Bob Heinkel

"He ought to throw in the upper 80s on a warm day, if we get any," Milwaukee Lutheran coach Bob Heinkel said.
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"He's a complete hitter," Heinkel said.Statistics - 13 G, 6 W, 2 L, 58 IP, 63 H, 19 ER, 17 BB, 54 K, 2.45 ERA.

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"He also promises to gain greater consistency (at the plate)," Heinkel said.All-area honorable mention last year.Statistics - 14 G, 6 W, 1 L, 67 IP, 57 H, 17 ER, 24 BB, 56 K, 1.75 ERA.

"He's a complete person and player," Milwaukee Lutheran coach Bob Heinkel said.Last year: All-district (second team), all-area (honorable mention) and all-Wisconsin Little Ten Conference (second team).Statistics: 20 G, 31 R (school record), 29 H, 6 2B, 4 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 7 SB, .439 avg.Was 1-0 with 1.27 ERA in 11 innings on the mound.

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"As sweet a swing you'll find," Heinkel said."Hit .500 most of the year but had a lot of 'at 'em' balls."Last year: All-district (honorable mention) and all-Wisconsin Little Ten (second team) as first baseman.Statistics: 20 G, 16 R, 25 H, 6 2B, 9 RBI, .431 avg.

"With the conditions, I thought it would be a low-scoring game," Lutheran coach Bob Heinkel said.

The Red Knights, who have to replace five starters from last season, had a chance to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh despite having a runner picked off first base.

"Our base running was atrocious," Heinkel said.

"I was hoping we would have a little more killer instinct and at least get one more of those guys in," Milwaukee Lutheran coach Bob Heinkel said."You're never satisfied with a one-run lead in the Little Ten."

Added Herring: "The top of their lineup has real good hitters.I was real happy to get out of that jam."

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After getting five solid innings from junior Matt Rawley, Heinkel brought Bynum in to pitch the bottom of the sixth with the score tied, 1-1.
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Heinkel argued the call, which led to a conference between both umpires.After discussing the situation for several minutes, the umpires let Heinkel remain at first base.

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"We played good in the (sixth) inning, but somehow they scored," Heinkel said."It's a shame we aren't playing extra innings."

Milwaukee Lutheran led, 1-0, until the bottom of the fifth inning.

"He's just well-rounded," Lutheran coach Bob Heinkel said.

"The Little Ten is like the old Catholic Metro Conference used to be," Milwaukee Lutheran coach Bob Heinkel said.

"I've probably never had that kind of dominating performance in one stretch out of a hitter," said Milwaukee Lutheran coach Bob Heinkel, in his 23rd season."He's always been a good hitter.But he just put it all together."

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"I knew that our offense was coming around," Heinkel said."I just didn't know it would be that explosive."

Milwaukee Lutheran started the season rather slowly, however.

The team lost four of its first six games, and the first three losses were by one run each.

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"I never worried about our capabilities," Heinkel said.

Milwaukee Lutheran won seven of its next eight games.But the team finished the regular season by losing two of three, including a 5-0 loss to Wisconsin Lutheran the day before the playoffs began.

"We had some of our team leaders spend the day at my mom's funeral," Heinkel said."When we came back, we were just not very sharp at all.It was an anomaly.It was a little bit of a wake-up call, but it didn't shock us because we weren't our normal selves."

Milwaukee Lutheran bounced back with easy victories over Heritage Christian (17-1), Kenosha St. Joseph (13-1) and Union Grove (8-2) in the regionals.

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"Generally you have a slightly easier route, but we weren't thinking that when we saw Beloit Turner and Whitewater were in our path to get to state," Heinkel said, referring to Division 2 play."We were figuring we had a difficult road."

However, state runner-up Whitewater eliminated reigning state champion Turner in a regional final.Milwaukee Lutheran showed its gratitude by beating the Whippets, 5-2, in a sectional semifinal.The Red Knights earned their state berth with a 14-2 victory over Laconia.

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"We broke their hearts with a couple long balls," Heinkel said."Our hitters made a big dent in the score and in their hearts."

Appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on June 4, 2002.BACK TO TOPFEATURED ADVERTISERS> > > > > > > > > >

If you are interested in a God-honoring youth spring baseball league for your son (11-14yrs), please contact Bob Heinkel at (414) 241-7596. Bob is also hosting a youth baseball clinic at Milwaukee Lutheran high school starting in November. Bob is the head coach of the Milwaukee Lutheran baseball team and a wonderful supporter of homeschoolers athletics.

"He's a bona fide player," Lutheran coach Bob Heinkel said.