Arizona baseball gets commitment from Kansas State transfer pitcher Kyler Heyne

Arizona’s offseason goal to shore up its pitching staff continues to press on, with the Wildcats landing a commitment Sunday from former Kansas State right-hander Kyler Heyne.

Heyne confirmed to AZ Desert Swarm that he would be joining the UA for the 2024 season after one year with K-State. As a member of those Wildcats he made 16 relief appearances, posting a 3-0 record with one save and a 2.83 ERA over 28.2 innings, striking out 24 and walking 10 while holding opponents to a .248 batting average.

A starter in 2022 at Navarro College in Texas, Heyne figures to be in the mix for a key relief role in an Arizona bullpen that returns veteran righties Trevor Long and Dawson Netz but has to…