Under Heefner, the Patriots have reached ten NCAA tournaments, including a Super Regional in 2011.
An Olivet Nazarene graduate, Heefner played two years of baseball for the Tigers after transferring from Northern Iowa.
[2] Heefner was named an assistant at independent Dallas Baptist under Eric Newman for the 2005 season.
When Newman left to become an assistant at Nebraska after the 2007 season, Heefner was promoted to head coach.
[8][9][10] Below is a table of Heefner's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.