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Heikkinen, Jesse
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Jersey Number 47
Jesse Heikkinen
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Holt, Mich.
- High School:
- Holt
Bio
CAREER NOTES: A one-time recipient of Big Ten Distinguished Scholar accolades ... A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2020 (JUNIOR): Earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition ... Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Made six appearances, all in relief, with a 1-1 record, firing 10 strikeouts in 9.2 IP ... Posted season-high five Ks in first appearance of season, going 4.0 IP and earning the win on Feb. 15 vs. Morehead State, yielding just one hit and one run ... Also rang up two strikeouts on two other outings, Feb. 22 vs. Merrimack in 2.0 IP and March 4 vs. USC-Upstate in 2.1 IP ... Didn’t allow a hit in two outings and didn’t yield a run in one appearance ... Fielded position with an assist in Western Carolina game (Feb. 29).
2019 (SOPHOMORE): Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition ... Made 15 appearances with four starts, logging a 3-2 record with a 28 strikeouts and a 4.60 ERA in 29.1 IP ... Made season debut on Feb. 15 at New Orleans with one strikeout in 2.0 IP ... Drew first start in next appearance, on Feb. 22 at Coastal Carolina, going 4.0 IP with season-high seven strikeouts, the first of six appearances with three or more punchouts ... Had four appearances without a hit and eight outings without a run ... Collected first win of season on April 17 vs. Eastern Michigan, going 4.0 IP in relief, ringing up four Ks and only yielding two hits without a run ... Earned second and third wins in back-to-back outings, vs. Toledo (April 24) with three Ks in season-long 4.2 IP, and 2.0 IP vs. Valparaiso (May 8) ... Fielded position with one putout and four assists, including two assists at Arizona (March 5).
2018 (FRESHMAN): Made 10 appearances with two starts for total of 16.1 IP, ringing up eight strikeouts ... Made Spartan debut vs. Fresno State (Feb. 17), going 1.2 IP ... Logged two appearances without a hit and three appearances without yielding an earned run ... Fired career-high three strikeouts vs. Western Michigan (March 28) ... Made first start of MSU career at Western Michigan (April 18) ... Rang up at least one strikeout in six of 10 appearances.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Holt High School for head coach Nate Potts ... A three-time CAAC Blue All-Conference honoree ... A two-time All-District selection ... A two-time all-state honoree by Prep Baseball Report ... Named to Lansing State Journal Dream Team as well as a finalist for the Lansing State Journal Baseball Player of the Year ... Fired 82 strikeouts last season, ranking second all-time in Holt history ... Posted a 7-2 record with a 1.10 ERA as a junior ... Helped the Rams to a 30-10 record in junior season, a new school record for wins, as part of back-to-back district titles ... Ranked No. 327 in Prep Baseball Reports Top 400 players in country, as well as No. 52 left-handed pitcher in the nation ... Also ranked No. 2 left-handed pitcher and No. 6 overall player in Michigan according to Prep Baseball Report ... Played summer league for Michigan College Connect and head coach John Judge, where he pitched in the Connie Mack World Series.
PERSONAL: Son of Noel and Grace Heikkinen, who are both MSU alums ... Majoring in business management at MSU ... Chose Michigan State because both of his parents went to MSU and it has been a dream of his to pitch for the Green and White, and because of the campus environment and the coaching staff ... Selected Michigan State over Central Michigan, Michigan, Ohio and Wright State.
2020 (JUNIOR): Earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar recognition ... Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Made six appearances, all in relief, with a 1-1 record, firing 10 strikeouts in 9.2 IP ... Posted season-high five Ks in first appearance of season, going 4.0 IP and earning the win on Feb. 15 vs. Morehead State, yielding just one hit and one run ... Also rang up two strikeouts on two other outings, Feb. 22 vs. Merrimack in 2.0 IP and March 4 vs. USC-Upstate in 2.1 IP ... Didn’t allow a hit in two outings and didn’t yield a run in one appearance ... Fielded position with an assist in Western Carolina game (Feb. 29).
2019 (SOPHOMORE): Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition ... Made 15 appearances with four starts, logging a 3-2 record with a 28 strikeouts and a 4.60 ERA in 29.1 IP ... Made season debut on Feb. 15 at New Orleans with one strikeout in 2.0 IP ... Drew first start in next appearance, on Feb. 22 at Coastal Carolina, going 4.0 IP with season-high seven strikeouts, the first of six appearances with three or more punchouts ... Had four appearances without a hit and eight outings without a run ... Collected first win of season on April 17 vs. Eastern Michigan, going 4.0 IP in relief, ringing up four Ks and only yielding two hits without a run ... Earned second and third wins in back-to-back outings, vs. Toledo (April 24) with three Ks in season-long 4.2 IP, and 2.0 IP vs. Valparaiso (May 8) ... Fielded position with one putout and four assists, including two assists at Arizona (March 5).
2018 (FRESHMAN): Made 10 appearances with two starts for total of 16.1 IP, ringing up eight strikeouts ... Made Spartan debut vs. Fresno State (Feb. 17), going 1.2 IP ... Logged two appearances without a hit and three appearances without yielding an earned run ... Fired career-high three strikeouts vs. Western Michigan (March 28) ... Made first start of MSU career at Western Michigan (April 18) ... Rang up at least one strikeout in six of 10 appearances.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Holt High School for head coach Nate Potts ... A three-time CAAC Blue All-Conference honoree ... A two-time All-District selection ... A two-time all-state honoree by Prep Baseball Report ... Named to Lansing State Journal Dream Team as well as a finalist for the Lansing State Journal Baseball Player of the Year ... Fired 82 strikeouts last season, ranking second all-time in Holt history ... Posted a 7-2 record with a 1.10 ERA as a junior ... Helped the Rams to a 30-10 record in junior season, a new school record for wins, as part of back-to-back district titles ... Ranked No. 327 in Prep Baseball Reports Top 400 players in country, as well as No. 52 left-handed pitcher in the nation ... Also ranked No. 2 left-handed pitcher and No. 6 overall player in Michigan according to Prep Baseball Report ... Played summer league for Michigan College Connect and head coach John Judge, where he pitched in the Connie Mack World Series.
PERSONAL: Son of Noel and Grace Heikkinen, who are both MSU alums ... Majoring in business management at MSU ... Chose Michigan State because both of his parents went to MSU and it has been a dream of his to pitch for the Green and White, and because of the campus environment and the coaching staff ... Selected Michigan State over Central Michigan, Michigan, Ohio and Wright State.
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