Luke Heimlich, Oregon State ace’s left-hander who went undrafted this month for the second year in a row largely due to a past sexual-assault conviction, might yet land a pro baseball job.

The Kansas City Royals are looking into signing the 22-year-old Washington state native.

In 2012, when Heimlich was 15 years old, he admitted to sexually assaulting his 6-year-old niece.

Royals general manager Dayton Moore told the Kansas City Star this week: “We continue to seek information that allows us to be comfortable in pursuing Luke. … You try to be open-minded. We’re an organization that has constantly given players second and third chances.”

Moore added: “The easy thing is to wipe your hands of it and don’t even look into it or deal with it. We’re going to continue to look into it. I think that’s what good organizations do. I think that’s what good people do. And we try to be both.”

Heimlich, in recent interviews with Sports Illustrated and the New York Times, denied committing the sexual assault, saying he pleaded guilty to end the ordeal for the sake of the family. However, the girl’s parents have rejected his denial, insisting the abuse took place.

Heimlich is among the best college players in the nation, with a 16-2 record and a 2.80 ERA through 20 games (19 starts) for an Oregon State team that is participating in the College World Series. However, he has struggled in the CWS at Omaha, Neb., going 0-1 with a 14.50 ERA in two starts.

A two-time Pac-12 pitcher of the year, he has 154 strikeouts and 26 walks in 125 1/3 innings.

When Heimlich’s conviction was first reported last year — shortly prior to the 2017 draft — he stepped away from Oregon State and missed the second round of the NCAA baseball tournament and the College World Series.