Brett Heckert

Position:
INF
Class:
Graduate Student
B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 195
Hometown:
Wexford, Pa.
High School:
North Allegheny
Prev School:
Allegheny College

2023: Played in 27 games in his first year at Pitt … had 25 pinch-hit plate appearances … hit .300, with 7 RBI, three doubles, one triple, and one home run … Hit pinch-hit two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against Virginia Tech (3/25) … Had a late inning pinch-hit RBI single in Pitt’s comeback victory vs Notre Dame (4/8) … Went 1-3 against No. 2 Wake Forest (4/22) … Lined a pinch-hit two-run triple in the bottom of the eighth inning against No. 11 Miami (5/12).

Prior to Pitt: Played four years (2019-22) at Allegheny College, helping to lead Gators to an NCAC Tournament appearance in 2019 … Garnered all-conference honors in 2022 after hitting .326 … Led Allegheny College in OPS, runs, home runs, RBI and OBP in 2021 … Played high school ball at North Allegheny, where team earned WPIAL runner-up finishes in both 2017 and '18 … Played travel ball for the Pittsburgh Spikes … Father, EJ, played college baseball at Akron.