Regi Hecker

#15 Regi Hecker

Pos. OF
B/T L/R
Ht. 5-8
Yr. So.
Hometown Lee's Summit, Mo.
High School (Prev. School) Blue Springs South

2023: Started all 49 games during her junior year: 26 in right field, 22 in center field and one as designated player ... named to MVC All-Defensive Team ... hit .291 (37-for-127) with 12 runs scored and 13 RBIs ... led team in batting average, RBIs, hits, doubles (8) and stolen bases (5) ... ranked second on team in runs scored, walks (14), on-base percentage (.375) and slugging percentage (.354) ... defensively, registered team-best eight outfield assists – most by a Valpo outfielder since 2015 ... tied for team lead with six sacrifice bunts as well, tied for sixth-highest in the MVC ... had a team-best nine multi-hit games ... opened season by going 2-for-3 with a run scored Feb. 9 at DePaul ... reached base three times against Siena Feb. 24 with a hit and two walks ... picked up a double, drew a walk and drove in a run Feb. 25 versus Dartmouth ... named MVC Player of the Week March 7 for her performances March 4-5 at Bellarmine and against Eastern Illinois, going 6-for-9 with three walks, three runs scored, a double and a stolen base over the three games ... reached base in each of her final seven plate appearances of the weekend ... went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the March 4 win over EIU ... reached base all four times to bat the next day against the Panthers, going 2-for-2 with two walks ... went 2-for-4 with two RBIs March 24 against Illinois State ... tallied a single and a double for a two-hit outing in April 4 win at UIC ... laid down squeeze bunt for eventual game-winning run in April 14 win over Bradley ... hit .412 over a 12-game stretch to close out regular season April 15-May 7 ... had four multi-hit games over that stretch, including back-to-back games with two hits and two RBIs at UIC (April 25) and at UNI (April 28) ... also posted two-hit outings in that span in April 19 win over UIC and May 7 to close regular season versus Indiana State ... named MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention ... earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District recognition.

2022: Started in 43 of her 46 appearances as a sophomore in the outfield ... hit .228 (26-for-114) with eight runs scored and 14 RBIs ... ranked third on the team in RBIs and doubles (6) ... had five multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games ... picked up at least one hit in all four games of season-opening DePaul Dome Tournament, capped by going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and an RBI in win over Western Michigan Feb. 12 ... had big day Feb. 19 in a pair of Valpo wins ... went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in victory over Lipscomb ... followed later that day with first career three-hit game, including two doubles, to go with a run scored and an RBI in win over Holy Cross ... drove in three runs in March 5 win over Western Illinois ... put together season-long five-game hitting streak April 10-15 ... went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored April 12 in win over Purdue Fort Wayne ... tallied a pair of hits, including a tie-breaking three-run double in the sixth inning of April 26 win at Loyola ... recorded two RBIs in May 8 win over Evansville.

2021: Appeared in 29 games in her first season at Valpo, starting 21 times ... made 14 starts in right field, four at designated player and three in left field ... hit .232 (13-for-56) with six runs scored and three RBIs ... slugged at a .321 clip ... picked up first career hit March 6 at Marshall ... had big game the next day in win over the Herd, going 2-for-2 with a run scored, an RBI, a double and a sac fly ... crossed the plate in back-to-back appearances March 14 against Western Kentucky and March 21 in victory at Bradley ... went 3-for-5 over the course of April 11 twinbill at UNI ... recorded a double, scored a run and stole a base May 1 in nightcap at Southern Illinois ... hit first career home run as part of 2-for-3, 1-run, 2-RBI game in MVC Tournament against Indiana State May 12 ... named to the MVC All-Tournament Team for her performance against the Sycamores.

Prep: Earned two state titles while playing for Blue Springs South H.S., the alma mater of current Valpo teammate Easton Seib ... a two-time All-State honoree ... also a multiple time All-Region, All-District and All-Conference recipient ... set the Jaguars’ single-season batting average record in the fall of 2019, batting .533 ... played travel ball for Select Fastpitch, the same program which current teammates Peyton Moeder and Ryan Milkowski played for ... helped her travel squad capture second place at the PGF Premier National Championship in 2019, as well as take first place at the Top Gun Invitational ... also a three-time All-State honoree in swimming.

Personal: Major is nursing.