Kevin Bazzell | |
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Texas Tech Red Raiders – No. 4 | |
Catcher | |
Born: | March 29, 2003|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Kevin Bazzell (born March 29, 2003) is an American college baseball catcher for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Bazzell grew up in Rockwall, Texas and attended Rockwall-Heath High School. [1] He was named the area Offensive Player of the Year by The Dallas Morning News as a senior after he batted .438 with five home runs and 36 RBIs. [2]
Bazzell enrolled at Dallas Baptist University and took part in the Patriots' fall practices before deciding to transfer to Texas Tech University at the end of his first semester at the school. He was forced to sit out out his true freshman season due to NCAA rules and used a redshirt. [3] As a redshirt freshman, he served as the Red Raiders' starting third baseman and was named a freshman All-American by Baseball America after hitting .348 with 24 doubles, 10 home runs, and 62 RBIs. [4] Before the start of his redshirt sophomore season moved from third base to catcher, after the previous starting catcher Hudson White transferred to Arkansas. [5] [6]
Kevin Bazzell | |
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Texas Tech Red Raiders – No. 4 | |
Catcher | |
Born: | March 29, 2003|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Kevin Bazzell (born March 29, 2003) is an American college baseball catcher for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Bazzell grew up in Rockwall, Texas and attended Rockwall-Heath High School. [1] He was named the area Offensive Player of the Year by The Dallas Morning News as a senior after he batted .438 with five home runs and 36 RBIs. [2]
Bazzell enrolled at Dallas Baptist University and took part in the Patriots' fall practices before deciding to transfer to Texas Tech University at the end of his first semester at the school. He was forced to sit out out his true freshman season due to NCAA rules and used a redshirt. [3] As a redshirt freshman, he served as the Red Raiders' starting third baseman and was named a freshman All-American by Baseball America after hitting .348 with 24 doubles, 10 home runs, and 62 RBIs. [4] Before the start of his redshirt sophomore season moved from third base to catcher, after the previous starting catcher Hudson White transferred to Arkansas. [5] [6]