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2026 Baseball Roster

12 John Heitzman

  • Bat/Throws L/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Fairfield, Ct.
  • High School Fairfield Warde
  • Position OF
  • Major Marketing

Biography

Career Game-Highs (Entering 2027)
  • Hits: 4 
  • Doubles: 2 
  • Triples: 2 
  • HR: 3 
  • RBI: 7 
Senior Year (2026)
  • Started all 46 games for the Royals
  • Posted a .328 batting average with 15 doubles, four triples, five home runs, 42 RBI, 37 runs scored, and 15 stolen bases
  • Ranked second in the Landmark Conference in triples, third in doubles, tied third in hits, and tied fifth in RBI
  • Registered a hit in 34 games, including 19 multi-hit performances
  • Went 4-5 with two RBI and a run scored in the victory over No. 11 Case Western Reserve (Feb. 28)
  • Drove in four runs on four hits, including a double and a triple in a win against Moravian (Mar. 31)
  • Ripped four hits with three doubles, two runs batted in, and two runs scored during the three game series against Susquehanna (Apr. 24-26)
  • Knocked three hits with two doubles, three RBI, and a run scored in a win at Moravian (Apr. 29)
  • Tallied seven hits with a double, a home run, five RBI, and three runs scored over three games at the NCAA Regional Tournament, including a victory over Bridgewater that marked the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament win (May 15-16)
Junior Year (2025)
  • Started in all 41 games he appeared in during his first year in the program
  • Hit .353 while leading the team seven home runs, 12 doubles, five triples and 55 RBI
  • Led the Landmark Conference in RBI (55) and ranked second in triples (5) and third in home runs
  • Recorded 18 multi-hits games, including 11 games with three hits or more
  • Tallied four hits, two RBI, one triple and a run scored in his second game at Scranton in a victory over William Paterson (Mar. 4)
  • Went 3-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in a win over Lycoming (Apr. 13)
  • Drove in four runs with three hits, a home run and two runs scored in a win against Catholic (Apr. 19)
  • Hit a home run while adding four total hits, six RBI, a double and one run scored in a win versus Drew (Apr. 23)
  • Went 3-5 with a grand slam home run, a season-high seven RBI, two doubles and two runs scored in a win over NYU (May 2)
  • Hit .421 with eight hits, four home runs, nine RBI, five runs scored and one walk in four Landmark Postseason Tournament games
  • Went 4-5 with three home runs, six RBI, four runs scored and a walk in a playoff win against Elizabethtown (May 10)
  • Hit a home run and tallied two RBI, one run scored and went 3-4 in a playoff loss to Catholic (May 11)
Awards/Honors
  • D3Baseball.com All-Region Third Team (2025) 
  • All-Landmark Conference Second Team Designated Hitter (2025)
  • All-Landmark Conference Honorable Mention Outfield (2025, 2026)
  • Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week (Mar. 2, 2026)
  • Peggy's Scranton Athlete of the Week (May 12, 2026, May 12, 2025)
Before Scranton
  • Transferred from Quinnipiac University
  • Played in 30 games (25 starts) and hit .237 with 15 RBI and 16 runs scored in 2023
  • MAAC All-Academic Team (2024)
High School/Personal
  • Played baseball and varsity indoor track and field at Fairfield Warde High School
  • Helped team to FCIAC Championships in 2021-22 and a CIAC State Championship in 2022
  • Earned CIAC All-State First Team and FCIAC All-Conference First team honors
  • Graduated as a member of the National Honor Society, the Science National Honor Society and was given the National Latin Exam Award
  • Graduted Cum Laude
  • Son of Jen and Tim Heitzman

Statistics

Season:
2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2025Junior

    OF
    6'1"
    12
  • 12
    C

    2026Senior

    OF
    6'1"
    12
    C
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