TicketsBearcats Ink Kampe To NLI
Three-sport star the seventh UC signee this fall
Contact: Shawn Sell
11/24/2004
Brian Cleary has signed seven prep standouts to National Letters of Intent this fall. |
CINCINNATI, Ohio---The University of Cincinnati baseball team has added a seventh member to its 2004-05 signing class with the addition of Rochester Hills, Mich. native Keith Kampe.
Kampe is a three-sport star at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep High School, where he excels in baseball, basketball and football. Kampe, an outfielder, has been recognized as an All-Catholic League choice in each of the three sports and was named one of the top 50 basketball players in the state by Prep Spotlight.
?We are really thrilled to add such a quality player to this class,? said Bearcat head coach Brian Cleary. ?While we are certainly excited about Keith?s ability, we are more excited about the toughness and character he will bring to the program.?
Kampe, whose father Greg is the head men?s basketball coach at Oakland University, hit .412 as a junior at Notre Dame Prep, while stealing 27 bases. He currently holds a 3.93 GPA and has received numerous merit scholarships.
Kampe is the latest addition to a Bearcat signing class that includes Steve Blevins (Louisa, Ky./Lawrence Country), Cory Hodskins (Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay), Kyle Meeker (Cincinnati, Ohio/McNicholas), Jon Niese (Defiance, Ohio/Defiance Senior), Dan Osterbrock (Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain) and Adam Yeager (Huntington, W.Va./Huntington).
The Bearcats will open their 2005 schedule with a three-game weekend series beginning Feb. 11, 2005 at Florida Atlantic. The home schedule kicks off with a three-game set against Cleveland State starting on March 4.