2025 Baseball Roster

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Victoria Riccobono
Morgan Hurd
Morgan Hurd

28 Luke Heyman

  • Height 6-4
  • Class Junior
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Longwood, Fla.
  • High School Lake Brantley

Biography

2025 ABCA Second Team Southeast All-Region (C)
2025 All-SEC First Team (C)
2025 Buster Posey Award Semifinalist
2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2024 SEC Player of the Week (May 20)
2023 All-SEC Freshman Team
2023 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll


2025 (Junior):
  • Played in and started 49 games at catcher (45), first base (two) and designated hitter (two) before suffering a season-ending injury in the series opener against Alabama on May 15
  • Slashed .301/.397/.578 for a .975 OPS across 173 at bats
  • Set career highs in on-base percentage and slugging percentage
  • Racked up 13 homers, one triple, seven doubles, 44 RBI and 37 runs scored
  • Batted an even better .317/.403/.673 with 10 homers, five doubles and 28 RBI in 28 SEC contests
  • Provided near-perfect defense behind the plate, finishing with a .998 fielding percentage and ranking third in the SEC with 11 runners caught stealing
  • Ranked fifth on the roster with 15 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI performances
  • In his final 27 games from March 27 onward, raked .343/.422/.706 for a 1.128 OPS while swatting 10 homers and seven doubles to drive in 31 runs
  • Slugged two home runs and went 2-for-4 with four RBI in the series-clinching win over Miami on March 1
  • Went 2-for-4 with one homer, one triple, two RBI and two runs vs. Georgia on March 21
  • Collected multiple hits in all three games at Ole Miss from March 27-28, finishing 8-for-13 with three homers, two doubles, six RBI and six runs scored in the series
  • Batted 3-for-5 and finished a triple shy of the cycle on top of two RBI at Ole Miss in game one of a doubleheader on March 28
  • Homered twice while going 3-for-4 with four RBI and four runs scored in the game three victory at Ole Miss on March 28
  • Blasted a home run and was 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs and one walk in the win over Missouri on April 10
  • Drilled a three-run homer in the sixth inning at Mississippi State on April 18
  • Drove in a season-high six runs while going 3-for-4 with a home run in the victory against Georgia Southern on April 22
  • Hit an important, three-run homer in the fifth inning of the game one win vs. Arkansas on April 25
  • Finished 2-for-4 with one home run, one double, two RBI and one walk in the victory at South Carolina on May 2
  • Filled the stat sheet with two homers, four runs, three RBI and one walk in a 2-for-5 performance at South Carolina on May 3
  • Logged at least one hit in all three games of the series at No. 1 Texas from May 9-11

2024 (Sophomore):
  • Was one of three Gators to start all 66 games as Florida went to its second-straight College World Series
  • Batted .246/.342/.481 with an .823 OPS across a team-high 264 at bats (eight more than next-closest Gator)
  • Set career highs with 65 hits, 16 home runs, 14 doubles, 52 RBI, 46 runs, 23 walks and 16 HBPs
  • Fielded at a stellar .995 clip across 562 defensive chances split at catcher and first base
  • Ranked second on the team with 17 multi-RBI games and fourth with 18 multi-hit performances
  • Tied for second on the roster in hits while tying for third in homers and RBI
  • Went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run and two walks in the win at North Florida on Feb. 20
  • Drove in four runs while going 2-for-5 with one homer, one double and one walk in the victory over Columbia on Feb. 23
  • Doubled twice and went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs and one walk as Florida swept Columbia on Feb. 25
  • Hit a two-run shot and drew one walk in a 1-for-3 performance at Stetson on Feb. 27
  • Collected a pair of hits and finished 2-for-4 with one double, one RBI, one run, one walk and one stolen base in the series-opening win against Saint Mary’s on March 8
  • Homered in back-to-back contests in games two and three vs. Texas A&M, driving in four while scoring three as the Gators claimed the series
  • Doubled in a pair in the series-clinching victory at LSU on March 24
  • Launched solo homers in games one and three at Missouri on April 5 and April 7
  • Delivered a three-hit game (3-for-4) with one double and one run scored vs. South Carolina on April 13
  • Went yard while going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one walk in the victory over Stetson on April 23
  • Finished 2-for-5 with one double, two RBI and one run scored in the win vs. FAU on April 30
  • Blasted five home runs in four games vs. Kentucky and Georgia from May 11 to May 17
  • Cranked two home runs, drove in three and scored twice (2-for-4) in the win against Kentucky on May 11
  • Posted his second multi-homer day in three games, going 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBI at Georgia on May 16
  • Swatted a three-run bomb in the victory at Georgia on May 17
  • Tied season high with four RBI en route to a 2-for-6 day highlighted by one double and two runs as the Gators defeated Georgia for a season-saving win on May 18
  • Went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI in the victory vs. Nebraska in the Stillwater Regional on June 2
  • Drilled a homer and finished 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs in the Super Regional win over Clemson on June 8
  • Registered a 3-for-5 game featuring two doubles, three RBI and two runs scored in the victory vs. Kentucky at the College World Series on June 19

2023 (Freshman):
  • Named the All-SEC Freshman Team while playing in 55 games including 51 starts at catcher, first base and designated hitter
  • Slashed .314/.366/.555 across 191 at bats
  • Tallied 12 home runs, two triples, six doubles, 39 RBI, 30 runs and one stolen base
  • Tripled to left-center in the second inning for his first collegiate hit, finishing 2-for-3 with one RBI in the win over Charleston Southern on Feb. 19
  • Went 2-for-4 with his first-career home run vs. Cincinnati on Feb. 26
  • Logged his first three-hit game, going 3-for-6 with one triple, one run and one RBI at Jacksonville on Feb. 28
  • Posted his first-career two-homer game while going 2-for-3 with two RBI in the victory at Ole Miss on March 26
  • Drove in a career-high eight runs while delivering three hits (3-for-4) including a home run in the series-clinching win against Auburn on April 2
  • Swatted a home run while finishing w-for-5 with four RBI and two runs scored vs. Georgia on April 14
  • Collected four RBI in a 2-for-2 showing with one homer against Florida A&M on April 18
  • Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI against North Florida on April 25
  • Had back-to-back two-hit games against Missouri from April 29-30
  • Finished 3-for-4 with a run scored in the win over Vanderbilt on May 12
  • Popped a home run and went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs at Kentucky on May 20
  • Homered in consecutive games vs. Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament on May 25 and 27
  • Smacked a two-run homer while going 1-for-3 against Oral Roberts at the College World Series on June 18
  • Went 2-for-4 vs. TCU at the College World Series on June 21
  • Recorded 17 multi-hit games, four three-hit games and 12 three-hit games and eight multi-RBI performances
  • Posted a perfect .995 fielding percentage across 216 defensive chances at catcher and first base

LAKE BRANTLEY HS:
  • Four-year letterwinner in baseball under head coach Eric Entrekin at Lake Brantley
  • Batted over .400 in consecutive seasons as a junior and senior
  • Slashed .403/.531/.655 with five homers, one triple, 13 doubles and 52 RBI across 48 games from 2021-22
  • Walked more times (32) than he struck out (19)
  • Produced a .985 career fielding percentage in 329 total chances behind the plate
  • Also competed for Florida Travel Baseball
  • Named to 20 different PG All-Tournament Teams from 2017-20
  • Perfect Game All-American
  • Four Time PG Preseason All-Region
  • Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 6 catcher and No. 50 player nationally while holding status as Florida’s No. 10 recruit and No. 2 catcher
 
PERSONAL:
  • Son of Debby and Kurt Heyman
  • Has one brother, Jackson
  • Majoring in sport management at the University of Florida

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 3, nine times, last vs. Georgia Southern, April 22, 2025
Doubles: 2, two times, last vs. Kentucky, June 19, 2024
Home Runs: 2, six times, last at South Carolina, May 3, 2025
Total Bases: 9, at Ole Miss, March 28, 2025
RBI: 8, Auburn, April 2, 2023
Runs Scored: 4, two times, last at South Carolina, May 3, 2025
Walks: 3, at Mississippi State, April 19, 2025
Struck out: 4, three times, last vs. Texas A&M, June 19, 2024
Sacrifice Flies: 3, Florida A&M, April 18, 2023
At bats: 7, at Clemson, June 9, 2024
Stolen bases: 1, three times, last vs. South Carolina, April 14, 2024
Assists: 4, twice, last vs. Jacksonville, March 19, 2024
Putouts: 17, two times, last vs. Air Force, February 15, 2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2023Freshman

    C
    6'4" 210 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2024Sophomore

    C
    6'4" 220 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2025Junior

    C
    6'4" 220 lbs
    28