Parents: Vern and Lavon Heise
Major: Communication Studies
2010: Appeared in 17 games, starting eight... pitched 47 2/3 innings, giving up two or less runs in four of eight starts...finished with a 4.53 ERA (4.32 MIAC ERA), and held left-handers to a .218 batting average... named to All-MIAC Defensive Team.
2009: Appeared in 14 games, pitching 19 2/3 innings... finished with a 2.77 conference ERA... held conference opponents to a .234 batting average.
High School: Played baseball all four years in high school...Named to All-Conference ('06)....Received team Cy Young award ('06)...played basketball all four years in high school, lettered two years...Member of National Honor Society.
Auggie Athlete FAQ:
Nickname: Heise
Favorite Class: Public Relations
First job: Sportswriter for Benton County News
Last summer job: Public Relations
Career Goal: Enter into the public relations field
What I like most about Augsburg: Playing baseball
Pro or amateur athlete I most admire: Brad Radke/Greg Maddox/Brett Favre
Favorite quote: "Anything, ANYTHING short of winning, is just a waste of time."
Favorite food: Jack's Pizza, dill pickles, macaroni & cheese, steak, wings.
Favorite TV show: The Office, Monk, Psych, Friends, White Collar, Scrubs, Chuck, Burn Notice, How I Met Your Mother, 30 Rock, 24, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The League, Dexter, Hogan's Heros, America's Funniest Home Videos, PTI, Around the Horn, Baseball Tonight, Sportscenter, Community, Two and a Half Men, Pushing Daisies, Seinfeld, Parks and Rec... I watch a lot of TV.
Favorite movie: The Batman series
Favorite music group/artist: Taylor Swift. I do not listen to Kanye West or Chris Brown.
