Kevin Fee and Zac Baden
Purdue Fort Wayne Baseball Announces Two Additions
11/22/2019 9:49:00 AM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Kevin Fee (New Albany, Ohio/New Albany) and Zac Baden (Poplar Grove, Ill./North Boone/Rock Valley College) have committed to join the Purdue Fort Wayne baseball program for the 2021 season, head coach Doug Schreiber has announced.
Fee, a 6-5 right-handed pitcher, had the lowest ERA on the New Albany High School pitching staff his junior season. That season his ERA set a new school record. He helped his team that year to a regional semifinalist berth. His New Albany team the following year went 27-2 and was ranked as the No. 1 team in Division I in Ohio for much of the season. Fee also played for Ohio Elite Ratcliff. Fee's father played baseball at Miami (Ohio).
"Kevin knows how to pitch and comes from a great baseball background that we are excited about," Schreiber said. "He will make an immediate impact for us and with his size and work ethic. Kevin's ceiling is high."
Baden, a 6-0 shortstop, started 38 games in 2018 for Rock Valley College. He hit .313 with a .460 on-base percentage. He scored 41 runs, stole 21 bases, walked 27 times and had only 18 strikeouts. He redshirted due to injury in 2019. In high school, Baden had a career .390 batting average. He was named all-conference in 2015.
Fee, a 6-5 right-handed pitcher, had the lowest ERA on the New Albany High School pitching staff his junior season. That season his ERA set a new school record. He helped his team that year to a regional semifinalist berth. His New Albany team the following year went 27-2 and was ranked as the No. 1 team in Division I in Ohio for much of the season. Fee also played for Ohio Elite Ratcliff. Fee's father played baseball at Miami (Ohio).
"Kevin knows how to pitch and comes from a great baseball background that we are excited about," Schreiber said. "He will make an immediate impact for us and with his size and work ethic. Kevin's ceiling is high."
Baden, a 6-0 shortstop, started 38 games in 2018 for Rock Valley College. He hit .313 with a .460 on-base percentage. He scored 41 runs, stole 21 bases, walked 27 times and had only 18 strikeouts. He redshirted due to injury in 2019. In high school, Baden had a career .390 batting average. He was named all-conference in 2015.
"Zac is a top of the order hitter that will add speed and some power to our lineup," Schreiber said. "He is very good defensively and capable of playing several positions in the infield."
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