SUNY Old Westbury Athletics

After pitching in 21 games at SUNY Old Westbury, Adam Heidenfelder returns to his alma mater as the assistant baseball coach ahead of the 2020 season.

As a Panther, Heidenfelder shined in his final season on the mound as he concluded the 2019 season with career highs in earned run average (1.89), wins (4), complete games (3), complete game shutout (1), innings pitched (47.2) and strikeouts (43). The second-team All-Skyline selection led the conference in losses (1) while ranking among the league leaders in earned run average (3rd), opposing batting average (5th, .213), innings pitched (14th), batters struck out (9th), batters struck out looking (T-6th, 14), wins (T-4th), sacrifice bunts allowed (T-2nd, 2), sacrifice flies allowed (T-2nd, 2), hits allowed (4th, 38), runs allowed (T-2nd, 13), earned runs allowed (3rd, 10), walks allowed (T-3rd, 10) and doubles allowed (T-6th, 8). 

Over his career, Heidenfelder posted an 8-5 record with a 3.26 earned run average while holding opposing batters to a .235 average as a Panther. He also fired 95 strikeouts (33 walks) in 110.1 innings of work.

Throughout his career, the former team captain garnered multiple awards as he was recognized as the Skyline Conference Pitcher of the Week twice and was named to the Skyline Conference Weekly Honor Roll once. After his 2019 season, he was named to a pair of second teams including All-Skyline and D3baseball.com All-New York Region. He was also named to the 2019 ABCA/Rawlings All-New York Region third-team. 

He also excelled in the classroom as he was named to the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll five times and was named to the Skyline Conference Academic Honor Roll twice. Before pitching for the Panthers, Heidenfelder played for Hofstra University (NCAA Division I) for two seasons (2015-16) and was a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient. 

Since 2018, Heidenfelder has held the head coach and pitching coordinator title for the Diamond Spikes Baseball Organization. During his time at the New York Baseball Academy in 2014-16, Heidenfelder taught children ranging from ages nine to 17 the fundamentals of baseball.

Heidenfelder, a graduate of MacArthur High School, had a stellar high school career as he garnered multiple awards and was a back-to-back Doug Robbins Memorial Diamond Award recipient (2013-14). He also earned first-team All-Long Island and All-Nassau County honors in 2013-14. In 2014, he was named Nassau County Player of the Year, made the All-New York State second-team and was a Perfect Game All-American High Honorable Mention.

Heidenfelder, a native of Levittown, New York, earned his bachelor’s degree in history in 2019.