and helped Goose Creek go 14-1, capture the state championship and earn a No. 24 national ranking in 2011 … chosen school’s Most Outstanding Male Student as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 4, 1994 in Fort Riley, Kan. … son of Stacy Heckendorn … majoring in sports management.