Gunnar Heuchert

Position:
INF
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 190
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Grand Forks, N.D.
High School:
Red River

PRONUNCIATION

2024 | FRESHMAN Redshirted due to a shoulder injury.

2023 | SUMMER Heuchert played summer ball for the Utah Marshalls, based out of Salt Lake City, Utah · he posted a .364 on-base percentage in 51 at-bats with one homerun and seven runs scored · defensively, he recorded a .973 fielding percentage with 15 assists and only one error in 37 chances.

BEFORE MINNESOTA Gunnar Heuchert finished his high school career as a three-sport athlete competing in football, basketball, and baseball · in those sports he is the quarterback, point guard, and shortstop, respectively · he competed at the Prep Baseball Report Futures Games in Atlanta, Ga., in 2021 · Heuchert had an attention-getting sophomore baseball season, where he accumulated a .309 batting average and a .440 on-base percentage with 10 RBI and eight stolen bases · in Heuchert's junior baseball season, he compiled a .290 average and a .443 on-base percentage with one home run and a .900 fielding percentage and he led his team with 13 walks · PBR Minnesota ranked him as the No. 9 overall player in his class while Perfect Game has him ranked as the No. 1 overall shortstop in the class of 2023 in North Dakota.

PERSONAL Native of Grand Forks, N.D. · the son of Ryan and Julie Heuchert, he has one older sister, Charley · his father Ryan was a pitcher at Muscatine Community College and the University of North Dakota, where he finished second in the nation in ERA · Charley currently rodeos at Dickinson State University, where she competes in barrel racing · undecided on his major at the University of Minnesota.

WHY MINNESOTA: "I chose the University of Minnesota for the opportunities in both academics and baseball. Since the first time I stepped on campus, it felt right. I could really feel the Gopher pride walking the streets of Dinkytown and could see myself playing on Siebert Field wearing the Maroon and Gold. I felt welcomed and wanted by the coaching staff and current players and intend to live up to the standards that they have set. The University of Minnesota offers a world class education while sustaining that Midwest feel".