About Keoppel
Hard-working right-hander hopes to make solid contribution
after sitting out last season ... added 10 miles per hour to his fastball since
arriving and now throw consistently between 88-92 mph ... working hard to add a
breaking ball to his outstanding fastball ... he has earned the right to be a
part of the pitching staff ... he will be brought along slowly ... will pitch
out of the bullpen.
2004 Highlights (Junior)
Sat out the season as a redshirt.
At Mid-American Nazarene
Played two seasons at NAIA school located in Olathe, Kan. ...
pitched 103.1 innings in his two years with the Pioneers.
High School
2001 graduate of Bethany High School ... helped guide BHS to
the 2001 2A state championship ... also lettered in both basketball and
football.
Personal
Full name is Kenneth Philip Keoppel III ... son of Kep and
Mary Ann Keoppel ... father is a professor at Southern Nazarene University in
Bethany, Okla. ... History major ... born December 22, 1982.
