Notes
Has played in 37 games the past two seasons, making 14 starts as the catcher...batted .241 with two doubles, seven RBI and 10 runs in his first two seasons, logging a .379 on-base percentage...enters his junior season having not made any errors behind the plate in 163 chances.
2011 (summer)
Played in 19 games for the Wisconsin Woodchucks of the Northwoods League before playing in six games for the Conejo Oaks of the California Collegiate League...with Wisconsin, batted .184 with one double, eight RBI and 13 runs...drew 15 walks and struck out twice in 49 at-bats...Wisconsin went 24-46, tied for seventh place in the league's South Division...with Conejo, batted .350, going 7-for-20 in six games...had one double, scored five runs and posted a .480 on-base percentage.
2011
Played in 23 games, making 13 starts as the catcher...batted .261 with two doubles, eight runs and seven RBI...recorded six walks and five hit-by-pitches, logging a .404 on-base percentage...did not commit any errors behind the plate in 131 chances...along with catcher Steve Rodriguez, helped guide a pitching staff that posted the lowest ERA among Pac-10 pitching staffs (2.44) and the highest strikeout total (572) in the Pac-10...hit safely in nine of 13 starts...went 1-for-2 with one run, one RBI and two walks in UCLA's final game of the season against UC Irvine in the NCAA Los Angeles Regional (June 5)...went 1-for-3 with one double and one run in a 10-0 victory at Pepperdine (May 3)...went 3-for-5 with two runs and one RBI in a 14-6 win against San Diego State (April 19)...went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run and one walk in UCLA's 8-0 victory at Cal Poly in the second game of a doubleheader (March 21)...went 1-for-4 with one double, one run and one RBI in a 10-0 win against Pepperdine (Feb. 22).
2010 (summer)
Played in 29 games for the Springfield Sliders of the Prospect League...batted .330 with two doubles, six RBI, 10 runs and nine walks...played for Springfield alongside UCLA teammate Matt Giovinazzo...Springfield went 35-19 overall, finishing first in the Western Division of the Prospect League.
2010
Played in 14 games, making one start as the catcher (vs. UC Santa Barbara, May 18)...batted .125 in limited playing time, going 1-for-8 with two runs and one walk...in one of UCLA's most important plate appearances of the year, drew a two-out walk to extend UCLA's top half of the 10th inning in Game 2 of the NCAA Super Regional against Cal State Fullerton (June 12) - scored from second base on Trevor Brown's pinch-hit single to give UCLA a 9-7 lead in an eventual 11-7 Bruins' victory...notched his first collegiate hit at California (May 23), going 1-for-1 off the bench as the catcher...scored one run in a pinch-hit appearance against Cal State Northridge (Feb. 21).
High School
Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Windward School under head coach Tyrone Powell...batted .487 with 16 doubles, two triples and 21 RBI...earned first-team All-CIF Division IV honors as a senior (2009) in addition to earning Delphic League MVP honors...also earned All-Region honorable mention accolades as a senior...served as team captain as a junior and senior...helped lead Windward to the Delphic League title as a senior...batted .619 as a junior (2008), recording 14 doubles, three triples and 30 RBI...established the Windward School single-season batting average record with a .619 mark...secured second-team All-CIF Division V and second-team All-Delphic League honors as a junior and sophomore...batted .490 as a sophomore (2007), registering one home run, eight doubles, two triples and 27 RBI...named team MVP as a senior, junior and sophomore...competed for San Gabriel Valley Arsenal in October 2008 at the World Wood Bat Championships in Jupiter, Fla...also participated at the 2009 Area Code Tryouts.
Personal
Full name: Tyler Andrew Heineman...born June 19, 1991 in Los Angeles...Tyler is the middle of Steve Heineman and Katherine Lingg's three children...has one older sister, Emily, and one younger brother, Scott...admires San Diego Padres infielder David Eckstein...uncle played baseball at Arizona State...undeclared major.
Career Highs
At-bats - 5 vs. San Diego State (4/19/11)
Runs - 2 vs. San Diego State (4/19/11)
Hits - 3 vs. San Diego State (4/19/11)
RBI - 2 (twice), last at Cal Poly (3/21/11, Game 2)
Doubles - 1 (twice), last at Pepperdine (5/3/11)
