Updated 1/26/06
MLB Draft: 19th round in 2004 (Kansas City)
Excellent all-around prospect with a promising future at LSU … redshirted as a true freshman in 2005 … the 19th-round selection of the Kansas City Royals in the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft … batted .319 (15-for-47) with two doubles and four RBI in LSU’s fall 2005 intrasquad games.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned three letters in baseball, football and basketball at Central High School … 2004 first-team 5A all-state selection at first base … participated in the LHSAA all-star game … batted .422 with three homers and 35 RBI, leading his team to the 4-5A district title … also saw time on the mound, putting together a 6-1 mark in the 2004 season … named second-team all-district as a starting tight end on the football team … also served as the starting center for the basketball team.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kade Landon Keowen … parents are Kerry and Karla Keowen … has one younger brother, Kory … interests include golf and fishing … lists his athletic goal as “to do whatever it takes to win another national championship” … majoring in business administration at LSU … born April 18, 1986.