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#17 Ken DeCook, P

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Position: P
Date of Birth: 09/02/1993
Height: 6' 3"   Weight: 170 lbs
College Experience: Kankakee Community College
Bats: R
Throws: R
Resides: Kankakee, Illinois

Biography:

Ken is returning to pitch for Power for a second season!  Ken is a native of Kankakee, Illinois and plans to graduate in 2015 with a major in History.  In high school, he was named All-Conference.  We are looking forward to having Ken pitch for the Power once again!


To visit Ken's school website visit:
http://www.kcc.edu/athletics/menssports/Pages/default.aspx


 Do you have a nickname? How did you get it?*: Crumbs. My older brother's
nickname is cookie because of our last name. We always played on the same
team so there couldn't be 2 Cookies, and I'm the younger one so I became
Crumbs

 
Why do you want to play baseball in Niagara Falls?*: I had an awesome
experience last year, being able to minister to the kids in the community,
but the fans and the other teams as well is a really cool opportunity.
 
What do you hope to do after college?*: I want to teach history and coach
baseball

 
What's the biggest thing that has surprised you in life after high school?*:
The speed of everything, and not just baseball, but life in general,
everything happens so much faster once we "grow up"

 
What would you title your autobiography?*: Crumbs-A Broken Life Made Whole
 
What's your number one priority?*: To find out what God's will is for me in
this world.

 
What's one thing on your "bucket list"?: I want to watch The Green Bay
Packers play the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field

 
If you were going to do "missions" work, what country would you go to?
Why?*: I would like to go to any of the countries in Central America as part
of a baseball missions trip.

 
What must you do daily to keep yourself "sane"?*: Read my Bible
 
Favorite holiday? Why?*: Thanksgiving, we always have a big family dinner at
my Grandmother's house, it's a really special time.
 
Favorite type of music?*: Christian rock
 
Favorite MLB team?*: Cardinals
 
If you couldn't play baseball what sport would you play?*: Hockey
 
Do you have any non-sports related talents?*: I'm pretty good at chess
 
If you could learn a new skill today, what would it be?*: how to talk to
girls

 
Morning person or night owl?*: Morning
 
Messy or OCD?*: somewhere in the middle
 
Best and worst food?*: best is anything Oma makes, worst is sushi for sure
 
Where would you take a road trip?*: California
 
Ideal/Favorite pet or no pet?*:
Great dane

 
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40 Seth Eller 1B
41 Tyler Schweigert SS
13 Adam Taylor OF
20 Nick Linne LF
4 Neil DeCook CF
22 Shakeel Newton CF
15 David Kaplan P
7 Rick Hubbard P
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