2017: Battled injury his final season at Milwaukee ... a starter when healthy, made 33 starts in 35 games ... batted a career-high .275 overall, driving in 13 while recording six doubles and three home runs ... had 33 hits and 16 runs scored ... added five steals in eight attempts ... had a hit in the opener against Illinois Feb. 17 ... two hits against Lamar Feb. 19 ... hit a home run at UT Arlington March 11 ... hit a home run and drove in a career-high three runs at Bradley April 9, also tying his UWM best with three hits ... did it again the next game, finishing 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles in a win over Chicago State April 11 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2017 game-by-game in PDF Format
2016: Earned a starting spot in the outfield as a junior ... made 53 starts in 55 games, batting .247 ... recorded 47 hits, including 23 for extra bases, scoring 26 runs ... drove in 34 and added 14 stolen bases in 16 attempts ... his home run total ranked eighth in the Horizon League and his 10 hit-by-pitches was sixth ... had a hit and walked twice in the season opener at No. 25 Texas Tech ... hit a pair of home runs and drove in a season-high four runs in a win over Illinois State March 20 ... went 2-for-3 and stole three bases his next outing ... played a key role in UWM's 18-inning victory over the Redbirds the next day ... homered to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead in the top of the 17th and then threw out the potential winning run at the plate to end the 17th tied at 1-1 before Milwaukee would go on to win, 4-1 ... homered in back-to-back games against Northern Illinois April 19 and Edgewood April 20 ... drove in three and scored twice against the Eagles ... three hits and two runs scored in the win over MSOE April 26 ... blasted HR's against Youngstown State May 7 and Northern Kentucky May 13 ... drove in three in the win over Oakland May 19 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2016 game-by-game in PDF Format
2015: Appeared in 20 games in his first season at Milwaukee ... recorded three hits, including a triple, scored twice and drove in a run .... made UWM debut in season opener against Maine Feb. 13 ... earned a start against Wisconsin Lutheran April 22, getting a hit and scoring a run ... went 2-for-2 with a triple and a run scored against Edgewood April 28 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2015 game-by-game in PDF Format
Prior to UWM: Was a redshirt on the roster at the University of Evansville before transferring to Milwaukee in December 2013, sitting out the 2014 campaign ... will be a sophomore eligibility-wise for the Panthers in 2015.
High School: Three-sport athlete (baseball, basketball, football) and four-year baseball letterwinner at Sheboygan Falls High School ... First-Team WBCA All-State selection as an outfielder his senior campaign ... runner-up for player of the year in the state ... two-time academic all-state honoree ... two-time first-team all-district selection ... conference player of the year ... two-time all-league choice and two-time area player of the year ... hit .576 as a senior and .500 as a junior ... led the Falcons to back-to-back state championship appearances for the first time in school history ... Dean's List member.
Personal: Son of Mike and Peggy Heili ... given name is Nicholas ... brother, Nate, plays baseball at UW-La Crosse and mother was a swimmer at Wisconsin ... a kinesiology major ... chose UWM because he trusts the coaching staff and feels at home in the city ... career goal is to be part of a winning tradition at UWM ... most memorable sports experience was winning sectional finals against rival Kewaskum to go to state ... hobbies include snowboarding, fishing and camping ... born September 9, 1993 in Yokosuka, Japan.
